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Having a happier life is something we all always struggle for. One of the key foundations of that is to be consistent in doing things that bring happiness. 1. Consider these 4 habits:

1. Laugh in the middle of a busy day.

It’s 3 pm on a Sunday afternoon and you’re desperate to leave, for school. On top of the homework, you’re running close to super important deadline. 2. Just take a moment to laugh. You should laugh more often, especially on a busy day.

2. Do not compare yourself to others.

Measure your own successes based on your progress and only yours. 3. No one is better than any one else.

3. Find time to work out regularly and eat well.

Exercise can produce tons of feel-good hormones（荷尔蒙）. 4. Feeding your body with whole and nutritious foods, on the other hand, can positively affect your body in both short and long term. Find time to schedule in a workout even if it’s only thirty minutes and do something you love. Eat well because foods can help you stay focused and more energized, and happier as a whole.

4. End each day with gratitude.

5. It might be something as small as a child’s laugh or something as huge as a praise from the headmaster. Whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again.

A. All of our lives are unique.

B. Surround you with people who matter.

C. Don’t blame everything not going your way.

D. Try to think you are better than anyone else.

E. Develop right habits to ensure we live a happy life.

F. These hormones can help avoid stress and depression.

G. Just before you go to bed, write down at least one wonderful thing that happened.

The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald __ himself to fathering the kid. , the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly . He spent a lot on art works of the . Later Fitzgerald himself became ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his

_ _ as to how his wealth would be — to sell his entire collection at an auction（拍卖）.

Because of the large quantity and high of his collection, a huge crowd of __ buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum and private collectors eager to . Before the auction, the art works were shown, among, which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its quality, it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to . First the lawyer from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his __ .

The poor-quality painting didn’t any bidders... except one — the old servant who had __ _ the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons the only bid.

As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer __ the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became , and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over.

1.A. expected B. appointed C. devoted D. booked

2.A. Finally B. Luckily C. Secondly D. Unfortunately

3.A. declined B. increased C. remained D. affected

4.A. partners B. masters C. servants D. volunteers

5.A. seriously B. slightly C. lightly D. gradually

6.A. matter B. notice C. letter D. will

7.A. settled B. dealt C. involved D. banned

8.A. price B. spirit C. quality D. attraction

9.A. traditional B. possible C. occasional D. absent

10.A. directors B. fans C. supporters D. competitors

11.A. call B. bid C. reject D. order

12.A. known B. famous C. poor D. cheap

13.A. attention B. principle C. saying D. party

14.A. heard B. told C. wrote D. read

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

There was once a King who liked music so much that he searched the world for the 1._ （good）instrument there was. One day, a wizard（巫师）offered the King a harp（竖琴）.

The King took 2. to the palace, but 3. he started playing it, the harp was out of tune. Many other 4. （music）tried it, and they agreed that the harp was useless and the King had been cheated. The harp 5. （throw）out as rubbish.

A poor little girl later found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how to play, 6. （decide）to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years, always with the harp out of tune, but playing better and better.

Then one day, 7. （sudden）, the harp started to play the most beautiful tunes. It was __8. magic harp, and could only be played well by someone willing to put in the necessary interest and effort.

The King heard the music from his window, and summoned（传唤）the girl to the palace. When the King saw the harp playing, he was 9. （fill）with joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private musician, 10. （give）her and her family many riches.

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My parents and I went to the park last Sunday. There were lots of visitor standing in front of ticket window. We waited a long time and buy three tickets. In the Tiger Mountain of the park, I was too eager to see the fierce frightening animals that I quickened their steps through the crowd. Unfortunately, I got separated from my parents. I had a hard time look for them, but I had no lucky. Wandering in the park, I felt alone without any companions. Bad still, I had no money, so I had to walk to home, covering as much as 5 kilometers.

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Sam来信，想在你市寻找一套合适的房子居住。几日前，你在四季花园（Seasonal Garden，内设游泳池和健身馆）小区内看到一处房子。请根据下面图示回信告知。

A broad smile spreads across the faces of Martyn Sibley and Srin Madipalli when asked where they were when they decided to launch an online lifestyle magazine for disabled people．“On the beach．”they reply．“We’ve both travelled a lot but we wanted a real adventure，”Sibley says of the California road trip during which Disability Horizons was conceived(设想)．

Sibley，whose professional background is in marketing，has been writing his own blog since 2009“about what I got up to，everyday stuff about living with disability”，he says．He describes how while“wandering on the beach together”Madipalli suggested branching out beyond a oneperson blog．

Why did they want to create a“lifestyle”magazine for the disabled people?The pair，both in their 20s，say they wanted to produce something“positive and inspiring”that would tell about the lives of disabled people as they actually were．They were especially eager to produce something that showed young disabled people“what it was possible to do with their lives”，says Sibley．

In less than a year，Disability Horizons has had more than 50 regular contributors and attracted a reader base of more than 20，000 people，more than a third of whom are in the US．

Sibley and Madipalli have a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle wasting and loss of movement．They are wheelchair users and have been good friends since growing up in London and Cambridge．Listening to them joke，it makes perfect sense that their shared optimistic outlook has spilled over into the magazine．The site covers topics ranging from books and travel to clubbing and photography．“It’s definitely a mix．”Madipalli says．

1.What has Sibley been writing about in his own blog?

A．His love for travelling．

B．His attitude toward life．

C．His suffering from a disease．

D．His everyday life with disability．

2.For what purpose was Disability Horizons created?

A．To collect money for the disabled．

B．To help the disabled to make friends．

C．To organize the disabled to travel around．

D．To let people know the real life of the disabled．

3.The fourth paragraph is written to tell us that Disability Horizons__________________.

A．became popular very soon

B．was complex in marketing

C．became a failure in the US

D．was not well received at first

4.Which of the following best describes Sibley and Madipalli?

A．Kind and generous.

B．Creative and humorous．

C．Disabled but optimistic．

D．Adventurous but rude．

1.A father with his son to see Science Show will pay______．

A．$9．00 B．$18．00

C．$14．00 D．$28．00

2.A boy who likes stories about wizards will watch the musical at______．

A．9：00 am B．10：00 am

C．12 noon D．15：00 pm

3.Where does the story of a little girl with several animals take place?

A．On a farm． B．On a brick road．

C．In a kindergarten． D．In a college library．

Close your eyes and picture the city of Paris．Now imagine the city without its most famous landmark：the Eiffel Tower．

The unthinkable almost happened．

When French engineer Gustave Eiffel built this tower for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889，it was controversial．The iron structure contrasted(对比)sharply with the historic stone buildings of Paris．Eiffel’s four-legged iron archway was supposed to last only 20 years．That’s when Eiffel’s permit to operate the building would expire(过期)and the city could choose to tear it down．

Yet from the beginning．Eiffel had a strategy to save his building．If the Tower was linked to important research，he reasoned，no one would dare to take it down．So he would make it a grand laboratory for science．

Scientific research began just one day after the Tower opened to the public on May 6，1889．Eiffel installed a weather station on the Tower’s third(and highest)floor．He connected instruments by wire to the French weather bureau in Paris．With these，he measured wind speed and air pressure．

In 1903，still worried that his building might be torn down，Eiffel got a clever idea．He asked the French military to conduct its own research on radio communications at the Tower．He even paid the army’s costs．

French army captain Gustave Ferrié worked from a little wooden house at the base of the Tower's southern pillar．From there，he made radio contact with forts around Paris．Convinced of the importance of radio communications，the army set up a permanent radio station at the Tower．In 1910，the city of Paris renewed the structure’s permit for another 70 years．

This year marks the iconic structure’s 125th birthday．Over the years，research conducted there has brought dramatic and unexpected payoffs．During World War I，for instance，the French army used the Tower as a giant ear to receive radio messages．It even led to the arrest of one of the war's most famous spies．

1.What does the author mean by“The unthinkable almost happened”?

A．The Eiffel Tower was almost torn down．

B．Gustave Eiffel was more than an engineer．

C．It took great efforts to build the Eiffel Tower．

D．The Eiffel Tower has served important purposes．

2.The Eiffel Tower was controversial because_____________．

A．it was giant and ugly

B．it would expire too soon

C．some historic buildings had to be removed

D．it didn’t match the historic buildings of Paris

3.How did Gustave Eiffel save the Eiffel Tower?

A．By asking the army to defend it．

B．By showing its importance for tourism．

C．By making it a base for scientific research．

D．By asking the government to renew its permit．

4.The arrest of a famous spy is mentioned to show．

A．the Eiffel Tower has lost its initial value

B．the Eiffel Tower has existed long enough

C．research done in the Eiffel Tower had unexpected payoffs

D．the Eiffel Tower was successfully preserved during the war

The vast jungles of the Amazon rainforest are home to tribes(部落)mostly isolated(隔绝的)from the outside world，whose way of life，largely unchanged for hundreds of years，is now increasingly threatened by modern civilization．

Now, scientists discover they can monitor these“uncontacted tribes”using satellites，which would allow inexpensive and safe tracking of these tribes in order to protect them from outside threats．

In order to help conserve these uncontacted Indians，researchers need accurate estimates of their populations．One way to collect this data involves flying over their villages，but such overflights are both expensive and could fill these native peoples with fear．Another strategy involves meeting individuals on the ground，but among other risks，scientists could accidentally spread disease to members of the tribes．

Instead，scientists investigated whether satellite imaging could monitor uncontacted tribes. The result was inspiring．They confirmed their locations and measured the sizes of their Village，houses and gardens．“We can find isolated vinages with remote sensing and study them over time．”Walker told Live Science．“We can ask：Are they growing?Do they move?”

Surprisingly，based on the sizes of the houses and Villages，the scientists find the population densities of these isolated villages are about 10 times greater，on average，than other villages of native Brazilian peoples．This may be due to the fact that they have to live closer together because they are not as good at clearing the forest，since they lack modern devices like chainsaws and tractors，the researchers said．The tribes may also be afraid of spreading out due to fear of being attacked by outsiders，Walker said.

The researchers now plan to focus on 29 more isolated villages to“look at their ecology—that is．distance from rivers and roads—and use this to model where else we can find more isolated villages，”Walker said．

1.What is the main idea of the text?

A．Amazon tribes are disappearing．

B．Scientists found isolated Amazon tribes．

C．Modern civilization is threatening Amazon tribes．

D．Isolated Amazon tribes are monitored with satellites．

2.Scientists don't want to meet the Indians on the ground due to the fear that_______

A．they can’t get accurate data

B．they will be attacked by the Indians

C．they could pass disease to the Indians

D．they will catch disease from the Indians

3.What do scientists find about the tribes?

A．They live close together．

B．Their population is dropping.

C．Thev live in distributed areas．

D．Their population is increasing fast.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．There are 29 Amazon tribes in total．

B．More isolated tribes are yet to be discovered．

C．It's easy for scientists to find isolated villages．

D．Isolated villages are distant from rivers and roads．

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A new report says plastics are responsible for ＄13 billion in damage to the oceans and the undersea environment．The findings were announced recently at a United Nations conference． 1.

Plastic thrown away carelessly makes its way into rivers and other waterways． 2. After a while，it collects in the sea．And plastic never goes away．Plastic is not biodegradable—destroyed by bacteria or natural processes．Instead，it just breaks up into smaller pieces over time．The oceans contain a lot of chemicals and other pollutants．3. That means harmful material may get into our food supply．

4. Human beings cause pollution and they can take steps to stop it. They can use fewer single use product containers and throw plastics away correctly．Plastic recycling programs also works—where old bottles and other plastics are collected，broken down and used to make new products．We could reuse bottles in our households many times if we wish to，rather than end it after the first use．We could，when we get rid of that plastic，recycle it and reuse it，which replaces the need for raw materials．

5. It asks for them to better measure and direct plastic use．And it calls for information about the way plastic is thrown out or removed from use．By putting a new value on plastic，industry has a special reason to clean up the environment．

But all of the companies must join to deal with the problem．

A．Then，fish may eat the plastics．

B．The report also calls on companies to improve methods for using plastics．

C．The plastic eventually reaches coastal areas and ocean waters．

D．The report tells about harm to sea life and what might be done to improve the situation．

E．Plastics should be gathered together and reused．

F．But people can make a big difference．

G．It is convenient to use plastic bags in everyday life．