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There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held 1. (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important 2. (event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is 3. national festival to honor Mahandas Gandhi, the leader 4. helped gain India’s 5. (depend) from Britain. 6. (tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which 7. (celebrate) in January or February, is the most 8. (energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward 9. the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10. (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for ____ potatoes.
I can still remember those days. The whole family ____. My mom, my elder brothers and I went to work ____ my dad turned the soil in the garden. It was my job to ____ the tiny seeds(种子) in rows, and my mom spread fertilizer (化肥) on them. My brothers then ____ them the newly turned soil.
Several months later, I would ____ the garden whenever I played outside, wondering what was going on ____ the ground. When harvest time came, I was ____ at the huge size of the potatoes my dad pulled out of the soil. They would be turned into ____ of roast potatoes, fired potatoes and my personal favorite: potatoes cooked in sauce. They would keep the entire family well-fed throughout the year. It was ____ a miracle (奇迹).
Looking back on those days makes me ____ how many other seeds I have planted in this ____ that have grown unseen in the hearts and ____ of others. How many times has my dad used something little things that I said or did to grow something ____. And how many times...
Every single day of our lives we step out into the ____ of this world. Every single day we plant ____ that can grow into something wonderful. We may never see the growth that comes from the kind words or loving ____ we share. I hope you always tend the garden around you ____. I hope you plant only goodness, ____ and compassion(同情) in the lives of people you meet. I hope every day you help miracles to ____.
1.A. selling B. preserving C. planting D. roasting
2.A. approved B. helped C. observed D. changed
3.A. after B. until C. because D. though
4.A. select B. examine C. compare D. drop
5.A. filled B. connected C. mixed D. covered
6.A. search for B. glance around C. give up D. wish for
7.A. across B. on C. under D. through
8.A. annoyed B. amazed C. embarrassed D puzzled.
9.A. meal after meal B. row after row C. life after life D. day after day
10.A. shortly B. truly C. mainly D. properly
11.A. recognize B. remember C. indicate D. wonder
12.A. process B. house C. life D. period
13.A. stomachs B. minds C. eyes D. bodies
14.A. expensive B. strange C. beautiful D. funny
15.A. part B. field C. garden D. corner
16.A. seeds B. trees C. vegetables D. flowers
17.A. mottos B. friends C. donations D. acts
18.A. with care B. by chance C. in surprise D. on time
19.A. confidence B. wealth C. peace D. power
20.A. return B. recover C. prepare D. grow
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __1.___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※ Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __2.__.
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks (挫折) to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※__3.___. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※ ___4.__. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5. .
A．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
B．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
C．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
D．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．
E．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
F．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
G．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
In a world today of immense technology, population growth and economic flourish, planning for future residential (适合居住的) and commercial developments needs careful analysis with well thought through assumptions about effects on the environment and the people of the community.
One example of a growing city is Wooster, Ohio, my place of residency, Wooster in the last five years has grown considerably in population, leading to a growth in commercial business. Surrounded by farmland, Wooster’s planning commission chose to extend the community into these farm areas in the form of residential and commercial areas.
Picture this—corn fields, old trees, clean air, country roads, and wildlife are all part of the area. Within four years, the people living on this farm step outside on their front porch to view an extensive shopping center containing Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, TCBY, and a Cinemark movie theatre. The once quiet road is now a city street with traffic lights, busy with automobiles day and night. The air smells of car exhaust and fast food.
Some destruction of farmland is unavoidable when a city expands. Instead of expanding outward, planning commissions should consider interior(内部的) remodeling of a city. Tearing down unusable buildings could remodel many areas inside the city. In addition, commercialized buildings could extend upwards to avoid unnecessary use of land.
Environmentally, commercial expansion is harmful to the land. Besides forms of pollution, wildlife, including both plants and animals, is put at risk. A planning commission could have realized the benefits of environmental protection. Why not preserve the beauty and naturalness of the land while at the same time allowing for growth?
With a steady growth of population and the need for more homes and more workplaces, many problems arise when planning for the future. The hillsides, fields and animal habitats need to be preserved while expanding cities. In the future, a world covered with concrete and asphalt（沥青）could become reality. Serious research and analysis are needed when planning for the future of our home communities and for the entire globe to avoid such a miserable result．
1.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. it is unavoidable to destroy farmland when a city grows
B. Wooster used to be a quiet and peaceful city surrounded by farmland
C. with many nationwide shopping centers, Wooster lost its uniqueness
D. commercial expansion has done no harm to Wooster
2.It can be concluded from the passage that the author thinks Wooster’s planning commission ______.
A. has tried its best to protect the environment
B. preserves the hillsides and fields
C. should have avoided such a tragedy
D. is the cause of environmental pollution
3.Which of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. Planning for future residential and commercial developments has bad effects on the environment and the living things.
B. With a safety growth of population, more homes and more workplaces are needed.
C. With immense technology, population growth and economic prosperity, we need to plan for the future.
D. When planning for future developments, effects on the environment should be taken into account.
4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the current planning of cities?
A. Critical（批评的）． B. Favorable．
C. Objective（客观的） D. Depressed．
If you are sitting, please stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes if you can. Do anything but sit. New research shows that if you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you might live longer. Sitting less than three hours a day might extend your life by two years. Cutting television time to less than two hours a day can add one point four years to life.
The human body is designed to move. The fact is just the opposite. Modern lifestyles and office jobs rarely give us the chance to move around. We sit while we’re eating; we sit in the car; we sit while we are watching TV. And most of us sit for many hours at work. Sitting is something we do all the time. On average, Americans sit for four and a half to five hours a day. But that does not make sitting good for us.
Though you may exercise often, that does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours. We can’t throw away physical activity. It is extremely important. Even if you exercise for 30 minutes a day, what goes on in the other 23 and a half hours a day is also very important.
Changes are coming to some offices, especially in the design of desks. A “standing desk” lets people stand while they work. Another new design is called the “treadmill desk”. It is an exercise machine that lets you walk slowly in one place. Even some U.S. schools begin to experiment with desks that are part bicycle to keep children moving.
Many companies may not buy a standing desk for everybody. However, they may get five standing desks or a treadmill desk for their employees and put them in a certain place where people can go for an hour a day to answer their emails or talk on the phone. Experts suggest some other activities: take a walk at lunchtime; walk to the offices and talk directly instead of emailing colleagues. All these activities may help you live longer.
1.Why should people stand up according to the new research?
A. They should touch their toes.
B. Standing more can cure some diseases.
C. Sitting less does people good and may help people live longer.
D. They spend too much time watching TV.
2.What can we learn about sitting?
A. Sitting is the best position for the body.
B. People usually have to sit for a long time nowadays.
C. The more people sit, the better they will be.
D. Americans sit longer every day than people in other countries.
3.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The walking hour B. Sitting
C. Standing. D. Exercising
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The new design of desks can help people sit less.
B. The “treadmill desk” is used by people to run.
C. It’s better for school students to use standing desks.
D. It’s necessary for companies to offer a sitting desk to every employees.
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!
1.How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?
A. She is miserable and unhappy.
B. She feels she is going to die very soon.
C. She would like to live much younger.
D. She is cheerful and humorous.
2.Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?
A. trick B. deal C. march D. sport
3.Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?
A. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.
B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.
C. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.
D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.
