There is a Web site called the “World Database of Happiness”. It combines and ____ the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life ____. Most of the findings are predictable, but a few are ____.
The database(数据库) makes it ____ that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment. It is a cliche(陈词滥调) to say that money ____ buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be ____ by research. Many people still stick to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably ____.
Studies have been ____ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners. In most cases, after the initial joy had ____， people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they ____ to return to the way they felt before they became rich.____ contented people continue to be contented，____ those who were miserable in the past sink back into misery.
If material wealth does not bring happiness, then ____ does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with ____ you live. The authorities at the World Database of Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different ____. Apparently, people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.
Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships. Family relationships，____， seem to be the key to long－term contentment. The Web site suggests that ____ in love and having children are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness.
Nowadays people look to ____ as an alternative source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet ____ spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web site's research is ____， time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
Drama（戏剧）and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and adults alike. Learning through drama allows children to 36 their creativity and have fun while leaving their 37 and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and other skills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with 38 , television and video games becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a 39 effect on communication. They prevent children communicating with others. 40 , drama puts the children enthusiastic about communication back into entertainment. Children have the opportunity to 41 with others in a more meanin
gful way 42 drama encourages speech development, awareness of body language and allows children to become more 43 aware.
Play and drama are closely linked. When children play a game, they are using their 44 and so are moving away from reality to 45 their own story. Drama is a vehicle 46 which children can express themselves more freely to make education fun.
Children gain 47 by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that their opinion and contribution are valued. They are able to 48 to many issues a
nd situations such as poverty, recycling and global warming. Drama and 49 have a strong link as drama can 50 children to take an active interest in other subjects such as geography, history and English and so they can 51 a more rounded education.
As a drama teacher, I have witnessed a child at his first class holding on to his parent’s arm— 52 to let go. Then to see the same child running into my class with a smile is an 53 sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to improvise（即兴创作）and experiment. Everyone is given the opportunity to shine 54 drama. Besides learning the history of the theatre, drama 55 dance, music, and directing, etc. These classes are especially designed to be of great fun.
36. A. express B. exposeC. experience D. explore
37. A. depression B. happiness C. shyness D. sadness
38. A. cinema B. radio C. media D. drama
39. A. positive B. negativeC. sensitive D. subjective
40. A. However B. BesidesC. Therefore D. Meanwhile
41. A. compare B. discuss C. connectD. compete
42. A. though B. asC. if D. before
43. A. mentally B. physicallyC. emotionally D. socially
44. A. determination B. consideration C. communication D. imagination
45. A. create B. tell C. read D. believe
46. A. through B. beyond C. across D. for
47. A. success B. hope C. admiration D. confidence
48. A. stick B. turnC. respond D. return
49. A. language B. educationC. play D. entertainment
50. A. persuade B. require C. encourage D. train
51. A. have B. continue C. provide D. give
52. A. tired B. unwillingC. sorry D. pleased
53. A. ordinary B. excellent C. strange D. imaginary
54. A. over B. aboveC. after D. within
55. A. possesses B. appliesC. covers D. links
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Home, sweet home
It was December 22. The cold wind swept the countless snowflakes(雪花） across my front yard. My dad was there sweeping the 36 . His nose was __37___as a cherry. With every breath he took, a white puff(水气) ran into the air.
Inside, my mother was 38 the last of the boxes. As I entered the front door, the 39 that after today I wouldn’t enter through that door ever again 40 a hole in my stomach. I picked up my dog and sat Indian style with him in my arms on the 41 , wooden floor. I had no 42 but to sit on the floor, for there was no longer any furniture existing in my house. I sat there in a daze（恍惚）, just 43 . There was no reason for my parents to make me, a once 44 12-year-old kid, 45 . I had two best friends right across the street; I did well in school and I always kept my room clean. 46 , this was “my house”. By no means did I want a couple of 47 living here. These recurring（重复）thoughts 48 around in my mind and I couldn’t find an answer.
Out of the front window I could see the orange top of a truck pulling in the cleaned driveway and I knew it was the other U-Haul. Instantly three men came 49 in the back door like World War III was starting.
I watched 50 as the men, my mother and my dad carried our belongings to the truck. My dog even winced（畏缩）as he stared out of the window. I wondered if he was 51 , too, or if he just wished to play outside in the snow.
My mum came in, looking solemn（凝重）. She turned 52 the overhead light, put the 53 in my arm and took me out of the back door. A totally 54 feeling filled my heart. For the first time in my life ,I wondered what 55 would be to me tomorrow.
36. A. stairs B. garden C. sidewalk D. driveway
37. A. red B. black C. white D. blown
38. A. piling B. packing C. collecting D. locking
39. A. wish B. dream C. thought D. worry
40. A. cut B. burned C. shot D. made
41. A. cold B. wet C. broken D . messy
42. A. choice B. way C. solution D. means
43. A. dreaming B. thinking C. staring D. crying
44. A. hardworking B. clever C. happy D. honest
45. A. remain B. cry C. suffer D. move
46. A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Yet
47. A. neighbours B. strangers C. visitors D. elders
48. A. occurred B. traveled C. danced D. flowed
49. A. running B. laughing C. talking D. wispering
50. A. curiously B. strangely C. carefully D. helplessly
51. A. afraid B. angry C. sad D. lonely
52. A. downB. off C. on D. up
53. A. box B. dog C. bag D. hand
54. A. excited B. eager C. empty D. angry
55. A. place B. school C. homeD. world
三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__51__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__52__” the love as their__53__ones grow old．They will have to__54__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 55 _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__56_ country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 57 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 58 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The59 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__60__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__61__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__62_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__63__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__64__protecting those__65__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __66_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__67__, China will have fewer working people, __68__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __69_
_its people to have more than one child in the future__70_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
51．A．only B．lonelyC.friendly D．heartily
52．A．take upB．take back C．pay back D．pay for
53．A．hatedB．loved C．tiredD．hearted
54．A．c
are for B．bring up C．look for D．pay attention to
55．A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s D．aunt’s or uncle’s
56．A．an old B．an aging C．a developing D．a developed
57．A．where B．whenC．which D．that
58．A．an article B．an email C．a magazine D．a report
59．A．conclusion B．character C．figure D．survey
60．A．tradition B．opinionC. sayingD．way
61．A．in favor of B．in search of C．in the way of D．in the face of
62．A．out B．off C ．aheadD．behind
63．A．friends B．relatives C．parents D．children
64．A．an act B．a case C．a program D．a plan
65．A．in danger B．in need C．in desperate D．in disaster
66．A．but B．or C．and D．so
67．A．strong B．realistic C．rich D．old
68．A．as B．which C．what D．that
69．A．forbid B．promise C. encourageD．order
70．A．so that B．though C．even if D．because
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste—the most difficult to control. When
you look ahead, it may appear you have 36 you need. Yet it has a way of slipping 37 your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 38 to cover all your obligations. For example,
39 a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands.40 toward the end of the term you may be
41 because you are running out of time. How can you do? —Control!
Time is 42 . If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will 43 you. You must become the master of time, not the servant. “Study hard and play hard” is an old saying, but it still 44 . You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 45 . It is not how much time you 46 for study that counts but how much you learn when you do study.
Too much wasted time is 47 medicine. The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time. Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 48 . You will be 49 to wasting time. When this happens, you 50 your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside. A full schedule is a good schedule. Some students 51 to hear the time message. They refuse to 52 the fact that college life demands some53 of time control. There is no escape. So what's the next step? If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you. 54 — it will not only improve your grades but also free you to 55 college life more.
36．A．less than B．more than C．rather than D．other than
37．A．by B．between C．through D．on
38．A．saved B．left C．remained D．wasted
39．A．since B．because C．for D．as
40．A．Although B．But C．Therefore D．Otherwise
41．A．angry B．brave C．worried D．eager
42．A．money B．friendly C．enough D．dangerous
43．A．work out B．work on C．work at D．work against
44．A．makes sense B．makes no use C．makes up D．makes it
45．A．immediately B．properly C．apparently D．shortly
46．A．allocate B．spend C．save D．take
47．A．bad B．goodC．useful D．alternative
48．A．get along with B．get close to C．get rid of D．get down to
49．A．crazy B．achieve C．catch D．lose
51．A．hesitate B．refuse C．.like D．want
52．A．accept B．receive C．ignore D．imagine
53．A．disagreement B．agreement C．degree D．standard
54．A．Forget B．Remind C．Think D．Remember
55．A．hate B．enjoy C．dislike D．assess
第三节完形填空（共20小题，第小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
All our dreams have something to do with our feelings, fears, longings, wishes, needs and memories. But something on the “outside” may affect what we 21. If a person is hungry or tired or cold, his dream may include a feeling of this kind. If the 22 on your body has slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are 23 or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will 24 tonight is probably to come from the experiences you have today.
25 the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has an effect on you 26 you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc.) and it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young 27 are likely to dream of fairies, older children of school examinations, 28 people of food, homesick soldiers of their families and prisoners of freedom.
To show you how that is 29 while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, 30 is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his 31 was rubbed 32 a piece of cotton. He would dream that he was 33 in a hospital and his girlfriend was visiting him, 34 by the bed and gently feeling his hand!
There are some scientists who have made a special 35 of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams 36. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it 37 an interesting approach to the problem. They believe that dreams are 38 expressions of wishes that didn’t 39. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes 40 out.
21. A. long B. dream C. think D. wish
22. A. blanket B. book C. shoe D. trousers
23. A. working B. running C. sleeping D. studying
24. A. have B. meet C. see D. think
25. A. But B. For C. Because D. So
26. A. before B. while C. after D. during
27. A. children B. fathers C. drivers D. gentlemen
28. A. happy B. sad C. hungry D. old
29. A. taking B. happening C. dreaming D. carrying
30. A. that B. it C. here D. this
31. A. leg B. head C. body D. hand
32. A. in B. of C. with D. off
33. A. studying B. living C. dreaming D. lying
34. A. waiting B. sitting C. smiling D. speaking
35. A. study B. watch C. sleep D. way
36. A. stand B. do C. form D. mean
37. A. makes B. offers C. finds D. demands
38. A. any B. almost C. mostly D. hardly
39. A. get B. arrive C. come true D. believe in
40. A. carried B. taken C. kept D. called