For most of us, our house is our home base, and having a happy and pleasant vibe (氛围) in all of our rooms is important.

1. ... Adding color to any room can help you feel more cheerful, and it can be done pretty quickly! Consider painting just one wall a lively color. A bright red, a peaceful green or even a lively yellow completely changes the feel.

2. ... First of all, think flower power! Fresh flowers are very easy to get at your local grocery market, and they make any room seem more alive. Plants have the same positive effect. Another way to celebrate life is to surround yourself with images of friends and family. Don’t keep your photos in albums or in your computer. Put them up on the walls to remind yourself of your favorite times and your favorite people.

3. ... The more points of light in any room, the better it will be. Especially as the days are getting shorter, having warm lighting will help you feel full of energy and alive through the winter months. In your bedroom, put a lamp on either side of your bed. Installing dimmers (调光器) is also a simple and inexpensive way to make the mood of a room easy to change. At dimmers.net, for example, you can get a dimmer for just $17.75.

4. ... You begin and end almost every day in your bedroom, so make the room comfortable! Have proper bedding and pillows (枕头). Keep your bedroom as tidy as possible, and remove anything that will interfere with your sleep. Get your new pillows and bedding at bedbathandbeyond.com.

5. Take control It’s this simple: Clear space = A clear mind. Keep desktops, countertops and tabletops open. Put the papers, files and other things away. Not only will your home feel cleaner, it will feel a whole lot bigger!

1. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To tell us what is a good life.  

B. To tell us how to decorate our houses.

C. To give us some tips on how to have a better mood.

D. To tell us how to have a happy and comfortable home.

2. What does the underlined phrase “interfere with” mean?

A. Get in the way of.                      B. Protect from.

C. Deal with.                        D. Keep away from.

3. Match each of the first four tips with one of the following titles.

a. Get comfortable.

b. Celebrate life.

c. Let there be light.

d. Color your way to happiness.

A. 1-d 2-c 3-a 4-b                   B. 1-a 2-b 3-c 4-d

C. 1-d 2-b 3-a 4-c             D. 1-d 2-b 3-c 4-a

4. In which section of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A. Teaching.          B. Family.      C. Housing.   D. Life.

第二节:(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

注意:请将答案转写到答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。

If you’re finding it tough to land a job, try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following tactics:

  Set your target. While you should always keep your options open to compromise, you should also be sure to target exactly what you want in a job. ____71____

  Schedule plentiful interviews. Use every possible method to get interviews—answering advertisements,using search firms, contacting companies directly, surfing the Web, and networking. ____72____

  Follow up.____73____ Then, some weeks later, send another brief letter to explain that you still have not found the perfect position and that you will be available to interview again if the original position you applied for—or any other position—is open. Do this with every position you interview for, and you may just catch a break.

Make it your full-time job. You can’t find a job by looking sporadically(偶发地). ____74____ If you’re unemployed and looking, devote as much time as you would to a full-time job. If you have a job while you’re looking, figure out an organized schedule to maximize your searching time.

Network vertically. In the research stage of your job hunt, talk to people who are on a level above you in your desired industry. They’ll have some insights that people at your own level won’t have, and they will be in a good position to hire you or recommend you to be hired.

____75____ Looking for a job is one of the toughest things you will ever have to do. Maintain your confidence, stay persistent, and think positively, and eventually you will get a job that suits you.

A. You have to make time for it.

B. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

C. Even if a job is not perfect for you, every interview can be approached as a positive experience.

D. Even if someone does not hire you, write them a thank-you note for the interview.

E. A good beginning is half done.

F. Keep your spirits up.

G. A specific job hunt will be more efficient than an aimless one.

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