3．A．actually B．suggested C．caused D．equal E．poorestWhat is happiness?The Merriam-Webster diction——青夏教育精英家教网—

A．actually B．suggested C．caused D．equal E．poorest

What is happiness？The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as"a state of well-being and contentment．"If you ask someone what brings them happiness，they might say money，family，friends，or having fun．There are many things that （46）D happiness．However，studies shows that money is （47）A not one of them．Richer countries do not have happier people．Nigeria and Bangladesh are two of the happiest countries in the world．However，they have some of the （48）E people．This has（49）C scientists to take an ever closer look at the world and happiness in it．

2．If you are lazy and weak，you will never taste success．But if you are（31）C，success and happiness will be more likely to come to you．
I love eating persimmons（柿子）．But you can't get them until autumn．If you try them before the right time，they probably（32）Bbad．
In Grade Six，because of my poor grades，my parents were（33）Bthat I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent middle school．They（34）Cme to study harder，but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious．
Summer came．The hot weather made me sleepy and I couldn't（35）Amy textbooks．But every time I wanted to stop（36）D，Mom would shout，"Hey!Think about your （37）A If you don't work hard，you'll regret it!"I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks．But all I（38）Dwas playing with my friends and eating persimmons．
My mom would say to me，with a serious look on（39）Aface，"If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer，it can't bear（结出） fruit in autumn!Only by hard work（40）Byou get god results．"
（41）CI didn't understand it at that time，I gradually came to see the truth of her words．A few months later，I succeeded in getting into the key middle school．It was（42）C．Walking in my new school，I could see quite a few persimmon trees．The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire．Suddenly，I （43）A that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet．
My mom was right．If a persimmon tree doesn't grow（44）Bsummer，it can't bear fruit in autumn．I smiled．I had grown through the summer（45）A now it was autumn．
I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruit of my labor!

31．A．busy	B．clever	C．hard-working	D．free
32．A．look	B．taste	C．turn	D．smell
33．A．embarrassed	B．worried	C．excited	D．scared
34．A．afforded	B．allowed	C．pushed	D．made
35．A．concentrate on	B．depend on	C．decide on	D．look on
36．A．thinking	B．talking	C．playing	D．studying
37．A．future	B．hobby	C．health	D．wor
38．A．talked about	B．heard about	C．worried about	D．thought about
39．A．her	B．your	C．my	D．his
40．A．should	B．can	C．need	D．must
41．A．But	B．Because	C．Although	D．So
42．A．spring	B．summer	C．autumn	D．winter
43．A．realized	B．saw	C．noticed	D．reminded
44．A．before	B．during	C．after	D．until
45．A．and	B．but	C．or	D．then．

1．School is out for the summer in some areas，and for many children，that means weeks of sleeping in late，trips to the swimming pool or hours spent in front of the TV．These months of inactivity-away from the daily tiring things of school-are something that young people look forward to，but it can have a detrimental（不利的）influence on the knowledge they have．
Studies have shown that children lose a lot in math skills during the summer months．Chidren who spend littlt time learning experience a much greater amount of learning loss（损失）than those who often take part in summer programs．
So when school starts again in the fall，teachers often have to spend several weeks reteaching children material that they have forgotten．
Experts（专家）suggests that parents make sure the summer months are a time of continued learning．For example，they suggest that lunch time is a good time to improve a child's spoken skills，simply through conversation．A trip to the supermarket can be an opportunity to improve a child's math skills by having him or her add up the cost of food．And there is no better way to prevent learning loss than by having a child read every day．
Fortunately，there are many programs that can help parents．The best place to start is at your local library．Most libraries have summer reading programs that are filled with fun activities．A strong musical education also improves learning．Find out summer music camps in your area．
We think that children should have fun during the summer break，but it should not be a vacation from learning．We strongly suggest parents should take advantage of the many educational opportunities available for their children during the coming weeks．

52．Children lose a lot in learning in the summer break because theyD．
A．do homework before the TV               B．stay up late at night
C．visit the swimming pool                  D．spend little time learning
53．Which of the following is TRUE？C
A．I t isn't good for children to have fun in summer．
B．Children will get bored with reading programs．
C．Summer programs can be helpful for children．
D．Teachers needn't help children review lessons．
54．The fourth and fifth paragraph（段落）are mainly aboutA．
A．how to improve children's learning
B．how to communicate with children
C．how to look for summer music camps
D．how to have children read every day
55．C might be most interested in this passage．
A．Students          B．Teachers            C．Parents           D．Reporters．

20．

Welcome! A warm welcome to all our Italian，Chinese，French，and Japanese students．We hope you enjoy your time here with us at the University of Chichester．
What's on this week？
Education Talk	We invite our Chinese and Japanese students to a talk on education this Monday evening．It promises （保证） to be enjoyable and useful for your English study，so please come along．
Harry Potter Night	On Tuesday the Chinese students are invited to Harry Potter Night．It's a talk by a teacher from the University and promises to be a really enjoyable evening．Please come at seven and enjoy yourself!
Free Conversation	To give you the chance to practice your English，free conversation are available（可用的）to all students after class on Wednesday．You can spend 15minutes taliking with Guy，Eilidh，or Phil in groups of 3-4！
Competition Evening	On Thursday，there is a competition evening for the French，Italian and Chinese students in the hall of the university．There will be prizes for the winners．May the best team win!

41．C are invited to join in all four activities this week．
A．The French students B．The Japanese students
C．The Chinese students D．The Italian students
42．It can be learned from the passage thatB．
A．the competition will be held on the playgroud
B．Guy，Eilidh and Phil may work in the university
C．the writer of Harry Potter will talk to the students
D．Education Talk is going to be given in the morning
43．The passage is written mainly toA．
A．give information on some activities
B．introduce the University of Chichester
C．welcome the students to the university
D．ask the students to learn English．

19．B．用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空．每词限用一次．

care three regularly succeed July

66．In ChinaJuly is the hottest month of the year，between June and August．
67．As the founder of Microsoft，Bill Gates worked very hard and hesucceededat last．
68．The morecarefulyou are，the fewer mistakes you will make．
69．To make our school life colorful，we have different activitiesregularlyat school．
70．Helen was thethird girl，after Kate and Jenny，to get to school this morning．

18．June Calendar for After-School Activities in St．Peter High School

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 Football 3：00-6：00p．m．	2 Movie 4：00p．m．	3 Book Club 3：00-6：00p．m．	4
5	6 Movie 6：00p．m．	7 Singing Class 4：00-6：00p．m．	8 High Jump 3：00-5：00p．m．	9 Sewing Class 3：00-5：00p．m．	10 Dance Class 4：00-6：00p．m．	11
12	13 Camera Club 2：30-5：30p．m．	14 Singing Class 2：30-4：30p．m．	15 Swimming 3：30-4：30p．m．	16 Travel Lecture 2：00-5：00p．m．	17 Exercise Class 9：00-12：00a．m．	18
19	20 Basketball 3：00-6：00p．m．	21 Fashion Show 2：00-5：00p．m．	22 Tennis 4：00-6：00p．m．	23 Movie 7：00p．m．	24 Picnic 1：00-7：00p．m．	25
26	27 Dance Class 4：00-6：00p．m．	28 Painting 3：00-5：00p．m．	29 Volleyball 3：00-6：00p．m．	30 Piano Class 3：00-4：00p．m．

46．What time does the movie start on 23rd？D
A．At 2：00p．m..B．At 3：00p．m..C．At 6：00p．m..D．At 7：00p．m．．
47．Which activity lasts the longest？C
A．Fashion Show．B．Book Club．C．Picnic．D．Camera Club．
48．All the activities are in the afternoon exceptA．
A．Exercise ClassB．Travel LectureC．Sewing ClassD．Painting．
49．Jim is very interested in sports．He can take part in sports activities everyB．
A．MondayB．WednesdayC．ThursdayD．Friday
50．When does the school have Dance Class？C
A．On 13th and 27th．B．On 27th and 29th．
C．On 10th and 27th．D．On 10th and 15th．

17．A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything．
   An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right 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 got back．Time is more useful than material things．In fact，time is life itself．An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'．An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls．But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time．He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work．
   Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect （不尊重） towards others．If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there，he keeps all the other guests （客人）waiting for him．Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests．
   Not like a punctual person，an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully，whether it is public or personal．Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time．A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men．

62．The Chinese meaning of the word"punctual"in this passage is probably"B"．
A．听话的      B．守时的       C．守纪律的      D．能干的
63．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．An unpunctual person often has more time．
B．An unpunctual person has more work to do．
C．A punctual person often has a busy life．
D．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully．
64．When you are invited to dinner，you'd better arrive thereC．
A．in a hurry                               B．after the host
C．at the decided time                        D．before other guests
65．From the passage，we learn that an unpunctual man usuallyDin the end．
A．saves time for others                       B．leaves his family and friends
C．gets his chances and knowledge              D．loses his time and good name．

16．

   This group of children grow vegetables and take care of animals，but they are not playing"Farmville"online．Students at Gateway International School   have started farming a small piece of land in the school．The students in the school are from different countries，such as and the Philippines．
   To make the children self-reliant and develop friendship between children from different countries，we asked them to grow vegetables．They were excited about the idea，"said Grace Alwyn，the head teacher of the school．"They give part of the harvest to us and we cook it for them．We are planning to ask the parents to buy the vegetables planted by the children．This will also leach them the importance of money．"
The students are also encouraged to keep pets．"They feed the animals in the morning and check on them through the day．We think it's a good way for them to learn to be responsible （负责任的）．"said Alwyn．
Pritesh，a school student in Grade 8，said，"I understand how farmers work．As we grow the vegetables ourselves，we don't feel like wasting them．It is a very interesting hobby．"A parent named Arundhati Swamy said，"Through farming they are exploring nature and learning to love the environment．They will learn a lot from these activities．"

44．The underlined word"self-reliant"in Paragraph 2most probably meansD．
A．自私的   B．自由的   C．自尊的   D．自立的
45．From the last paragraph we can learn that the parent was feelingA．
A．pleased   B．bored   C．worried  D．surprised
46．We can infer （推断） from the passage thatB．
A．the students in the school are from the same country
B．the students are excited about farming
C．the students are playing a game of farming
D．the students don't feel like eating vegetables after farming
47．The purpose of the school activities is toC．
A．introduce farming skills
B．encourage the students to keep pets
C．help students to be self-reliant and responsible
D．ask the parents to buy the vegetables planted by their children．

15．

Hi Li Hua，
I'm Samantha，but everyone calls me Sam．I'm so glad you're coming to slay with us!I've lived in my house in Lonon all my life with my parents and two brothers，Jerome and Michael．Jerome likes art and Michael likes Chinese．They both like making friends．

   Music and fashion are two of my biggest interests．Have you heard of The Vaccines？It's my favourite London band．I'll take you to enjoy their performance．And of course sports-I'm captain of my school football team，but better than that-I'm an"Olympic Games Maker"to help out with the Olympic Games．
   I can't wait to meet you and show you around London!
                                                              Sam

41．How many people are there in Sam's family？C
A．Three．B．Four．C．Five．D．Six．
42．What is Sam interested in？D
A．Music，art and Chinese．B．Fashion，music and Chinese．
C．Sports，art and fashion．D．Music，sports and fashion．
43．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Sam is going to stay with Li Hua's family in London．
B．Li Hua is captain of his school football team．
C．Sam is a helper for the Olympic Games．
D．Li Hua will go to a concert with Sam's brothers．

14．People are always afraid of making mistakes．But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes，and here is why．
At first，mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things．It's always good to try new things，because when you are trying new things you are growing．If you never try new things，how can you improve？How can you create？The simple answer is，．"You can't．"Look around you，everything you see is the result of someone trying new things．
Another good thing about mistakes is this：when you are making mistakes，you are learning．Consider this：Edison failed 10，000times before he invented the light bulb．When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times，he said that he hadn't failed 10，000times，but rather had learned 10，000things that didn't work．
Finally，when you make a mistake，you are that much closer to success．Why？Because you have said what you should say，and you have done what you should do．Every time you make a mistake，you are closer to success．But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking．Instead，when you try new things you have to think them over，so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes．
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way，but use them correctly．Because our time and money are limited（有限的）．
There is an old saying，"If you are not making mistakes，you are not trying hard enough．"So go bravely and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷或填涂在答题卡相应位置．
（共5小题，每小题2分，满分l0分）
61．If you are making a mistake，that meansC
A．you're careful                      B．you're kind
C．you're growing                    D．you know nothing
62．If you never try new things，you can'tD
A．improve        B．create           C．spend           D．A and B
63．After Edison failed 10，000times，heB
A．gave up                         B．invented the light bulb
C．invented the computer               D．invented 10，000new things
64．When you make a mistake，you are closer toC
A．trine           B．money          C．success          D．everything
65．What's the main idea of the passage？C
A．Never make mistakes．
B．You can make mistakes without thinking．
C．Sometimes it's good to make mistakes．
D．Making mistakes is terrible．

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