1．Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be: t——青夏教育精英家教网——

1．Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be："to be happy．"Ed Deiner，an American psychology professor，has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy，comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves．
Many people would say that this question does not need an answer．But Professor Deiner has one anyway．"If you're a cheerful，happy person，your marriage is more likely to last，and you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job．On average，happy people have stronger immune systems，and there is some evidence that they live longer．"
So who are the world's happiest people？It depends on how the word is defined．There is individual happiness，the sense of joy we get when we do something we like．But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave．According to Professor Deiner，the Western world pursues individual happiness while Asia prefers mutual （相互的，彼此） satisfaction．
"In the West，the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East．People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting．They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things．If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy，they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives．If not much has gone wrong，then they are satisfied．"
People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture，Professor Deiner found．"The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame．Hispanic （西班牙语言的） cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others．"
Income also made a big difference to people's happiness，but only at the lowest levels．Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty．But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes．It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure．
30．According to the passage，happy people enjoy the following benefits exceptD．
A．a long marriage
B．better health
C．profession success
D．respect from others
31．What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph？C
A．Hispanic cultures lay stress on pride and shame．
B．Spanish people take too much pride in themselves．
C．Attitude towards pride and shame results in Spanish happiness．
D．If you are from Spain，you are the happiest．
32．In the last paragraph，the author seems to tell usC．
A．Poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires
B．the higher income one gets，the happier life he lives
C．Enough money can make us feel safe and happy
D．Average income earners live the happiest life
33．The passage mainly discussesB．
A．cultural differences in happiness
B．reasons for happiness
C．the happiest culture
D．benefits of happiness．

20．I had worried myself sick over Simon's mother coming to see me．I was a new teacher，and I gave an honest account of the students'work．In Simon's case，the grades were awfully low．He couldn't read his own handwriting．But he was a bright student．He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension．His work in no way reflected his abilities．
So when Simon's mother entered the room，my palms （手掌心） were sweating．I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks．"I came to thank you，"she said，surprising me beyond speech．Because of me，Simon had become a different person．He talked of how he loved me，he had begun to make friends，and for the first time in his twelve years，he had recently spent an afternoon at a friend's house．She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son．She kissed me again and left．
I sat，stunned，for about half an hour，wondering what had just happened．How did I make such a life changing difference to that boy without even knowing it？What I finally came to remember was one day，several months before，when some students were giving reports in the front of the class，Jeanne spoke quietly，and to encourage her to raise her voice，I had said，"Speak up．Simon's the expert on this．He is the only one you have to convince，and he can't hear you in the back of the room．"That was it．From that day on，Simon had sat up straighter，paid more attention，smiled more，and became happy．And it was all because he happened to be the last kid in the last row．The boy who most needed praise was the one who took the last seat that day．
It taught me the most valuable lesson over the years of my teaching career，and I'm thankful that it came early and positively．A small kindness can indeed make a difference．
26．We can infer that when Simon's mother entered the room，the writer feltB．
A．satisfied
B．nervous
C．happy
D．surprised
27．The following words can be used to describe Simon before he met the writer exceptC．
A．unconfident
B．lonely
C．outgoing
D．clever
28．What the teacher said in paragraph 3is intended toA．
A．encourage Jeanne to speak louder
B．encourage Simon to work hard
C．ask Jeanne to convince Simon
D．tell the students that Simon was expert on that
29．The purpose of the passage is toD．
A．tell the story of Simon
B．tell teachers how to be kind to students
C．advise the readers to be kind to others
D．share a valuable lesson with readers．

19．近几年，某些地方经常有残疾人沿街乞讨．有人对他们表示同情，会送他们钱或食物；有人认为他们是骗子，不值得帮助．请根据以上描述，用英语写一篇短文，发表自己对此事的看法．内容需包含以下要点：
1．描述现象；
2．你自己的观点．
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
字数：120字左右．

18．Though the manager explained his plan to the staff again and again，he still couldn't ________．（　　）

	A．	make himself understand		B．	make himself understood
	C．	get himself to understand		D．	make them understood．

17．They told me it was the country's most beautiful city，_______ by mountains and the Pacific Ocean．（　　）

	A．	having surrounded		B．	to be surrounded
	C．	surrounded		D．	surrounding

16．To answer a telephone call，the careless woman went out of the kitchen， the soup over the gas．（　　）

	A．	left，cook		B．	leaving，being cooked
	C．	leaving，cooking		D．	left，being cooked

15．Curious and ，I rushed out of my dormitory when I heard the noise of three gunshots．（　　）

	A．	astonishing		B．	being astonished
	C．	astonished		D．	to be astonished

14．Most people are not __________ the danger of eating globefish（河豚），which causes most unfortunate incidents to happen．（　　）

13．74years ago，Germany _______war against Poland，which started a big world war．（　　）

12．Some doctors have also used acupuncture to treat smokers，alcoholics and drugaddicts（成瘾者），which proves a big hit．

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