The party was meant to be a surprise to everyone who would take part, but one of the organizers _______ the plan．

I would appreciate     very much if you could send me a few copies of the mechanic design of your new model.

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1] Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy．They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy.

[2] Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they’re still unhappy．Other times, people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

[3] Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness．Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.

[4] So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求) besides career success and financial security．_____________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction．In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance．

[5] Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness．Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? (Please answer within 15 words.)

2.Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

It’s impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(Please answer within 5 words.)

4.Do you think money could bring true happiness? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

—What’s that? It smells great!

—It’s just milk tea．Would you like __________?

—__________ Mr．White was appointed director of our department.

—Then we have two Whites now including ___________ Mr．White, the doorkeeper.

七、Error correction(短文改错)10分

Mr.Smith was a biology professor,but he had         1._________

a lot of animal bones that he was very proud.Then       2._________

one year he managed to get a better job in others       3._________

university.As he was busy at the work,his wife asked    4._________

three men to remove all their things to the new house.      5._________

One of them was just about throw a large box into the       6._________

truck with all the other things,then Mrs.Smith ran          7._________

out and said,“Please treat the box gentle! It has          8._________

all of my husband's bones in it.” Heard this,the           9._________

man was so surprising that he nearly dropped it on his feet.10._________

C

Flags have existed for over 3000 years.The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles topped with a carving.About 2000 years ago pies of fabric were added to some poles for decoration.Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.

Every country today has its own flag.Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands for,or symbolizes,the aims of the group.

The flag depicts (描绘)a world map,centered on the north pole.The map is surrounded by an olive(橄榄)wreath(花环)symbolizing peace and co-operation.The flag is blue and white.

8.Flags have been in existence for _________.

A.500 years                     B.over 3000 years

C.about 2000 years              D.between 500 and 2000 years

9.A very old flag is likely to _________.

A.be made of fabric             B.have a map on it

C.have white shapes on it       D.be made of carved wood

10.An olive wreath is used to represent _________.

A.peace         B.purity        C.justice       D.equality

B

Below is a table which shows the melting(液化)and boiling points of common substances.Study the table.Then do Numbers 4—7.

4.The underlined word‘substances'means‘a type of'_________.

A.matter        B.liquid            C.solid         D.gas

5.Which of the four should be a liquid at-90 degrees?

A.water         B.alcohol           C.nitrogen      D.oxygen

6.Mixing alcohol and water is often used to wash windscreens of cars during the wintertime because _________.

A.it is easier for alcohol to change into gas

B.alcohol is not easily separated from water

C.alcohol freezes at lower temperature than water

D.the mixture is not expensive

7.In order to change water from a solid to a liquid energy must be _________.

A.removed       B.added             C.created       D.destroyed

六、Reading comprehension.(阅读理解)20分

A

Air is an odorless(that cannot be smelled;smelless),invisible(that cannot be seen)gas that surrounds the planet earth.It is everywhere on the planet.An “empty” drinking glass and an “empty” room,to give two examples,are not really empty.Each is filled with air.When the glass is filled with water,the water pushes the air out of the glass.

Air,as a gas,has no definite(fixed,particular)shape,but,because it is matter,it takes up space.It is easy to prove that air is something that takes up space.Stuff a dry handkerchief into the bottom of a glass so that it will not fall out when the glass is turned upside-down.Push the upside-down glass,hold it straight into a jar of water till the glass is completely covered.When the glass is taken out of water,the handkerchief will be dry.The air inside the glass took up space and kept the water from coming in.

1.“Stuff a dry handkerchief into…”.The underlined word means.

A.Press tightly     B.Take out          C.Put down      D.Turn fully

2.The writer tells us that _________.

A.the experiment was done in the laboratory

B.the experiment was done outside the room

C.the experiment is easily done

D.the experiment is carried out indoors

3.Which of the following pictures gives us the correct result?

(W—water;A—air;H—handkerchief)

五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分

In the last century there were not 　1　 big towns in the U.S.　2　 there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was 　3　 people 　4   the things they couldn't made or grow at home.

  5   the store sold   6   a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7   that their farms didn't produce.They bought articles of   8   that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9   would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.

Life in the   10   century America was   11  .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12   still they looked forward   13   courage to whatever the future would   14   them.It would be interesting to know   15   they would feel about life in the world today.  16   to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17   in the past?

Nobody will   18   know the   19   people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20   people at present.

1.A.many            B.so many           C.so much           D.a lot of

2.A.where           B.like              C.what              D.as

3.A.where           B.for               C.in which          D.that

4.A.made                B.bought            C.sold          D.paid for

5.A.That                B.No matter         C.Which         D.What

6.A.says                B.talks             C.refers        D.tells

7.A.other things        B.another food C.other foods        D.foods and drinks

8.A.clothes         B.clothing          C.dresses               D.suits

9.A.farmers         B.men               C.women             D.children

10.A.eighteenth     B.nineteenth            C.twentieth         D.next

11.A.easy           B.simple                C.interesting       D.tiresome

12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that          D.but what

13.A.in             B.to                    C.of                D.with

14.A.bring          B.take              C.happen to         D.serve

15.A.what           B.whether           C.that              D.how

16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem     C.What did it seem  D.What appeared

17.A.still what it used to be           B.better than what it was

C.much more easier than                 D.no more than it was

18.A.never              B.always        C.once              D.ever

19.A.truth that         B.fact whether C.idea how           D.information of

20.A.as                 B.for               C.with                  D.like