第二節(jié)：Sam、David、Elisa、Ezra和Terry想通過選修某一門課程解決各自的問題。閱讀下面六門選修課程的介紹(A、B、C、D、E和F)，選出可以解答各自疑問的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。

　　61. Sam: How can I develop the characters so as to make my story interesting?

　　62. David: When writing an essay, how can I make my points in a more organized manner?

　　63. Elisa: When I deliver a speech, how can I attract and hold the attention of the audience?

　　64. Ezra: How is our knowledge of the world formed in early childhood?

　　65. Terry: My English vocabulary is limited. How can I enlarge it more effectively?

　　— I’d like to fix an appointment with the director. Would nine tomorrow morning be all right?

　　— ________. He’s got rather a full day tomorrow.

　　A. I’m afraid not B. Never mind

　　C. It doesn’t matter D. Don’t mention it

.— Our holiday cost a lot of money.

       — Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter          you enjoyed yourselves.

       A. as long as                 B. unless                      C. as soon as                 D. though

We are worried about ____ they can be rescued.

that  B. whether  C. if  D. what

SECTION B ( 18 points )

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __36__ for many people to shop without having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are tired of department stores and supermarkets — __37_ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __38__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product __39__ a model shows it. And they can shop __40__ the clock, buying something __41__ by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-order companies are __42__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy setting up their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place __43__ all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores ? Some industry managers think so. __44__ many people find shopping at a __45__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __46__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s why specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __47__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.

36. A. programme                   B. way                 C. reason               D. purpose

37. A. fighting                      B. striking              C. treating              D. stopping

38. A. sense                 B. doubt               C. hope                 D. feeling

39. A. until                  B. since                 C. if                   D. while

40. A. by                   B. around                      C. about                D. to

41. A. suitably                      B. cheaply               C. simply               D. hardly

42. A. nervous                      B. lucky                C. equal                D. eager

43. A. orders                B. goods                 C. books                D. answers

44. A. Then                 B. Yet                  C. However             D. Therefore

45. A. general               B. popular                C. real                 D. true

46. A. design                B. make                 C. wear                 D. touch[來

47. A. exist                 B. practice               C. follow               D. appear

IN a 30-minute film called The Chase, a girl tries to catch a thief and finally takes him down with martial arts (武術(shù)) skills.

Anything special? Thirteen-year-old US girl Sophia Tran wrote, shot and performed in the film. She played the girl in the movie and her father, Steven, played the thief.

Now an eighth-grader at Ladera Ranch Middle School, California, Tran wrote The Chase over the summer of 2008. She shot the film in the fall of 2008 before holding the premiere (首映式) at her home in January the next year.

“It is important to have passion in filmmaking or you are not going to make it,” the quiet teenager said with a smile. “Also, you should read a lot of books about filmmaking.”

Tran thinks that many screenplays don't have any “suspense (懸念) as the film progresses.” She is now working on a movie which she says will be a suspense story.

Steven says his daughter has enjoyed drama and action movies since she was 7.

“She started to be interested in how stories are adapted (改編) to a screenplay,” Steven said. “And she wrote her own books when she was in second grade.”

But Tran also has a big heart. She sold DVD copies of her film The Chase for $10 each to family and friends. She then donated $400 from the DVD sales to her school to buy new computers.

57.   Sophia Tran played _____ in her movie.

A. a thief          B. a doctor                       C. a girl           D. a police woman

58.   Sophia Tran shot the film _____.

A. last year        B. in January                            C. last summer     D. less two years ago

59.   Sophia Tran thinks ______ are important for successful filmmaking.

A. characters         B. stories       C. passion and knowledge D. passion and experience

60. According to Sophia Tran, many screenplays are poorly written because _____.

A. they don't keep readers excited                      B. they mostly end in an unexpected way

C. their dialogues are not interesting                   D. they are not inspiring

You don’t need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enough.

The institute opened its door last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying $ 200 an hour for lessons on how to feel great.

“You can actually increase your happiness levels. That’s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, founder of the institute.

Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets (財產(chǎn))and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.

Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels haven’t changed to reflect that.

Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happiness.

Many decades ago, the sage (圣人、哲人)of Baltimore, Maryland”, editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as earning $100 more than your “wife’s sister’s husband”.

Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off materially.

“The argument is that if you want to be happy there’s a very simple thing you can do:

Compare yourself to people who are less well off than you---poorer, smaller house and

car,” said Sharp.

The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account”.

“If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I’m always going to be down,” said Sharp.

A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia’s richest person who has had a kidney (腎臟) transplant and heart surgery in recent years.

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. You may increase your happiness levels after attending the classes at The Happiness Institute.

B. Most of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn more.

C. Earn $100 more than your wife’s sister’s husband if you want to be happy.

D. Both Bill Gates and Kerry Packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy.

The underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word______.

A. healthy      B. unhealthy        C. free        D. wealthy

The author wrote the passage to tell us_____.

A. happiness is everything

B. wealth is the foundation of happiness

C. we can’t have fun at The Happiness Institute

D. money doesn’t always mean happiness

According to the passage, happiness mainly depends on_____.

A. income, assets and other financial factors

B. additional wealth apart from the satisfaction of the basic needs of shelter and food

C. things like attitude, life control and relationships

D. society development

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Jiang Min, a beautiful policewoman, has a happy family    81．___________

before her hometown was struck by a unexpected disaster, a big 82．___________

earthquake which had never happened since 1976. Great to her  83．___________

sorrow, more than ten of her relatives lost their life in the disaster     84．___________

including her two-year-old daughter, her parents and grandparents.    85．___________

However, when telling the unhappy news, the strong woman even     86．___________

didn’t go to home to see what had happened. Instead she was     87．___________

determined to struggle the earthquake with others because she    88．___________

thought this her duty to rescue those who were trapped in the     89．___________

fallen houses. With a result, she was looked up to and considered      90．___________

the strongest policewoman in our country.

Shanghai is the first city in the world_____ a high-speed maglev train from the city to Pudong Airport.

A．building       B．to be built    C．to have built  D．to have been built

Don’t have the lights ______ all day long. It is a waste of electricity.

A. burn          B. burned          C. burning           D. to burn