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9．What makes us happy？
There has long been a opinion that money buys happiness．However，although"we really，really tried that for a couple of generations，it didn't work，"said Francine Jay，author of The Joy of Less，A Minimalist Living Guide：How to Declutter，Organize，and Simplify Your Life．
Thanks to a travel-inspired revelation （启发），Jay has been happily living a simpler life for 12years．"I always packed as lightly as possible，and found it exhilarating （令人高兴的）to get by with just a small carry-on bag，"she told CNN．"I thought if it feels this great to travel lightly，how amazing would it be to live this way？I wanted to have that same feeling of freedom in my everyday life．"
Jay decided to get rid of all her excess （额外的）possessions and live with just the essentials．"I wanted to spend my time and energy on experiences，rather than things．"
Jay is a follower of a movement called"minimalism （极简主义）"．Growing numbers of people have been attracted to this lifestyle all over the world．They share the same feeling of disappointment with modern life and a desire to live more simply．Minimalists are typically progressive and concerned about the environment，Leah Watkins，a lead researcher at Otago University in New Zealand，told Stuff magazine in March．
But many simply experienced unhappiness caused by owning too many possessions．Depression with the materialism of our world isn't new．English romantic poet William Wordsworth summed up how dispiriting this was back in 1802，at the beginning of the industrial age，when he wrote："Getting and spending，we lay waste our powers"．His preference was to go back to nature．Closer to our owntimes，the hippies （嬉皮士）of the 1960s also sought to"drop out"of modern life．
And for many minimalists，their key is to unload．Without objects，they"believe people are forced more and more into the present moment and that's where life happens，"wrote Stuff．But does simplicity ever feel like a sacrifice？
"It's eliminating the excess 一 unused items，unnecessary purchases 一 from your life．Well，I may have fewer possessions，but I have more space…Minimalism is making room for what matters most，"said Jay．
And"the real questions"，according to Duane Elgin，US social scientist，are"what do you care about？"and"What do you value？"
He told CNN："It's important for people to realize minimalism isn't simply the amount of stuff we consume．It's about our families，our work，our connection with the larger world，our spiritual dimension．It's about how we touch the whole world．It's a way of life．"

51．What inspired Francine Jay to live a simple life？C
A．A book she came across．
B．A follower of minimalism she met on a trip．
C．The pleasure she enjoyed from traveling lightly．
D．Her desire to keep up with modern life．
52．According to Leah Watkins，a typical minimalist tends toB．
a．be fed up with materialism
b．like saving and visiting nature often
c．be disappointed with his or her current life
d．be environmentally friendly and live with fewer things
A．a，b B．a，d C．a，b，c D．b．c，d
53．The underlined word"eliminating"in the second-to-last paragraph probably meansA．
A．removing B．distinguishingC．acceptingD．improving
54．Which of the following would Duane Elgin probably agree withD？
A．Minimalism is a healthy lifestyle that is in conflict with modern life．
B．Minimalism means people have to sacrifice some pleasure to live simply．
C．Minimalism limits people's freedom to enjoy their lives to the fullest．
D．Minimalism enables people to reflect on what truly counts in their lives．
55．What was the author's main purpose in writing the text？C
A．To argue whether money buys happiness．
B．To recommend one of Francine Jay's books．
C．To explore the trend of minimalism．
D．To give tips on how to lead a happy life．

8．"YOUR password has expired （过期），"a message said on my screen，with instructions for changing it．Coming up with a new code doesn't seem like a big deal，unless you work at my company，where we have to change it monthly，using at least one uppercase （大写的） character，one lowercase character，one symbol，and one number．Oh，the whole password can't be fewer than eight characters．And I can't use any of the same passwords I've used in the past three months．
Suddenly I was furious．What didn't make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce．Disbelief about what she had done to me was all I thought about every day．
I remembered a tip I'd heard from my former boss．He'd said："I'm going to use a password to change my life．"
I couldn't focus on getting things done in my current mood．There were clear signs of what I needed to do to get control of my life again．
My password became the sign．My password reminded me that I shouldn't let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it．
I made my password Forgive@h3r．
I had to type this several times a day．The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife．That constant reminder led me to accept the way things had happened and find a new way of dealing with my depression．As the month wore on，I felt a slow healing begin to happen．By the time my server asked me to reset my password the following month，I felt free．
One month later，my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password．I thought about the next thing that I had to get done．
My password became Quit@smoking4ever．
I quit smoking overnight．
This password was a painful one to type during that month，but doing it helped me to yell at myself in my mind as I typed that statement．It motivated me to follow my monthly goal．
One month later，my password became Save4trip@thailand．
Guess where I went three months later：Thailand．
Seeing how these reminders helped to achieve my goals kept me motivated and excited．While it's sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal，keeping at it brings great results．

41．Which of the following passwords fits the company's requirements？D
A．Seeme@like
B．Dream4future
C．Visit﹩me
D．Stay@4ever
42．What does the underlined word"furious"mean in the second paragraph？B
A．excited
B．angry
C．tolerate
D．pleased
43．Why couldn't the author focus on doing things？C
A．Because he couldn't come up with a new password．
B．Because he always forgot his password．
C．Because he was in low spirits due to his divorce．
D．Because his wife stole his password before their breakup．
44．What happened to the author after he had used his password to change his life？A
A．He finally overcame his depression and forgave his ex-wife．
B．He started smoking to heal his broken heart．
C．He quit his job and went traveling around the world．
D．He became furious about his passwords getting longer and longer．
45．What message does the author intend to convey through his story？D
A．Never let yourself be a victim of others'faults．
B．Be patient with the healing process for any pain．
C．Constant reminders can be positive as well as negative．
D．Setting yourself a goal and keeping at it can bring great results．

7．JUNIPF．R INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG WRITERS
Hosted by University of Massachusetts Amherst
June 20-28，2017
The Juniper Institute for Young Writers （JIYW） offers high school students a unique opportunity to participate in intensive creative writing workshops，craft sessions，and studio courses designed especially for young writers．We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting online applications for the 2017session!
Eligibility （资格）
The Juniper Institute for Young Writers welcomes high school students．We operate on a rolling admissions basis，and we do our best to make admission decisions within 6weeks of receiving applications．Once your application is accepted，enrollment in the JIYW is guaranteed on a first-come，first-served basis．
Application Process Overview
Applications are accepted online．The application deadline is March 2，2017．Early application is encouraged，as admission is competitive and the program fills quickly!Application materials include：30applicationfeeawritingsample/apersonalstatement．ApplicationFeeAnon-refundableapplicationfeeof30is required with each application．Applicants pay the fee by debit or credit card through a secure site on the online application．
A Writing Sample
The writing sample should be 5-7 pages of fiction．Please include your name & email address as a header or footer in the writing sample．
A Personal Statement
This statement of no more than 300 words should describe your interest in the Juniper Institute for Young Writers．Please explain why this would be a meaningful opportunity for you and what you think you can contribute to the institute．
Tuition & Housing
Tuition of﹩1，350 includes all institute activities （workshops，craft sessions，studio courses and field trips）．You will need to pay a 200 non-refundable tuition deposit in order to guarantee your space．Remaining tuition is due in full no later than May 15，2017．
The cost of housing is﹩216 for a shared room in our residence hall．Participants may choose to stay elsewhere off campus，but the immersive （沉浸式） nature of the program and residence life curriculum encourages on-campus residence．

36．The Juniper Institute for Young Writers program lasts ______．B．
A.5 days B.9 days C.12 days D.15 days
37．Potential applicants are advised to _____'A_．
A．apply as early as possible
B．live elsewhere off campus
C．inspect the residence hall
D．pay the tuition in full
38．Which of the following is acceptable as the writing sample？_____．C
A．News reports．
B．Personal experiences．
C．Short stories．
D．Business letters．
39．Which of the following is NOT included in the tuition？____．D_
A．Studio courses．
B．Craft sessions．
C．Field trips．
D．Daily meals．
40．We can learn from the passage that______．C．
A．the program doesn't accept online application
B．you can apply for this program before June 20，2017
C．the program is targeted at senior middle school students
D．you can pay﹩216 to rent your own room in the residence hall．

6．As spring draws to a close，the wind will begin to weaken_____ the temperature climbs faster，announcing the arrival of summer to the island．（　　）

5．I'm looking forward to the exam，strange_____ it may seem．（　　）

4．_____ helping to deal with the problem，you'd just made it worse by shouting at the customer．（　　）

3．Reading with Rover is a reading program where children read to dogs．In addition to Reading with Rover，which is based on Washington state，there are many such reading programs around the country．The goal of all these programs is to improve the reading skills of children with reading problems by having children read to dogs．
    When reading aloud in the classroom，many children with reading problems and poor reading skills feel frightened．They have little confidence in themselves and are afraid of being laughed at．They may also feel that reading is difficult，boring and stressful．However，when children read to dogs，reading becomes a fun and non-stressful experience for both the children and the dogs．Dogs don't criticize，judge or laugh at the children's reading ability．
    Reading with Rover and other programs like it have been a huge success，resulting in improved reading skills for a significant number of participating children with reading problems．In addition to making learning enjoyable，when children read to dogs，it increases their sense of worth and self-confidence．
    As part of the Reading with Rover program，the children read to dogs that are registered therapy dogs．These are dogs that have been trained and tested．Along with their owners，these dogs have become registered therapy teams．
    A recent research study was conducted by the University of California，which concluded that when children read to dogs，it can increase their reading skills by thirty percent．
    Children who took part in this study remarked，"I feel relaxed when I am reading to a dog because I am having fun．""The dogs don't care if you read really badly so you just keep going．"
    When children read to dogs and improve their reading skills，it becomes just another example of how wonderful dogs are and how important they are to our society．

56．What's the aim of Reading with Rover？（no more than 10 words）To improve the reading skills of children with reading problems．
57．Why does reading become a fun and non-stressful experience when children read to dogs？（no more than 12 words）
Because dogs don't criticize，judge or laugh at the children's reading ability．
58．What's Paragraph 3 mainly about？（no more than 12 words）The benefits of Reading with Rover and other programs like it．
59．What does the word"conducted"mean in the fifth paragraph？（no more than 2 words）carried out．/performed．/done．
60．What do you think of Reading with Rover and other programs like it？（no more than 25 words）I think they touch me a lot，because it becomes just another example of how wonderful dogs are and how important they are to our society．．

2．People from East Asia tend to have more difficulty than those from Europe in distinguishing facial expressions--and a new report published online in Current Biology explains why．
    Rachael Jack，University of Glasgow researcher，said that rather than scanning evenly（均匀的） across a face as Westerners do．Easterners fix their attention on the eyes．
"We show that Easterners and Westerners look at different face features to read facial expressions，"Jack said．"Westerners look at the eyes and the mouth in equal measure，whereas Easterners favor the eyes and neglect （忽略） the mouth．"
    According to Jack and her colleagues，the discovery shows that human communication of emotion is more complex than previously believed．As a result，facial expressions that had been considered universally recognizable cannot be used to reliably convey emotion in cross-cultural situations．
    The researchers studied cultural differences in the recognition of facial expressions by recording the eye movements of 13 Western Caucasian and 13 East Asian people while they observed pictures of expressive faces and put them into categories：happy，sad，surprised，fearful，disgusted，angry，or neutral．They compared how accurately participants read those facial expressions using their particular eye movement strategies．
    It turned out that Easterners focused much greater attention on the eyes and made significantly more errors than did Westerners，"The cultural difference in eye movements that they show is probably a reflection of cultural difference in facial expressions，"Jack said．"Our data suggests that whereas Westerners use the whole face to convey emotion，Easterners use the eyes more and mouth less．"
    In short，the data show that facial expressions are not universal signals of human emotion．From here on，examining how cultural factors have diversified these basic social skills will help our understanding of human emotion．Otherwise，when it comes to communicating emotions across cultures，Easterners and Westerners will find themselves lost in translation．

51．The discovery shows that WesternersA．
A．pay equal attention to the eyes and the mouth
B．consider facial expressions universally reliable
C．observe the eyes and the mouth in different ways
D．have more difficulty in recognizing facial expressions
52．What were the people asked to do in the study？C
A．To make a face at each other．
B．To get their faces impressive．
C．To classify some face pictures．
D．To observe the researchers'faces．
53．What does the underlined word"they"in Paragraph 6 refer to？A
A．The participants in the study．
B．The researchers of the study．
C．The errors made during the study．
D．The data collected from the study．
54．In comparison with Westerners，Easterners are likely toC
A．do translation more successfully
B．study the mouth more frequently
C．examine the eyes more attentively
D．read facial expressions more correctly
55．What can be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Eye as the Window to the Soul
B．Cultural Differences in Reading Emotions
C．Effective Methods to Develop Social Skills
D．How to Increase Cross-cultural Understanding．

1．"Mum，what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）？"Jessica asked．"A skeleton in the closet？"her mother paused thoughtfully．"Well，it's something that you would rather not have anyone else know about．For example，if in the past，someone in Dad's family had been arrested for stealing a horse，it would be a skeleton in his family's closet．He really wouldn't want any neighbor to know about it．"Why pick on my family？"Jessica's father said with anger．"Your family history isn't so good，you know．Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes？""Yes，but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners．""Gosh，sorry I asked．I think I understand now，"Jessica cut in before things grew worse．
After dinner，the house was very quiet．Jessica's parents were still quite angry with each other．Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband，who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read．When she finished，she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's closet．Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt，a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor．Jessica's mother sank in a faint （晕倒），waking only when Jessica put a cold，wet cloth on her forehead．She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter．
"What happened？Where am I？"she asked．"You just destroyed the school's skeleton，Mum，"explained Jessica．"I brought it home to help me with my health project．I meant to tell you．but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets，it caused a problem between you and Dad．"Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly．"They're both crazy，"she thought．

41．According to Jessica's mother，"a skeleton in the closet"meansB
A．a family honor
B．a family secret
C．a family story
D．a family treasure
42．What can we learn about some Austialians'ancestors form Paragraph 2？A
A．They were brought to Australia as prisoners．
B．They were the earliest people living in Australia．
C．They were involved in some crimes in Australia．
D．They were not regarded as criminals in their days．
43．Jessiea's mother fell down into a faint because she wasB．

44．Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home？C
A，She was curious about it．
B．She planned to keep it for fun．
C．She needed it for her school task．
D．She intended to scare her parents．
45．Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably becauseC．
A．they were crazy
B．they were over excited
C．they realized their misunderstanding
D．they both thought they had won the quarrel．

20．One day，a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left．He was hungry so he decided to （16）C for a meal at the next house．
    However，he lost his nerve （17）B a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked （18）D so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it （19）A，and then asked，"How much do I owe you？"
"You don't owe me anything，"she （20）C．"Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a（21）B．"He said，"Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．"As Howard Kelly left that house，he not only felt stronger（22）A，but it also increased his faith in God and human race．
He was about to give up and quit before this point．
    Years later the young woman became critically ill．The local doctors were baffled．They finally sent her to the big city，where specialists can be called （23）D to study her rare disease．Dr．Howard Kelly，now （24）B，was called in for the consultation．When he heard the name of the town she came from，a strange light （25）A his eyes．Immediately，he （26）A and went down through the hospital hall into her room．
   （27）Din his doctor's gown he went in to see her．He （28）Aher at once．He went back to the consultation room and （29）C to do his best to save her life．From that day on，he gave（30）A attention to her case．
    After a long（31）C，the battle was won．Dr．Kelly （32）Bthe business office to pass the final bill to him for approval．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was（33）C that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off．Finally she looked，and the note on the side of the bill caught her（34）C．She read these words…
"Paid in full with a glass of milk．"
                                           （Signed） Dr．Howard Kelly
    Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she（35）A silently．"Thank you，God．Your love has spread through human hearts and hands．"

16．A．call	B．make	C．beg	D．prepare
17．A．while	B．when	C．though	D．unless
18．A．thirsty	B．lazy	C．tired	D．hungry
19．A．slowly	B．unexpectedly	C．steadily	D．hurriedly
20．A．announced	B．shook	C．replied	D．doubted
21．A．reward	B．kindness	C．hand	D．value
22．A．physically	B．mentally	C．normally	D．properly
23．A．up	B．for	C．on	D．in
24．A．rich	B．famous	C．observant	D．vivid
25．A．filled	B．consulted	C．fixed	D．concentrated
26．A．rose	B．raised	C．got	D．left
27．A．Worn	B．Having	C．putting	D．Dressed
28．A．recognized	B．knew	C．spared	D．regained
29．A．desired	B．declared	C．determined	D．declined
30．A．special	B．ordinary	C．normal	D．no
31．A．decision	B．preparation	C．struggle	D．debate
32．A．ordered	B．requested	C．confused	D．compressed
33．A．negative	B．uncertain	C．positive	D．obvious
34．A．presentation	B．preference	C．attention	D．arrangement
35．A．prayed	B．pretended	C．pressed	D．praised

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