Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend too much time thinking about the future-for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes. The best title（标题）of this passage is _____________ .
| A．The Secrets of Happiness |
| B．Money Makes You Happy |
| C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy |
| D．Good Friends Make You Happy |
The second paragraph tells us that_________.
| A．the more friends you have, the happier you’ll be |
| B．we shouldn’t think about our future |
| C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life |
| D．some people fail to live a happy life |
The passage gives us ______ pieces of advice on happiness.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
The writer thinks that _________.
| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life |
| B．It’s wrong to spend time on work |
| C．hobbies take up too much time |
| D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
| A．Reading a good book |
| B．Traveling to a foreign country |
| C．Playing a sport |
| D．Spending time with close friends |
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A group of Canadian kids are spreading a bit of Christmas spirit in Halifax，Nova Scotia，by covering warm clothes around light poles （灯杆） for the city's homeless people to pick up and use．It was such an unusual sight that locals stopped to take pictures to share on social media （媒体）．
Every year，Tara Atkins﹣Smith collects warm clothes from her community in order to help the less lucky．This year，since the family was traveling to Halifax with their daughter Jayda and seven of her friends to celebrate her 8th birthday Tara thought it was the perfect time to teach the chidren a valuable life lesson．
The kids spent time handing out coats to the homeless and tied the rest around light poles for others to pick up．Each of the clothes had a tag that read，"I am not lost．If you are caught in the cold，please take me to keep warm．"According to Tara，the experience helped the children better understand the difficult situation of homeless people，who have to brave the cold winter on the streets．"When we got back in the car after an hour on the street，they were all freezing cold and crying for the heater （火炉） to be on because they were cold，"she said．
By next morning，all the jackets，gloves，and scarves on the poles were gone．Photos of the inspriring project have been shared about 8，000times on Facebook，and have got over10，000likes．Tara，who did something similar in Toronto in December last year，says she's already planning next year's coat drive．She hopes that the meaningful thing can spread around the world，and she also wants to add 5 fast food gift card so that the homeless people can also enjoy a hot meal．
"We've got help from others when we were in need，and we knew how great it made us feel，"said Zackary Atkins，Tara's husband．
42．The underlined word"it" in Paragraph I refers to （指）" "．
A．children were dressing light poles in warm clothes
B．Jayda's friends were picking up clothes and using them
C．local people were sharing the photos on social media
D．homeless people were getting food and warm clothes
43．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？___
A．Tara celebrated her daughter's 8th birthday at home．
B．The children felt too cold to hand out clothes．
C．No one took away the clothes on the light polcs．
D．Tara is planning to do more to help homeless people．
44．It can be inferred from the passage that Tara is a（n） woman．
A．brave
B．polite
C．kind
D．honest
45．The purpose of this passage is mainly to ．
A．teach us to be thankful to people around
B．encourage us to spread love and warmth
C．tell us to give children valuable life lessons
D．advise us to show opinions on Facebook．
A new camera made by a company named Netatmo has facial recognition software （识别系统） that can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school，or that a package has been taken to their home．It can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home．
Janina Mattausch is a product marketing manager for Netatmo．
"The common security （安全） cameras at present are not that smart．So，they can tell you if something is moving but they don't necessarily know if it's a human being or，ah，if it's your kids﹣﹣they don't know the difference，so they will warn you all the time．"
When family members enter a home，the new camera"recognizes"（识别 ） them and sends information to the owner's smartphone．The owner can choose to see the video then or later．But if an unknown person enters a home，the camera will send the owner a warning that will cause an alarm to sound on the owner's smartphone．
That is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named Darrmen．He lives in Paris．
"On a Friday I was at work，atending a big monthly meeting when my phone warned．At first I told myself'Oh，it must be a mistake，maybe I have to set the system again．'﹣but the notice on my phone was telling me that there was a movement in my flat and also a face that the software did not recognize．"
He watched the video and was very surprised by what he saw．
"I saw a person I did not know with his shoes on．I was watching it live on video．So I felt totaly unbelievable，frozen．I asked a workmate to take me back home as fast as possible and I called the police on the way．"
With the help of the video，the police found the intruder （闯入者） later that day．
38．The new camera made by Netatmo can ．
A．warn the strangers
B．recognize the comers
C．stop the visitors
D．welcome the children
39．The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．where the new camera is placed
B．what the new camera looks like
C．when the new camera is used
D．how the new camera works
40．We can learn from the passage that Damien ．
A．found the warning was a mistake
B．was too busy to notice the warning
C．felt shocked to see a stranger in his flat
D．caught the intruder by himself that day
41．The writer proves（证明） the new camera works well by ．
A．giving an example
B．making a survey
C．doing an experiment
D．having a speech．
According to a recent study，there are about 70，000 blind children in Indonesia．Among them，60 percent were not born blind．Iyehezkiel Parudani is one of them，who lost his eyesight by accident at age six．He now teaches English to blind students at the Pajajaran Special SchooL Iyehezkiel Parudani says learning English can help blind people feel better about themselves．"By learning English，they can be an English teacher，a translator，and a tour guide．"Students read using Braille （盲文）．To write，they use special tools，too．
Iyehezkiel Parudani says blind people should not let their physical disability influence their dreams．In 2008，he got a chance to study at the University of Texas．Two years later，he got a master's degree in course development there．
"In the US，if I go to the university to study，everything is available﹣like e﹣books，Braille books．Here in Indonesia，you know，it's difficult to find a reference book in e﹣book or in Braille．We have to make it ourselves．In the US，I can move wherever I want because everything designed is really accessible for people with blindness．"
Eha Lestari，one of his star students，says learning English has changed her life．She has already traveled to the US with the help of an Indonesia﹣U．S．program．"I study English because I love English very much．I want to be a translator because I want to go to the other countries and then I want to meet some people from around the world．"
Like her classmates，Eha loves to sing．Here，music is part of daily life．Even the students who do not study English can sing some American pop songs，such as Stand By Me，"Stand by me．Please stand，stand by me．Stand by me…"
Iyehezkiel Parudani says the song has special meaning to the students．"In our life，we need other persons．You have to stand by me．Without you standing by me，I'm meaningless．"
（1）According to what Iyehezkiel says，learning English can help blind students to ．
A．have more chances to get jobs
B．visit English﹣speaking countries
C．get a master's degree easily
D．read Braille books quickly
（2）The underlined word"accessible"in the third paragraph might mean ．
A．fun to use
B．easy to reach
C．hard to break
D．safe to choose
（3）From the last two paragraphs，we can infer （推断） that the students ．
A．sang songs side by side
B．achieved their dreams
C．had a meaningless life
D．needed help from others
（4）The best title for the passage may be ．
A．A Blind Girl Learning English
B．Blind Children Singing Songs
C．A Blind Man Teaching English
D．Blind Teachers Living by Me．
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31．The event is mainly designed for ．
A．families to gct closer
B．friends to learn to dance
C．children to learn a sport
D．parents to organize a game
32．We can learn from the text that all the participants can ．
A．get Amora free gift worth 70
B．register in three different ways
C．call 71819223for more information
D．take a free bus ride at AMK Point on July 16th
33．The text is probably ．
A．a story
B．a report
C．a poster
D．a notice．
There are world records at the Olympic Games．But what are the world records in the animal kingdom？
The largest and heaviest animal on earth is the blue whale．It weighs between 110and 120tons．Its heart is the size of a Mini Cooper，It's got the biggest mouth in the world as well．About 100people can fit inside it．But it doesn't eat people!In fact，the biggest thing it can eat is the size of an apple．
The giraffe is smaller than the blue whale but it is also a record breaker．It's the tallest living land animal．It's got the longest neck﹣about 2metres long，and it's got the longest legs﹣about 1.8metres long．Drinking is difficult，but eating from the top of trees is easy!And its tongue is 50cm long!
The most dangerous animal in the world isn't a lion or a bear．It，s an insect!The mosquit﹣oes （蚊子） that carry malaria kill over 1million people a year．After that，the most dangerous animal is the venomous snake．They kill 50，000to 125，000people a year．
46． 47． 48．
A．the mosquito
B．the giraffe
C．the blue whale
49． 50． ．