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According to the World Happiness Report，people who live in Denmark（丹麦） are the happiest in the world．Why？Because they know the secret to happiness﹣"hygge"．But what is"hygge"？

The Danish（丹麦的） word"hygge"（pronounced"hoo﹣ga"） is often translated in English as"coziness"．But coziness paints only part of the picture．It's also about spending peaceful time in a quiet environment with no calendar．It's about spending time alone or spending time with family．

Danish people are very good at"hygge"．For example，they create a"hygge"environment by burning candles in classrooms，kitchens，bedrooms，etc．According to some reports，Danish people burn more candles every year than people from any other European country．

However，"hygge"isn't just about creating a nice and warm environment； it is best enjoyed with family members and friends．With up to 17 hours of darkness every day in winter，Danish people spend more time indoors as a result，and they often get together for a meal or hot drinks，without the distraction（使人分心的事物） of technology or the stress of daily life．

Still can't understand what"hygge"is？If you're reading this in a comfortable chair，with a few candles around you，that sense of coziness you're feeling might just be"hygge"．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）People who live in　　 are the happiest in the world？

A．America．

B．Denmark．

C．Switzerland

D．France

（2）How do Danish people create a"hygge"environment？　　

A．By painting their houses．

B．By cleaning up bedrooms．

C．By burning candles．

D．By shopping online．

（3）With up to 17 hours of darkness every day in winter，Danish people　　．

①play computer games till midnight

②spend more time indoors as a result

③stay up late to work in their own rooms

④often get together for a meal or hot drinks

A．①②

B．②④

C．①③

D．③④

（4）In the last paragraph，the word"coziness"means"　　"in Chinese？

A．舒适

B．友善

C．奢侈

D．密切

（5）The article mainly tells us　　．

A．when Danish people like to stay at home

B．why Danish people burn so many candles

C．how Danish people spend their winter

D．what the Danish secret to happiness is．

Students have to take tests．Sometimes，robots do too．Torobo from Japan is one of these robots．

Torobo is a robot brain with two arms．It is part of a project called"Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo？"A group of Japanese scientists started it in 2011．

To go to the University of Tokyo，Torobo has to take Japan's national college entrance exam （高考）．So in 2013，the robot started to take the test with Japanese students．Sadly，Torobo has failed the test every year．It couldn't get a good enough score for the University of Tokyo．This year it was the same．

Torobo has a big database（数据库）．So it is good at knowledge and calculations （计算）．That's why it got high scores in physics，history and math．But Torobo is not good at thinking by itself．So it got low scores in language and writing．

Scientists started the Torobo project to learn about the intellectual abilities（智能） of machines．Now after Torobo's four years of hard work，they may have learned a lot．

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误．正确的用"A"表示，不正确的用"B"表示．

（1）Torobo is a robot from Japan and it has to take Japan's national college entrance exam.　　

（2）A group of Japanese scientists started a project called"Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo？"in 2011．　　

（3）Torobo passed Japan's national college entrance exam and got into the University of Tokyo in 2013．　　

（4）Torobo is good at physics，history，math，language and writing．　　

（5）Scientists want to learn about the intellectual abilities of machines by starting the Torobo project．　　．

It's difficult when you have no good friends around﹣﹣﹣maybe because you have moved to a different school or a different class or you re sick at home．没有朋友你也许会感到寂寞．You want to have new friends．But how to make them？How do you start？How do you get along with people？Here are five ways to help you to do these．

Greet（问候）people

Greet people and hope that they have a good day﹣﹣﹣whatever time of day it is．It doesn't hurt any people．It also makes people think you're friendly．

Take something to eat in your pocket．Ask if people would like to have some，and at the

same time hand it to them．

Help people

Simple actions，like helping people carry something or opening a door show your kindness．

Smile

Perhaps smiling is the easiest way to introduce yourself．There's a great reason why it takes fewer muscles（肌肉）to smile than to cry．Nature just wishes us to smile more．

Respect（尊敬）others

The world's full of differences．So learn to respect others．It is the only way other people will respect you．

76．将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语．

77．将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语．

78．回答问题

What does the writer advise us to take in our pockets？

79．回答问题

Which takes more muscles，smiling or crying？

80．回答问题

What does the underlined word"It"in the last sentence refer to（指的是）？

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Lots of students know what a marathon （马拉松赛跑） is， but perhaps they don't know what a triathlon is． The triathlon is a sport that has three parts ﹣ swimming， bicycling and running． It is not an easy sport， but a man named Joe Salter is very good at it． A few months ago， he finished a special triathlon ﹣ he juggled （抛起接住） three balls all the time during the triathlon． That is to say， he kept on throwing and catching three balls while he was swimming， riding a bicycle and running．

31﹣year﹣old Joe is from Florida， the USA． He loves juggling and he started at the age of 8． Joe did well in juggling． Later， he got the idea to do a triathlon and juggle at the same time to make it more fun． Many juggling fans laughed at his idea and thought it was just a joke． But Joe didn't give up and he kept practising it． Because of his hard work， he made it at last．

Talking about his triathlon， Joe said swimming was the hardest part． "lt was difficult and complex（复杂的），" he said． "I basically only used my legs， so it took quite a lot of work． Also， swimming in open water made it a little harder． It was not like in a pool．"

（1）According to the writer， the common triathlon　　．

A． is a difficult sport

B． is more famous than the marathon

C． includes the three parts and juggling

D． includes the marathon and swimming

（2）Joe's triathlon was special because　　 during the triathlon．

A． he picked up three balls

B． he played juggling

C． he carried his bicycle on his shoulder

D． he threw away all his balls

（3）Many juggling fans thought Joe's idea　　．

A． could not be realized

B． should not be laughed at

C． should be realized as soon as possible

D． could make triathlon more exciting

（4）The underlined part "made it" in the 2nd paragraph probably means　　．

A． forgot

B． failed

C． succeeded

D． left

（5）Swimming was the hardest part for Joe mainly because　　．

A． he swam in open water

B． his swimming skills were bad

C． he was very tired when swimming

D． he almost could only swim with his legs

Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．

I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates．Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．

A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．

My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．

（1）The writer received　　on her birthday since she was 11．

A．a white gardenia

B．a card

C．a card and soft pink paper

D．a gardenia and a card

（2）The writer was very　　 when she was imagining who sent the flower．

A．happy

B．sad

C．worried

D．nervous

（3）It can be inferred （推断） from the passage that　　．

A．the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance

B．the writer probably joined in the graduation dance

C．the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother

D．the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays

（4）The writer got the gardenias from　　 on her birthdays．

A．her classmate

B．the old man

C．the boy

D．her mother

（5）The passage mainly talks about　　．

A．what a gardenia meant

B．what a girl dreamed about

C．how a mother loved her children

D．how a daughter missed her father．

Upstairs	The Wangs’ bedroom	Wang Wei’s bedroom	Wang Fei’s bedroom	Study	Bathroom
Downstairs （楼下）	Living room	Dining room	Kitchen	Bathroom	Garage （车库）

A．in the living room	B．in the garden
C．in the yard	D．in the garage

A．behind	B．in front of
C．next to	D．under