Perhaps you think you could easily add to your hap?piness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue (问题)is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires―not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.

Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty ca?pacities (育 g 力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没)with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut(茅屋).

Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅),a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm (热情)adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.

Art should be a desire for you to develop simply be?cause the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.

Literature* classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go to?wards making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.

Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be ab?sent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.

Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more hu?man* and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit.

Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.

1.    The author intends to tell us that .

A.    true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means

B.    big houses are people's most valued possessions

C.    big houses can in a sense bring richness of life

D.    true happiness comes from spiritual riches

2.    The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that .

A.    however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied

B.    however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor

C.    though their house is big, they prefer a simple life

D.  though their house is big, it seems to be a cage

3.    It can be learned from the passage that .

A.    more money brings more happiness

B.    art is needed to make your house beautiful

C.    literature can enrich your spiritual life

D.    sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness

4.    What would be the best title for the passage?

A.    House of life

B.    Secret of wealth

C.    Rest and refreshment

D.    Interest and enthusiasm

Britain's high streets are dying slowly

Twenty years ago, the prosperous high street(繁华商业街)was the heart of most cities. It was crowded with customers. 9 Nowadays, high streets are declining, with very few shops and shoppers. With about 14 shops down every day,Britain's high streets are dy?ing little by little.

10 It's fairly easy to understand. To start with, people are spending less because of the economic recession(衰退).On top of that, more and more people are using the Internet to do their shopping. And it is not easy for shopkeepers in the high streets, either. 11 Finally, there are the oul-of-town retail parks with free car parking that sell just about everything at very low prices.

What can be done? Prime Minister David Cameron has hired Mary Portas, a British business woman and star of TV show Mary Queen of Shops , to bring some life back into Britain's high streets. She's talked about creating "magnets(磁石),,to attract people back to the centre. 12 In one town, a bicycle rickshaw(人力车)service is delivering people's shopping to their homes. 13 where children can be cared for while their parents are shopping.

Members of the public have also voiced their opin?ions. "My ideal shopping centre is one where there's a wide selection of attractive looking shops, with cheap parking and good public transport links," said a 28-year-old man. "I'd like to see Night Shopping evenings where shops are open through to 10 pm or later," said a 22-year-old girl.

A.    They have to pay increasing high rents.

B.    But he is not the only one to .solve the problem.

C.    But that's all changed.

D.    In another town, they set up night shopping cen?tres,

E.    In another town, they set up a nursery,

F.    They can make a fortune overnight.

G.    Why are high streets in such a desperate situation?

Many people have influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplish?ments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativi?ty. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their abilities to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.

As the youngest girl in my family* I always consid?ered myself to be "Daddy's little girl". While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbours without a father or father-like figures around. This helps me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children's lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a ques?tion or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others' needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accom?plish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody's surprise, he has a great sense of hu?mour, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.

Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in what?ever we are involved in.

1.    What is the best title for the passage?

A.    How my father loves me

B.    My father—the person I admire most

C.    I am the apple on my father's palm

D.    My father-—the one who influences me most

2.    Which of the following could NOT be used to describe the author's father?

A. Considerate and humorous.

B.    Affectionate and open-minded.

C.    Knowledgeable and sociable.

D.    Energetic and helpful.

3.    Which of the following can best explain the under?lined word "excel"?

A.    Do better than others.

B.    Show off.

C.    Be cleverer than others.

D.    Keep healthy.

4.    What can we infer about the author?

A.    She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.

B.    She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.

C.    She had sympathy for the fatherless.

D.    She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.

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