阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项中.选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a(an) tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority was gi 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a(an) tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to his home before winter. If his home failed to endure(忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not him in any way.

One , Paul and Marc reached their majority. They their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered .

After Marc saw several homes, he the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul, , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village.

Marc began building his home. He had several false starts, his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to .The villagers mourned for him.

Marc the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village, a family, and lived a happy, content life.

We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually the best ideas.

1.A. strange B. hopeful C. good D. reasonable

2.A. find B. run C. complete D. buy

3.A. help B. encourage C. scold D. persuade

4.A. winter B. summer C. autumn D. spring

5.A .exchanged B. received C. recognizedD. won

6.A. girls B. jobs C. houses D. presents

7.A. rooms B. drinks C. attention D. advice

8.A .expected B. gathered C. created D. understood

9.A. similarly B. finally C. however D. therefore

10.A. forget B. believe C. replace D. doubt

11.A. because B. although C. but D. so

12.A. repair B. rebuild C. sell D. improve

13.A. conversations B. achievements C. struggles D. arguments

14.A. drove B. rushed C. flew D. moved

15.A. weak B. funny C. small D. amazing

16.A. blindness B. death C. sadness D. disease

17.A. experienced B. hated C. survived D. spent

18.A. brought B. earned C. contacted D. raised

19.A. slow B. easy C. dangerous D. special

20.A. realize B. bring C. collect D. apply

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假设你是李华，你的好友Susan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很不适应美国的校园生活，感到很孤独。请你根据以下要点用英语给她写一封电子邮件。

1．学好英语，从而增加和别人交流的机会；

2．多交一些朋友，友情会使她忘记孤独；

3．积极参加各种活动，使自己的生活更加有趣。

注意：1. 词数：100左右； 2. 可适当增加细节。

Dear Susan,

_____________________________________________________________________________

Best Wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

News came that the captain of the winning football team was ________ a prize.

A. rewardedB. suppliedC. awardedD. provided

假设你是银川一中学生李华。近日，你的英语笔友John听说你们学校正在开展“建设节约型社会(Construction of an energy-saving society)”主题活动，发来邮件请你介绍一下你对活动的看法和建议。请你结合以下要点，用英语给John回复邮件。

1.不浪费粮食和纸张；

2.尽量不使用方便筷（disposable chopsticks)、塑料袋；

3.毕业生将书赠给低年级同学循环使用；

4.其他建议（如绿色出行等）

5.只有我们共同努力……

注意：

1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节；

2. 词数：120左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数;

Dear John,

Glad to receive your E-mail. _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are… but they also turn you into a workaholic（工作狂）, it seems.

A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.

Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am, with more than a third checking their first email in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11pm and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said: “The ability to access millions of apps has made smart phones invaluable for many people. However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”

1.With a smart phone the average UK working day is ________.

A．2 hoursB．8 hoursC．9 to 10 hoursD. 11 to 12 hours

2.It could be inferred from the text that the British people ________.

A．prefer to check emails in the morning

B．are crazy about different smart phones

C．work extra hours with smart phones

D．shorten their normal working hours

3.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones?

A．They are unimportant for most of people.

B．They have disadvantages for some companies.

C．They are useful to improve a work ability.

D．They make it impossible for people to rest.

4.What can we conclude from the text?

A．Every coin has two sides.

B．All that glitters is not gold.

C．It never rains but pours.

D．It’s no good crying over spilt milk.

I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.

The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的) pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”

Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said.

I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.

1.By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant ________.

A. she could remember the notes in a short time

B. she was playing the piano without emotion

C. her fingers couldn’t move freely

D. it had been a long time since she played last time

2.Which of the following can best describe Pasha?

A. Creative.B. Honest.C. Humorous.D. Brave.

3.Pasha’s magic of playing the piano lies in that she ________.

A. imagined herself as a princess

B. knew its original background story

C. had a strong desire to make a friend

D. combined the music with a story

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A. A Friend Forever

B. Never Give up

C. A Piano Lesson

D. My Favorite Piece of Music

According to body language expert Robert Phipps, the way people sleep at night actually determines a lot about the type of personality they have. Phipps has identified four sleeping positions that affect personality.

Phipps found that worriers, those who stress the most, tend to sleep in the fetal (胎儿的) position. He found that this is the most common bedtime position, with nearly 58 percent of people sleeping on their side with knees up and head down. The more we curl up (蜷曲), the more comfort we are seeking, according to Phipps.

The second most common position is the log. Sleeping with a straight body, with arms at each side, as if they are standing guard at Buckingham Palace, indicates stubbornness, and these people (the 28 percent who sleep this way) often wake up stiffer than when they went to sleep.

“The longer you sleep like this, the more rigid your thinking is and you can become inflexible, which means you make things harder for yourself,” according to Phipps.

Yearner (向往) sleepers are next on the list. About 25 percent of people sleep in this style—on their side with arms stretched out in front, looking as if they are either chasing a dream or perhaps being chased themselves. Yearners are typically their own worst critics, always expecting the best results, explained Phipps. These people often wake up refreshed and eager to face the challenges of the day ahead.

Perhaps the most peculiar (奇怪的) of sleep styles is the freefaller position. This sleep style makes up 17 percent of the population. They sleep face down with arms stretched out. These people, according to Phipps, feel like they have little control over their life. Not only is this the strangest of sleep styles, but also the least comfortable, and people may wake up feeling tired and have no energy.

Inconclusion, Phipps has only one more thing to add: “A good night’s sleep set you up for the following day and our sleeping positions can determine how we feel when we wake.”

1.Which sleeping position indicates that the sleeper tends to seek perfection?

A. The fetal position.B. The log position.

C. The yearner position.D. The freefaller position.

2.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A good night’s sleep sets you up for the following day

B. Your personality depends a lot on how you sleep at night

C. How you sleep at night affects what you do the next day

D. Which sleeping position helps you sleep comfortably

Security guard, truck driver, salesperson—year after year, these jobs appear on lists of the unhappiest careers. Although many factors can make a job unhappy, unusual hours, low pay, no chance for advancement — these three gigs stand out for another reason: a lack of small talk.

Psychologists have long said that connecting with others is central to well-being, but just how much conversation we require is under investigation. In one study, researchers eavesdropped(窃听) on undergraduates for four days, then cataloged each overheard conversation as either small talk (What do you have there? Popcorn?(Yummy!) or serious (So did they get divorced soon after?). They found that the second type related with happiness—the happiest students had roughly twice as many serious talks as the unhappiest ones. Small talk, meanwhile, made up only 10 percent of their conversation, versus almost 30 percent of conversation among the least content students.

However, don't just consider chat worthless yet. Scientists believe that small talk could promote linking. Chatting with strangers could brighten your morning. In a series of experiments, psychologists gave Chicago travelers varying directions about whether to talk with fellow train passengers something they typically avoided. Those told to chat with others reported a more pleasant journey than those told to enjoy your being alone or to do whatever they normally would. None of the chatters reported being rejected. And the results held for introverts(内向者) and extroverts(外向者) alike which makes sense, since acting extroverted has a positive effect on introverts.

Small talk can also help us feel connected to our surroundings. People who smiled at, made eye contact with, and briefly spoke with their Starbucks reported a greater sense of belonging than those who rushed through the business. Similarly, one not yet published paper found that when volunteers broke the silence of the Tate Modern to chat with gallery goers, the visitors felt happier and more connected to the exhibit than those who were not approached.

So go ahead, pry. Chitchat needn’t be idle. And nosiness isn’t all bad.

1.The author attributes the unhappiness felt by security guards, truck drivers and sales people to ________.

A. unusual hours and low pay

B. a lack of small talk

C. no chance for advancement

D. an absence of serious conversation

2.What was the conclusion of the study mentioned in the second paragraph?

A．Connecting with others is central to our well-being.

B．We require 30 minutes of conversation every day to be happy.

C．Serious conversation is linked to happiness.

D．Small talk cannot help make us feel happy.

3.The author used the Tate Modern example to demonstrate that ________.

A. connecting with others is key to our happiness

B. unserious conversation could promote bonding

C. small talk can help us feel connected to our surroundings

D. smiling can help people gain a great sense of belonging

4.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in this passage?

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __1._ The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

※ Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

※ Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___2._

※ When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self-pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.

※ __3. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

※ ___4.___ Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

※ Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

※ Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. __5.__

A. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B. On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.

C. Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D. These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

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