not bring happiness.
“Most people use money as a measure of human value,” says Jesus Yn-fante, author of a book on Spain?s 300 biggest fortunes. “Expensive products are regarded as the best. The rich are admired simply for being rich,” Yn-fante said. Yet psychologists (心理学家) warn that happiness cannot be bought. They advise people to look for it in human relations and in the small pleasures of everyday life.
Many people regard happiness as moment of ecstatic pleasure (狂喜)—something that, by
definition, cannot last—while others speak of it as peace and acceptance of oneself. Polls (问卷调查) in different countries indicate that between 65 and 85 percent of the world?s population regard themselves as reasonably happy.
Around 40 percent of a person?s happiness is thought to be determined by genetics（遗传）, while the rest depends on childhood environment and the process of growing up. Perhaps the most surprising thing about happiness is that it has little to do with age, health, wealth, or other values thought to be important in Western society.
For most Spaniards, happiness is linked with feeling close to other people.
Happy people accept their limitations (局限) and set themselves reachable goals, experts say. There are lifestyle choices which favour happiness, such as exercise, eating carbohydrates (含碳水化合物的食物) and exposing oneself to sunlight.
But the main secret of happiness is to take pleasure in small things.
“If you are given a choice between eternal (永久的) happiness and cheese sandwich, take the sandwich,” advises musician Julian Hernandez. 65. Spain, as this passage tells us, ______. A. has built more clubs than the other countries B. has owned the largest group of experts
C. has become one of the richest countries in the world D. has produced the most wealth in the world
66. It can be concluded that Jesus Yn-fante is ______. A. a famous and rich expert B. a famous psychologist
C. one of the richest Spaniards D. a writer familiar with the richest Spaniards 67. Happy people, as we can find in this passage, ______.
A. are always full of feelings B. are always born in rich families
C. always enjoy every achievement they get D. always look down upon themselves 68. What Julian Hernandez advises at the end of this passage suggests that ______. A. he is not a happy musician B. he is leading a hard life
C. he doesn?t agree with the idea shown in this passage D. he is humorous C
Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead, they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that their difficulties represent (代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.
Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning.
Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out
problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 69. The passage mainly tells us that ______. A. everybody has problems
B. we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain about their problems
70. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______. A. save space B. argue with readers
C. make readers laugh D. get readers? attention 71. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is ______. A. most people feel life is easy B. the writer feels life is easy
C. the writer likes to complain about his problems
D. most people complain about how hard their lives are
72. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct.” suggests that ______. A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are in pain C. pain teaches us important lessons D. pain cannot be avoided D
One silly question I simply can?t stand (忍受) is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He?ll probably say, “Fine, I?m all right,” but you have put a bug in his ear---maybe now he?s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen
something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked (忽略) that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, “How do you feel?”
Every question has its time and place. It?s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you?re visiting a close friend in hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it?s no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you?re dead.”
73. The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of ______. A. a man working at his desk B. a person having lost a close friend C. a stranger who looks somewhat worried D. a friend who is ill 74. George Bernard Shaw?s reply in the passage shows his ______. A. cheerfulness B. cleverness C. ability D. politeness
75. “You have put a bug in his ear” in Paragraph 1 means that you?ve ______. A. made him laugh B. shown concern for him
C. made fun of him D. given him some kind of warning 第II 卷
V. 根据所给的首字母和中文写出所缺单词的完整形式（每空0.5 分，满分5 分） 76. Thomas suffered a shoulder ____________ (受伤) while playing basketball yesterday. 77. Children who live in the country?s rural areas are very ____________ (有可能) to be poor. 78. The music was performed before an enthusiastic ____________ (观众).
79. There is an exhibition of ____________ (当代的) Japanese prints this weekend in Tianjin Museum.
80. “Stop that!” he said, ____________ (模仿) his father. 81. We had an a couple of weeks waiting for the test result. 82. Although we strongly d about politics, we are still friends. 83. Joy is just hard-working and able, but no g . 84. Machines cannot r people in this work?
85. He was an a singer until the age of 40 when he turned professional. VI. 书面表达（满分15 分）
86. 最近，某中学英文报开设了 “After-class activities”的栏目，请你根据以下提示为该 栏目写一篇英文稿件，并鼓励同学们积极参加课外活动。
1. 你参加的课外活动及给你带来的好处（社团活动；体育活动；看英文电影…）； 2. 为同学们选择课外活动提出建议。 注意：
1. 请使用规范英语，词数不少于100 词；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯； 3. 稿件的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
After-school activities
Nowadays, after-school activities are becoming extremely popular in high schools.
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I. 听力理解(0.5*20=10)
1—5 BCABC 6—10 BABCB 11—15 CACCB 16—20 BCBCA II. 单项填空(1*20=20)
21—25 AADAA 26—30 DBABB 31—35 CBDBC 36—40 DCBAB II. 完型填空(1*20=20)
41—45 CBADA 46—50 BDBCB 51—55 DABCB 56—60 BCDBB IV. 阅读理解(2*15=30)
61—65 CAADC 66—70 DCDBD 71—75 DCDBD V. 单词拼写(0.5*10=5)
76. injury 77. likely 78. audience 79. contemporary 80. imitating 81. anxious 82. disagree 83. genius 84. replace 85. amateur VI. 书面表达(1*15=15) Sample:
Nowadays, after-school activities are becoming more and more popular in high schools. In
our school, there are various kinds of activities, for example, arts and sports. We enjoy them very much.
In my spare time, doing sports and watching English movies are my favorite, which do me a lot of good. Besides building up my body and improving my spoken English, they also relax me after a long day of hard work. In addition, I take an active part in school club activities, in which I not only develop my organizing skills but also learn how to deal with people.
Here I have some suggestions for you when it comes to what activities to choose. As a
student, you?d better choose after-school activities that interest you and suit you. It?s also very important for you to balance well between studies and activities.__