Have you ever woken up feeling that something was wrong?

It was a day like that for me．

I sat up in bed．

A little later I opened the curtains．

It was terrible weather—the rain was pouring down．

Then I looked down into the yard．

Yes! There it was—the motorcycle．

It was just as broken as last night．

And my leg was starting to hurt．

1.Something had happened to the person in the story the night before．What was it?

A．The bad weather had broken the motorcycle．

B．The bad weather had stopped the person from going outside．

C．The person had bought a new motorcycle．

D．The person had been in a motorcycle accident．

2.“It was a day like that for me．”What kind of day did this turn out to be?

A．A good day． B．A bad day．

C．An exciting day． D．A boring day．

3.Why does the writer begin the story with a question?

A．Because the writer wants to know the answer．

B．To make the readers interested in the story．

C．Because the question is hard to answer．

D．To remind the reader that this kind of experience is rare．

Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is“happier”， then you are right，based on a study published seven years ago．It found that people become happier and experience less worry after age fifty．In fact，it found that by the age of eighty-five，people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen．

The finding came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008．At that time，people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．Stress levels dropped sharply(急剧)after people reached their fifties．

Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies．

The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns(情感模式)as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness，stress and worry than men did．

So why would happiness increase with age? One theory(推测)is that，as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．

1.How many adults were included in the survey?

A．300 B．40，000 C．340，000 D．103

2.What can you learn from the findings of the survey?

A．People become happier and feel less worried before age 50．

B．People are happier with their life at 18 than they were at 85．

C．Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the least stress．

D．The kids and those in their early seventies feel the happiest．

3.Why does happiness increase with age?

A．People aren’t able to control their emotions better．

B．It takes them less time to think about bad experiences．

C．People become less thankful for what they have．

D．Women feel sadder, more stressed and worried than men．

4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Differences Between Stress and Happiness

B．Differences Between Age and Happiness

C．Relationship Between Stress and Happiness

D．Relationship Between Age and Happiness

Coolest Hotels in the World

Ariau Amazon Towers

The Ariau Amazon Towers hotel lets you sleep in a tree house. Eight towers make up this hotel that offers over 300 rooms. If you really want to get into the spirit, the Tarzan Suite which is large enough for big family. You'll thirty feet up in the air and can travel between the towers through their wooden walkways.

Prices starting at $300 one night for each person for a regular room and going all the way up to $3000 for the Tarzan Suite.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.ariautowers.com

The Ice Hotel

Every winter in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, a special kind of hotel called the Ice Hotel is built. Each year, world-famous artists are invited to design and produce works of art from the ice, many of which can be found in the rooms. You'll have your choice between hot or cold rooms, but you will be well advised to stay at least one night in a cold room for a true experience.

Prices: starting $318 one night for each person for either a cold room or a warm one.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.icehotel.com

Propeller Island City Lodge

Propeller Island City Lodge is a very special hotel that was designed by a German artist. Each room provides you with the possibility of living in a work of art. Every single piece of furniture in the thirty rooms of the hotel has been hand-made and each room is completely different. You'll be able to choose a room based on your own personal tastes.

Prices: starting at just $91 a night, and an additional (另外) person for only 20 extra dollars.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.propeller-island.com

For information about other cool hotels in the world, visit the website: http://www.bahamabeachclub.com

1.What is special about the Ariau Amazon Towers hotel?

A．You can sleep in tree houses．

B．You can choose any of the towers．

C．It is designed for big families．

D．Every room has a walkway．

2.For two persons spending a night in one of these hotels，they have to pay at least .

A．$600 B．$111 C．$182 D．$636

3.Which website should you visit if you want to find out whether there is a hotel under the sea?

A．http：// www. ariautowers. com

B．http：// www．icehotel, corn

C．http：// www．propellerisland．com

D．http：// www．bahamabeachclub．com

4.Which hotel would invite artists to come to work every year?

A．Propeller Island City Lodge． B．Ariau Amazon Towers．

C．The Ice Hotel． D．Bahama Beach Hotel．

“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment (失望)．“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”

Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating (毕业) from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to a sports announcer．I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turned down every time．In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person．“Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance，”she said．I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．

While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department (部门)．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t hired．My mother noticed my disappointment．“Everything happens for the best．”Mom reminded me．Dad offered me the car to hunt a job．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter Mac Arthur told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，I asked aloud，“How can a guy get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the lift when I heard Mac Arthur calling，“What did you mean about sports? Do you know anything about football?’’ Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to cover an imaginary (想象的) game．Last autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run．I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would cover Saturday’s game! On my way home，I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

1.When did the writer first decide to take a radio-announcing job?

A．After he applied for the job in a store．

B．Before he graduated from college．

C．After he came back from Chicago．

D．Before he was a football player．

2.The underlined phrase“turned down”probably means ．

A．refused B．accepted

C．hired D．offered

3.Why did the writermention his mother’s words over and again?

A．Because his mother liked to talk a lot．

B．Because his mother’s words made him sad．

C．Because his mother’s words encouraged him．

D．Because his mother’s words disappointed him．

4.The writer shows his by saying“．．．if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．”

A．regret B．happiness

C．thankfulness D．disappointment

单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据所给汉语注释或题干信息，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只限一词。

1.If our parents do everything for us，we won’t learn to depend on (自己)．

2.Some good ideas are worth (扩散) on the Internet．

3.Always read the (指示) on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine．

4.He worked (密切) with actors and actresses when he was the director of the film．

5.The soldier saved two (儿童) lives in the earthquake．

6.A little bird (飞) in through the open window and she set it free at once．

7.Some details of a murder mystery happened in London remain (未知的)．

8.—Which of the two sweaters will you take?

—I’ll take ．I don’t like their styles．

9.—What do you think of his new design?

—It’s of even practical value than the old one．He’s just a bookworm．

10.—Oh，my God! I can’t find my key to the office．

—Don’t worry．Maybe it was at your home．

句子翻译(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)

将下列句子译成英语，并写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.我们都害怕在他人面前做演讲。

2.你得清楚地表达演讲的开头、要点和结尾。

3.你的演讲要够短才能引起他人的兴趣。

4.如果你的演讲不简单，就不会受到关注。

5.遵循这些建议，你就会成为杰出的演讲者。

书面表达(满分20分)

实现有效的沟通，建立良好的人际关系，不仅要善于表达，更要善于倾听。请你根据表格中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Listener”的英文演讲稿。

注意：1．词数90左右。短文开头和结尾部分己为你写好，不计入总词数；

2．短文需包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；

3．短文中不要出现具体的学校姓名利人名。

Being a Good Listener

Good afternoon，everyone!

Today I’d like to share my ideas of“Being a Good Listener”with you．

Thank you for your listening!

—What ____ pity! All the passengers on board were killed in the German air crash!

—I’m really sorry to hear that. Everyone takes _____ pity on them.

A. a, a B. /, a C. a, / D. /, /

Every spring, _____ tourists go to Nanjing Jiming Temple to watch the Flowering Cherries(樱花).

A. many thousand B. several thousands

C. many thousands of D. several thousand of

—What a good _____ you’ve given me! Thanks a lot.

—My pleasure.

A. information B. news

C. suggestion D. advice