—Oh,________I’m sure we’ll all get good marks.
| A．I can’t agree more. | B．You’d better get started. |
| C．You must be kidding me. | D．I won’t worry about it too much. |
2 . It was a normal morning in March. Sondra Artis had just
As heading towards the school, Sondra noticed a burning smell. She
Sondra pulled into a parking lot and turned to face the 20 students on
“I told the kids that, ‘You know, we
The students hurried to the
Seconds after they all
The bus can be
“Sondra is a very good bus driver，”said a student. “She
| A．sent away | B．turned down | C．seen off | D．picked up |
| A．repaired | B．wiped | C．tapped | D．opened |
| A．steam | B．smoke | C．fog | D．dust |
| A．wrong | B．lucky | C．necessary | D．urgent |
| A．anger | B．curiosity | C．embarrassment | D．worry |
| A．duty | B．guard | C．board | D．vacation |
| A．advantages | B．drills | C．signals | D．secrets |
| A．met | B．separated | C．promised | D．practiced |
| A．early | B．amazing | C．real | D．new |
| A．exits | B．teacher | C．windows | D．lifesaver |
| A．excited | B．tired | C．scared | D．optimistic |
| A．hurriedly | B．safely | C．firstly | D．actively |
| A．hid | B．landed | C．sat | D．escaped |
| A．scene | B．school | C．park | D．destination |
| A．searching | B．studying | C．thanking | D．counting |
| A．replaced | B．exchanged | C．burnt | D．controlled |
| A．eager | B．famous | C．grateful | D．qualified |
| A．student | B．leader | C．driver | D．hero |
| A．rewarded | B．excused | C．apologized | D．forgiven |
| A．offers | B．deserves | C．demands | D．establishes |
| A．in his forty; occupation | B．in the forties; intention |
| C．in his forties; dedication | D．in the forty; commitment |
| A．when | B．that | C．where | D．which |
—________. We must go to attend your cousin’s birthday party tonight.
| A．Take your time | B．I’m afraid not | C．Sounds great | D．Have a good time |
| A．to run | B．running | C．having run | D．runs |
| A．searched for | B．accounted for | C．get through | D．took up |
| A．hold | B．are held | C．are holding | D．were held |
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he will read a book every two weeks, and he’s invited people all around the world to join him.
The “year of books” is Mark Zuckerberg’s 2015 goal. The billionaire is famous for his quirky New Year’s plans. Two years ago, he challenged himself to meet a new person a day. Last year he attempted to write a “thank-you note” every day. He said, “Although I’m very busy, I always have many strange ideas and I still have time to achieve my goals. If you set a goal, you must try your best to make it come true.”
It will come as no surprise that he’s already launched a Facebook page — entitled “A year of books” — to serve as the reading group’s discussion center. Over 62,000 people from all around the world have liked the page in the first 24 hours. Many of them expressed their desires to join Mark Zuckerberg in reading a book every two weeks in their message of the page.
“I hope all the people who participate in the discussion actually have read the books and have relevant points to add. The group will keep it continuously focused,” he stressed on his Facebook page. “With the development of technology, fewer people in the world read books. I do hope people read more books in their spare time rather than surf the Internet or play with their mobiles,” he added on his Facebook page.
The plan is to select books about various topics and cultures. “The Bible” and “Quran” (《可兰经》) have been popular suggestions among hundreds of other titles. The first book is “The End of Power” by Moisés Naím, a former Foreign Policy editor. It’s a 300-page deep dive into the changing nature of leadership today that was published in March 2013.
1. What is Mark Zuckerberg’s New Year’s plan in 2015? (No more than 10 words)2. What does the underlined word “quirky” most probably mean in English? (1 word)
3. Why did Mark Zuckerberg start a page named “A year of books”? (No more than 10 words)
4. What is the book “The End of Power” about? (No more than 10 words)
5. What do you think of Mark Zuckerberg? Give your reasons. (No more than 25 words)
10 . True happiness lies in rewarding relationships, not material wealth, according to new research. Scientists have said that a close circle of friends and family is most important for happiness, and that owning things such as iPhones, computers, being wealthy and owning a sports car do not provide the same level of satisfaction.
The study was done by psychologists at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Lund University, in Sweden. The experts analyzed articles in Swedish newspapers published in 2016 and recorded which words most often occurred in the same articles as the Swedish word for happiness. In this way, they could know our common happiness.
Co-author Dr Danilo Garcia, a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy’s Center for Ethics, Law and Mental Health, said, “It’s relationships that are most important, not material things that we possess, and this is in line with other findings in happiness research.”
The study, which contained more than 1.5 million words, showed that terms such as “grandmother” and personal pronouns such as “you”, “me”, “us” and “them” often emerge in the same article as the Swedish word for happiness. Researchers found that words such as “iPhone”, “millions” and “Google” almost never appear with the word “happiness”.
The study is a part of a larger research project on how people describe both positive and negative events in their lives. The researchers believe that the word analysis reflects a common perception among the members of our society as to what should make us happy.
Dr Danilo Garcia said, “Just as the Beatles sang, most people understand that money can’t buy you happiness or love. But even if we can understand the importance of close and warm relationships at a social level, it isn’t certain that everyone is aware that such relationships are actually necessary for our own personal happiness.”
1. New research mainly shows that ________.| A．various things can lead to happiness in people |
| B．having some close friends is very important to us |
| C．owning expensive things can actually make us happy |
| D．rewarding relationships make us happy instead of material wealth |
| A．By doing surveys. |
| B．By doing experiments. |
| C．By analyzing printed articles. |
| D．By referring to previous studies. |
| A．explain something new |
| B．are unbelievable to many people |
| C．prove material things are unimportant |
| D．confirm previous findings in happiness research |
| A．Appear. | B．Spread. | C．Start. | D．Unite. |
| A．money really buys us happiness or love |
| B．rewarding relationships really lead to personal happiness |
| C．close and warm relationships are important at a social level |
| D．all people know rewarding relationships lead to personal happiness |
