C
“Find a job you love，and you’ll never work a day in your life．”Do you agree with this old saying？Joanne Gordon does．She is the author of Be Happy at Work and other books about careers(职业)．Gordon believes that about 30％ of employees(雇员)in North America do not like their jobs，and she thinks that is terrible．She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied(满意)with their jobs find work that is good for them．Joanne says，“There are no happy jobs，only happy workers．”She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics(特点)．
First，happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs，and they look forward to the workday．Take Tony Hawk，for example．At age 14，he became a professional skateboarder．Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games，but he still skates every day．He once said．“My youngest son’s preschool class was recently asked what their dads do for work．My son said，‘I’ve never seen my dad do work．’”Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work．He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys．
Second，happy workers like the people they work with．Sally Ayote says，“I work with the coolest people in the world．”She and her group cook for almost 1，200 people in Antarctica．Most of these people are scientists who are doing research．Sally loves to sit and talk with them．She says，“There is no television here，no radio，so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying．”Sally thinks she has a great job，and the best part about it is the people．
Third，happy workers know that their work helps others．Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers．She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid，which shows movies in refugee(难民)camps around the world．Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps．For one thing，entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while．Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety．For example，in one camp，thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water．Caroline knows that she is helping other people，and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work．
Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work．Tony Hawk says，“Find the thing you love．If you are doing what you love，there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous．”Joanne Gordon would agree．She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing，find people they like to work with，and find ways to help others．Then they can be proud of what they do，and they will probably be happy at work．
1.Who is the book，Be Happy at Work，written for？
A．Joanne Gordon herself．
B．Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron．
C．People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs．
D．The workers who agree with the author’s ideas．
2.Joanne Gordon believes that________．
A．difficult jobs are terrible
B．there are no happy jobs，only happy workers
C．rich and famous people have much more happiness than workers
D．only about one third of the employees in North America like their jobs
3.Why did Tony Hawk’s son say，“I’ve never seen my dad do work．”？
A．Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work．
B．Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating．
C．Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating．
D．Because Tony Hawk always finds something else he enjoys doing．
4.Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us________．
A．how to be a successful businessman
B．how to help people in difficulties
C．how to get along with the coolest people
D．how to become a happy worker
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important．
B．The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable．
C．Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy．
D．Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do．
B
When I was 13 years old，a boy gave me an important gift．It was a smile．
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school，and my old school was far away．As a result，no one knew who I was．I was very lonely，and afraid to make friends with anyone．
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing，I felt my heart break．I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem，and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me．
Then one day，my classmates talked happily with their friends，but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．At that moment，a boy entered the classroom．I didn’t know who he was．He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me and，without a word，smiled．
Suddenly，I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy，lively and warm．
That smile changed my life．I started to talk with the other students and made friends．Day by day，I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now．
One day，I asked him why he smiled，but he couldn’t remember smiling at me！
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone．Now I believe that the world is what you think it is．If you think you are lonely，you might always be alone．So smile at the world and it will smile back．
1.Why was the smile an important girl？
A．Because the writer’s old school was far away．
B．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy．
C．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was．
D．Because it made the writer feel happy，lively and warm．
2.The writer couldn’t talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because________．
A．she was always unhappy
B．she didn’t have any friends there
C．she was in the first year at a junior high school
D．she didn’t want her parents to worry about her
3.How did the smile change the writer’s life？
A．She started to make friends．
B．She became best friends with the boy．
C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more．
D．She realized that she was lonely．
4.Where does the writer now think her feeling of unhappiness come from？
A．From her old school．
B．From her parents．
C．From herseIf
D．From her classmates at the new school．
5.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage？
A．The boy still remembered why he smiled at me．
B．Nobody knew me at the beginning of my first year at a junior high school．
C．I felt very happy when I heard the other students talking and laughing．
D．Now I don’t think that the world is what you think it is．
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(2013黑龙江大庆)
A
Two years ago，my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school．As I had few friends there．I felt lonely．Then I met Tony．The first time I saw him．he was standing in the center of a group of students，telling jokes．The children around laughed from time to time．Tony knew about my problem．He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies．We soon became good friends．
About a year ago，however，Tony’s father was killed in an accident．As a result，his family had to move to a small house．Tony changed into a different person．He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies．Several times．I invited him to go out and play basketball with me，but he refused．I wanted to help him，but didn’t know what to do．
Then something strange happened in my class．Two classmates lost the money in their schoolbags．
Last Friday，just before the P．E．lesson，I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use．The door was half open．I went in．To my astonishment，I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates’schoolbags．I was shocked…
1.What kind of boy was Tony at the beginning of the story？
A．He was a clever boy．
B．He was a poor boy．
C．He was a popular boy．
D．He was a shy boy．
2.Why did the writer become friends with Tony？
A．Because Tony helped him do his homework．
B．Because Tony was kind to him．
C．Because Tony liked playing basketball．
D．Because Tony told jokes．
3.What caused the change of Tony？
A．His father’s accident．
B．His strange character．
C．The move of his family．
D．The loss of his interest in playing with his friends．
4.How did the writer feel when he saw Tony’s change？
A．He felt angry．
B．He felt surprised．
C．He felt unhappy．
D．He felt worried．
5.The underlined word“astonishment”means________．
A．sadness
B．surprise
C．disappointment
D．joy
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Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes．So did most of the other________in her school class，which troubled her a lot．“I look like everyone else！I’m not special！I’m bored！”Susan_______to her mother．
She decided to try to make herself look________．She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didn’t get attention，she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose．Nobody noticed that，_______．She took ink(墨水)and
poured it all over her________．She wore clown(小丑)clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears．________no matter what she did，she still didn’t get any________and nobody thought she was special．
One morning her________went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school．She made Susan________the ink out of her hair and clean her neck．“I’m not going to school________！I’m bored！”She buried(埋葬)her head________the quilt and cried．
“Susan，”her mother said，“you are different．You are unique(独一无二)and special．________in the world looks just like you．Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you，but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face．Nobody laughs like you，either．Now________and get ready for school．”
Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class．“Mom was________．Nobody looks just like me．”Susan said．“I am special．I am unique and I am not________！”
1.
A．children
B．boys
C．men
D．women
2.
A．complained
B．listened
C．talked
D．spoke
3.
A．beautiful
B．simple
C．different
D．happy
4.
A．too
B．either
C．also
D．neither
5.
A．neck
B．nose
C．eyes
D．hair
6.
A．Though
B．So
C．But
D．And
7.
A．attention
B．help
C．prize
D．answer
8.
A．father
B．mother
C．sister
D．brother
9.
A．pull
B．wash
C．throw
D．turn
10.
A．tomorrow
B．next week
C．next year
D．today
11.
A．under
B．on
C．before
D．beside
12.
A．Everybody
B．Somebody
C．Nobody
D．Anybody
13.
A．get up
B．get off
C．put up
D．put off
14.
A．wrong
B．right
C．special
D．common
15.
A．moved
B．interested
C．tired
D．bored
—I used to play tennis，but now I’m on the swim team．
—________．
A．Thanks
B．Good idea
C．All right
D．People sure change
—________you________go to school by bike？
—Yes．But now I usually go to school by bus．
A．Did；use to
B．Were；used to
C．Do；use to
D．Will；use to
