1、Happiness Leads to Profits. Based on my article called Positive Intelligence and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I 11 our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a 12 and busy workforce. A decade of research in the business world 13 that happiness raises
2、 nearly every business and educational 14 : increasing sales by 37% , productivity by 31% , and 15 on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.1. A. rises B. arises C. raises D. realizes2. A. think B. miss C. know D. understand3. A. usual B. single C. unique D. av
3、erage4. A, bodies B. faces C, genes D. fates5. A, researching B. discovering C. finding D. observing6. A. mildly B. hardly C. crazily D. wildly7. A. interest B. success C. safety D. failure8. A. Scientifically B. Fortunately C. Gradually D. Strangely9. A. active B. passive C. negative D, positive10.
4、 A. interesting B. embarrassing C. annoying D. amazing11. A. Talked B. summarized C. thought D, underlined12. A. silly B. funny C. common D. happy13. A. means B. proves C. wishes D. hopes14. A. outcome B. answer C. cause D. reality15. A. behavior B. mistake C. accuracy D. possession 第二节:语法填空(共10小题;
5、每小题1. 5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷标号为1625的相应位置上。Sometimes a thief can lose 1 (much) than he gains. Once in a supermarket 2 thief wanted to steal the money out of the till (装线的盒子). So he went into the shop and put a lot of groceries into his basket. 3 he re
6、ached the counter to pay, he put the groceries down on the counter. The girl started 4 (count) up how much they cost and then she 5 (show) the thief the price of the groceries. He put down a ten pound note 6 the counter and the girl opened the till 7 contained all the money, 8 (sudden) the thief gra
7、bbed the money and ran leaving the girl 9 (hold) the ten pound note. When the police heard about 10 they laughed because the till had only contained four pounds fifty and so the thief had lost fifty in his action!II 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A
8、When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesnt work out, youll have something to rely on. Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, the very last thing I ever thought about doing was t
9、aking a typing course, she recalls.The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn, I dont know how to use a computer, she admits.Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, he
10、r second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. I felt there was a need for a book like this, sh
11、e says. I didnt want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when were self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease.But she hasnt always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces
12、 of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p -again-and take control of her di
13、abetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. E
14、verybody on earth can ask, why me? about something or other, she insists. It doesnt do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. Ive come to realize the importance of that as Ive grown up this second time. I want
15、to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.1. Why did Mary feel regretful?A. She didnt achieve her ambition.B. She didnt take care of her mother.C. She didnt complete her high school.D. She didnt follow her mothers advice. 2, We can know that before 1995 Mary A. had two books publishedB. received ma
16、ny career awardsC. knew how to use a computerD. supported the JDRF by writing 3. Marys second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .A. living with diabetesB. successful show businessC. service for an organizationD. remembrance of her mother4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she A. lo
17、st control of herself B. began a balanced diet C. Med to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way5. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Mary feels pity for herself.B. Mary has recovered from her disease.C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.D. Mary determines to go back to the d
18、ance floor. BTo err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature .To err, or to make mistakes
19、, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do .The original quote about human nature went like this:” To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的).”This saying mirrors an deal people should b
20、e forgiving of others mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan t
21、hat will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshineCommon sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there
22、are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company,” the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common pr
23、oblems with making excuses is that people, especially young people. get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论)to that: if good excuse is “good” even if it isnt honest, then where is the place of the truth?1. According to tile passage, which of follow
24、ing seems the most human?A. To search for truth B. To achieve ones idealC. To make fun of others mistakesD. To criticize others for ones own error.2. According to the author, what is a sign of a mans maturity?ADoing things his own way.BBearing responsibility for his mistakes.CMaking as few mistakes
25、as possibleDThinking seriously about his wrongdoing.3. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?AA man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.BA student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.CA companys next move follows a good planDA lawyer acts on fine judgments4. W
26、hat is the authors opinion about a good excuse?A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.5. What would be the best title for his passage?A. A Mirror of
27、Human Nature B. To Blame or to ForgiveC. A Mark of Maturity D. Truth or Excuse CBatteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more eff
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