What on earth does happiness mean? I can’t give you its exact definition, but I’m sure if you love and help 16. , you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in 17. small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son 18. （die）in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 19 . a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of 20. （laugh）and love.
But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 21. （noisy）in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, 22. they will never get true happiness because they 23. （lose）their personality already.
Now I know what happiness is. 24. means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that 25. （bring）happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.
The story happened years ago，when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to 1 my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove 2 for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get 3 .
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my 4 into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged 5 wandering around. Feeling 6 about that, I asked the lady. What 7 me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our 8 . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a 9 place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their 10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential 11 of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I 12 them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and 13 our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not 14 . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their 15 it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
1.A. desert B. stop C. join D. save
2.A. slowly B. quickly C. safely D. quietly
3.A. excited B. bored C. interested D. refreshed
4.A. daughter B. luggage C. license D. car
5.A. lady B. man C. couple D. angel
6.A. angry B. curious C. jealous D. terrible
7.A. surprised B. worried C. annoyed D. upset
8.A. room B. car C. area D. park
9.A. quiet B. noisy C. dangerous D. safe
10.A. devotion B. honesty C. potential D. consideration
11.A. stops B. dangers C. mistakes D. changes
12.A. forgave B. asked C. thanked D. blamed
13.A. reached B. left C. missed D. passed
14.A. seen B. forgotten C. deserted D. recognized
15.A. kindness B. safety C. faces D. wings
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
An English proverb goes like this , " Spare the rod and spoil the child ." It implies that in order to enable a child to grow healthily , parents must make him eat bitter foods, do hard work and be sent to places where he can get the fullest training and knowledge.
First of all , eating bitter foods is necessary for a child . Poor food can help cultivate in him the frugal (节俭的 ) habit and make him realize what we eat daily is the fruit of the sweat of the laboring people . Consequently , he will not be wasteful when he grows up . Secondly , parents should also make the child do hard work . Doing hard work will give him an opportunity to taste the bitterness of labor. Moreover, hard work may also enable him to cherish the fruit of other's labor. Finally , children should be sent to somewhere where life is hard if possible . Human society is full of tests and trials . Flowers from a greenhouse can never withstand a storm . Therefore, children should be allowed to face the world and brave the storm . It is in difficult conditions that young people can get the most training and learn how to solve the problems in various circumstances .
【写作内容】
1. 概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约为30；
2． 就"童年时代需要艰难生活的磨砺"这一主题发表你的看法，该部分的词数大约为120。短文至少包括以下的内容：
（1）描述你的童年生活
（2）你对童年时期的生活有怎样的认识
【写作要求】
你可以使用实例或其他方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭材料中的句子。
请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容。
[情景说明]
用英语简单描绘你的同学李琳。 你的描绘必须包括：
1. 年龄16岁，身材不高。衣着朴实；
2. 学习情况：学习很用功，独立完成作业，各科成绩优良；
3. 品质：待人和蔼，乐于助人，耐心帮助同学学习英语；
4. 业余爱好：喜欢音乐，爱好体育。
[写作要求]
1.短文必须使用5个句子介绍包括以上要点的全部内容，可以适当增减细节，使内容连贯；
2. 将5个句子组织成连贯的短文。
3. 短文的标题为：我的好同学。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
A. An introduction to the language of medicine, including medical and anatomical terminology, definitions, the process of word construction, and analysis of terms. The focus is on the use of prefixes, suffixes and combining forms that facilitate the ability to translate medical terms.
B. This course examines Japanese popular culture as a way of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities and culture. Topics include comic books, hip-hop and other popular music in Japan, anime and feature films, sports, and online communication.
C. This course introduces basic concepts in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and demonstrates them in the context of real applications. Course topics include transistor, diode and operational amplifier circuits, digital logic gates and power supply operation.
D. An introduction to the complex and contingent relationship between architects and the environments in which they intervene. Using contemporary and historical materials, students will begin to understand how architects establish and position design processes in response to their social, technological, and material situations.
E. This course is an introduction to the history and civilization of Europe and the Mediterranean area in the middle ages. The emphasis is on the dissolution of the classical Greco-Roman world into three kindred civilizations, Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom; the formation of a new civilization in the West; and the beginning of the eventual rise to world predominance of the West.
F. The course provides an opportunity for students to test their interest in the social work profession by introducing them to the wide range of areas in which social workers practice and the skills and knowledge required in each area. Topics cover the history of social welfare.
1.Pat is an electronic component company’s employee. He was sent to university to learn Electrical and Computer Engineering. His main task is to study the application of electrical components.
2.Nancy has just been admitted as a professional pharmacist of a university this year. She wanted to select an elective course to learn about medical, anatomical terminology and translating medical terms.
3.Karen is an exchange scholar from the University of California. She has a keen interest in Asian culture, especially Japanese popular culture. She wanted to study Japanese comics, dance, music, etc. to understand the change of modern Japanese society.
4.Tommy wanted to be an architect. He would like to take a course to learn about construction methods, site selection, materials, and environmental assessment.
5.Nora will soon graduate from university. Career option disturbs him for a long time. His tutor suggested that he should select a vocational guiding course to help him determine the future career in the last one semester.
Strange things happen when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four zones. The time difference between two zones is one hour. You can have days with more than twenty-four hours and days with fewer than twenty- four hours. You can have weeks with more than seven days and weeks with fewer than seven days.
If you make a five-trip across the Atlantic Ocean , your ship come into a different time zone every day. As you come into each zone, the time changes one hour. If you travel west, you set your watch back. If you travel east, you set it ahead. Each day of your trip has either twenty-five or twenty-three hours.
If you make a trip by ship across the Pacific Ocean , you cross the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day begins when you cross the line, you change one full day. If you travel east, today becomes yesterday, if you travel west it is tomorrow.
1.Something interesting will happen to the time if you travel because .
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A．a day has always fewer than twenty-four hours |
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B．a day has always more than twenty- four hours |
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C．a day has more or fewer than twenty-four hours, |
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D．some time zones are large and some time zones are small |
2.The time difference between two time zones is .
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A．twenty-four hours |
B．one hour |
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C．two hours |
D．twenty-three hours |
3.If we cross the Atlantic Ocean, we .
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A．change one full day |
B．set our watch back |
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C．set our watch ahead |
D．set our watch back or ahead |
4.If we travel east across the International Date Line on July 5th, the date becomes July .
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A．3rd |
B．4th |
C．5th |
D．6th |
5.Which of the following sentences is true?
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A． If we travel around the world, we will get into trouble in telling the time. |
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B．If we travel west across the Atlantic Ocean, we will have twenty-three hours. |
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C． If we travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean, we will cross the International Date Line. |
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D． If we travel across the Pacific Ocean, today becomes tomorrow. |
