So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? Spending time with family was the top answer to that open-ended question, according to an extensive survey--more than 100 questions asked of 1,280 people aged 13-24 -- conducted by The Associated Press on the nature of happiness among America's young people.

Next was spending time with friends. And good news for parents: Nearly three quarters of young people say their relationship __________ makes them happy.

"They're my foundation," says Kristiana St. John, 17, a high-school student from Queens in New York. "My mom tells me that even if I do something stupid, she's still going to love me no matter what. Just knowing that makes me feel very happy and blessed."

Other results are more disconcerting. While most young people are happy overall with the way their lives are going, there are racial differences: the poll shows whites to be happier than blacks and Hispanics. A lot of young people feel stress, particularly those from the middle class, and females more than males.    

You might think money would be clearly tied to a general sense of happiness. But almost no one said "money" when asked what makes them happy, though people with the highest family incomes are generally happier with life. However, having highly educated parents is a stronger predictor of happiness than income.

Overwhelmingly, young people think marriage would make them happy and want to be married some day. Most also want to have kids.

Finally, when asked to name their heroes, nearly half of respondents mentioned one or both of their parents. The winner, by a nose: Mom.

1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)

                                                                         

2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Although most youths are generally happy with their present life. There are differences between different races.  

                                                                         

3. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words)

                                                                         

4. What do you think is the most important factor that makes you happy? Why? (Please answer within 30 words)

                                                                         

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

                                                                           

The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, ___1___ passengers.
Suddenly a little boy ___2___ his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the ___3___ grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father ___4___ very strange happens suddenly. The ___5___ little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. ___6___, I think that he wants to ___7___ me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his ___8___ up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the ___9___. Wrong again! What I do receive is a ___10___ kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am ___11___. What just happened? A child is kissing ___12___ grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly ___13___. Nervous and a little surprised, we ___14___ at the father. When he sees our questioning ___15___ as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue(线索).
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son ___16___ into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still ___17___ the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered(触发) some soul-search inside me. How many ___18___ kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of ___19___?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself ___20___ before your heart stops!

【小题1】
A.excitedB.tiredC.pleasedD.surprised
【小题2】
A.feelsB.fightsC.pushesD.picks
【小题3】
A.unfriendlyB.friendlyC.angryD.kind
【小题4】
A.likesB.promisesC.choosesD.agrees
【小题5】
A.impoliteB.seriousC.luckyD.ugly
【小题6】
A.In no timeB.For a momentC.In a whileD.Once in a while
【小题7】
A.kickB.strikeC.kissD.pass
【小题8】
A.eyeB.earC.headD.lip
【小题9】
A.newsB.messageC.kissD.fortunate
【小题10】
A.loudB.foolishC.strangeD.interested
【小题11】
A.pleasedB.shockedC.satisfiedD.familiar
【小题12】
A.well-knownB.smartC.unknownD.persuaded
【小题13】
A.praisedB.kissedC.scoldedD.whisper
【小题14】
A.stareB.smileC.warnD.whisper
【小题15】
A.glancesB.angerC.mouthsD.feeling
【小题16】
A.appearB.getC.disappearD.follow
【小题17】
A.touchB.trustC.smellD.feel
【小题18】
A.go aroundB.come atC.keep onD.insist on
【小题19】
A.a childB.a kissC.livingD.death
【小题20】
A.liveB.stopC.dieD.sleep

 (湖北省黄冈中学2008届高三第三次模拟考试)

The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold,   41   passengers.

Suddenly a little boy   42   his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the   43   grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father   44   to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very   45   happens suddenly. The little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee.   46  , I think that he wants to   47   me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his   48   up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the   49  . Wrong again! What I receive is a   50   kiss on the cheek.

The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am   51  . What just happened? A child kissing a(n)   52   grown-up on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are   53   kissed. Nervous and a little surprised, we   54   at the father. When he sees our questioning   55   as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue.

“He’s so happy to be alive.” the father says. “He has been very sick.”

Father and son   56   into the crowd moving toward the exit. Then doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still   57   the child’s kiss — a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul-search inside me. How many grown-ups   58   kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of   59  ?

The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful. You don’t let yourself   60   before your heart stops!

41. A. excited                       B. tired                         C. pleased                     D. surprised

42. A. feels                          B. winds                       C. pushes                            D. picks

43. A. unfriendly                  B. friendly                    C. angry                       D. kind

44. A. likes                          B. prefers                            C. chooses                   D. agrees

45. A. great                          B. strange                     C. extraordinary           D. thrilling

46. A. In no moment             B. For a moment           C. For the moment        D. In a moment

47. A. beat                           B. tell                           C. inform                            D. pass

48. A. eyes                          B. ear                           C. head                        D. lip

49. A. news                         B. message                   C. kiss                         D. opinion

50. A. loud                           B. foolish                      C. strange                     D. fortunate

51. A. pleased                      B. shocked                   C. satisfied                   D. interested

52. A. well-known                B. smart                       C. unknown                  D. familiar

53. A. expectedly                  B. duly                         C. regularly                   D. eventually

54. A. stare                          B. smile                        C. warn                        D. whisper

55. A. glances                      B. anger                       C. mouths                    D. feeling

56. A. appear                       B. back                        C. disappear                  D. follow

57. A. touch                         B. trust                         C. smell                        D. feel

58. A. go around            B. come around             C. keep on                    D. insist on

59. A. a child                       B. a kiss                       C. living                       D. touching

60. A. die                             B. stop                         C. sleep                        D. live

The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold,   41   passengers.

Suddenly a little boy   42   his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the   43   grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father   44   to stay by the door behind us. The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something very   45   happens suddenly. The little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee.   46  , I think that he wants to   47   me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his   48   up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the   49  . Wrong again! What I receive is a   50   kiss on the cheek.

The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am   51  . What just happened? A child kissing a(n)   52   grown-up on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are   53   kissed. Nervous and a little surprised, we   54   at the father. When he sees our questioning   55   as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue.

“He’s so happy to be alive.” the father says. “He has been very sick.”

Father and son   56   into the crowd moving toward the exit. Then doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still   57   the child’s kiss ― a kiss that has triggered (触发) some soul-search inside me. How many grown-ups   58   kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of   59  ?

The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful. You don’t let yourself   60   before your heart stops!

 

41. A. excited

B. tired

C. pleased

D. surprised

42. A. feels

B. winds

C. pushes

D. picks

43. A. unfriendly

B. friendly

C. angry

D. kind

44. A. likes

B. prefers

C. chooses

D. agrees

45. A. great

B. strange

C. extraordinary

D. thrilling

46. A. In no moment

B. For a moment

C. For the moment

D. In a moment

47. A. beat

B. tell

C. inform

D. pass

48. A. eyes

B. ear

C. head

D. lip

49. A. news

B. message

C. kiss

D. opinion

50. A. loud

B. foolish

C. strange

D. fortunate

51. A. pleased

B. shocked

C. satisfied

D. interested

52. A. well-known

B. smart

C. unknown

D. familiar

53. A. expectedly

B. duly

C. regularly

D. eventually

54. A. stare

B. smile

C. warn

D. whisper

55. A. glances

B. anger

C. mouths

D. feeling

56. A. appear

B. back

C. disappear

D. follow

57. A. touch

B. trust

C. smell

D. feel

58. A. go around

B. come around

C. keep on

D. insist on

59. A. a child

B. a kiss

C. living

D. touching

60. A. die

B. stop

C. sleep

D. live

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