I once heard the story of a grown bear that lived in a cage and traveled with a circus ever since he was young．The bear spent every day of his life   1back and forth in his cage while lots of   2looked on．When the keepers weren’t   3, some visitors would throw pieces of food   4broken glass into the cage．When the great bear would eat what he thought was a（n）   5meal, the broken glass   6cut his throat and stomach．

One day an animal lover visited the circus and saw the   7, things that the people were doing．He felt so   8for the animal that he decided to buy the bear．The circus   9to sell the bear to him and they set up a   10to send it．

When the day arrived for the bear to be   11, everyone was waiting to see what would happen．To everyone’s   12, when the door of the cage was opened for the first time, the bear      13paced back and forth as usual．The bear didn’t seem to   14that the cage door was open．Finally the keepers got the bear out of the cage and rolled it   15．What they saw next shocked everyone．The bear   16at his new home．Then to everyone’s surprise and   17, the bear began his pacing again．Back and forth he would go as if he was in a（n）   18cage．In the end, he had to be put to sleep．

I hope and   19that you are not living a life like the bear described above．I heard a（n）   20recently, “Don’t let your past dictate who you are, but do let it influence who you become．”

1.A．bending      confusing      C．removing       D．pacing

2.A．activists    visitors       C．keepers        D．bears

3.A．tidying      contacting     C．looking        D．existing

4.A．made up    kept up          C．made of        D．filled with

5.A．wonderful    simple         C．unforgettable                D．frustrating

6.A．should       will           C．may            D．would

7.A．terrible     strange        C．amusing        D．endless

8.A．promising  silent           C．pity           D．fair

9.A．refused      thrilled       C．agreed         D．inspired

10.A．rule        date           C．company        D．calendar

11.A．sold        delivered      C．presented      D．shot

12.A．surprise    sadness        C．comment        D．entertainment

13.A．originally                    anxiously      C．simply     D．enjoyably

14.A．bother      dream          C．desire         D．care

15.A．in          up             C．out            D．away

16.A．traveled around  looked into                 C．checked in     D．looked around

17.A．excitement disappointment C．eagerness      D．imagination

18.A．lovely      precious       C．imaginary      D．similar

19.A．advise      pray           C．explain        D．educate

20.A．statement                     announcement  C．method     D．quote

 “Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness,” wrote Samuel Johnson, a famous British writer and lexicographer（词典编写者）of the eighteenth century.

Today, amid the large amount of worldly temptations and material sources of modem-day enjoyment, people from all walks of life are still searching for the key to happiness. The question “How can we be happy?” seems to worry everyone. Indeed, in this day and age of scientific advancement and heavenly comforts, people still do not seem able to find a definite answer to the age-old problem of finding happiness. Happiness seems to be a very difficult thing. Solon’s dictum “Count no man happy until he is dead” seems to present both the poor and the rich with a continual threat causing them no end of anxiety.

In Oxford, England, a noted psychology professor, Dr Michael Argyle, has succeeded in his quest for happiness. Over the past eight years, he has been researching the mysterious antithesis（对立面）of depression, and has found convincing clues which he has embodied in his books.

"The Psychology of Happiness”, and “The Social Psychology of Everyday Life”.

Dr Argyle explains that happiness comprises three essential elements ― first, positive emotions like joy; second, the absence of negative emotions like anxiety, and lastly, the non-emotional element which means a general, more profound satisfaction with life.

“The bigger source of happiness is a happy marriage,” Dr Argyle explains. “Job satisfaction.” he continues, “is another essential ingredient of happiness.” Do you feel you are doing a useful job? Do you feel you are achieving, or stand a chance of achieving your ambitions?

If you honestly have positive answers to these questions, then eventually, you will be happy; if not, then you can still be happy by reducing your ambitions and lowering your expectations in order to achieve happiness. The fact is, the higher your ambitions and dreams are, the more difficult it will be for you to achieve your goals and therefore it will be harder to achieve satisfaction and happiness.

Dr Argyle offers other avenues people can take to find real happiness. Music, games or sports, a drink with a friend, a simple gathering at tea, lunch or dinner with loved ones, or simply thinking of nice things, call give a person happiness, if only for a few hours. Surprisingly, television programs, especially soap operas offers nothing but a bit of pleasurable moments. Often, television viewers are so carried away emotionally that they feel depressed or emotionally tired. Non-soap programmers, on the other hand, bore many viewers or sometimes deepen their misery. Dr Argyle further explains that wealth and worldly success do contribute to happiness. But in the ultimate analysis, Dr Argyle says, it is the person's temperament（性情）that makes him happy or unhappy. "There are in our midst people who are naturally happy, and there are the sad ones.”

Happiness is indeed mysterious. As one wise man put it, “Few are those who have never had the chance to achieve happiness, but fewer those who have never taken that chance.”

51. The writer quotes Solon’s dictum in paragraph 2 to prove that ________.

A. happiness is everyone's business            B. the dead are happier than the living

C. man is generally hard.                     D. happiness is not easy to find

52. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an ingredient of happiness?

A. Happy marriage.                         B. Entertainment.

C. High ambitions.                          D. Wealth and power.

53. The writer believes that television programs_______.

A. do more harm than good                 B. offer only limited enjoyment

C. should be avoided altogether by viewers     D. are a genuine source of enjoyment

54. Dr argyle believes that ________.

A. the temperament of a person is largely affected by his working

B. there are people who are by nature happy or unhappy

C. there are people who blame others for their low self-esteem

D. most people often feel depressed because they worry about them.

55. In the last paragraph, the writer implies that ________.

A. happiness is false                           B. people may not know it but they are, in fact, happy

C. people should not bother seeking happiness

D. most people have been happy at least once in their life

Every year, there is an important lottery（彩 票）in Newtown. The lottery raises money for the local hospital. Most people buy at least one ticket, because the first prize is a million dollars!

One year, John Smith won the first prize. He immediately gave up his job and started to enjoy himself. He bought the fastest and most expensive car he could find. He bought a motorboat. He traveled twice around the world, eating and drinking at the most expensive restaurants. He went on a safari in Africa. He explored the South Pole. He lived a life of pleasure, luxury and adventure. He put on a lot of weight from eating too much good food.

Two years later, after he had spent all his money, he returned home and asked for his job back. He had only been back at work a few days when one of the girls in the office tried to sell him a lottery ticket.

 “You must buy one, John,” she said. “Remember how lucky you were last time?”

 “I am not buying any more lottery tickets. ” He said.

 “But you must,” the girl argued. “You might win again. ”

 “That’s what frightens me,” John said. “If I try to do again all the things I did last year, I will be dead before the end of this year!”

 61. Where did the lottery take place?    

 A. In the local hospital.    B. In Newtown.   C. In Africa.  D. At the South Pole

 62. What was the money raised by the lottery used for?   

A. To buy fast cars.              B. To allow people to travel

 C. To help the local hospital.       D. To feed hungry people.

63. What did John Smith win?      

 A. A lottery ticket.     B. A car      C. Money      D. A vacation

64. When John Smith won, what was the first thing he did? 

 A. He ate a lot.                 B. He bought a motorboat.

 C. He bought another ticket.       D. He stopped working.

65. How long did it take John Smith to spend his money?   

A. Two years     B. One year.     C. A few days    D. Until the end of the year.

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 

12. What is an unpunctual person like?

A. He always does a thing when it should be done.  B. He is always very busy.

C. He always does a thing at the wrong time.    D. He always keeps the appointments.

13. Why is unpunctuality very harmful?  

A. Because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.

B. Because it makes a man lose friends.

C. Because it makes a man work quickly.

D. Because it makes a man be more respected by others.

14. According to the passage, which is right?

A. The punctual person has no much work to do.

B. The unpunctual person is very rich

C. The unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.

D. The unpunctual person loses what can’t be regained again.

15. According to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?

A. Arriving at the appointed time.   B. Arriving before all other guests.

C. Arriving after all other guests.    D. Keeping all other guests waiting.

16. Why is a person always unpunctual?

A. He is too busy.                      B. He has too much work to do.

C. He does care much about time.         D. He doesn’t manage his time properly.