Happiness pays off, studies show.

Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more extroverted and agreeable than less happy people.

“Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone compared to average people,” write psychologists Ed Diener and Martin E. P. Seligman in the journal Psychological Science.

Solid social relationships do not promise happiness, but they are an important contributing factor. The very happy people whom the authors studied all said they had good quality social relationships. However, the authors write, there is no single key to high happiness. “High happiness seems to be like beautiful symphonic music--including many instruments, without any one being enough for the beautiful quality.”

Diener regards happiness as “subjective (主观的) well?being”--in other words, the person evaluates his or her own quality of life. The question to ask is, “Is my life going well, according to the standards I choose to use?” If the answer is “yes”, then that person is judged to be happy.

Because people evaluate their lives based on happiness, subjective well?being is very important. Though necessary, it is not enough for having a good life. “Subjective well?being seems quite necessary for the ‘good society’, although it is not enough for that society because there are other things we also value and would want in such a place.” says Diener.

Can subjective well?being be measured scientificall? Diener points out three parts contributing to happiness: pleasant emotions and moods, lack of negative emotions and moods, and satisfaction judgment, to which other factors including cheerfulness and feelings of fulfillment may be added.

There is no magic formula for happiness. Diener suggests steps you can take to ensure you are as happy as you can be. Surrounding yourself with good friends and family--people who care about you and whom you care about--is a start. Joining in activities you enjoy and value is also important; whether it’s work or play, keeping busy in an environment enjoyable to you will contribute much to your subjective well?being. In addition, a healthy outlook is necessary.

1.The underlined word “extroverted” probably means________.

A. pleasant and social B. hard?working and active

C. careful and shy D. warm?hearted and helpful

2.Happiness and symphonic music are common in that________.

A. they are both something beautiful

B. they both make people feel pleased

C. they both depend on more than one factor

D. they are both hard to achieve

3.According to Diener, a person can be judged to be happy when he________.

A. has rich and satisfying social relationships

B. spends more time with other people

C. joins in a lot of activities he enjoys and keeps himself optimistic

D. thinks his life is going well according to his own standards

4.Which of the following does NOT belong to factors contributing to happiness?

A. Pleasant moods.

B. Negative emotions.

C. Satisfaction judgment.

D. Feelings of fulfillment.

Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing houses as a child pretending to be a grown?up like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than young.

But now as grown?ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become “kidults”(kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20?something woman with a big, Garfield?shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory(饰物). Other kidults still enjoy children’s stories and fairy tales. For example, even an edition of the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover came out in Britain. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children’s book!

“Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, childlike emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society,” said a professor in a Korean University. He added that kidult culture might fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together.

Tim Greenhalgh, a professor in London explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They cling to(舍不得放弃) childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

“So, they look for an escape from increasingly complex and stressful life that are hard to deal with,” Greenhalgh said.

1.We can learn from the passage that kidults are________.

A. children who can’t wait to grow up

B. grown?ups who hold on to childlike emotion

C. people who enjoy playing sports

D. young people who pretended to be grown?ups when young

2.According to the passage, kidults would like to do the following except________.

A. buy Hello Kitty mobile phone accessories

B. read a children’s book on the subway

C. work in a busy and stressful city

D. collect toys they once played with

3.In the opinion of the Professor in a Korean University, kidults are________.

A. immature (不成熟) and weak

B. necessary to our society

C. looked down upon

D. getting more and more

4.The main reason of the kidult culture lies in that________.

A. some companies are taking advantage of it

B. modern life is stressful and hard

C. some people like to stay young and energetic

D. some people wish to bridge the generation gap

Where we live, on the eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips.

The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks. In autumn, they come home for the winter. Once or twice each year, snow and frozen rain move into the area. When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest, there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice.

One morning, a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River. Suddenly she leaned forward and cried out, “There is a goose out there.”

We saw the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen into the ice.

Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans. They floated from the top of the sky downward and at last landed on the ice. My friend was on her feet now, with one hand against her mouth, unbelieving. As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared that life it still had might be pecked(啄) out by those great swan bills.

Instead, those bills began to work on the ice. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again. It went on for a long time. At last, the goose’s head was lifted. Its body was pulled. Then the goose was free and stood on the ice. And the swans stood in the air watching. Then, as if it had cried, “I cannot fly.” Four of the swans came down around it. Their powerful beaks chipped off the ice held in the feathers. Slowly, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, and moved slowly into the sky.

This is a true story. I just think of it in the bad moment, and from it comes only one hopeful question: If so for birds, why not for man?

1.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Why Not for Man? B. Graceful Swans

C. Swans’ Brave Act D. I Just Couldn’t Believe It!

2.What happened to the Canada goose?

A. It was deserted by other geese.

B. It was stuck in the ice.

C. It was wounded and couldn’t fly.

D. It was lost in the water.

3.At first the author’s friend was worried that________.

A. the swans would not help the Canada goose

B. she didn’t care about this matter any more

C. the swans wouldn’t identify with the Canada goose

D. the swans would peck the Canada goose to death

4.What did the swans do when they saw the Canada goose couldn’t fly?

A. They chipped off the ice held in its feathers.

B. They waited patiently for the ice held in its feathers to melt.

C. They came down and lifted it up to the sky together.

D. They stayed with it and protected it.

根据下列各句句意和空白后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空一词。

1.The college entrance examination ________ (接近), we should be ready for it.

2.All the people should save _______ (燃料) such as oil and coal.

3.The new student ________ (积极地) participates in the discussion.

4.He ________(问候) me in the street with a friendly wave of the hand.

5.He doesn’t like to be ________(暴力的), instead, he prefers to solve the problem in peace.

6.Many _______(奖) will be given to the winners in the coming music ceremony.

7.John is the _______(第二十) student to be chosen as a volunteer.

8.Is it true that Cao Chong _______ (称…的重量) an elephant in ancient times?

9.As is known to all, smoking is _______(有害的) to our health.

10.She ________(主修) in physics in college, and she thought it is more useful than other subjects.

11.They agreed to accept my_________ (申请) for joining their team.

12.You know, Dorothy, you and I have one thing in _______(共同).

13.He _______(成功地) achieved his aim to go to Beijing University.

14.Compared with a (n) _______ (十年) ago, our life is much better than before.

15.I have always _______ (遗憾) giving up my piano lessons.

16.Many people may die from cold and _______ (饥饿) this winter as the war continues.

17.The teachers are giving complete _______ (自由) in their choice of teaching methods.

18.The old lady offered to take in the poor _______ (无家可归的) boy.

19.Jimmy _______ (克服) his difficulties in learning and graduated with a first-class degree.

20.The book is a series of interviews with _______ (杰出的) artists.

21.In hot sunny climates, wide?edged hats provide (荫凉) from the sun.

22.They captured more than ten thousand prisoners and large quantities of arms in that ______(战役) .

23.Mind your ________(举止)! It’s bad manners to do like that.

24.It’s ________(体贴周到）of you to include me.

25.The light moved across the sky and ________ (聚焦) on the plane.

26.The Water Cube is a fully ________ (配备) gym.

27.She spoke in a ________(低语) , so I couldn't hear what she said.

28.This ________(手势) means the closing of the mouth. Hold the fingers straight and then close them against the thumb.

29.Have you seen any films ________(执导）by Feng Xiaogang?

30.I live in Sichuan which is a ________(多山的）province.

假定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。错误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。

Life is a long journey during that you are to experience ups and downs. Only by hold a proper attitude will you be able to control the unexpected in life. What happens years ago is still fresh in my mind. When Dad was out of work, my family got into poor. The tough situation left me in low spirit. However, Mom stayed calm, working hardly in the field as usual. Whenever I complained on our difficulty, she always comforted me, “Don’t lose your heart. Everything will be OK!” Then came the news Dad found another well-paid job. The experience taught me what important it is to be optimistic when in trouble.

要求：根据以下汉语提示，完成下面小作文。

注意：添加适当连接语，使文章结构完整、语意连贯。

下周末，学校即将召开高三学生家长会。英语老师要求学生用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你对家长会的看法。

要点如下：

为了相互沟通，提高学习成绩，我校将在下周末召开高三年级家长会。

我们班的同学们对此事看法不一。

部分同学认为家长会是必要的，可以让父母对我们的学校生活、学习状况了解更多，进而促进我们的学习。

而且，父母们可以从老师那里得到一些科学的建议和有效的信息。

这对我们今年繁忙的学习和生活有很大的帮助。毕竟，父母不是专业的教育者。

然而，部分同学认为家长会是没有用的，因为他们不想让家长知道自己在学校不好的行为表现以及不好的成绩。

我认为，沟通与理解是最重要的。我们应该把家长会看作家校沟通与交流的平台。因此，高三家长会是很有必要的。

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Significant agreements were passed in the APEC meetings in Beijing on Tuesday, _____attracted worldwide attention.

A. which B. when C. where D. that

—Manager, I __________ late for 9 days…

—Can you show me the way to Gate B, Subway Line 2?

—Sorry, I am not a native in Chengdu. You can ask the volunteer over there.

—_________.

A. No problem. B. Thanks anyway.

C. Doesn’t matter. D. Great idea.

United Nations urged that country to give up the nuclear plan __________ stability and peace.

A. in stead of B. in charge for