【题目】阅读下面的短文，然后完成表格，注意：一空一词。

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of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn.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.

【题目】 The teacher sat cross-legged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would ____ world peace. Immediately they began offering such ____ as “Get rid of all the bombs.” “There ought to be a ____ against war.” The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was ____，she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything ____ war in their lives.

They were ____ at first but eventually they seemed to begin to ____ that the teacher meant “war”as a metaphor(暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares a war on me when I ____ his things.”“ My Dad blows up at bad drivers，” offered one girl.____ said she did war with one of her dishonest friends.

____ the thought appeared that all violence was in conflict with the idea of ____. Through the discussion the teacher ____ the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the ideas of ____ with others. She asked them to spend the rest of the week ____ track of the times when they would choose to carry out peace ____ violence.

By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples ____ violence and conflict had been avoided in their ____ lives.

Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school ____ that decreased conflict. Homework became more inventive and ____. Parent-teacher meetings always ____ activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.

【1】A. break B. ignore C. increase D. witness

【2】A. cases B. events C. chances D. suggestions

【3】A. law B. will C. deal D. duty

【4】A. missing B. necessary C. simple D. complete

【5】A. but B. like C. against D. after

【6】A. puzzled B. frightened C. excited D. encouraged

【7】A. state B. prove C. realize D. guess

【8】A. receive B. bother C. collect D. reserve

【9】A. Each B. Another C. The one D. The other

【10】A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Hopefully D. Finally

【11】A. peace B. power C. culture D. wealth

【12】A. returned B. passed C. introduced D. moved

【13】A. joking B. fighting C. discussing D. working

【14】A. wasting B. appointing C. keeping D. finishing

【15】A. aside from B. away from C. regardless of D. instead of

【16】A. that B. where C. whether D. whose

【17】A. political B. traditional C. personal D. natural

【18】A. rules B. decisions C. records D. introductions

【19】A. similar B. familiar C. confusing D. interesting

【20】A. started with B. belonged to C. put up with D. come up to

【题目】A guitarist was pleasantly surprised to hear from New York City police that his valuable guitar had been found. It disappeared almost a year ago when he got out of a taxi and forgot to take the guitar with him. Laurence Lennon, 44, said he was running late that day. He was talking to his manager on his cellphone when he rushed out of the taxi. He said that he gave the driver $60 and told him to keep the change. He walked through the front doors of the concert hall, still talking on the phone to his manager.

Upon discovering his loss, Lennon used his cellphone to call the police. The policewoman asked him for the name of the taxi company, the number of the taxi, and the name of the driver. He said that she must have been joking.

She told Lennon that he could apply for a missing item report online. Lennon asked for address. It was www.nypd.gov/toprotectandtoserve/haveaniceday. She told him that finding the guitar might take a couple of years for finding guitars was not as important as finding murderers and marijuana （大麻）smokers. Then she told him to have a nice day.

“This year has been depressing,” said Lennon. “I had to put off the recording of two new CDs. I’ve been using borrowed guitars. And I was losing hope of ever recovering my guitar.”

Lennon was reunited with his $100,000 guitar yesterday. The guitar had been discovered in the corner of a coffeehouse only two blocks from where Lennon had lost it. Lennon had offered a $10,000 reward for its return. He said he would give the reward to the coffeehouse owner, who had informed the police.

【1】 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Careless guitarist surprised.

B. Valuable guitar found.

C. Coffeehouse owner rewarded.

D. Taxi driver still unknown.

【2】 In the first paragraph, the author explained ________.

A. how costly the guitar was

B. how important the concert was

C. why the guitarist was late

D. why the guitar was left behind

【3】 By saying “she must have been joking” in Para 2, the guitarist probably means ________.

A. it was impossible for him to answer her questions

B. there must have been something she felt funny

C. she didn’t believe at all that he had lost his guitar

D. she must have felt that his behavior was funny

【4】 In the policewoman’s opinion, finding the lost guitar _________.

A. was not important at all

B. wouldn’t be done online

C. could be a long time hunting

D. only depended on the driver

【题目】Both warm-blooded and cold-blooded desert animals have ways to escape the desert heat. Warm- blooded desert animals, such as rats and mice, rest during the day, often staying in cool underground burrows. At night they search for food. Animals that are out during the day, such as cold-blooded lizards and snakes, are active only for short periods. As their body temperature rises, these reptiles（爬行动物） move into the shade in order to cool down. In the early evening, when the sun grows weaker, the reptiles become more active and begin their search for food again.

Getting enough water to survive is a major problem for all desert animals. Some desert animals, like desert birds, manage to find water holes. Other desert animals, such as the kangaroo rat and the related jerboa, get water only from the food that they eat. Because these animals eat mainly dry seeds, they must survive on a tiny amount of water.

Most deserts have only a small number of frogs and toads because these animals must be near water to survive. Yet even these creatures have adapted(适应) to desert conditions. When small amounts of water collect in temporary streams, the desert-living frogs and toads become active. After a rainfall, they lay their eggs. The eggs grow into tadpoles in a few days and into adults in just four weeks. When the puddles(水坑) dry up, the adult frogs or toads dig into the ground. Their metabolism(新陈代谢) slows, and they stay beneath the ground until the next rain, which may be as good as a year away. Until then, their bodily activities continue at a reduced rate.

The camel — often called the ship of the desert — is one of the most successful desert animals. Camels can go for long periods without water, but eventually they must drink. When water becomes available to them after a long drought, they may drink 95 liters of water or more. When water is not available, what helps camels survive the desert heat is the fat stored in their humps(驼峰). A camel’s hump contains about 12 kilograms of fat. Fat is rich in hydrogen. As the fat is digested, hydrogen from the fat combines with oxygen in the air that the camel breathes. The result is H2O, or water. Each kilogram of fat that a camel digests produces about a liter of water.

【1】 Desert animals are usually more active at night because _____.

A. it is cooler at night

B. it is easier to find water

C. they like the dark

D. they are less likely to be attacked at night

【2】 Which of the following desert animals can get water only from the food?

A. The camel.

B. The kangaroo.

C. The frog.

D. The rat.

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the desert animals rest during the day.

B. All the desert animals don’t rest during the day.

C. Cold-blooded desert animals are out most of the day.

D. None of the cold-blooded desert animals go out during the day.

【4】 The title for this passagecould probably be _____.

A. Hot Deserts

B. Desert Animals

C. How Desert Animals Get Water

D. Ways To Escape the Desert Heat

【5】The underlined word “burrows” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A. holes

B. caves

C. rooms

D. openings

【题目】As was reported on the radio, the accident led to ten people_______.

A. killed

B. to be killed

C. being killed

D. killing

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【1】 I hate it when commercial advertisements i__________ my favorite show.

【2】 Some people a__________ that there is life on other planets when they see UFOs.

【3】 The invention of cellphone is of great s__________ in the history of telecommunications.

【4】 The police a__________ 8 people who had sold fake university entrance notices last month.

【5】 Everyone got up and a__________ when the space heroes entered the conference hall.

【6】 There are some __________ (可选择的) forms of entertainment so group outings are no longer the only choice for fun.

【7】 I would send you a newly __________ (削尖的) pencil if I know your name and address.

【8】 The performance of such an __________ (分析) is very complicated, but the results are simple.

【9】 The last part of the interview was __________ (删除) due to space limitations.

【10】 Elementary schools may start from a__________ (幼儿园) class for children of four or younger.

【题目】In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition （学会） of each new skill m the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing．It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child．This might happen at any stage．A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads．On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself．

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children．Some may be especially strict in money matters．Others are severe （严格的） over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals．In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness．

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching．To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality （道德）．Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept"．If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach （说教）, their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled．

A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment．

【1】Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skills, ___________．

A．should be avoided

B．is universal among parents

C．sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D．will make the child lose interest in learning new things

【2】In the process of children's learning new skills, parents _______．

A．should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

B．should expect a lot of the children

C．should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

D．should create as many learning opportunities as possible

【3】The second paragraph mainly tells us that ___________．

A．parents should be strict with their children

B．parental controls reflect only the values of the community

C．parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone

D．it's parents' and society's duty to control the children

【4】The word "precept" in Paragraph 3 probably means "___________"．

A．opinion

B．punishment

C．behavior

D．instruction

【5】In terms of moral matters, parents should _________．

A．follow the rules themselves

B．be aware of the huge difference between adults and children

C．forbid their children to follow hook teachings

D．always ensure the security of their children

【题目】A: interrupt, disturb, bother

【1】 She was __________ to hear of your illness.

【2】 I'm sorry to __________ the meeting, but there is an urgent long-distance call for Mr Zhou.

【3】 Don't __________ yourself too much about me.

【4】 We __________ in the middle of our conversation.

B: regardless of, in spite of, despite

【5】 __________ all his efforts, he failed in his English exam.

【6】 The training class welcomes all students __________ age.

【7】 __________ the fact that the doctor told him to rest, Jack went to Spain.

【题目】He ______ when he heard they failed to accomplish their task on time.

A. burst into anger

B. burst out anger

C. burst into laughter

D. burst out laughter

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【1】 alternative a. the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures

【2】 tentative b. in spite of everything; dis-regarding drawbacks

【3】 interrupt c. uncertain; hesitant

【4】 sharpen d. the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities

【5】 ample e. to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose

【6】 archaeology f. to break the continuity or uniformity of sth.

【7】 assume g. large in degree, kind, or quantity

【8】 regardless h. to make or become sharp or sharper

【9】 at most i. dirty, confused, or untidy

【10】 messy j. not more than