The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may____ as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, ____ more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to ___ $1 million under your bed .What would you do that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing _____ all else— yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money our selfish sides. We will much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.
But studies show that_______goods often fail to deliver _______ happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research _______many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these_______ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to ______buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than_______.
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea _______ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying _______ than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are more _______connected to our sense of self.
And experiences come with one more______. They tend to bring us______to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed _____.So social contacts are important to ______ mental and physical health.
A．present B．matter C．appear D．equal
A．refers to B．breaks out C．holds on D．brings along
A．keep B．own C．discover D．count
A．to B．with C．about D．for
A．above B．below C．before D．after
A．shows B．explains C．proves D．designs
A．depend B．concentrate C．take D．look
A．mental B．material C．beautiful D．clever
A．outgoing B．lasting C．willing D．exciting
A．invites B．offers C．prefers D．follows
A．changes B．plans C．decisions D．mistakes
A．know B．view C．dream D．judge
A．buyers B．sellers C．builders D．renters
A．if B．how C．unless D．though
A．houses B．cars C．experiences D．health
A．clearly B．hardly C．generally D．deeply
A．advantage B．conclusion C．purpose D．identity
A．familiar B．close C．proper D．native
A．completely B．worldwide C．secretly D．alone
A．gain B．damage C．improve D．build
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
When I was 6 years old, my parents got me a used __21____ for Christmas.
A year or so later, I badly wanted a Sting-Ray, a tricked-out bike that was __22__in the 1960s. So my father took my old bike, slapped a new coat of paint on it, and _23____ it with a banana seat, monkey handlebars and a sissy bar（保护杠）. ___24___didn't matter to me that some friends had new Sting-Rays straight from the Schwinn factory. Or even that my dad put the sissy bar on backward, _25____ exposed me to some teasing（嘲笑） before we _26____ it. I loved that bike.
So it was for my __27___. We weren't poor. But we always had modest Christmases. And I _28____ to do the same when I got married 27 years ago.
My wife, Clarissa, had different _29____. She, too, had some __30___Christmases growing up. She vividly remembers when she was 14 or 15 years old and her father lost his __31__in the construction industry. She overheard her __32___ talking about how _33___ they were.
So when her parents asked her what she wanted that year, she said, 'Nothing.' When her mother insisted she had to get ___34__, Clarissa asked for socks. 'I felt very good about myself afterward,' she recalls.
But as her family's finances _35_____, Christmas went back to being a __36__ bigger production. By the time I arrived on the scene, the __37__ family -- more than 20 people -- would gather at her grandmother's house in Mexicali, Mexico, on Christmas Eve. Around 10 p.m., Santa (my future brother-in-law in a costume) showed up with an enormous bag of _38____ and stepped into a roomful of children crying with __39____
'It was all about the children,' says Clarissa, who thought the experience was _40___ .And she has spent hundreds of dollars on presents every year to duplicate(重温 )it.
21．A．car B．bike C．book D．coat
22．A．popular B．common C．ordinary D．regular
23．A．addB．equipped C．placed D．supplied
24．A．That B．This C．ItD．What
25．A．so B．thus C．Which D．it
26．A．bought B．placed C．fixed D．changed
27．A．childhood B．life C．children D．youth
28．A．imagined B．expected C．suggested D．supposed
29．A．ideas B．life C．childhood D．Christmas
30．A．unforgettable B．modest C．happy D．wonderful
31．A．life B．job C．interest D．present
32．A．friends B．mother C．father D．parents
33．A．broke B．rich C．wealthy D．well-off
34．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything
35．A．improved B．caught C．reduced D．decreased
36．A．very B．more C．less D．much
37．A．allB．big C．small D．entire
38．A．bikes B．food C．presents D．books
39．A．surprise B．joy C．fear D．satisfaction
40．A．wasteful B．valueless C．pricelessD．useful
III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分），满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 24 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a
_26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 30 his eyes. Immediately, he31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 35__attention to her case.
After a long 36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 37 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 39 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
21．A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
22．A．while B．when C．though D．unless
23．A．thirstyB．lazy C．tired D．hungry
24．A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
25．A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
26．A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
27．A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
28．A．upB．for C．on D．in
29．A．rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
30．A．fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
31．A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
32．A．Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
33．A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
34．A．desired B．declared C．determinedD．declined
35．A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
36．A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
37．A．ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
38．A．negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
39．A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
40．A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my father died, one of the tasks that fell to me was to sort through and decide which objects to save and which to throw away. Now I look at the 31 of my life as if I were dead, 32 what my children will do with the human skull(骷髅) that 33 on the bookcase next to my desk. I couldn’t 34 them if they threw it out. They’ve been wanting to do that for some years, 35 will they know how much can be learned from 36 with a skull? And what about my books? 37 they can find some place in their 38 for ten thousand books. However, I know they will look at the white, plastic head of a horse on my desk and 39 it into a Glad trash bag without any 40 , never knowing that it is the only place 41 from the first chess set (棋子)I owned.
How many boxes of mine will my children 42 ? Can I trust my children with my 43 ? Every object of our lives is a 44 , and emotion swirls(旋动) around it like fog, hiding and 45 a tiny truth of the heart.
I look at these objects that are mine and know, too, that they are 46 of how alone I am, how alone each of us is, 47 no one knows what any object means except he or she who 48 it. I have the memory of taking it home 49 one of my newly-born children from the hospital; only I have the memory of what it looked like when I lived in that apartment and where it sat in that house. I look at the objects that are mine, and the memories are 50 and permeated（渗透着）with love. I look at the objects that are mine and know that I’m going to miss me very much.
31．A．tasks B．objects C．books D．pictures
32．A．wondering B．designing C．concluding D．weaving
33．A．criesB．sleeps C．sits D．smiles
34．A．educate B．understand C．blameD．strike
35．A．and B．so C．or D．but
36．A．helping B．living C．playing D．speaking
37．A．Honestly B．Luckily C．Naturally D．Surely
38．A．desks B．bags C．apartments D．hearts
39．A．drag B．take C．move D．throw
40．A．hesitation B．love C. care D．worry
41．A．casting B．expanding C．remaining D．shining
42．A．enjoy B．reserve C．find D．prepare
43．A．life B．passion C．respect D．heart
44．A．mark B．pleasure C．belief D．memory
45．A．preventing B．spreading C．protecting D．encouraging
46．A．symbols B．phenomena C．measures D．tracks
47．A．when B．once C．unless D．as
48．A．prefers B．repairs C．owns D．remembers
49．A．like B．for C．with D．to
50．A．strange B．warm C．new D．bitter
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said,“Here, I have something for you.”It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said,“I’m proud of you.”
31．A．adviser B．customer C．assistant D．neighbor
32．A．carefulness B．cleverness C．selfishness D．forgiveness
33．A．throwing B．kicking C．picking D．striking
34．A．by B．under C．from D．around
35．A．dropped B．rolledC．flowed D．fell
36．A．room B．kitchen C．yard D．sky
37．A．skipped B．stopped C．stepped D．slipped
38．A．straight B．slow C．right D．fast
39．A．lostB．trapped C．caught D．hurt
40．A．before B．when C．but D．though
41．A．guilty B．safe C．anxious D．nervous
42．A．borrow B．move C．transfer D．save
43．A．used B．calculated C．chose D．earned
44．A．book B．article C．note D．notice
45．A．period B．cost C．size D．distance
46．A．handed B．sold C．left D．showed
47．A．witness B．wear C．return D．bring
48．A．comparing to B．playing with C．learning about D．receiving from
49．A．continued B．choseC．followed D．forgot
50．A．toreB．marked C．bought D．felt
SECTION B (18%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Michelle Obama celebrates her forty-fifth birthday Saturday, just 3 days before she becomes America’s First Lady. She has had many 36 in her life. She graduated with honors from Chicago public schools, Princeton University and Harvard University Law School. She 37 a top law firm in Chicago 38 she met her future husband. She was also outstanding in a public service organization and on the University of Chicago.
Michelle Obama says her daughters are the source of her greatest pride. She says raising Malia, age ten, and Sasha, age seven will continue to be her most important job. 39 , the next First Lady has called her White House position, “Mom-in-chief.”
Malia and Sasha will be taken good care of by another person at their new Washington home. Last week, the Obamas 40 that Marian Robinson would move into the White House with the Obamas and help take care of the girls.
Malia and Sasha started their new school, Sidwell Friend 
School, on January 5, 2009. Chelsea Clinton also attended this private school 41 her father was president. Malia attends the middle school in Washington. Sasha is in elementary school in nearby Bethesda, Maryland.
There is one future 42 of the Obama family we have not yet talked about. This one has four legs and fur. Maybe you 43 Barack Obama’s victory speech on election night, November 4. He said his daughters had “ 44 the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House.” This week , the Obamas said that they has narrowed their dogs 45 to two kinds. They are working with animals shelters to find 46 a Portuguese water dog or a Labradoodle.
47 breeds (品种) generally have less fur to fall off than some other kinds of dogs. They are better dogs for people who suffer from allergies (过敏), like Malia Obama.
36. A. experiences B. adventure C. successes D. methods
37. A. found out B. worked out C. set up D. worked for
38. A. where B. that C. what D. until
39. A. Otherwise B. On the country C. In factD. At last
40. A. announced B. reminded C. advertised D. presented
41. A. before B. though C. unless D. when
42. A. plan B. member C. guest D. visitor
43. A. forget B. have C. remember D. appreciate
44. A. abandoned B. bought C. found D. earned
45. A. search B. interest C. market D. adviser
46. A. neither B. either C. whether D. not
47. A. All B. Many C. Both D. Some
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