题目内容
9.If life treats you well,you can say:"I'm a happy person."But,do you dare (敢) say:"I'm the happiest person?"Well,Alvin Wong can,because he was just found to be the happiest man in the US.
Gallup,an American company,does a national survey in the US every year to see who is happy and what makes them happy.
The survey has many questions to measure happiness,such as,"How many times do you laugh a day?"and"How much money do you think is enough for a good life?"
The results of the latest survey came out on March 6.
It showed that Hawaii is the happiest state in the US.It also found that older people are happier than younger ones,and men are happier than women.
Based on the findings,the company has made a model of the happiest person in the US.It's a tall,Asian-American man,65or older.He lives in Hawaii,is married,has children,is religious (有宗教信仰的),runs a business and earns more than $120,000a year.
Alvin Wong,who lives in Hawaii,fit the model.That's why the 69-year-old Chinese-American became the happiest American.
Wong is a very active person."I get up in the morning and say,‘I'm very lucky.I'm living in Hawaii,doing what I want to do',"he said.Wong runs his own business.He said he has some stress,but he's satisfied.
"There are always hard times.I believe that if you can't laugh at yourself,life is going to be terrible for you…I've lived my whole life with humor."
41.The result of the latest survey shows the following EXCEPTC.
A.Hawaii is the happiest US state
B.Men are happier than women
C.The US is the happiest country
D.The old are happier than the young
42.Which of the following about Wong is TRUE?D
A.He often laughs at others.
B.Life is always hard for him.
C.There is no stress in his life.
D.It's easy for him to be pleased.
43.What's the thing that makes Wong the happiest person?D
A.He is a lucky man.
B.He has a big family.
C.He runs his own business.
D.He has a good state of mind.
分析 短文讲了生活是否幸福.盖洛普,美国的一家公司,通过调查表明夏威夷是最幸福的国家在美国,它也发现,老年人比年轻人更快乐,男性比女性更幸福.
根据研究结果,Alvin Wong成为美国华裔最幸福的人.wong告诉人们对待生活要有良好的精神状态.
解答 答案:41.C 细节判断题.根据It showed that Hawaii is the happiest state in the US.It also found that older people are happier than younger ones,and men are happier than women.它表明夏威夷是最幸福的州在美国.它也发现,老年人比年轻人更快乐,男性比女性更幸福.可知没有说美国是最幸福的国家,故选C.
42.D 细节推理题.根据短文内容Wong is a very active person."I get up in the morning and say,‘I'm very lucky.He said he has some stress,but he's satisfied.
"There are always hard times.I believe that if you can't laugh at yourself,life is going to be terrible for you…I've lived my whole life with humor.Wong是一个非常活跃的人,我早上起来说,我很幸运.他说他有些压力,但他很满意.总是有困难的时候,我相信如果你不能取笑自己,生活对你来说会很糟糕….可知wong很容易高兴.故选D.
43.D 细节归纳题.根据文章内容及句子He said he has some stress,but he's satisfied."There are always hard times.I believe that if you can't laugh at yourself,life is going to be terrible for you…I've lived my whole life with humor.他说他有些压力,但他很满意.总是有困难的时候,我相信如果你不能取笑自己,生活对你来说会很糟糕….可知wong有个良好心理状态.故选D.
点评 在通读全文的基础上,根据全文大意,展开逻辑思维,瞻前顾后,前后的关系和它所起的作用,认真观察选项,仔细推敲,确定最佳答案.
On the suburb(郊区) of a town in England,there lived an old man in a nice house with a large garden.(56)A He watered and fertilized(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden.He looked at the beautiful flowers,imaging how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place.(57)C He was very surprised about this and asked,"You can't see these flowers,why do you take notice of them every day?"
The old man smiled and said,"I can tell you four reasons.First,I was a gardener since I was young,and I really like this job.Second,(58)B Third,I can smell the sweetness of them.As for the last one,that's you."
"Me?But you don't know me,"said the young man.
"Yeah,it's true that I don't know you.But I know that flowers are angles(天使) that everyone knows.(59)D"
The blind man's work opened our eyes and pleased our hearts,which also made his life happier.It was just like Beethoven.(60)E Beethoven himself couldn't hear his wonderful music,but his music has encouraged millions of people to face their difficulties bravely.Isn't it one kind of happiness?
| A.He cared for his flowers all the time. B.I can touch them though I can't see these flowers. C.Then,suddenly he found the old gardener was blind. D.We enjoy the happiness which these flowers have brought us. E.He couldn't hear anything in his later life and wrote great musical works. |
| Country | Capital | Languages |
| A.India | New Delhi | Hindi and English |
| B.Canada | Ottawa | English and French |
| C.France | Paris | French |
| D.Egypt | Cairo | Arabic |
| E.Singapore | Singapore City | Malay,Chinese,Tamil and English |
| F.Russia | Moscow | Russian |
57.Li Hong wants to travel to Africa.He really would like to see the pyramids in Cairo.D
58.Xie Hui is learning Russian now because he is going to study in a foreign country.F
59.Chen Jie can not only speak English,but also speak French.He would like to learn fashion in a French city.C
60.Zhao Ke is good at English.She can also speak a little French.He prefers Ottawa to other cities.B.