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 on be happier.
The first secret（秘密）of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so 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 live a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
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 second paragraph tells us that ________.
| A．we shouldn’t think about our future |
| B．some people fail to live a happy life |
| C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life |
| D．the more friends you have, the happier you will be |
The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
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. |
Tom was a farmer.He worked on the farm all day ， but sometimes he went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables.One day,a terrible sound attracted his attention in the town market.He saw a young bull for sale.The bull was white and yellow.It was looking at Tom in fear.Tom walked up and touched its head gently.Just at that time they both seemed to have known each other for a long time.How amazing ！ Tom bought it at once and called it Amba.
From then on ， Tom and Amba got on well with each other.But some friends told him that it was dangerous to have such a close relationship with an animal.
One afternoon ， Tom was walking through the forest with Amba.Suddenly ， Amba stopped walking and kept pushing Tom with its head.Tom was very surprised and looked around.There was a big snake in front of him.It was beautiful but poisonous.Quickly Amba stepped on the snake's tail with its foot and at the same time Tom picked up a stick and hit the snake's head heavily.Soon the snake .died.
Tom was very grateful for Amba's help.When people heard this, they were shocked at the bull's expression of love for Tom.But for Tom, Amba was not a bull but a member of his family.Tom worked .
| A．on the farm | B．in the market |
| C．in the forest | D．in the town |
Amba was .
| A．a small and nice cow | B．a big and beautiful snake |
| C．a white and yellow bull | D．a black and white dog |
From the passage, we know Tom and Amba .
| A．hated each other |
| B．got angry with each other |
| C．got on well with each other |
| D．disliked each other |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．Tom went to the town market to sell fruit and vegetables. |
| B．Tom's friends thought animals were safe. |
| C．Tom hit the snake's head heavily with a stick. |
| D．For Tom, Amba was a member of his family. |
A good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination.If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can.A few days before examination you should start going to bed early.Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things.Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper.Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write.When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.How do you know to pass an examination?
| A．Work hard every day in a year. |
| B．Work hard many days in a year. |
| C．Work hard most of time in a year. |
| D．Work hard only before the examination. |
If you are going to take an examination, ______ .
| A．study hard and sleep less |
| B．get up early and do a lot of reading |
| C．go to bed early and have a good rest |
| D．go to bed late and get up late |
What should you do when you are taking the examination?
| A．Pick up your pen and write at once. |
| B．Go over your paper before you hand it in |
| C．After you finish the examination, hand in at once. |
| D．Try to understand every word while you are reading. |
What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?
| A．Speak more, listen less, never write. |
| B．Speak less, write more, never listen. |
| C．Read more, listen more, speak less. |
| D．read and speak as much as possible. |
Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses.One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man.“Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said.“I don’t think that makes the visitor important.That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”This story happened in ________.
A.U.N. B.U.S.A. C.U.K. D.P.R.C.There are________in this passage.
| A．three men | B．three women and one man |
| C．four men | D．three men and one woman |
The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.
| A．had similar opinions about the reporter’s question |
| B．disagreed with each other |
| C．had been invited to the White House many times |
| D．didn’t reply to the reporter |
The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.
| A．he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world |
| B．the President was really important because the president of another country called him |
| C．the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country |
| D．none of them was really important |
On National Day ,Tom wanted to visit foreign museums,so he went online to look for some information about the museums. Here are the results:
| Museum |
Place |
Introduction |
| The Louvre |
Paris,France（法国） |
The art museum was opened in 1793 in the Louvre Palace.Its famous show,of course,is Leonardro da venci’s painting of the Mona Lisa. |
| British Museum |
London,Britain(英国） |
It is one of the world’s greatest museums of human history and culture. It was opened on Jan 15, 1753. And now it has about 7 million things,This makes the British Museum one of the biggest museums in the world. |
| Egyptian Museum |
Cairo,Egypt（埃及） |
The Egyptian Museum has at least 120000 shows.There are two main floors in the museum:the first floor and the second floor,On the 1st floor,there is a collection Egyptian ,On the second floor,there are antifacts of ancient Egypt(古埃及). |
| Hermitage Museum |
Saint Peters-burg, Russia |
The museum opened in 1794.It is a museum of art and culture,with a collection of over 3 million shows from all over the world. |
At last ,On National Day , he went to the oldest museum. Please guess which museum he went to.The British Museum is a museum of __________.
A. history and culture
B. natural history
C.scienceIf you want to see the Mona Lisa ,you should go to the ________.
A. Hermitage Museum
B. Louvre
C. British MuseumThe number of shows of the British Museum is _______million larger than of the Hermitage Museum.
A.4 B.3 C.7Three of the museums are in ___________
A. AsiaB. Africa C. EuropeWhich museum opened the earliest (最早）according to the passage ?
A. The Louvre
B. British Museum
C. Hermitage Museum
Zhou Yan, a Junior 2 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because his arms and fingers(手指)were injured.The doctor told him that he had “mobile phone disease(疾病)”. A growing number of teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease” because more and more are using mobile phones.
Zhou got his mobile phone five months ago.He sent(发) messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Zhou started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time playing with his mobile phone. His mom got very angry with him, but he didn’t stop playing with the mobile phone until his arms got injured（受伤）.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone uses his mobile phone too much,like Zhou Yan, he might get “mobile phone disease”.If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt(疼痛), they should go to see a
doctor as soon as possible. Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially (尤其) at school.Zhou Yan wishes he never got a mobile phone because _______________.
A. his mother got angry with him
B. it doesn’t work well
C. it made his arms and fingers hurtZhou Yan didn’t do well in exams because _____________.
A. he argued with his mother
B. he was ill and didn’t go to school
C. he spent much time on the mobile phoneIf someone has “mobile phone disease”, it means ______________.
A. the mobile phone brought him a disease
B. something is wrong with his mobile phone
C. he can’t live without the mobile phoneYang Ling thinks teenagers should ______________.
A. go to see a doctor very often
B. not use mobile phones any more
C. use mobile phones less and lessThe writer wants to tell us ___________in the article.
A. only a few teenagers have mobile phones
B. using mobile phones too much is bad for teenagers’ study and health
C. mobile phones can help teenagers get out of trouble(麻烦)