Some British and American people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be upset (不安的) if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!?Dinner parties usually start between 7p．m．and 8p．m．, and end at about 11p．m． Ask your host (主人) what time you should arrive． It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a gift．
Usually the evening starts with drinks and snacks (小吃)． Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember — it's not polite to ask how much things cost．
In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other side． They eat with their guests．
You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then dessert (甜点心) followed by coffee． It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．
Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short “Thank you” letter． British and American people like to say “thank you” all the time!
【小题1】An English friend doesn't invite you to his or her dinner, which ＿＿＿＿．

A．means he or she doesn't like you	B．means he or she likes you
C．doesn't mean he or she likes you	D．doesn't mean he or she doesn't like you

A．to say that you like the host's room very much

B．for a guest to ask the host the price of the things in the room

C．for a guest to have drinks and snacks before the evening

D．for the host and the hostess (女主人) to sit and eat with their guests

C
Scientists find that hard，working people live longer than average men and women． Career（职业） women are healthier than housewives．Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the jobholders．An investigation （调查） shows that whenever the unemployment rate increases by 1％, the death rate increases by 2％． All this comes down to one point, work is helpful to health．
Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy away from loneliness and solitude （孤单）．Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do． Instead the happiest are those who are busy． Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard． Work serves as a bridge between man and reality． By work people come into contact with each other． By collective activity they find friendship and warmth． This is helpful to health． The loss of work means the loss of everything． It affects man spiritually and makes him ill．
Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement．Work makes one feel his value and status in society． When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words．
From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work  the happier and healthier you will be． Let us work hard and study hard and live a happy and healthy life．
64. The underlined word “average” in Paragraph1 means“＿＿＿＿＿＿”．
A. healthy         B. lazy         C. ordinary       D. poor
65. What may be the reason why housewives are not as healthy as career women？
A. Housewives are poorer than career women．
B. Housewives have more children than career women．
C. Housewives have less chance to communicate with others．
D. Housewives eat less food than career women．
66. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 2？
A. Busy people have nothing to do at home．
B. High achievers don't care about their families．
C. There is no friendship and warmth at home．
D. A satisfying job helps to keep you healthy．
67. The best title for this passage may be “＿＿＿＿＿＿”．
A. People Should Find a Job         
B. Working Hard Is Good for Health
C. People Should Make More Friends by Work
D. The Loss of Work Means the Loss of Everything

Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.

    When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.

The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there was no housework that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.

Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era.

I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural feature still keeps at least remnants(残余部分) of the moral of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment.

1.The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when＿＿.

A. everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far away

B. everyone seemed to be free for others

C. Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house

D. nearly every adult would go to church and children weren’t at school

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because_____.

A. people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday

B. such answers are rarely heard in our modern society

C. people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday

D. visiting someone on Sunday was routine in the past

3.From the last paragraph we may infer that_____.

A. people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment

B. people in Maine have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolutely new life

C. land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense

D. people in Maine tend to help each other out of necessity

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Doing many activities on Sunday is beneficial.

B. We should often travel a long distance to visit some friends and relatives.

C. Nowadays, Sunday has almost lost its association as a day of rest.

D. We should abandon some old tradition.

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Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you, re

Seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you’ve got to move forward. We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood（心情）：

Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120, 000 people how income, education, political participation volunteer activities and close relationships affected their happiness. Reported Newsweek, s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships. ”

Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants（参与者）followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn.

The editors of forbes. Com gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who’d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it, s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.

Studies from the Positive Psychology Center showed that discouraged people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an improved attitude.

Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration（脱水） affected the moods of its female participants.

Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

A

Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.

　First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.

　Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No.l choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs to grow strong bones.

Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.

　Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.

　Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.

　Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.

1. You should eat different foods especially ___.

A. meat 　　B. hamburgers　　 C. sweets 　　　　D. fruit and vegetables　

2. Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?

A. Juice　　B. Milk　　　　　 C. Cold water　　 D. Tea

3. According to the passage, you should follow　＿＿rules if you want to be healthy.

A. five　　 B. nine　　　　　 C. fifteen　　　　D. thirteen

4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels.

B. You can eat your favorite food as much as possible.

C. You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.

D. We should try to live in an active way in our life.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. How to make yourself important

B. How to be a healthy kid

C. How to be a popular kid

D. How to make your parents healthy