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Almosteveryonewantstobehappy,butnotallknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsuponourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimeth

inkingaboutthefuturethatwefailtoenjoythepresent,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.

Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeople

experiencedancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivity.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheir

timehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.

5.Thebesttitleofthispassageis___________.

A.GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy

B.TheSecretofHappiness

C.MoneyMakesYouHappy

D.IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappy

6.Thewriterthinksthat

___________.

A.It’swrongtospendtimeonwork

B.hobbiestakeuptoomuchtime

C.everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlife

D.doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Readingagoodbook.B.Travelingtoaforeigncountry.

C.Playingasport.D.Spendingtimewithclosefriends.

C

Floridaiscelebratingabiganniversarythisyear.Fivehundredyearsago,onApril2,1513,SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonarrivedontheeastcoastofwhatisnowFlorida.NativeAmericanshadbeenlivingthereforcenturies,butPoncedeLeonwasthefirstEuropeantosetfootinwhatwouldbecometheUnitedStates.

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egend（传说）,PoncedeLeonmayhavelandedinFloridabymistake.HeissaidtohavebeenlookingforanislandcalledBiminianditsFountainofYouth.Themagicalfountaincouldsupposedlymakeoldpeopleyoungagain.Instead,PoncedeLeonlandedontheFloridapeninsula（半岛

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dclaimeditforSpain.HenameditLaFlorida,or“floweryplace”.

PoncedeLeonexploredmoreofFlorida’scoastsoverthenextfewmonths.HelaterreturnedtoSpainbutwentbacktoFloridain1521toattempttosetupapermanentcolony（殖民地）.However，NativeAmericansattackedhimandhiscompanions,andPoncedeLeonwaskilled.Itwasn’tuntil1565thatSpainsetupasuccessfulcolonyatSt.AugustineonFlorida’seast

coast.ItistheoldestpermanentEuropeansettlementintheU.S.

Floridadidn’tbelongtotheU.S.untilSpainlostcontrol.ItwasadmittedtotheU.S.asthe27thstatein1845.

Today,Floridahasoneofthefastest-growingpopulationsofanystate.Morethan19millionpeoplecallithome.

It’salsoapopulardestinationfortourists.Lastyear,89millionpeoplevisitedtheSunshineState.Thesedays,mostvisitorscomeinsearchoffuninthesunonitssandybeachesanditsthemeparks,suchasDisneyWorldandSeaWorld.

8．Fivehundredyearsago,.

A．theUnitedStateswasfounded

B．thefirstEuropeancametoFlorida.

C．Floridawasdiscoveredbyhumanbeings.

D．SpanishexplorerJuanPoncedeLeonwasborn.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutPoncedeLeonfromParagraph2?

A.HehatedtheFloridapeninsula.

B.HediscoveredFloridabyaccident.

C.HefinallyfoundFountainofYouth.

D.Hecouldmakeoldpeopleyoungagain.

10.PoncedeLeonwaskilled.

A.byhiscompanionsB.onhiswaytoFlorida

C.duringhissecondstayinFloridaD.afterhesetupapermanentcolony

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlorida?

A.Touristsarelosinginterestinit.

B.Itsbeachesarenotwellprotected.

C.Thereare89millionpeopleinFloridaatpresent.

D.Itspopulationhasbeenincreasinginrecentyears.

D

Everyyeargraywhalesswima10,000milesround-trip,fromthecoldwatersnearAlaska,downthecoastofNorthAmericatothewarmwatersnearMexico,andbackagain.Itisoneofthelongestmigrations（迁徙）ofanymammal.

Allday,allsummerlong,inthe

coldwatersnearAlaska,graywhaleseatandeat.

Insteadofteeth,graywhaleshavebaleen（鲸须）theyusetogetfoodfromoceanwater.Theygetbigmouthfulsofmuck（淤泥）fromtheoceanfloor,thenpushthatmuckrightbackoutthroughtheirbaleen.Themuckywaterflowsthrough,buttinyanimalsgettrappedinthebaleenandlickedup.

Whenthewaterstartstofreeze,thewhalesbegintheirlongtripsouth.Theyswimnightandday,withoutstoppingtoeatorrest.Duringthelongjourney,migratingwhalesmaypushtheirheadsoutofthewatertoseewheretheyare.

Twomonthslater,thewhalesreachMexico.Babiesarebornhereinwarm,shallow（浅的）waterscalledlagoons（濒海湖）.Oceanlagoonshavenofoodfortheadults,butthebabiesaresaferherethanintheopenseas.Allwinterthebabiesgrowbigandstrong.

Inspringfirstthedadsandteenagersleavethelagoons,thenthemomswithbabies.Migratinggraywhalesswimclosetoshore,especiallymomswithbabies.Theiceismeltingupnorth,andit’stimeforthehungrywhalestomakethelongjourneybacktotheirsummerfeedinggrounds.

12.Theunderlinedphrase“lickedup”inParagraph3probablymeans“_____”.

A.givenupB.endedupC.brokenupD.eatenup

13.DuringtheirlongjourneytoMexico,graywhales_____.

A.alwaysswimundertheoceanB.findfoodtosupplytheirenergy

C.facethecolderandcolderwaterD.traveltothelagoonswithoutabreak

14.Wheredomothergraywhalesgivebirth?

A.InwarmshallowwatersnearMexico.B.OffthecoastofNorthAmerica.

C.IntheopenseasnearMexico.D.IncoldwatersnearAlaska.

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutgraywhalesinthetext?

A.Howlong

theylive.B.Howtheygettheirfood.

C.WhentheygetbacktoAlaska.D.HowlongtheyspendtravelingtoMexico.第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

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，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Secretcodes（密码）keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesin

doingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.

Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthous

andsofyears.16______Codebreakingnev

erlags（落后）farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.

Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.17________Forexample,thefirstlettersof“Myelephanteatstoomanyeels”Spelloutthehiddenmessage“Meetme.”

18______Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,Forexample,Let’snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage“Meetme”wouldread“13520135.”

Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.19_______Forexample“bridge“mightstandfor“meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me.”Themessage“bridgeout”wouldactuallymean“Meetme.”20____However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.

A.It 

is 

very 

hard 

to 

break 

a 

code 

without 

the 

book.

B.In 

any 

language, 

some 

letters 

are 

used 

more 

than 

others.

C.Only 

people 

who 

know 

keyword 

can 

read 

message.

D.As 

long 

as 

there 

have 

been 

codes, 

tried 

them.

E.You 

hide 

message 

by 

having 

first 

of 

each 

word 

spell 

it 

out.

F.With 

book, 

you 

might 

write 

down 

words 

that 

would 

stand 

for 

other 

words.

G.Another 

way 

use 

symbols 

specific 

thealphabet.

第二部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题;

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（