Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, “Are you happy?”
The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying “I don’t know.”
We should ask “What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure(测量) it？”. Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress(全国人民代表大会)， officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target(目标) for the 12th five-year plan.
Many argue that happiness is elusive. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about socializing(社交活动) or finding the perfect spouse(配偶).
Chen Shangyuan, 21, a college student, said his idea of happiness always evolves(进化). “At present it relates to how productive I am in a day”, he said. “It might be linked to(联系) job security (安全) or leisure(休闲) time after I graduate.”What did Mo Yan say when he was asked the question “Are you happy?”
| A．Yes, I am very happy. | B．No, I am not happy. |
| C．It depends on the weather. | D．I don’t know |
What’s the top target for the 12th five-year plan?
| A．Economic | B．Peace | C．Culture | D．Increasing happiness |
What does “elusive” mean in the passage?
| A．难以理解 | B．难能可贵 | C．难以实现 | D．难以忘记 |
What does Chen Shangyuan think happiness might be linked to when he works?
A big house. B. An expensive car. C. Money D. Job security or leisure time.Form this passage, we can know that_________.
| A．happiness can be measured |
| B．to be happy is very |
| C．different people have different ideas about happiness |
| D．If we have a lot of money we will feel happy |
根据A、B、C三个表格所提供的信息，判断正误，正确的用A表示，错误的用B表示。
| （A）I am Bob．I like school things and I have a great collection．I have three pens，five pencils，six rulers and two erasers．They are in my pencil case，I have a nice pencil sharpener too．It’s blue and it’s in my backpack．I take my backpack to school every day． |
| （B）I am Jimmy．I like sports and I have a sports collection．I have five soccer balls，two basketballs，five ping-pong balls，six tennis rackets and four volleyballs．I like tennis and I play tennis with my friends every afternoon． |
| （C）I am Salina．I don’t like school things and I don’t like sports．I only like my toys（玩具）。 |
Bob has three pencils．
Bob’s pencil sharpener is blue．
Salina doesn’t like sports．
Jimmy doesn’t have soccer balls．
Jimmy plays basketball with his friends every afternoon．
根据图表内容，选择最佳答案。
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Name：Peter Brown Age：12 School：No．Middle School Tel：03 l l-5658226 QQ：735466 E．mail：Peterbrown@hotmail．com |
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First name：Jane Last name：Smith Age：13 Tel：03 14-5656822 QQ：735469 E—mail：Jancsmith@hotmail．com |
The boy’s family flame is __________．
| A．Brown． | B．Peter | C．Jane | D．Smith |
The girl full name is__________．
| A．Jane Smith | B．Smith Jane | C．Jane | D．Smith |
What’s Peter Brown’s telephone?
| A．0314-5658226 | B．0311-5658226 | C．0314-5658262 | D．0311-5656822 |
How old is Peter?
| A．11 | B．12 | C．13 | D．14 |
Jane’s QQ number is__________．
| A．658226 | B．735466 | C．33226 | D．735469 |
In our town, there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are so beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind legs, hold up their four legs and ask for food. They like cakes very much.
There’s also a children’s corner in our zoo. Children ride horses and donkeys and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes and jump down again and play with each other like small children.Which animal likes bananas best ?
| A．monkeys | B．tigers | C．elephants | D．donkeys |
The zoo is ______________ .
| A．near our town | B．very big | C．very small | D．next to the city |
Which animal plays like small children ?
| A．the monkeys | B．the tigers | C．the bears | D．lions |
Why do bears stand on their hind legs ?
A. They are tired and want to have a rest.
B They want to jump out
C. They want to ask for food.
D. They want to eat peopleHow many kinds of bears are there in the zoo ?
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．five |
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There are _________________ rooms in the Blue Sky Hotel.
The restaurants are open for _____________________.
The Blue Sky Hotel is at __________________________.
If you want to book a room, you can call ____________________.
You can __________________________ to relax in the Blue Sky Hotel.
Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents. He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
–Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.
| A．children wanted to learn to write |
| B．a report for children was wanted |
| C．many children’s books were interesting |
| D．some school children were not interested in reading. |
People like his books because the books ______.
| A．are cheap and easy to get | B．were written in different languages |
| C．are easy and interesting to read | D．were written with invented words |
He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
| A．50 | B．53 | C．56 | D．87 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words. |
| B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States. |
| C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children. |
| D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans. |
From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.
| A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death |
| B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide |
| C．changed American children’s way of reading |
| D．wrote the largest number of books in the world |