A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away. Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study. He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier. They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day. The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.
1. The text may probably be taken from _____.
A. a personal anecdote(轶事) B. sports news
C. a history novel D. brief news
2. Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.
A. thought of something good that happened the day before
B. were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours
C. did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling
D. went online to try out a few different activities
3. From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.
A. worker B. artist C. professor D. director
4. The volunteers gave thanks or smile _____ a week.
A. 15 seconds B. 3.5 seconds C. 15 minutes D. 3.5 minutes
Guangzhou （Xinhua）——12 people were killed and 20 injured early yesterday morning when they jumped from a burning train car into the path of an oncoming goods train in Southern China. When No. 247 Wuchang——Guangzhou passenger train was passing the Dayaoshan Tunnel in Guangdong Province， South China at 00:17 hours yesterday， a fire caused by passengers' smoking broke out on No. 17 car. They wanted to extinguish(扑灭) fire. As the train stopped some frightened passengers jumped from windows. 12 people were crushed to death and 20 others injured by a northward passing goods train（No. 1766）.
1.. When did the accident happen？
A. At 00:17 am. B. At 00:17 pm.
C. At seventeen past one. D. At seventeen to one.
2. Where did the accident happen？
A. In Wuchang. B. In Guangzhou.
C. In Hubei. D. In Guangdong.
3.For what did the passenger train stop？
A. To put out the fire.
B. To let the passengers jump out.
C. To let the other train pass.
D. To pick up some other passengers.
4. What was the cause of the fire？
A. A heavy rain. B. High temperature.
C. Carelessness. D. Fear.
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light，I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff（东西） they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed？” I asked myself. I didn’t answer，in fact, I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “ Oh，dear！” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed！” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（绝望的）now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed，“Oh，God，please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards，Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later，with my head on the desk，I fell asleep.
1. When the author was going over his lessons，all the others in the house were ________ .
A. asleep B. outside
C. working in bed D. quietly laughing at him
2. The underlined word wretched in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .
A. very happy B. disappointed
C. very unhappy D. hopeful
3. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because _______ .
A. he was excited
B. he was nervous
C. he was worried
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
4. The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons
In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution（污染）and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the persons know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that is harmful to human health, too.
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf（聋）. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（织）cloth become deaf. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old persons, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.
It is said that a continuous noise of over 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness. Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels.
In China, the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems.
1. The text is mainly about _________ .
A. air pollution B. noise pollution
C. water pollution D. world pollution
2.According to the text, a continuous noise of _______ decibels can make people deaf.
A. less than 85 B. less than 65
C. more than 85 D. about 65
3.10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened because_______________ .
A. they are too busy to listen to others' talk
B. they often listen to pop music
C. they live near airports
D. they are working in noisy places
4.The government of China is trying to solve ____________ .
A. air, water and noise pollution
B. only air and water pollution
C. only water pollution
D. only air pollution
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the 36 : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37 and killed by a robber (抢劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those who can supply any clue (线索）are requested to 38 to the police ." The 39 news made the lonely girl filled with 40 .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't 41 that a man was already behind the door.
Suddenly the man _42 before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43 . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll 44 whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to 45 herself.
Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then 46 the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪） 47 the girl's back, " Don't 48 the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n) 49 . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there 50 unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added 51 ," only 52 and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.
A few minutes later. The sound of the 53 died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was 54 into pieces . The policemen 55 into the room and caught the robber.
"Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."
36. A. police B. government C. army D. prison
1. A. hit B. stolen C. robbed D. cheated
2. A .announce B. know C. provide D. report
3.. A .terrible B exciting C. strange D. funny
4. A. anger B. fear C surprise D. sadness
5. A .feel B. look C .hear D. notice
6. A. came B .appeared C .walked D. ran
7.. A. say B .make C. do D. deal
8. A. decide B .consider C .hope D. doubt
9. A .protect B .scare C. free D. calm
10. A .touched B. hit C .rang D. struck
11.A .against B .in C .to D .over
12. A .knock B. shut C .lean D. open
13. A .belief B. idea C .help D .voice
14. A. anything B. something C. anyone D. someone
15.. A .excited B. anxiously C .loudly D .bravely
16.. A .my friend B. my neighbour C .the robber D. my brother
17. A. policeman B. police car C .robber D. footsteps
18.A .turned B .brought C .broken D. changed
19. A. slipped B .went C .fell D. hurried
Three fourths of the homework _________ today.
A. has done B. has been done C. have done D. have been done
