Could city living be making you crazy? A new re?port says that weak social ties may be to blame for the higher rate of mental disorders in cities, for people are too occupied to connect with others. Thus, cities packed with people can actually make people feel disconnected, nameless and socially isolated.

Dr Stanley Zammit of Cardiff University in Wales led the study published in Archives of General Psychia?try ，where the goal of the research was to determine whether individual, school or area characteristics had a specific link to mental disease. Living in a city was asso?ciated with a 41 per cent higher chance of mental disease compared to rural living. The team gathered data from more than 200,000 people living in Sweden. Those indi?viduals were all born between 1972 and 1977.

The team analyzed factors related to the individuals, including the schools they attended and the neighbourhoods

they lived in. Out of all the factors examined, a weak social connection at the school level was the most significant. Kids who were immigrants, who changed cities between ages 8 and 16 or who were raised in a single-parent home suffer from a higher risk of mental disease.

The finding suggests inviting a few friends to get out of the city for a walk in nature can reduce stress. Other studies have shown getting outdoors for some "green exercise" may help stop depression, too. It has also been shown that social networks provide support to improve mental health. In fact, a recent research showed happy people talk more.

1. What do we learn about cities packed with people from the text?

A.They make people feel separate from others.

B.They have led to mental disease.

C.They strengthen social ties.

D.They get rid of people's names.

2.The underlined word "chance" in Paragraph 2 may be

close to "    in meaning.

A. opportunity B. possibility

C. luck D. accident

3.Which of the following people may least have mental disease?

A.People who moved to another country while they were young.

B.People who kept moving homes from one city to another when they were in middle school.

C.People who lived only with a father or a mother in childhood.

D.People who were regular visitors to their school friends.

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .

A.going outdoors for some exercise will surely make you relaxed

B.inviting friends to walk in nature can reduce stress

C.good social relationship is helpful for mental health

D.talkative people are always happy

Ⅲ.語法填空[2015 •長春外國語學(xué)校高三期末]

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Once upon a time a farmer had a dog and a rabbit. One day he organized a competition between his dog and his rab?bit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields? and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see 14. _______________  animal would find them first.

   The 15_____  (cheer) and optimistic rabbit threwhimself into looking for the carrot, 16. _____________   (dig) here and there, totally convinced that he would find the carrot. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit, 17. _________________(lie) down and began to complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field.

 The rabbit dug for hours, and with every new hole the dog  complained even more about   how   difficult this 18____ (be) , even for the rabbit.  19. ____________  the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field 20._____ (leave) to dig， the rabbit dug a tunnel right to 21._____the dog had been lying all the time. There he

found the carrot and the bone.

   This is how the dog lost the game.  He had come to 22.____ right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone 23_____  he only complained and didn't try at all.

Ⅱ.閱讀七選五[20〗5 •銀川一中高三第二次模擬〗

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of suc?cess. 9 With that in mind, here are some suggestions that will immediately increase the amount of happiness in your life_:10

If there's any big truth about life, it's that it usually lives up to your expectations. Therefore, when you rise from bed, make your first thought: "Something wonderful is going to happen today. ，， Guess what? You're probably right.

Take time to plan and prioritize(優(yōu)先處理).

The most common source of stress is the thought that you've got too much work to do. Rather than worry about it, pick one thing that will move you closer to your highest goal and purpose in life. Then do that first.

Eat high quality food slowly.

 11  Even so, at least once a day try to eat something really delicious, like a small chunk of fine cheese or an imported chocolate. Taste it, focus on it and enjoy it. Let go of your results.

The big enemy of happiness is worry, which comes from focusing on events that are outside your control. Once you've taken action，  there's usually nothing more you can do. 12

End each day with gratitude.

Just before you go to bed, write down at least one won?derful thing that happened. It might be something as small as making a child laugh or something as huge as a million dollar deal. 13

A.     Start each day with expectations.

B.     Give a gift to everyone you meet.

C.     Think about the thing that makes your head hurt.

D.     It's impossible to make others happy if you're not happy.

E.     Whatever it is， be grateful for that day because it will never come again.

F.      Sometimes we can't avoid eating something quickly and running.

G.     Focus on the job at hand rather than some fantasy that might happen.

I.閱讀理解

A [2015 .江淮名校高三第二次聯(lián)考] My old digital camera broke down, so I wanted to buy a new one. Being the cautious type, I fancied a reliable brand. So I went on the Internet, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked an as?sistant, "Can I have one of those? " He looked perturbed(不安的)."Do you want to try it first? "he said. It didn't quite sound like a question. "Do 1 need to?" I replied, "There's nothing wrong with it. " This made htm look a bit offended and I started to feel bad. "No, no. But you should try it," he said encouragingly. "Compare it with the others."

I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering a wide range of slightly differ?ent prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y， always trying to take Z and pos?sibly H into account at the same time. But when I had fin-ished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.

But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps by making the right choice ， the clever choice* and the wise choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a sincere man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers…and when he started to introduce the special features, I interrupt?ed to ask whether I needed to buy a carry case and a memory card as well. Why do we think that new options still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer an opportunity to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine. 

1. The  shop  assistant  insisted  that  the  writer should

A.     trust him and stop asking questions

B.     try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it

C.     get more information about different companies

D.     compare the camera he had chosen with the others

2. What does the writer mean by "it would be worth half what I paid for it"(Paragraph 2)?

 A.     He should get a 50% discount.

B.      The price of the camera would soon fall.

C.      The quality of the camera was not good.

D.     The price of the camera was unreasonably high.

3.The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he_________ .

 A.     knew very little about it

B.     wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best

C.     didn't trust the shop assistant

D.     had a special interest in taking pictures of his fellow shoppers

4.It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer's
opinion, ________ .

 A.     we waste too much money on cameras

B.     cameras have become an important part of our daily life

C.     we don't actually need so many choices when buying a product

D.     famous companies care more about profit than quality

M_: Well, this is it! What do you think of it?

W_: I can hardly believe it's real. I've 35. _(dream) of seeing it ever since I saw it in books when I was a child. Just think of all this being built by hand more than 2，000 years ago! No wonder it's one of the 36. ________ (wonder) of the world.

M_: Actually the building was started more than 2,500 years ago 37.      China was divided into various states.Three of the northern states built defensive walls along their borders to keep 38. __ the enemies.

W_: But I always thought the wall had been built by Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China.

M_: Well, yes. In the way, you see, he united the whole country in the third century BC and one of the things he did was 39. _____ (join) the separate walls into one big wall and to build more walls from the east coast right 40. ______  the length of north China to the west.

W_: It is certainly something any nation could be 41.         (pride) of. I hear this is the only human construction on the earth that can 42. _____ (see) from the moon. By the way, how tall is the wall?

M_: The average 43. _________ (high) is 7.8 metres; the average width is 6. 5 metres at 44. ___base and 4. 5 metres at the top. Would you like to go up to the top?

W_: Yes! Vd like to have a look from the top.

The music industry is never short of teenage pop stars with wonderful looks, 25. _____ it doesn't often find one like the US singer Taylor Swift. "Beneath Taylor Swift's not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very 26. ____________________ (skill) songwriting technique(技巧)，，，writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.

"Songwriting ，" the country singer explains ， " is how I deal with problems. I am used to 27. ______ (write) about things that really influence me most. ，， So in her songs, there is always 28. ______  true and honest. They seem like stories from 29._____ diary and that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.

She 30. ________ (sell) more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006's self-titled debut(首張專輯）and 2008's Fearless. She's the youngest artist ever to 31. _____ (name) Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album,Speak Novu, 32. ___________  came out late last month,

where she again returned 33. ______ her own life for material. "The 14 songs are all about the last two years."when life was a little bit bigger and 34.___ (crazy) ,"says Swift. "So I've written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18， 19 and 20.

B [2015 •安慶市五校聯(lián)盟高三聯(lián)考:I

If a sitcom(情景喜劇)that lasts for 10 years is consid?ered popular,then surely one that still arouses emotions after 20 years must be considered a classic. Friends first aired in the US in 1994, telling about six young men and women in New York. Since then,it's become one of the most famous ti?tles in the sitcom style, and aired in over 100 countries and regions in the world.

The show is typical among those who grew up in the 1990s because it explores basic yet important themes like friendship,struggling to survive in a big city.and finding inde?pendence and identity, all of which are still relevant to young audiences today.

Against the background of the Internet age, IT staff who were once marginalized (排斥）and laughed at have been brought back to life due to the popularity of hit show The Big Bang Theory ， in which four talents lacking normal social skills make an attempt at living on a college campus.

At the same time,Gossip Girl ，describing a young cast of New Yorkers born with silver spoons in their mouths,show?ing the difficulties upper-class adolescents experience. The show's fashion and mature subject matter allowed it to draw the interest of both teenagers and adults.

Although these typical TV shows cover a wide timeline and a variety of themes, they all have a universal topic. Why are they still fascinating? It remains to be found out.

5,Why is the sitcom Friends typical among young people in the 1990s?

 A.     Because it is a breakthrough in the producing style.

B.     Because it is the most influential sitcom of all time.

C.     Because it predicts the future of the young at that time.

D.     Because it addresses the subjects faced by the youth.

6,What can we learn about The Big Bang Theory ？

 A.     It improves the conditions of the people in IT.

B.     It arouses people's enthusiasm for computers.

C.     It is about four talents who are good at everything.

D.     It is set in the time before the Internet came into be?ing.

7, According to the passage, Gossip Girl .

 A.     describes the hardships of upper-class people

B.     attracts people of all ages

C.     shows eye-catching style and adult subject

D.     describes the life of ordinary girls

8, What will the author most probably talk about next?

 A.     The introduction to other hit sitcoms.

B.      The further information about the plot.

C.      The analysis of the reasons for the appeal.

D.     The emotional response among audience,

H.完形填空[2015 •北京市西城區(qū)高三一模]

The most important lesson I learned in high school had nothing to do with maths or American history. It came at graduation, several minutes before I left Miramonte High School.

I was rather shy back then, content to 9 around with my few friends and to concentrate on my 10 I was doing so well that by the end of senior year I had perfect scores and enough 11  to go to college.

But my good record soon became a 12 to my well-be?ing. In early June of senior year, the headmaster called me in?to his office. He asked me to give a leave-taking speech at graduation. I looked at him, my heart 13 fast. This was the 14 for my hard work? I said something, but not very clearly, and hurried away from the office.

I was 15 about the decision, finally agreeing to com?promise. I wasn't the only speaker―I would 16 the hono?ur with five other students. Still, it was doubtful whether the task was 17 me. How in the world would I give a speech to hundreds of people?

Graduation day soon arrived and, as 18 ，1 was nerv?ous. I'd been practising my speech for days, and I had it

19 But I had never been so 20 in my life. The first half hour of the ceremony passed, and then my 21 came. My name was announced. I managed to reach the platform without falling down. But within minutes, I was 22 ， heading back to my seat.

Now I still have the 23 of that speech. My voice trembled a little,but 24 it was clear and strong. I'm proud of that tape. I achieved something I'd never 25 I spoke in front of hundreds of people. 26 I didn't realize it at that time, the successful completion of that speech gave me the 27 to participate in class at college, to give oral reports, and to eventually  break free of my 28

I never would have chosen to give a speech at graduation. But I'm glad I did. I know it may well turn out to be one of my shining moments.

9.A.hang                                   B. look
C.walk                                    D. run

10.A,characters                             B. interests
C. games                                  D. subjects

11.A. money                                  B. credits

C.time                                  D.standards

12.A.luck                                B. benefit
C.fear                               D. solution

13.A.burning                              B. breaking
C.aching                                 D. beating

14. A. punishment                        B. reward
C.  arrangement                       D. sympathy

15.A.doubtful                            B. optimistic
C.  generous                            D. hesitant

16. A. share                             B， bring
C.spare                               D. give

17.A.about                               B. for

C .upon                              D.beyond

18.A.known                           B. hoped
C. expected                         D. planned

19. A. thrown                            B. printed

C.  memorized                       D. completed

20.A. interested                         B. terrified

C.  excited                     D. disappointed

21. A. moment                             B. clay

C.  chance                            D. decision

22.A.defeated                         B. stopped
C.cloned                           D. stuck

23.A.picture                       B. tape
C.  paper                          D, word

24. A.partially                        B. immediately

C. frankly                      D. mostly

25.A.dreamed                          B. made

C. decided                         D. requested

26.A.Because                        B. When
C. Although                       D. Unless

27.A.respect                      B. confidence
C. freedom                    D.excuse

28.Ashyness                    B. pride
C. stupidity              D. courage

B [2015 •齊魯名校高三調(diào)研]

   As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn't good:the rate of unemployment is still more than 9 per cent,and the rate of new job growth has fallen close to zero. That's bad for the economy,of course. And it

may be especial?ly discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn't matter to you nearly as much as you think.

That's because job growth numbers don't matter to job hunters as much as job staff-turnover(人員流動)data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resig?nations ,and retirements. (Yes,people are retiring even in this economy. )In both good times and bad, staff turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2007,when the economy was still moving ahead,job growth was only 132,000,while staff turnover was 4. 7 million!

And as it turns out, even today―with job growth near zero―over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.

I don't mean to imply that overall job growth doesn't have an impact on one's ability to land a job. It's true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from(and compete for). And it's true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it's a new one or not.

But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don't is their ability to stay motivated. They're willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills;be creative about where and how to look;learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labour Statis?tics data show that 2. 7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn't hunted within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.

So don't let the headlines fool you into giving up. Four million people get hired every month in the US. You can be one of them.

5.The author tends to believe that the high rate of unemployment ________ .

 A.     takes job opportunities from people

B.     prevents many people from changing careers

C.     should not stop people from looking for a job

D.     does not mean the US economy is worsening

6. What does the author say about overall job growth?

 A.     It doesn't have much effect on individual job seekers.

B.     It increases people's confidence in the economy.

C.     It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.

D.     It doesn't mean greater job security for the employed.

7.What is the key to finding a job according to the author?
A. Education.                           B. Intelligence.

C. Persistence.                       D. Experience.

8.What do we learn about the Bureau of Labour Statistics unemployment data?

 A.     They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.

B.     They provide the public with the latest information.

C.     They warn of the structural problems in the economy.

D.     They don't include those who have stopped looking for a job.

I.閱讀理解

A [2015 .福建漳州市八校高三聯(lián)考] Would it surprise you to learn that, like animals, trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?

UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined. Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest, Simard shows just how wrong he was. In fact, the opposite is true: trees survive through their cooperation and support, passing around necessary nutrition "depending on who needs it".

Nitrogen(氣)and carbon are shared through miles of un?derground fungi (真菌)networks, making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy. This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons(神經(jīng)元)in our brains, and when one tree is destroyed, it affects all.

Simard talks about "mother trees", usually the largest and oldest trees on which all other trees depend. She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation, transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow. When humans cut down " mother trees" with no awareness of these highly complex "tree societies" or the networks on which they feed, we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.

"We didn't take any notice of it. ，， Simard says sadly. "Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dy?ing, but we never give them chance. ，， If we could put across the message to the forestry industry, we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.     Old trees communicate like humans

B.     Young trees are in need of protection

C.     Trees contribute to our society

D.     Trees are more complex than you think

2. In Simard's opinion, trees .

 A.     compete for survival

B.     protect their own wealth

C.     depend on each other

D.     provide support for dying trees

3. We can learn from the passage that_____________ .

A. "mother trees" are usually of no use to other trees

B.     Charles Darwin had the same thought as Simard

C.     if "mother trees" are cut down, the survival for the entire forest will be affected

D.   people know much about the complex " tree societies"
4.  The underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refers to

A.     how "tree societies" work

B.     how trees grow old

C.     how forestry industry develops

D.     how young trees survive