At the time, I would go out in the evening with my parents. But this time I had borrowed a bicycle from a friend of mine. I didn’t know why, but once I was on my own bicycle, a kind of free feeling flooded through me. The faster I rode, the faster I wanted to go! Far ahead, I rode as if my life depended on it, head down, hands grasping the handbars. I meant to get to Jinghai Bar as fast as I could....

Oh! My hands! Don’t come any closer... . Don’t touch me! That poor doctor just couldn’t get my gloves off. Each time he took a step towards me, I broke into painful shouting. Much later, I discovered that I had crashed heavily with another bicycle, and I hadn’t spoken one word of sense for at least three hours! After some time, my mother arrived at the hospital, her face as white as a sheet, and gave me a hug, only then did the doctor begin to stitch(缝合) my head wound, not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair, but used no anaesthetic(麻药) either! Later, I seemed to hear faraway voices saying that my right hand was broken. I almost burst into tears. How would I ever play the piano again?

1.On her way to Jinghai, the writer felt _______.

A. nervous          B. comfortable          C. light-hearted        D. upset

2.Why did the writer ride a bicycle to Jinghai Bar that evening?

A. Because she wanted to attend a party on time.

B. Because she wanted to meet her friend who was waiting for her there.

C. Because she just wanted, to join some of her friends and drink some wine.

D. We are not quite sure about what she was really going there for.

3.What did the writer think of the doctor?

A. Friendly.            B. Cruel.               C. Hardworking.     D. Kind.

4.One thing is sure, that is, before she was wounded she _______.

A. often went to Jinghai Bar with her friends          

B. liked playing the piano

C. didn’t like any doctors at all  

D. would burst into tears when she was in trouble

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 36  you can just wait until we make a quick 37  at the grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we 39  some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40  your question.” I put one apple of each 41  on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42  look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 43  colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44 ,  some of the apples may not 45  look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46  each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 47  them back on the table, but 48   a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 49  tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 50 . See if that helps you 51  which one is which. ”

He took a 52 ,  and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are 53  like apples! They are all different, but once you 54  the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 55  it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

1.. A. although        B. so              C. because        D. if        

2.A. stop              B. start           C. turn           D. stay        

3.A. expressive        B. encouraging     C. informative    D. interesting     

4.A. bought            B. counted         C. saw            D. collected      

5. A. check            B. mention         C. answer         D. improve       

6.A. size              B. type            C. shape          D. class        

7.A. worried           B. satisfied       C. proud          D. curious       

8.A. ordinary          B. normal          C. different      D. regular       

9.A. outside           B. whole           C. table          D. inside        

10. A. still           B. even            C. only           D. ever        

11.A. examining        B. measuring       C. drawing        D. packing       

12.A. keeping          B. placing         C. pulling        D. giving        

13. A. on              B. toward          C. for            D. in         

14.A. mustn’t         B. can’t          C. shouldn’t     D. needn’t       

15.A. each one         B. each other      C. the other      D. one another    

16.A. admit            B. consider        C. decide         D. believe

17. A. big bite        B. deep breath     C. firm hold      D. close look 

18. A. just            B. always          C. merely         D. seldom

19.A. put away         B. get down        C. hand out       D. take off 

20.A. made             B. took            C. got            D. did

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．

Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．

Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends．

I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir（回忆录） after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness．

Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement．Man-iage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features．

Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．

1.What is the passage mainly about?

2.The author probably agrees that ____．

3.What does the author think of marriage?

4.If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____．

A．will start a business          B  won' t place too much value on money

C．will seek for freedom           D．won't devote himself to his family

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

W: Bobby, turn that TV off and set the table. Dinner is almost ready.

M: OK. I’ll be right down…

W:   1  Your father’s plane was delayed, so he won’t be home until after 10:00.

M: Aw, man! Why does he always have to travel so much?   2 

W: I know. Your sister and I feel the same way, but this is the way it has to be right now.

M:   3 

W: That’s because I work from home.   4  Your father is gone a lot, but he also makes good money.

M: Why doesn’t he work from home?

W:   5  If he stayed at home, how would he ever sell anything?

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being  36  , he was happy and   37   that it was because of something he saw in India．

       A few years ago he was  38  feeling sad and was touring India．He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw an Indian mother 39 her child's right hand with a knife．The helpless  40  in the mother's eyes and the painful scream of the 41 four-year-old child still remained in his mind．

       The 42 mother made the child handicapped （disabled）  43  he could go out on the streets to beg．  44  by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating．And almost at once, several children  45  around this small piece of bread covered with sand,   46 bits from one another．It was the 47  reaction of hunger．He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread．  48   he gave out the bread to the children （mostly handicapped）, he  49   cheers and bows from these  50   children．For the first time in his life, he understood  51  people could give up their  52  for a loaf of bread．He came to   53   how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to  54   about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him   55   dreamed of having．Perhaps life wasn't bad at all．

1.A．in poor health       B．on a diet      C．in debt               D．out of work

2.A．explained          B．recalled     C．mentioned           D．insisted

3.A．certainly          B．really       C．seriously              D．absolutely

4.A．took off           B．carved from  C．scratched on          D．cut off

5.A．expression         B．despair      C．impression            D．anger

6.A．guilty            B．tiresome     C．innocent              D．numb

7.A．merciless          B．upset        C．desperate             D．crazy

8.A．unless             B．so that       C．in case               D．because

9.A．Puzzled           B．Attracted     C．Disgusted            D．Shocked

10.A．gathered        B．looked       C．sat                 D．turned

11.A．sharing          B．taking           C．offering            D．giving

12.A．mental           B．physical      C．natural              D．emotional

13.A．Since            B．Until          C．If                  D．As

14.A．received         B．accepted       C．heard               D．rejected

15.A．polite           B．unfortunate   C．energetic            D．greedy

16.A．whom           B．what           C．how                D．when

17.A．honor          B．identity      C．morals              D．dignity

18.A．acknowledge     B．realize         C．conclude            D．recognize

19.A．complain         B．comment       C．argue               D．decide

20.A．even            B．ever            C．never               D．hardly