Need a reason to be happy？ Then you will be happy to know that March 20th is the International Day of happiness．
The united Nations set up the International Day of happiness in 2012 to remind us that happiness is a basic human goal and right．
It was celebrated for the first time in 2013． On that day， we celebrated hundreds of " Happy Heroes" ﹣ those who did so much to bring happiness to others． They helped the homeless to live a comfortable life and the poor kids to go to school．
The 2014 Day of Happiness actions asked people to share pictures of making them happy． People all over the world showed their favourite pictures on the Internet． "It's exciting to see so many people sharing photos of what makes them happy．" Joe， a senior high school students from Canada said． The 2015 Day of happiness actions gave attention on relationships． Modern society is leaving more and more people felling lonely． On that day， thousands of people all around the world reached out to make new connections with others． They visited their neighbours， gave calls to the doctors they didn't know very well， drove the strangers to station for free…
The theme of the 1029 Day of Happiness is "Happier Together"． It encourages people worldwide to focus on what we have in common， rather than what divides us．
（1）When is the International Day of Happiness？
（2）Why did the United Nations set up the International Day of Happiness？
（3）How did Joe feel when he saw many people sharing photos？
（4）According to the passage， more and more people are feeling happy in modern society，aren't they？
（5）What is the theme of 2019 Day of Happiness？
Alice was twenty-three years old, and she was a nurse at a big hospital . She was very kind and all of her patients (病人) likes her very much .
One day she was out shopping. She saw an old woman. The woman was waiting to cross (穿越) a busy street . Alice wanted to cross the street, too. So she went over to help the woman cross the street. When Alice was near her, she suddenly laughed(笑) and said, “ Mrs Green ! You were my patient in the hospital last year.”
Mrs Green was very happy to see her.
“I will help you cross the street, Mrs Green,” Alice said.
“Oh, thank you very much , Alice , ” Mrs Green said and stepped (走) forward (向前). “No, no, Mrs Green,” Alice said quickly . “Wait! The light is still red.”
“Oh,” Mrs Green answered when she stepped back. “I can easily cross the street by myself (我自己) when the light is green .”Was Alice old or young?
| A．She was old. | B．She was young. |
| C．No, she wasn’t | D．Yes, she was young. |
Did her patients like her?
| A．No, they didn’t | B．Yes, they liked her a little. |
| C．Yes, they liked her very much. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
Did Alice know Mrs Green?
| A．No, she didn’t remember. | B．Yes, she did. |
| C．No, she didn’t. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
When did Mrs Green want to cross the street?
| A．When the light was green. | B．When the light was on. |
| C．When the light was off. | D．When the light was red. |
When did Alice want her to cross?
| A．When the light was on. | B．When the light was red. |
| C．When the light was off. | D．When the light was green. |
Many people think it is very exciting and admirable(令人羡慕的) to be an actor. The actors often wear the most beautiful and fashionable clothes and they can make a lot of money. Many people like them and they have so many fans. But in fact, the job of an actor can be very tiring and hard. To make good movies, for example, action movies, the actors need to go to some remote(偏远的) places. There they don't have good places to stay or nice food to eat. They often have to get up early and go to bed very late. When they are too busy, they don’t have time to sleep or relax. It's very hard.Why do so many people think it is admirable to be an actor?
| A．They think actors are fashionable. |
| B．They think actors are rich. |
| C．They think their clothes are beautiful. |
| D．All of the above.（以上都是） |
The author(作者) thinks actors’ life is ________.
| A．fashionable | B．exciting | C．tiring and hard | D．good |
The actors find it difficult to sleep well or relax because________.
| A．they don't like sleeping. |
| B．they are too hungry to sleep well |
| C．they sleep in clod rooms |
| D．their job is too busy |
Which is NOT true?
| A．Sometimes, the life of actors is not so exciting. |
| B．Actors often have nothing to eat. |
| C．Actors often work late at night. |
| D．Many people think it is good to be an actor. |
What’s the topic(主题) of this passage?
| A．An actor’s life is exciting. |
| B．How can actors make much money? |
| C． The life of actors. |
| D．What does an actor eat and wear every day? |
仔细阅读，请从A—F选项中选择合适的信息与小题配对。选项中其中有一项为多余。Greoge loves drums and his favorite is classical music.
Robert plays the violin, his favorite style of music is country music.
James loves the sound of the drum and he likes rock.
Harry says the best instrument is the piano. He likes to listen to opera.
Kevin’s favorite instrument is the guitar and his favorite style of music is jazz.
| A．He loves to listen to drums. He says he’s not a player, just a listener. He claims to like rock. |
| B．He is violinist, so it’s natural that he should favor the violin. He prefers country music. |
| C．His favorite is the guitar. However, he hasn’t played for years, so he keeps hoping to start again. His favorite style of music is classical music. |
| D．He says jazz is his favorite music. He goes to listen to jazz every Friday evening. He also likes opera, heavy metal, classical but jazz is the best. He plays the piano, but his favorite instrument is the guitar. |
E. He claims the piano is more versatile than any other instrument. He loves to go to see a performance. He says opera has everything, color and spectacle and theatre and great music.
F. He played drums when he was at primary school, and now he plays drums with his friends at weekends. They have a band. His favorite style of music is classical music.
Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences. This is obvious（显而易见的）.
There are two ways to get correct English sentences: listening and reading. Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening. With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies. If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better. English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking.
This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures（结构）. If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules. Throw away your grammar book! You needn’t know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时). Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong. The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have.From the first paragraph, we know that ________.
| A．English is difficult to learn |
| B．if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English |
| C．before you use English, you must know some English |
| D．everyone is a born English speaker |
What is the best way to get correct English sentences according to the passage?
| A．Speaking. | B．Writing. |
| C．Thinking. | D．Reading and listening. |
In the writer’s opinion, we can grasp English grammar rules _______.
| A．by reading English books | B．by reading grammar books |
| C．by writing and speaking | D．by learning grammar rules |
The only difference between you and native speakers is that native speakers _______.
| A．have parents as their English teachers |
| B．are born to know grammar rules and phrases |
| C．read and hear more English than you |
| D．have a gift in learning English |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．It is important for us to know English words. |
| B．Reading is important for us to learn English. |
| C．English grammar is not so important. |
| D．The best way to learn English is going to England. |
Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It’s a long way to get to the market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can’t you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it.
Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding.
Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren’t you walking? ” she asked, “It isn’t far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ”So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time. The farmer was______.
| A．nearly the same age as his horse |
| B．almost always older than his horse |
| C．not quite as old as his horse |
| D．a little older than his horse |
The two men on the road________.
| A．asked how far it was to the market |
| B．said they thought the horse looked very tired |
| C．asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse |
| D．told the farmer’s son to get off the horse and walk |
The two old ladies said it was wrong for_________ .
| A．the farmer to ride such a tired horse |
| B．the farmer to ride while his young son walked |
| C．the boy to ride instead of his father |
| D．only one person to ride such a long way |
The farmer got up behind his son because_________.
| A．the old man said it was too hot for him to walk |
| B．the three old men stopped them on the road |
| C．he did hot know why he was walking |
| D．his son could not ride the horse by himself |
What did the writer really want to tell us?
| A．The old man was a fool. |
| B．The horse was old and was going to die. |
| C．It is not right to listen to others. |
| D．It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied（满意）all the time. |
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