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For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.
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【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
【小题6】C
【小题7】D
【小题8】A
【小题9】D
【小题10】A
【小题11】C
【小题12】C
【小题13】B
【小题14】B
【小题15】A
【小题16】D
【小题17】A
【小题18】D
【小题19】D
【小题20】C
解析试题分析：本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过自身的经历诠释了这样一个道理：我们经常认为只有取得了某些成就，过上理想中完美的生活才会幸福。其实幸福就存在于我们不经意间平
凡而琐碎的生活中，它早就已经根植在你我身边。
【小题1】根据学生已有的文化背景可知 “finish line of a long race.”，是人取得阶段性的成功才能真正感觉到幸福，故选D
【小题2】根据学生已知的龟兔赛跑的故事背景可知。作者希望像乌龟那样，靠沉稳赢得最终的比赛，所以应该选择slow的同义词，故选B
【小题3】根据下文提到 “like a rabbit trying different side roads…可知，作者在其他时候，表现得像兔子一样，总愿意抄近路到达终点，故选A
【小题4】根据下文提到 “hoping to reach that banner a little faster.”可知，既然是想快点到达终点，肯定是以一种危险的速度前行，故选C
【小题5】考查副词：I began to see that…”可知，作者逐渐开始意识到……故选B
【小题6】考查形容词比较级。根据下文 “I finally decided one day to take a break.”可知，那个目标从来没有离作者更近一些，故选C
【小题7】考查动词短语，由下文“and take a break…”可知，作者终于有一天决定坐下来休息，故选D
【小题8】考查名词：根据下文“Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.”，可知，作者停下来休息时才发现，幸福就在身边，故选A。
【小题9】考查动词，据下文“hard to support my family”可知，当作者努力工作养家的时候，幸福在他身边，故选D。
【小题10】考查名词：从“I played with my children”可知“作者与孩子们一起玩，感到幸福，听到的一定是快乐的笑声，故选A。
【小题11】考查形容词。根据下文“my wife at my side looking after me”可知，甚至当作者生病，有妻子在身边照顾他的时候，幸福在他身边，故选C。
【小题12】考查名词。根据上文“as I raced towards that stupid banner”中的stupid 可推知，幸福一直在作者身边，只是作者没有智慧去发现这一点，故选C。
【小题13】考查名词。根据上文“Tension is what you think you should be.”可推知，此处应为与Tension相对的Relaxation, 故选B。
【小题14】考查形容词。根据上下文的语意，可知作者以前总是追求自以为值得自己全力以赴争取的某种生活，所以应该是略带贬义的自以为完美的生活。故选B
【小题15】考查动词。根据上文可知，我们应该停止自以为完美的生活的脚步，所以，我们应该享受现在我们所拥有的生活。故选A。
【小题16】考查介词。根据下文给出的，heart，soul，mind可推断介词应该用in。故选D。
【小题17】考查动词，根据上文作者得到启示：“当你意识到别人爱你，你也爱着别人时，幸福就来临了。”可推断答案为A。
【小题18】考查名词：根据上文“Be a playful puppy”可知，让我们做一只快乐的爱玩耍的小狗，到处衔着你那根快乐的骨头，故选D。
【小题19】考查动词：根据文中多处提到的race，可知，我们应该把自己从那个竞赛中解脱出来，故选D。
【小题20】考查副词：从那个竞赛中解脱出来，你就会发现你已经处于爱和幸福之中，故选C。
考点：考查人生百味类短文
点评：文章反映的道理深刻，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据上下文，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。
Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship usually develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends that you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence (影响) your development, maturity (成熟) and sense of responsibility. A familiar expression is “You can tell a lot about a person by knowing who his friends are.” Friendship is based on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends are likely to be athletic (竞技的). If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do the same.
Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. They are superficial(表面上的) only “friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if it is to their advantage. True friends are there if you are rich or poor. It is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By this time you should be able to separate your friends into the real or the “phoney”.
True friends are most special. They are also difficult to find. You can consider yourself very lucky if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends support you, take your side, and build up your confidence.
【小题1】The first paragraph tells us _____.
| A．how to make a true friend |
| B．we should make friend in our childhood |
| C．what is friendship based on |
| D．friends play a very important part in our life |
| A．What you value above anything is the friendship developing during childhood. |
| B．The friendship developing during your school days will be with you for a long time. |
| C．Only through your friends’ influence will you take the responsibility for your task. |
| D．If you have no music in you, none of your friends will be a music lover. |
| A．someone who only wants to be your friend when you are successful |
| B．those who want to benefit from you |
| C．the friends who are on the surface only |
| D．all the above |
| A．You should tell true friends from phoneys. |
| B．True friendship is too difficult to find. |
| C．You can share your joys and sorrows with a true friend. |
| D．A true friend will stand by you whatever happens. |
The people below are all looking for someplace to visit in Beijing. Read the following descriptions and help them make proper choices.
【小题1】______. Stephen studies art in Beijing University. He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life.
【小题2】______. Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic （杂技的）performance in China.
【小题3】______. Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music. They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs.
【小题4】______. Carol studies Chinese in Beijing. She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity so that she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature.
| A．Capital Theatre: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (寒战 ) will run down your spine (脊柱 ) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and the bodies to the edge. Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19. |
| B．The Wangfung Art Gallery: A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the variety of life in unique (独特的) styles. |
| C．Huangshicheng Gallery: A group ink painting exhibition is running. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display. Time:9 a.m.—5p.m. until September 10. |
| D．Anyuan Museum: |
E. The Olympic Center:
“The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring back fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm. Time: September 16.
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并把答案写在答题卡对应的位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。
以下是6条有关颜色偏好和性格关系的描述。
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| GOLD |
| People who choose GOLD as their primary color like to fit in or belong. They tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. Things like tradition and home are very important to them. They need order and structure. They don’t like waste or change. |
| ORANGE |
| People who choose ORANGE as their primary color need variety and freedom. They take pride in being highly skilled. They enjoy “hands-on” work and often are good in a crisis. They are risk-takers and challenge-seekers. |
| YELLOW |
| People who choose YELLOW as their primary color are curious about everything. They are confident and knowledgeable. They love sports very much and they work highly efficiently. |
| GREEN |
| People who choose GREEN as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. They are analytical and enjoy solving problems and developing systems. They love intelligence and logic. They are often critical of themselves and others. |
| BLUE |
| People who choose BLUE as their primary color enjoy close relationships, harmony and integrity(正直). They are often very creative and they also enjoy the creative work of others. |
| RED |
| People who choose RED as their primary color are always full of vigor and tend to be confident. It seems that they are ready to do anything and will be successful. They also have a strong desire for power. |
【小题1】Create a warm and personal working atmosphere; Establish a peaceful working environment and try to avoid conflict(冲突); Allow them freedom to express their feelings; Praise them for their creativity.
【小题2】Assign them work needing detailed planning; Define the tasks in clear terms; Provide a stable work environment and avoid sudden change; Issue rules and regulations; Provide good examples.
【小题3】Assign them work which needs analytical thinking and problem-solving skills; Encourage them to think independently and take their ideas to the next step.
【小题4】Assign them work which is action-packed; Provide opportunities which need skills and challenges; Do not let them do the same job for a long time.
【小题5】Assign them work which needs full energy; Provide competitive opportunities; Let them know that they will be promoted if they do brilliantly.
Celebrating sleep
World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.
In 2002, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia (失眠) and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
Overall, the survey found that many people suffer from the effects of poor quality sleep, some examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey’s findings are particularly troubling because large numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping at night. The shortterm effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night’s sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.
Title: Celebrating Sleep
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World Sleep Day |
Owing to 1.________ of the importance of sleep, people celebrated World Sleep Day, bringing attention to the increasing problems of sleep. |
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Of 35,000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24% of the people2._______ from sleeplessness. 31.6 % were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5% were on the edge of insomnia. The 3.________ of the people feeling sleepy during the day is 11.6. 30.7 % reported 4._______ to a doctor for sleep problems. |
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5._______ causing sleep problems & their consequences |
Under 6._______ from school or work, people may have sleep problems. Poor quality sleep also 7._______ from noise or light pollution. Feeling tired and sleepy, people have difficulty 8._______ on what they are doing. It is likely that sleepless people easily put on weight and have a heart attack. |
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9._______ to take to improve sleep quality |
Have regular sleep habits. Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. Avoid things 10._______ caffeine. |