Aristotle said it was the reward of an active life lived with sweet reason. Sigmund Freud said it

was mostly a matter of work and love. Charles Shultz, the cartoonist-philosopher, claimed it was really a warm puppy. So just what is the thing called happiness? For centuries, people were too busy pursuing it to spend much time analyzing it. Now a pioneering band of researchers has finally bagged the query—or at least found its measures. And their answer to the age-old mystery is that it all depends.

     Happiness, that is, depends on what makes you feel happy, which is why psychologists(心理學(xué)家)

often call it "subjective(主觀的 ) well-being". But from studies of various age and population groups in

the United States and abroad, they have reached some objective( 客觀的) conclusions on the making

of happiness. What comes up at the top of the charts is not, as many might expect, success, youth,

good looks or any of those invisible assets. The clear winner is relationships. Close ones. Followed by a

happy marriage. Next comes religious faith, of almost of any kind. "Supportive, intimate connections

with other people seem very important “, says psychologist David Myers, whose book The Pursuit of

Happiness is one of the cluster of recent publications in the field.

1. The underlined phrase "well-being" in the passage probably means__________.

A. close relationship       B. full of hope      C. personal comfort     D. success

2. The overall tone( 口吻) of this passage is__________.

A. subjective        B. objective       C. optimistic(樂(lè)觀的)   D.ynical (嘲弄的)

If you stay in an Indian home, bring something from your home country as a gift. It would be muchappreciated. But find out the social position and religion of your hosts before you choose a gift. Abottle of foreign whisky would be the perfect gift for some, and not at all appropriate for others. If youknow the people you are going to stay with, it is a good idea to ask them what they would like. Somethings are just not available in India.   It is not necessary to bring a gift when you are invited to dinner. After all, you are the honouredguest. Until recently, it would have been almost insulting to bring sweets or a bottle of wine. But this isnot true today. Nowadays it is a custom which is becoming popular with many Indians. Fruit, flowersor a box of sweets are perfect gifts on such occasions, and will offend(冒犯) no one.   In all classes of society, both urban and rural, food is only taken to the mouth with the right hand.This is the most important part of the manners of eating in India. Once you have started eating, andhave food in your right hand, it is all right to serve yourself, using the serving spoon with the left hand.When you watch Indians eat you will see that they keep their left hand on their lap.  If you are stuck for a conversation topic in India, talk about families. Another useful subject to startwith is cricket. But once you get to know a person better, any topic is acceptable. Indians love to talkabout politics and religion. They enjoy opinionated discussions and not just polite conversations.Conversation is an art form and people take the time to really talk.

1. If you stay with an Indian family,___________.

A. you are expected to take a gift               B. you should take flowers

C. you are not expected to take a gift           D. take a souvenir from your country

2. If you are invited for a meal at an Indian home, __________.

A. you should offer to pay for your food        

B. you will offend your hosts if you take anything

C. it is fashionable to take flowers or sweets    

D. it is traditional to take a dish

3. Indians love interesting discussions but they________.

A. only talk about family matters             B. avoid religion and politics

C. don't like talking about themselves        D. don' t appreciate polite conversation

4. The sentence "Some things are just not available" in the first paragraph means

A. You can buy these things in India        B. They don't make these things in India

C. They have never seen these things      D. You can't get these things in India

Mary Cochran was out of the rooms where she lived with her father, Doctor Lester Cochran, atseven o'clock on a Sunday evening. It was June of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and Mary was eighteen years old. She walked along Tremont to Main Street and across the railroad tracks to Upper Main, lined with small shops and shabby houses, a rather quiet cheerless place on Sundays when there were few people about. She had told her father she was going to church but did not intend anything of the kind. She didn't know what she wanted to do. "I'll get off by myself and think", she told herself as she walked slowly along. The night, she thought, promised to be fine to be spent sitting in a church and hearing a man talk of things that had clearly nothing to do with her own problem. Her own affairs were approaching(almost reaching) a crisis(危機(jī)), and it was time for her to begin thinking seriously of her future.

 The thoughtful serious state of mind which Mary found herself had been made arise in her by aconversation she had with her father on the evening before. Without any preliminary (有準(zhǔn)備的 ) talkand quite suddenly he had told her that he was suffering from heart disease and might die at anymoment. He had made the announcement as they stood together in his office, behind which were therooms in which the father and the daughter lived.

1. What did Mary Cochran want to do that night? She decided__________.

A. to walk slowly                        B. not to think about the problem

C. to talk over the problem with her father         D. not to go to church

2. What was the cause of Mary's serious state of mind?

A. Concern about her future.               B. Her talk with his father.

C. Worry about her sudden heart attack.    D. The thought of going to church.

3. Where did Mary live?

A. In the same building as her father's office.     

B. In a shabby house near her father's office.

C. Near the church along the main street.        

D. In a small shop across the railroad tracks.

4. What was Dr Cochran's condition?

A. He had a serious heartbreak.           B. He had suffered from her affairs.

C. He had a deadly heart disease.         D. He had made an announcement.

5. According to the passage, Which of the following statement is true?

A. Mary lived along with her father.   

B. Mary believed in the future.

C. Mary's father wanted her to go to church.

D. Mary's father didn't like his daughter.

It's not only rocket scientists and journalists who are following the course of "ShenzhouV", or "Divine ship/ vessel V". There are also lexicographers(字典編纂者 ), or dictionary compilers.The flight of the spacecraft recently might help put .some new words into orbit.

     One of them is a western media coinage used to refer to the Chinese astronauts. It is a combination of the Chinese pinyin "taikong", meaning space, and the English "astronaut", from classical Greek: "star sailor/navigator", for people who was going into space as a career.In the Reuters and AP reports of October 15, "taikonaut" was used as a proper noun. Forexample:

    The long March 2F rocket carrying "taikonaut" Yang Liwei lifted off into a clear blue sky over theGobi desert at 9 a.m. and entered its orbit 10 minutes later.

    A Long March 2F rocket called the Shenzhou V—"divine ship" in Chinese --carried a single"taikonaut" named Yang Liwei, 38, following Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and American Alan Shepard in 1961.

    The word "taikonaut" is not a newly coined term. It first emerged in November, 1999, when Chinalaunched its first unmanned "Shenzhou 1" spacecraft.

    At that time, .some English news media predicted(推測(cè)) that China would soon launch a manned space flight and created the word "taikonaut" for the Chinese astronauts. It was then borrowed by the German media.

    But it was left out of mainstream dictionaries, such as the Merriam-Webster Dictionary andCambridge Advanced English Learner's Dictionary.

    However, the launch of the "Shenzhou V" will most likely help boost its status since there isalready a word referring specifically to Russian astronauts in the dictionary entry.

     An astronaut of Russian(or the former Soviet Union) is called a "cosmonaut", from the Russian"kosmonaut". The word was derived from classical Greek. "kosmonaut" (universal) and "nautes". One might argue that "cosmonaut" is a Russian variation on the earlier word astronaut .

     On March 14, 1995, US astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to ride into spaceon-board, a Russian launch vehicle, arguably making him the first American cosmonaut.

     And if this trend of coinage continues, more English variations for astronaut will appear as morecountries are able to send their own astronauts into outer space, what would Western journalists callan astronaut from India or Africa? We' 11 have to wait to see.

1. Which of the following best suits the passage as a title?

A. Why to Create the Word "Astronaut"?

B. Why to Make a Lot of Variations for "Taikonaut"?

C. How to Tell a “Taikonaut “ from an Astronaut?

D. How to Call Astronauts from Different Countries?

2. Which is the right statement in the following sentence?

A. The word "taikonaut" was born with the launch of "Shenzhou V" spacecraft.

B. Yang Liwei, Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard are all excellent taikonauts.

C. The American newspapers such as Reuters coined the word "taikonaut".

D. Some new words have widely been put into use with the launch of the "Shenzhou V"

spacecraft.

3  From the writer's point of view', __________ .

A. lexicographers or dictionary compilers have aim done a lot of things to help launch Shenzhou V"

B. the American astronaut Norman Thagard is not a cosmonaut

C. the words coined or to be coined for astronauts of different countries usually have something to do with the name(s) of their countries

D. the reason why there will be more variations for the word astronauts is that more and more countries will be able to send their own astronauts into space

4. What does the underlined word "coinage" mean in the passage?

A. System of coins in use.                  B. Invention of word.

C. New meaning of a word.                 D. Discovery of an old word.

閱讀下列材料，從所給的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

Five people below are all looking for entertainment to amuse themselves in March in Shanghai.After the description of these people, there is some information about six advertisements of activitiesA—F. Decide which activity would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61—65 andthen mark the correct letter(A—F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about oneactivity which you do not need to use.______ 1. Raymond, a foreign student studying history in Shanghai Fudan University, is planning for his weekend the first week of March. As he has a phone from his father from home, he is surely to return to his dormitory before 8:pm.

______ 2. Vanessa, has been working in Shanghai for a couple of months and has got a number of friends, who are interested in western music and dance. What they want to do is to amuse themselves and learn something new.

______3. Jackson and his friends usually enjoy their joyful weekend by attending late nightactivities. As they are music fans, they would like to listen to a live concert.

______ 4. Smith, a music fan, is interested in a variety of music and he is free in early March. He would like to amuse himself by attending concerts, no matter what price they might be.

______ 5. Alice, a French girl of 26, is returning home in 2 days. She and her companions want to doshopping in the evening and bought some presents for their family and friends back home.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

A. Brightman' s Solo Concert

     Brightman, the versatile singer who shifts freely between opera, musicals, trip hop and folksongs, is to give a ~lo concert in Shanghai in March. The event will be part of a global tour promotingher new album "Harem".

     Her concert in Shanghai has outrageously high ticket price between 2,500 and 380 yuan, but"hardcore" fans have bought tickets worth 2 million yuan in just one week.

B. Raffles City Shanghai

     Positioning the mall in the middle and middle upper income group, the target consumers of 20—35 age groups. Each floor presents a specific theme like popular young fashion, casual wear andbeauty gallery, lifestyle, food and kids, international collections, health and fine dining, etc.

C. Exhibitions —Shanghai Museum

     There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history underone roof. It's always interesting to visit, but doubly ~ at the moment with the Egyptian Tombsexhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you' ve ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

D. Dining—Sushi chef in town

     Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it's become an art form. The most famousSushi artist is Yuki Kamura. She's also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She' 11 be at SushiScene all of this month.

E. Live Music—Late Night Jazz

     Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with hisnew 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expectto get much sleep. This is Herbie's third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get yourtickets quickly.

F. Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn.Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are alsoexcellent.

1. On seeing the snake, the little girl s_____________.

2. You should judge a book by its c_____________ , not by its cover.

3. The boy looked at his father h________ because he thought his father had brought him a present.

4. He's gone to hospital in Shanghai for special t_____________.

5. Do it now. O____________ , it will be too late.

6. A person who is m___________ ill is one whose mind is unwell.

7. He kept on trying and at last he got s___________.

8.I couldn’t get through to the teacher. Maybe I d__________ the wrong number.

9.With the development of agriculture，the peasants’ i _____________has greatly increased.

10.At weekend the big family usually get t____________ to have a big meal．

Sydney—Police  in Australia yesterday made its           1. ____________

easiest ever arrest when they found Desmond               2. ____________

Barry, 22，sitting on the roof of the warehouse           3. ____________

20 meters above the ground。Barry’s plan has             4. ____________

been to break the building and steal valuable             5. ____________

jewelry he had informed was inside．Finding               6. ____________

that the warehouse contained with nothing                 7. ____________

but pianos，his fellow thieves Was so angry               8. ____________

that they simply remove the ladder he needed              9. ____________

to escape but left him to face the music．                10. ____________

私家車(chē)在城市越來(lái)越普遍，在給人民帶來(lái)生活便利的同時(shí)，也造成了環(huán)境污染、交通堵塞等一系列問(wèn)題，請(qǐng)你寫(xiě)一篇短文，詞數(shù)在100字左右。要求如下：

    1. 描述私家車(chē)在日常生活中的利弊。

    2.談?wù)勛约旱目捶ǎ喝绾慰朔�眾多的私家�?chē)帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題?如果有一天你有足夠的錢(qián)來(lái)買(mǎi)車(chē)，你是否會(huì)考慮買(mǎi)一輛車(chē)?為什么?

Maybe you have seen a lot of Chinese television dramas talking about things __1_____ (連詞) happened  to royal families in ancient China. But do you know our ____2____,  (名詞) South Korea, actually has a similar history  _____3____(介詞) us?Now as the television hit "Dae Jang Geum" (大長(zhǎng)今）, also ___4___ (know) as "Jewel in the Palace", ________(arrive ) in China, you can take a good look at the people, buildings and food in ancient Korea. Seo Jang-Geum, ___5______(動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ))  Lee Young-Ae(李英愛(ài)），is a true figure from history. Jang-Geum is a beautiful and clever girl born into a low class family. She enters the royal palace at ten and works hard.. At the time ____6___(連詞) women have no respect in society, Jang-Geum manages to become very important in the palace. But one day she falls into a conspiracy（陰謀） and is kicked out of the palace.
But she doesn't stop here. She studies ______7___  (名詞) and re-enters the palace. She finally becomes the supreme（最高的）royal doctor. She is the first woman doctor in Korean history to serve the king. Her iron-strong will is the key to her  _____8____  (succeed ) as she is always troubled by many difficulties. During its run in South Korea the show received over 50% of the rating share（收視率） , the ____9___(high) in Korean television history. It was a big ___10_____ (hit) with audiences in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"Sai Sai", my favorite dog, was murdered on November 25th, 2005. Here I use the word "murder" without hesitation, because I know the killers were my ____1___members. Though the dog was not as strong and beautiful as others, she accompanied my childhood and I loved her."Sai Sai" was killed because she _2___ my neighbor. Dad was so angry that he decided to kill her. I was unable to stop my father and I dared not ___3____ at that moment.
     But I can imagine how __4____ and painful she was when she was struggling between life and death. She __5____ have been calling me for help. __6____ , I could do nothing but cry.Her death was caused by a bite, but has every one of my family thought why she went out of her way to bite people that day? The neighbor was a new person with whom Sai Sai was not familiar. She bit him to keep her owner ___7____ . Should we end her life because of her mistake ?
    Human beings sometimes are selfish and ___8___ to animals. When the animal is useful, they __9____ to be kind. But once the animal makes them angry or becomes useless, people desert it, alongside all sweet memories about it. How terrible! How I wish God had told me the end of her life ___10____ . Even if there was only one day, I would have taken a day off to relax with her in the field. I'd untie the line around her neck and let her run free until she was tired enough to go to sleep near my feet……

1. A. family        B. team           C. human            D. class
2. A. liked         B. hated          C. barked           D. bit
3. A. look on       B. look up        C. look through     D. look back
4. A. disappointed  B. hopeful        C. hopeless         D. separated
5. A. should        B. must           C. could            D. might
6. A. Instead       B. Though         C. However          D. Then
7. A. protection    B. safe           C. away             D. informed
8. A. cruel         B. kind           C. painful          D. hard
9. A. determine     B. appear         C. continue         D. try
10. A. before       B. in time        C. on time          D. in advance