3．We learn from the passage that ________.

A．the student finally gave up

B．the student made rapid progress by practicing more carefully

C．the calligrapher was strict with his students

D．old newspaper is not useful

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知这个学生后来用最好的纸练习书法时比较珍惜纸张，故而会全身心地投入学习。练习得更认真，进步也就更大了。可知答案为B。

答案：B

2．The student didn't make much progress at first because ________.

A．he didn't follow his teacher's advice

B．he was too poor to buy better paper to write on

C．he regarded his writing on old newspaper just as a draft

D．he was not used to the calligrapher's teaching manner

解析：细节理解题。第二、三段内容提到，这个学生一开始在旧报纸上练习书法，虽然练了很长时间，但进步不大。后来按照老师所说的去做，果然进步很快，可知这个学生先前没有取得进步，是因为没有认真去练。把之前在报纸上的练习当成了打草稿。

答案：C

One of his students who often practiced handwriting with old sheets of newspaper complained that he made very little progress though he had learned it with the calligrapher for a long time.

who often...newspaper为定语从句修饰students；that引导宾语从句，其中though引导让步状语从句。

句意：他的一些学生经常用旧报纸练习书法，其中一人抱怨说尽管他已经跟随书法家学了很长时间，但几乎没有取得什么进步。

语篇解读：有个学生在用了最好的纸后，书法水平得到了提高，其实是因为更认真练习的缘故。生活何尝不是如此，要想取得成功，需要更认真地对待。

1．The calligrapher in the story told the student to write on the best paper because he thought ________.

A．the student would practice more carefully on the best paper

B．it was comfortable to write on the best paper

C．the student had enough money to buy the best paper

D．the student could write more on the best paper

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后三句可知答案为A。

答案：A

pay attention to注意

fail to do sth.　 未能做某事

treasure/'treʒə/ v．　　　　　　　 珍视；珍爱；珍藏

inexhaustible/InIɡ'zɔːstəbl/ adj.　　　　 用之不竭的；无穷无尽的

military/'mIlətrI/ adj.　 　　　　　　　　　军事的；军队的

9．Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．Pleasure Leads to Happiness

B．Happiness Changes Us

C．Happiness Is Within Us

D．Stay a Quiet Mind

解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，C项“幸福在我们心中”最能概括文章大意，即幸福是一种心情。同时文章结尾句也点出了主题。

答案：C

Ⅱ.短文改错

Dear James，

　　 I'd like to tell you anything about our sports meet. It was holding on Oct.10th ,　 that was a fine day. There were over 2,000 students and teachers　 attend it. Yu Le, a student from my class　 won the 100­meter race. He finishes the race in 12.6 seconds and broke in the school record.　 The sports meet was really success.That was because we were all trying to do my best.　 Although I was not one of the winners，I was proud of that we had done.

I am looking forward to receive your letter.

Yours，

　Li Hua

答案：第一句：anything→something

第二句：holding→held；that→which

第三句：attend→attending

第五句：finishes→finished；删除第二个in

第六句：在success前加a或success→successful

第七句：my→our

第八句：that→what

第九句：receive→receiving

8．We can learn from the passage ________.

A．happiness is more dependent on the five senses

B．pleasure sometimes arouses happiness

C．you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state

D．you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的倒数第二句话可推知B项正确，满足感(pleasure)有时候可能带来幸福感(happiness)。从第一段最后一句可知，A项错误；从第三段可知，C、D两项表述错误。

答案：B

7．According to the passage，in which of the following situations can you feel happy?

A．A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.

B．You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.

C．Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.

D．You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.

解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，如果我们的内心不受担心和恐惧的影响，能够保持平静的心态，那么幸福就会从内心深处自然流露，选D项。

答案：D

Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.

while此处为转折连词，意为“而，然而……”，表示对比。

句意：满足感更多的是依赖人的五种感官，而幸福感则独立于人的五种感官。

语篇解读：文章主要论述了满足感(pleasure)和幸福感(happiness)的不同。满足感更多地依赖于人的五种感官，而幸福感则独立于五种感官；幸福感来自于人的内心。

6．What does the underlined phrase“compensate for”in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．to make a suitable payment for

B．to let out your anger for

C．to provide with a balancing effect for

D．to solve the problems for

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句话可知， 当你不高兴时，你会感觉好像一切都在和你作对，于是你可能会通过吃巧克力和糖果等方法平衡自己这种不快乐的心理，故compensate for 意为“补偿”，选C项。

答案：C

compensate for　　　　 弥补

in a．..state　 　　　　　　处于……的状态

adjust to　 　　　　　　　适应……