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Itishappiness.

Happinessisastrangething.Itdoesnotmeanthesametoallmen.Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy.Somemensaythathappinesscomesfromhelpingothers,othermensaythathappinesscomesfrommakinglifemorepleasantforeveryone.Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousay“Thatmakesmehappy.”

Readwhatdifferentpeoplehavesaidabouthappiness.Perhapsyouwilllearnsomethingthatwillbringyoupeaceofmind,comfort,moneyormaybringyouwhatyousearchforhappiness.

41.Themainideaofthispassageisthat

A.happinessmeansthesametoeveryone

B.happinessisthethingthateveryonewantstoget

C.moneymakesonehappy,sodoeshelpingothers

D.notallpeoplearesearchingforhappiness

42.Thefirstsentenceinthesecondparagraphmeans

A.otherpeoplethinkiftheyknowalottheywillbeabletogetenoughmoneyandthatwillmakethemhappy

B.otherpeoplethinkittruethatknowledgewillbringthemenoughmoney

C.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatthelesstheyknow,thehappiertheyare

D.otherpeopleholdtheopinionthatiftheybecomeknowledgeableenoughtheywillfeelhappy　　　

43.“Whatwillmakeonemanhappymaynotmakeanothermanhappy”thissentencemeans

A.whenonemanfeelshappy,anothermanwillfeelsad

B.whenonemanfeelshappy,anothermanwillfeelhappy,too

C.differentpeopleholddifferentopinionsabouthappiness

D.differentpeoplehavethesameopinionabouthappiness

44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Anyonewhoownslotsofmoneywillfeelhappy

B.Notallthepeopleintheworldwouldhelpothers

C.Whatmakesonehappymaymakeanothersad

D.Allthepeopleintheworldworkandsearchforhappiness.

B

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,　butonlyafewlosttheirlives.

　　ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'

sbaker（面包师）inPuddingLane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakery（面包房）intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.

　　Byeighto'

clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildings,oldStPaul'

sandtheGuildhallamongthem.

　　SamuelPepys,thefamouswriter,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.

　ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.

　　Afterthefire,　ChristopherWren,　thearchitect（建筑师）,wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow;

buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurches,amongthemnewStPaul'

s.

　　Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplace:

acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.

45.Thefirebeganin　　.

　A.ahotel　B.thepalaceC.PuddingLane　　　　D.ThamesStreet

46.Theunderlinedword"

family"

inthesecondparagraphmeans　　.

　A.home　　　　　B.childrenC.wifeandhusband　　　D.wifeandchildren

47.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?

　A.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.

　B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed.

　C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.

　D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.

48.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?

　（a）Therewasastrongwind.（b）Thestreetswereverynarrow.

　（c）Manyhousesweremadeofwood.（d）Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.

　（e）Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.

　A.（a）and（b）B.（a）,（b）and（c）C.（a）,（b）,（c）and（d）D.（a）,（b）,（c）（d）and（e）　　

C

ThereisanEnglishsayingthat“Laughteristhebestmedicine.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhowever,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughtercanreallyimprovepeople’shealth.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhasthesameeffectsasphysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,makestheheartbeatquickerandmakespeoplebreathedeeper;

italsoworksonseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectsofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated（忍耐）thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalinthebrainwhichdiminishesbothstress（压力）andpain.

Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinics（诊所）,inwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.

49．Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept.

A．LaughterisgoodforhealthB．Laughtercanmakeyoubecomeoldquickly

C．Laughterhelpstoreducepain.

D．Laughter,justlikephysicalexercise,isgoodforourbody.

50．Theunderlinedword“diminishes”inthethirdparagraphmeans“”.

A．enjoysB．permitsC．increasesD．reduces

51．Accordingtotheauthor,weshould.

A．laughasmuchaspossibleB．watchmorefunnyfilms

C．avoidsmilingallthetimeD．spendmoretimeinlaughterclinics

52．Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe.

A．Bothlaughterandphysicalexercisearegoodforhealth

B．Laughterclinicshelppatientsimprovetheircondition

C．LaughtercanreducetheeffectsofpainD．Laughteristhebestmedicine.

D

Beforeanewtypeofairplanegoesintoservice,everypartofitistestedagainandagain.Buttherearetwoteststhataremoreimportantthanalltheothers.

Thefirstiscalledthe"

tank（贮水池）test"

.Amodemairplanemustflyveryhighinthesky.Airmustbepumpedintotheplanesothatthepassengerscanbreathe.Themetalstructure（结构）oftheplanehastobeverystrongforthisreason.Whentheplaneisfilledwithair,theairpressesagainsttheskinoftheplaneinside.Thepressure（压力）onasmallwindowislikeahugefootthatistryingtogetout.Ifasmallpartoftheplaneweretofail,theplanewouldexplode（爆炸）inthesky.Totestthestructureoftheplane,theplaneisloweredintoahugetankorcontainerofwater.Thenitisfilledwithair.Thepressureinsidetheplaneisgreaterthaniteverwillbewhenitishighupintheair.Finally,thereisanexplosion.Thisdoesnotcausesomuchdamageinsidethewatertankasitwouldanywhereelse.Engineerscandiscoverwhichpartoftheplanehasbroken.Thenthatpartismadestronger.

Themostdangeroustesthappenswhenthenewplaneisgoingthroughtestflightsintheair.Thepilotmustfindoutexactlywhathappenswhentheengines（发动机）areallshutoffatonce.Theplanebeginstofalllikeastone.Itisthepilot’sjobtofindouthowhecangetcontroloftheplaneagain.Thesetwotestsareexamplesofhowplanesaremadesafebeforetheyevercarrypassengers.

53.Bydoingthe"

tanktest"

theengineerscanfindout_______.

A.theamountofairintheplaneB.thestrengthoftheplanestructure

C.thepressureinsideandoutsidetheplaneD.thepoweroftheairplaneengines

54.Whatwillhappentotheplaneunderthe"

?

A.Itwillbebroken.B.Itwillbemadestronger.

C.Itwillbefilledwithwater.D.Itwillbetestedbypilots,

55.Accordingtothetext,whyaretestflightsmostdangerous?

A.Theplanemayexplodeintheair.B.Thepilotmaylosecontroloftheplane.

C.Theenginesmaybedamaged.D.Toomuchairmaygetintotheplane.

56.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TwoImportantTestsonAirplanesB.TheImportanceofFlyingSafely

C.TheDangerofTestingAirplanesD.HowAirplanesAreMadeandTested

E

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