The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is  36   . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.
Dad felt it was his  37 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each   38 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.
The child stood up, put out his hands, and  39 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ 40 and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they    41 ?”
“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices  42  them what they are.”
“  43  choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when we choose the 44 things.”
“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.
Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's  45  . He reached down and began to  46  with the snow. He  47  the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.
“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.
The child looked at both sides but 48   answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.
“It’ s a snowman! The side 49  made me snowman!” the boy replied with  50
Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) 51   to build up mankind,” Dad said.                    
The child then stood up and  52 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n)  53  .”
Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and  54 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right   55 
and learn to build the best snowman ever.”

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸相应题号的横线上。

Mirriam Websters online dictionary defines happy as: enjoying good health and satisfaction. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I know a secret that can lead to happiness. Now you may ask, what secret is that? It’s a well-known secret, in fact. Perform a random(随意的) act of kindness per day.

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to grow. According to University of Pennsylvania’s website, positive psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual character, and positive systems. Understanding positive emotion includes the study of satisfaction with the past, happiness at present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual character consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as love, courage, creativity, curiosity, self-knowledge, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive systems needs the study of meaning and purpose as well as the strengths that help the growth of better communities, such as responsibility, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance(忍耐力).

Positive psychology focuses on strengths as well as weaknesses, on building the best things in life as well as repairing the worst. It asserts(断言) that human goodness and excellence is just as real as sadness and illness, and that life consists more than seeking the answers to problems. All these things can be summed up in one concept: giving can equal a meaningful life, i.e. happiness.

But you are probably wondering how. Well, let’s examine the research, shall we? A 1996 study showed that wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level. So money does not mean happiness. In 2000, a different study showed that activities that make people happy in some way—such as shopping, good food and making money—do not lead to satisfaction in the long term, indicating that these have quick diminishing returns(收益递减).

However, on the other hand, we also know that people who witness others perform good deeds experience an emotion which drives them to perform their own good deeds. Making a contribution to the lives of other people may help to extend our own lives.

This is why I make a point of trying to do something nice every day. Sometimes I tip much larger than I need to. Sometimes I just smile at someone who looks like they really need it. A random act of kindness is an act that receives just as much as it gives. You’ll be happier. They’ll be happier. And you’ll live longer. So, please, perform a random act of kindness each day.

The young boy and his father sat quietly watching the snow fall on a snowy Saturday afternoon.

“Dad, my friend told me that every snowflake is  36   . But they look all the same to me. How can we tell?” the child asked.

Dad felt it was his  37 to give a more satisfying answer. “Son, snowflakes are like people. We are each   38 in a very special way. We can test it right now,” he said.

The child stood up, put out his hands, and  39 as snowflakes landed on his gloves. “These snowflakes are all different on my gloves, but those in the yard look the same. Together they are even more_ 40 and striking. Then if people are like snowflakes, why don't they    41 ?”

“Choice,”Dad said. "Their choices  42  them what they are.”

“  43  choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.

“Oh, no. Only when we choose the 44 things.”

“How do we tell right from wrong?" the child asked.

Dad was given the chance to build upon the foundation of his son's  45  . He reached down and began to  46  with the snow. He  47  the snow into two sides, three large snowballs on one side and several smaller ones on the other.

“Which side did the right thing?” he asked the boy.

The child looked at both sides but 48   answer. Then Dad placed the three larger snowballs on top of each other.

“It’ s a snowman! The side 49  made me snowman!” the boy replied with  50

Yes, all these people came together and recognized how special each of them was, so they joined in a(n) 51   to build up mankind,” Dad said.                    

The child then stood up and  52 an arm full of the smaller snowballs. One by one he began to throw them at the other small piles of snow. He said,”This is what happens when people can't work together. They have a(n)  53  .”

Dad was shocked. He stood up, lifted the boy and  54 him tightly, whispering to him, “I hope that your world will learn to work and live together. I hope you will make the right   55 

and learn to build the best snowman ever.”

1.                A．similar          B．different        C．freezing D．special

2.                A．challenge       B．trouble         C．responsibility  D．position

3.                A．private         B．associated       C．unique   D．isolated

4.                A．inspected       B．watched        C．glanced   D．glared

5.                A．beautiful        B．effective        C．comfortable   D．significant

6.                A．get along       B．take care        C．cheer up D．break up

7.                A．remain         B．appear         C．become  D．make

8.                A．Though         B．However        C．So   D．While

9.                A．exact          B．coincident       C．fortunate D．wrong

10.               A．interest        B．concern        C．worry D．faith

11.               A．communicate    B．work           C．mix   D．relate

12.               A．separated       B．divided         C．distinguished   D．parted

13.               A．couldn' t        B．shouldn' t       C．wouldn' t  D．needn' t

14.               A．that           B．what           C．how  D．when

15.               A．disappointment  B．frustration      C．enthusiasm D．humour

16.               A．power         B．effort          C．organization    D．attempt

17.               A．gathered       B．sorted         C．threw D．formed

18.               A．war           B．debate         C．agreement D．negotiation

19.               A．trembled       B．swung          C．pulled D．held

20.               A．steps          B．turns          C．choices   D．points

完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

 Traveling in Vietnam was like visiting a mysterious neighbor. You have lived next door to each other for years but know very    1_ about what happened on   2__ side of the fence.

   I traveled there last August. A(n)   3   180-kilometre trip from a Chinese border town to Hanoi, the capital of Vietman,   4    an adventurous eight hours. That’s   5    the country still doesn’t have a modern expressway system. The major passage going through the country is only a two—way road.    6    , many areas are mountainous.

   Vietnamese drivers are   7    and fearless. They compete with each other at full speeds no matter how scared the   8    feel. When the bus shook us violently for the hundredth time, the driver made a   9   to make us feel better. “See, this is just a(n)   10   Vietnamese people give you, a free massage(按摩) service.”

   It was midnight   11   I reached that hotel. Switching on television, I was   12   by something: All the __13__ in the TV plays spoke in the same voice.   14   , modern Korean plays and historical Chinese plays are   15   with the Vietnamese. But it seemed they didn’t have enough   16   to dub(为…配音) all these programs. So, the same boring woman appears 17   every TV play to speak for the roles. The next morning when I opened the window, I found myself in a huge “   18   ”. The buildings in the streets were __19  in all kinds of colors you can imagine. Vietnamese are allowed to   20   their houses as they like. Each one was different. The large number of colors brought the city alive.

1. A. little                     B. much                C. a lot                         D. few

2. A. another       B. other         C. either               D. the other

3. A. long         B. simple        C. pleasant             D. easy

4. A. took               B. spent         C. paid               D .devoted 

5. A. why               B. when         C. because             D. where

6. A. Therefore          B.However        C. Also                D. Otherwise

7. A. wonderful    B. impatient             C. careful              D. helpless

8. A. passengers          B. policemen     C. drivers              D. passers-by

9. A. story       B. joke                 C. promise             D. statement

10. A. gift              B. pleasure        C. competition         D. surprise

11. A. that              B. until           C. when              D. while

12. A. excited            B. embarrassed     C. disappointed         D. amazed

13. A. actresses          B. actors          C. characters           D. channels

14. A. At present  B. To be honest     C. Sure enough          D. Of course

15. A. satisfied           B. received        C. content              D. popular

16. A. time              B. budget          C. people               D. space

17. A. beside            B. under          C. over                D. behind

18. A. film              B. garden               C. book                D. cup

19. A. put               B. set           C. dressed              D. filled

20. A. rent       B. make         C. live                 D. paint

It’s no surprise why Kung Fu Hustle is the top-grossing^① homegrown movie in Hong Kong. Hustle’s approach to a simple good-against-evil plot is extremely cheerful.

Humor bordering on slapstick combined with exciting choreography^② by Yuen Wo Ping, who masterminded^③ the fight scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix, make Kung Fu Hustle a lively, visual treat.

There is plenty of violence, but it’s largely cartoonish. Stephen Chow wrote, directed, produced and stars in this non-stop action movie, which is in Cantonese with English subtitles^④.

Chow plays Sing, an eager young man who longs to be a member of the powerful and cruel Axe Gang. When gang members appear on the scene, sometimes dancing with their frightening axes in hand, the sky breaks out with fireworks. The sets are shocking, with classic cars lining the neon-lighted streets and gambling casinos^⑤ serving as the backdrop to the underworld activities. All these give off the sensation of Old West shootouts.

One neighborhood is blessedly away from the disorder. Pig Sty Alley is so poverty-stricken it holds no interest for the Axe Gang. Then in wanders the unlucky Sing, who attempts to get money there. But folks are not what they seem: The town is full of kung fu masters.

Sing tries to single out someone he can fight, but it seems as if everyone, elderly and very young alike, has a body like Charles Atlas. During the time, Sing calls upon the Axe Gang, which faces off against the people of Pig Sty Alley, led by the town’ s landlords, the powerful lady in curlers and her husband. Fans of kung fu movies will have a rip-roaring time, but even moviegoers are sure to enjoy spirited action of Kung Fu Hustle.

Notes:

top-grossing  adj. 票房收入最高的

choreography  n. 舞蹈术

mastermind  vt. 策划

subtitle  n. 说明对白的字幕

gambling casino  赌博场

Which of the following characters does the passage mainly describe?

      A. Stephen Chow     B. Yuen Wo Ping      C. Sing      D. Charles Atlas

Kung Fu Hustle becomes the top-grossing homegrown movie in Hong Kong because _______.

      A. it is full of humor and exciting action      B. it is full of cartoonish characters

      B. it is mainly made up of dance            D. it is a non-stop action movie

Which of the following about the Axe Gang is TRUE?

      A. The Axe Gang is popular with fans of kung fu movies.

      B. The Axe Gang is always easy do good things.

      C. The Axe Gang doesn’t know how to use guns.

      D. The Axe Gang often fights against its enemy using the axes.

In which part are you likely to find it if the passage appears in the web site?

      A. Entertainment.       B. Travel.        C. News.        D. Books.