many times, but he still didn’t understand it.

A. Having been told             B. Though he was told

C. To have been told                D. He was told

— There are no relative articles on the Internet.What shall we do?

— My God！There are always not any useful articles when you want         .

A.one           B.it            C.that              D.any

Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible (轻信), improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.

The study, authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales, showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told.

"Although positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger (引发) more attentive, careful thinking, paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote.

"Our research suggests that sadness ... promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations."

For the study, Forgas and his team conducted several experiments that started with inducing happy or sad moods in their subjects through watching films and recalling positive or negative events.

In one of the experiments, happy and sad participants were asked to judge the truth of urban myths and rumors and found that people in a negative mood were less likely to believe these statements.

People in a bad mood were also less likely to make snap decisions based on racial or religious prejudices, and they were less likely to make mistakes when asked to recall an event that they witnessed.

The study also found that sad people were better at stating their case through written arguments, which Forgas said showed that a "mildly negative mood may actually promote a more concrete, accommodative and ultimately more successful communication style."

"Positive mood is not universally desirable: people in negative mood are less prone to judgmental errors, are more resistant to eyewitness distortions（扭曲）and are better at producing high-quality, effective persuasive messages," Forgas wrote.

The study was published in the November/December edition of the Australian Science journal.

_ The study suggests that when someone is in a bad mood, he ________ .

A. is particular about everything       B. shows less concern about others

C. is willing to believe what he hears  D. cares more about his surroundings

_Which of the following is connected with positive mood?

A. New ideas.     B. Being stubborn.    C. Being careful.     D. Concentration.

_ How did researcher put the subjects in good or bad moods?

   A. By watching sports programs.          B. By listening to happy or sad stories.

   C. By dealing with demanding situations. D. By thinking back on their past experience.

_ Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

    A. Positive mood leads to better judgement.

B. Sad people remembered what they saw precisely.

    C. Cheerful people were less likely to believe rumors.

    D. People in bad mood tend to make quick decisions.

_The author intends to convince(说服) us that __________ .

    A. Joseph Forgas made a great discovery B. bad moods can actually be good for us

    C. we should think positively and negatively    D. the Australian study is of practical value

Probably you have seen photos of the Grand Canyon（峡谷）, the great valley in the desert country of Arizona. But you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural wonders of the world

The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. At the same time, the land was rising. Today the canyon is 1.5 kilometers and 445 kilometers long. The oldest rocks at the bottom of the canyon are more than 1 billion years old. The width varies from about 200 meters to 29 kilometers across. The rim or top of the canyon is about 2,300 meters above sea level on the South Rim, and about 3,000 meters on the other side. As a result, there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The South Rim is dry desert country. The North Rim has tall forests.

The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange colors of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow.

The view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the best. Most visitors come here and stay in campgrounds or hotels. Every point along the canyon’s edge offers a different view.

The North rim of the Canyon is quieter. It takes all day to drive there from the South Rim because there is only one bridge across the Colorado River. On the way, you go through Navado Indian lands, and a colorful pink desert called “The Painted Desert”.

The best way to feel the true beauty of the Grand Canyon is to________.

A. see its photographs                      B. listen to the report about it

C. watch its introduction on TV             D. go there yourself and visit it

The scene of the canyon is ________.

various depending on different time and places

almost the same    

various depending on different time

various depending on different places

If you want to visit the North Rim from the South Rim, you________.

A．can go there in many direction                B．won’t spend much time on the way

C．can visit The Painted Desert on the way       D．needn’t go across any bridges

If you want to have a visit to the Grand Canyon, you’d better go to _______.

A. the North Rim     B. the South Rim   C. the bottom        D. Navado Indian Lands

单词拼写 （共10小题， 每题1分， 共10分）

Today’s festivals have many origins, some _______(宗教的), some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

More and more people have much _____(信任) in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.

Everyone has his _________(长处) and weaknesses.

I think we should ________(咨询) the professor on the question.

The new teaching method _______ (结合) education with pleasure.

The sunrise was a beautiful  ________(景色).

It was quite a while before he _______(认出) Helen.

How do you _________(解释) for all the accidents in series?

I went to the American embassy to ______(寻求) help, but…

The old man was dressed in _______ (衣衫褴褛) .

If they do not give us a treat, we can play a trick ________ them.

   A. at    B. on    C. for    D. to

Was it______ Tom's carelessness______  your keys were lost?

A. because; which  B.  for; what C. because of; that         D. since; why

—How about eight o' clock outside the cinema?

—That _______ me fine.

   A. fits         B. meets       C. satisfies        D . suits

I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ___so happy.

A. I felt   B. did I feel

C. I had felt   D. had I felt

-Has Mary finished her composition yet?

-I have no idea of it; she _______ it this afternoon.

A. was writing       B. wrote         C. has written    D. has been writing