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.”
1. 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 |
| A．Economic | B．Peace | C．Culture | D．Increasing happiness |
| A．难以理解 | B．难能可贵 | C．难以实现 | D．难以忘记 |
A big house.
| A．An expensive car. | B．Money | C．Job security or leisure time. |
| 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 |
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【推荐1】When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural and healthy emotional response.
1. Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?| A．Because she didn’t love her grandmother. | B．Because she was too shy to cry at that time. |
| C．Because her father did not want her to feel too sad. | D．The author doesn’t tell us. |
| A．there are two ways to keep healthy. |
| B．crying does more good to health than laughing. |
| C．emotional health has close connection with physical health. |
| D．crying and laughing play the same roles. |
| A．Crying is the best way to get help from others. |
| B．Fighting back tears may cause some health problems. |
| C．We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry. |
| D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure. |
| A．Power of Tears | B．How to keep healthy |
| C．Why we cry | D．A new Scientific Discovery |
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is，“You can't.” Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited (有限的).
There is an old saying, “If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.” So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.
1. If you are making a mistake, that means________.
| A．you're careful | B．you're kind |
| C．you're growing | D．you know nothing |
| A．improve | B．create | C．spend | D．A and B |
| A．gave up |
| B．invented the light bulb |
| C．invented the computer |
| D．invented 10,000 new things |
| A．time | B．money | C．success | D．everything |
| A．Never make mistakes. |
| B．You can make mistakes without thinking. |
| C．Sometimes it's good to make mistakes. |
| D．Making mistakes is terrible. |
【推荐3】Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no use and it can’t solve your problems. Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
◆Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
◆How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
◆Do I have a good learning environment?
◆Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do—write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things to do, you could choose one thing that may get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends and teachers.
1. What do kids often worry most about?| A．Their friends. | B．Their schoolwork. | C．Their habits. | D．Their grades at school. |
| A．Why not give up studies? | B．Why are grades important? | C．How do I get ready for class? | D．What do grades mean to me? |
| A．leave him or her | B．try to make new friends | C．invite him or her to watch a game | D．refuse to speak to him or her |
| A．Work hard. | B．Talk to someone. | C．Get ready for class. | D．Write down your worries. |
| A．When people are worried. | B．Who is often worried. | C．How to deal with worries. | D．What kinds of worries people have. |
【推荐1】It’s 5 o’clock. Sean Murphy is on his way home from work. He is tired and the bus is full, but when he thinks of seeing his lovely family at home, his heart is full of joy again.
“I want to see my wife, my children and my mother,” he thinks. “But first of all I want to sit on the sofa. I want to relax and read a good book.”
Finally Mr. Murphy is at home. He is very tired now but he is happy. He says hello to his family. Then he sits down on the sofa, stretches(伸展) his legs and lifts up his book.
“Now I can relax,” he thinks and smiles. But Mr. Murphy is not alone in the room. His mother is playing the guitar and his wife is playing the piano. His two younger children are fighting and his two older children are arguing about the television. And the pots and pans are bubbling on the cooker(炊具).
It’s the same every day. Poor Murphy is very unhappy. He talks to his friend about his problem at a bus stop.
Mr. Murphy’s friend listens to him carefully. Then he says: “Go and see Linda McCormack! She is a very clever woman. She knows the answer to everything.”
Mr. Murphy thinks it worth(值得) a try. The next day, when he gets home, he doesn’t go into the house as usual. He goes to the garage(车库) and gets on his bike.
1. How many people are there in Mr. Murphy’s family?| A．5 | B．6 | C．7 | D．8 |
| A．happy→tired→unhappy | B．unhappy→tired→happy |
| C．tired→happy→unhappy | D．happy→unhappy→tired |
| A．His mother is playing the guitar. | B．His wife is playing the piano. |
| C．His cook makes a loud noise when cooking. | D．His children are fighting. |
| A．Mr. Murphy will go to Linda McCormack’s house. |
| B．Mr. Murphy will do some exercise by riding a bike. |
| C．Mr. Murphy will leave his home and never come back. |
| D．Mr. Murphy will repair his broken bicycle at the garage. |
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she was with us.
1. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
| A．Look at them sadly. | B．Keep them company. |
| C．Play games with them. | D．Touch them gently. |
| A．would eat anything when hungry |
| B．felt sorry for her mistake |
| C．loved playing hide-and-seek |
| D．disliked the author’s dad |
| A．She was treated as a member of the family. |
| B．She played games with anyone she liked. |
| C．She was loved by everybody she met. |
| D．She went everywhere with the family. |
| A．Shy | B．Polite | C．Brave | D．Caring |
| A．smiled | B．barked |
| C．rushed | D．tried to be funny |
【推荐3】How hard we all pray(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and look forward to the happy days of being a grown-up(成人), and enjoy the many interests that a youth should have.
At last, you grow up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you "young lady". You then enjoy being a young lady. You are proud (骄傲) of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady warmly. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.
But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, "Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone (用完) already."
"No," they say, "Your age is dangerous. If you have too much money to spend, it won't do you any good." Then you have to stay at home because you dare（敢）not go out with an empty pocket.
Another time you tell your grandma, "Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now."
"Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me when I go and have a rest." To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes (批评) your work. You hear what she says, "Such a big girl can't do such easy work." You wish then you were a child again.
But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can't help it. That's the way it goes.
1. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager,___________.| A．is happy with the present life | B．is unhappy about growing up |
| C．doesn't think her present life happy enough | D．is sad about being a kid |
| A．People treat her as a young lady. | B．She doesn't need to play with kids now. |
| C．People begin to call her teenager. | D．She can join women in all kinds of activities. |
| A．the girl always has much money in her pocket | B．it's dangerous for a girl to spend money |
| C．they love her more than before | D．they still treat her as a child |
| A．Because she likes doing knitting. | B．Because she wants to show that she grows up. |
| C．Because she has much more free time. | D．Because her grandma is very tired. |
【推荐1】Solving climate change may bring unexpected benefits. There is a special exhibition - Our Future Planet in London Science Museum. It is about carbon capture (碳捕集), the new technology of getting greenhouse gases (温室气体) from the atmosphere and emissions from factories.
The exhibition shows bottles, tubes, pens and yoga mats made from carbon as well as models of the carbon capture machines that can provide this carbon. They include the Lackner artificial tree which mirrors the actions of living plants by breathing in carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) and exhaling oxygen (呼出氧气). It was built by Klaus Lackner. The device is amazing, but its structure is complicated and the usage is limited (限制的). Besides, there also are the Swiss Climework’s carbon extractor system and a carbon capture device developed at Aberdeen University. All can remove carbon from air to be used for alcohol or other products.
To help protect the planet from the effects of Global Warming, we have to do more than only stop carbon dioxide getting into the atmosphere. We also need to find ways to remove carbon dioxide after it has been put there. Simply planting trees and plants will not be enough to solve the problem. Firstly, the machine can be fitted to gas and coal- burning power stations and factories and then used to hold back the carbon dioxide they would emit (排放). The technology can also be used to recapture carbon dioxide that had already been in the air.
But the exhibition also makes it clear that even moderately large groups of these devices now can remove only a few tens of tonnes of carbon a year- compared with the 50 billion tonnes that cars and factories add to the atmosphere every year. So, it’s urgent (紧急的) to develop and use these new technologies on a large scale (规模) to make a real difference in fighting climate change. Using these on a large scale will be very hard.
However, there is still a hopeful route. It is like the mobile phone. Twenty years ago, they were expensive and difficult to use but have been improved upon relentlessly (不停地). These gas- harvesting machines can be improved upon quickly by generations, so that they will be cheaper and more efficient in the future. If we don’t do something like that we will be in real trouble.
1. In the exhibition Our Future Planet, visitors can ________.
| A．book some latest carbon capture machines |
| B．learn a new technology about carbon capture |
| C．solve the problem of global warming by carbon capture |
| D．see carbon capture producing bottles in special shapes |
| A．look like living plants | B．remove carbon from the air |
| C．collect carbon dioxide in the air | D．reduce coal burning in power stations |
① The carbon capture machines have a simpler structure now.
② The carbon capture machines are widely fitted in factories now.
③ The carbon capture machines can remove a few tonnes of carbon a year.
④ Fighting climate change is in need of much more carbon capture machines.
| A．①② | B．①③ | C．③④ | D．②④ |
| A．the technology of carbon capture is hard to develop |
| B．the technology of carbon capture is useless to develop |
| C．the carbon capture machines will be cheaper than mobile phones |
| D．the carbon capture machines will be improved quickly like mobile phones |
【推荐2】July is really interesting. We have some fun things in our school this month. Let’s talk about some of them!
On July 3rd, we have a book sale in the school library. Students can sell old books to their classmates and teachers. We can buy nice books at very good prices.
We all know doing sports is good for our health. So there is Sports Day in our school on July 10th. We can play basketball, tennis, ping-pong and soccer on that day. I think we can have a good time.
On the last day of this month, we have a school trip. We go to a great park(公园) with the students and teachers. It’s really interesting.
1. What can students do on July 3rd?| A．Play the piano. | B．Play basketball. |
| C．Sell old books. | D．Go to the park. |
| A．doing sports is good for our health | B．we don’t like sports |
| C．we are good at sports | D．we don’t like to play basketball |
| A．On June 30th. | B．On July 31st. | C．On June 10th. | D．On July 30th. |
| A．A school. | B．The school library. | C．A classroom. | D．A park. |
| A．English Day | B．a school trip | C．a book sale | D．Sports Day |
1. The example above shows using a mind map to learn about ________.
| A．science | B．a language | C．geography | D．drawing pictures |
| A．add lines to the group words | B．add new circles and the group words |
| C．draw a circle in the middle of the page | D．think of some word groups for the subject word |
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
| A．A mind map is a picture of useful information. | B．A mind map is only used for language learning. |
| C．Mind maps should be simple, with not any color. | D．Mind maps are usually started with a straight line. |
| A．a science book | B．a travel guide | C．a school website | D．a sports magazine |
Heavy people can not run very fast. But some heavy animals can.Black rhinos are more than 3,500 pounds. They can run almost 30 miles an hour. Cheetahs are the fastest land animal over short distances(距离).They can run over 70 miles an hour. But they get tired quickly and usually stop after a few minutes.Pronghorn antelopes are the fastest animals over long distances. They can run 35 miles an hour for many miles. Their top speed is more than 50 miles an hour.Ostriches can’t fly, but they can run faster than other birds. They can run 43 miles an hour for a short distance. And can keep up a speed of more than 30 miles an hour over long distances.
1. How heavy may a black rhino be?
| A．More than 4,500 pounds. |
| B．More than 3,500 pounds. |
| C．2,000 pounds. |
| D．1,500 pounds. |
| A．Cheetahs. | B．Pronghorn. | C．Horses. | D．Elephants. |
| A．20 | B．30 | C．35 | D．50 |
| A．50 | B．43 | C．35 | D．30 |
| A．The biggest birds. |
| B．What animal has the largest eggs. |
| C．The fastest animals. |
| D．The land mammal.s |
【推荐2】My favourite book is AFriend like Henry. It’s about how a family dog helps a boy deal with his autism(孤独症).When I feel sad, my best friend gives me the book. It cheers me up. -----Li Mei
Reading in the holiday is an interesting thing. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is my favourite book. It’s about a captain’s travel under the sea. The story is very interesting and the pictures are fantastic. This book can make you relaxed.-----Tony
I like reading the Four Great Classical Novels of China although I’m a foreigner from Sydney. I can’t wait to tell the story The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It taught me a lot about the three kingdoms(王 国)of Wei, Shu and Wu. If you are interested in history, don ’t miss it. -----Bob
In my opinion, The Little Prince is the best one. In this book, a young prince falls to Earth from a small planet and experiences a lot. It ’s not just a fiction story, but tells us about the correct values. -----Mary
1. When Li Mei felt ,her friend gave her the book AFriend like Henry.| A．happy | B．sad | C．bored | D．lonely |
| A．traveling | B．history | C．science | D．friendship |
| A．it has fantastic pictures | B．it can deal with her autism |
| C．it tells about the correct values | D．it can make everyone relaxed. |
He Sudan is a sand painting artist. She was born into an artistic family in Hunan Province. She started to show her talent in painting as a child. She took up sand painting while she was studying at university. Back then, there were no lessons about sand painting in the university, so she learned it by watching online videos. She is famous around China for her sand paintings about China’s 24 solar terms（节气）.
The 24 solar terms are part of the traditional Chinese calendar. They are known as the “fifth great invention” of China. They are useful for people’s life and work. Many farmers still depend on the solar terms now to decide what they should do in the fields.
However, few young people know about the 24 solar terms. She wants to use her sand paintings to tell stories about the solar terms so that more young Chinese can learn about each of them. It takes her about one week to create each sand painting. “I’ll create more sand paintings to promote（推广）traditional Chinese culture,” she said proudly.
1. He Sudan is a sand painting artist from Hunan.2. He Sudan learned sand paining by taking lessons at university.
3. The 24 solar terms are known as the “fifth great invention” of China.
4. Farmers hardly decide what to do in the fields according to the solar terms.
5. He Sudan will create more art works to promote traditional Chinese culture.
