第二节阅读填空(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

When my son was 11 years old,he got a small job helping out with a travelling carnival (狂欢节) while it was in our town. 51 Instead he told me he was fine and had found a few days’ work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual after he finished work.

I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival,some young men who were twin brothers,and their mum and dad. They had paid him a few dollars,and invited him for lunch in return for helping them set up their exhibit. 52

I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people that might be travelling in a carnival.

“Oh,Mum,these are just normal everyday people like anyone else. 53 Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself,” he said. So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibif he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese twins (连体双胞胎) ,joined at the chest.

54 When I brought it to him,he said ,“Yes ,

I noticed that too. Do you know that their mum has to make all their clothes because it's so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today,Joe,the one on the right,made me spaghetti for lunch.

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins,he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit,and young men who were good cooks. 55

   A. He didn't come home at lunchtime.

   B. He told me he could make much money.

   C. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store.

   D. I asked him why he didn't come back home for lunch.

   E. He hadn’t thought this fact was worthy enough to mention.

   F. It was a lesson that I have thought about many times over the years.

   G. They wanted him to return the next day to help them with other chores (杂事) .

51. 52.  53.

54.  55.

C(2013 •天津) 

When asked about happiness,we usually think of something extraordinary,an absolute delight,which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids,happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的) .

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement,love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy — love,marriage,birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults,happiness is complicated (复杂的) .

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing,which I love. When the kids and my husband came home,I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother,who raised 14 children,had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family,and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We,however,with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area,have turned happiness into one more thing weVe got to have. We5re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success,without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us it's about how we see what happens to us. It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wishing for what we don't have,but enjoying what we do possess.

46. As people grow older,they .

   A. feel it harder to experience happiness

   B. associate their happiness less with others

   C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

   D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

47. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

   A. She cares little about her own health.

   B. She enjoys the freedom of travelling.

   C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

   D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

48. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7 ?

   A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

   B. Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.

   C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

   D. Grandma?s happiness came from modest expectations of life.

49. People who equal happiness with wealth and success .

   A. consider pressure something blocking their way

   B. stress their right to happiness too much

   C. are at a loss to make correct choices

   D. are more likely to be happy

50. What can be concluded from the passage?

   A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

   B. Each man is the master of his own fate.

   C. Success leads to happiness.

   D. Happy is he who is content.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

All living beings have enemies. And they all have developed interesting ways to keep them at bay. Some animals hide,others run,or just fly away when faced with danger. These are their defence methods.

Some animals can hide without moving. They have the unique ability to change their colour according to the change of the surroundings. They become invisible to the predator (猎食者) . This method of defence is called “camouflage”.

The most common example of an animal which uses camouflage is the chameleon (变色龙) . If it is on a green leaf,it turns green and if it is on a brown branch,it turns brown.

Some rabbits change colour with the change of the season. The snowshoe hare is brown in summer and white in winter. The white fur serves as camouflage in the snow in winter.

Many non-poisonous snakes take on colours similar to poisonous snakes in order to scare off enemies. This form of defence is called mimicry (模仿) . Some poisonous snakes have very bright colours to warn enemies. This form of defence is called “warning colouration”.

There is a kind of fish called the puffer fish which uses an extraordinary device to keep predators away. It swells up (膨胀) like a balloon when it is attacked.Then,its attacker finds it difficult to swallow it.

Animals which cannot protect themselves in these ways develop other means to do so. Some have claws and teeth which they use to fight;others have poison fangs. Snakes bite,bees sting and skunks give off an unpleasant smelling liquid to ward off enemies.

36. Camouflage refers to a method in which animals

   A. use bright colour to attract other animals

   B. change shape to fit in with the surroundings

   C. change colour to cheat their enemies

   D. hide away to catch other animals

37. Which of the following uses the method of ^mim-icry”?

   A. The chameleon. B. A kind of rabbit.

   C. Snakes. D. Fish.

38. The puffer fish swells up like a balloon when it is attacked to .

   A. frighten away its enemies

   B. avoid being swallowed

   C. fight with its enemies

   D. swim faster

39. The underlined word “fangs” in the last paragraph probably refers to .

   A. teeth   B. ears   C. fingers   D. eyes

40. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. How animals find food.

   B. Why animals are so clever.

   C. Why animals change colour.

   D. How animals defend themselves.

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)

I stayed at home with my 5-year-old daughter Lily. When I was reading some magazines,Lily 16 in the living room. But after a while I noticed nothing but 17 She had never been so quiet. Was she 18 ? I asked what she was doing. The 19 finally came after I 20 my question three times. I heard,21

Never could I believe she just stayed there and kept quiet. So I walked into the living room. She hurried off. I 22 her to turn around but she 23 I got a little angry.“Young lady ,” I said ,“turn around!” 24 she turned toward me. In her 25 was my wife's new lipstick (口红) ,only a little 26 Besides her lips,every inch of her face was covered with bright 27 !

As she looked up at me with 28 eyes,I really got angry. I was about to 29 at her so that she would know what a mistake she had made. 30 before I could shout,I noticed the big letters she had 31 on her white skirt with the lipstick ,“I’M A PERFECT ANGEL!”

Something strange 32 me. I looked back at her red face. This time,instead of seeing a 33 girl,I saw a little angel that I had almost missed!

“Lily,I heard you speak to the toys just now. I guessed you were teaching them how to use the lipstick. But should an angel use her mum^ lipstick like this?” Lily lowered her head ,“Sorry,I won’t do it again. ” I smiled ,“Go and 34 your face and let's get a new lipstick for Mum. ”

Every child is an angel. I felt 35 that I didn't hurt the angel through treating her mistake in a right way.

16. A. sang   B. played   C. drew   D. studied

17. A. sound   B. laughter   C. silene   D. music

18. A. sleeping   B. crying   C. running   D. walking

19. A. news   B. result   C. report   D. answer

20. A. read   B. thought   C. found   D. repeated

21. A. Nothing   B. Something

   C. Anything   D. Everything

22. A. allowed   B. advised   C. ordered   D. persuaded

23. A. accepted   B. forgot

   C. refused   D. understood

24. A. Suddenly   B. Slowly   C. Happily   D. Normally

25. A. hand   B. ear   C. eye   D. lip

26. A. left   B. gone   C. lost   D. saved

27. A. green   B. blue   C. orange   D. red

28. A. excited   B. frightened

   C. bright   D. peaceful

29. A. shout   B. stare   C. drive   D. hold

30. A. And   B. So   C. But   D. Or

31. A. copied   B. written   C. printed   D. brushed

32. A. pulled   B. hurt   C. pushed   D. hit

33. A. boring   B. clean   C. clever   D. foolish

34. A. touch   B. wash   C. see   D. beat

35. A. hopeful   B. regret   C. fortunate   D. surprised

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