Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying. Mark helped the boy pick them up.   16  they were going the same way, he carried them for the boy. As they walked, Mark knew the boy’s name was Bill. Mark   17  discovered that he loved computer games, baseball and history and that he was having a lot of   18  with his other subjects.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in   19  Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   20  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They   21  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice and then   22  ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before they finished school, Bill asked Mark if they could have a talk.
Bill   23  him of the day years ago when they had first met. ‘Do you   24  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’ asked Bill. ‘You see, I   25  out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had planned to   26  from home and I was going home to pack my things. But after we spent some time together   27  and laughing, I realized that   28  I had done that, I would have   29  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   30  my life.’

【小题1】

A．After B．Since C．Although D．Until

【小题2】

A．also B．still C．always D．almost

【小题3】

A．questions B．ideas C．trouble D．doubt

【小题4】

A．from B．with C．to D．for

【小题5】

A．quickly B．proudly C．freely D．pleasantly

【小题6】

A．continued B．hoped C．preferred D．offered

【小题7】

A．all B．both C．every D．none

【小题8】

A．removed B．reminded C．asked D．described

【小题9】

A．ever B．soon C．even D．never

【小题10】

A．checked B．took C．cleaned D．put

【小题11】

A．run away B．take away C．put away D．pass away

【小题12】

A．reading B．playing C．talking D．watching

【小题13】

A．before B．if C．while D．as

【小题14】

A．forgotten B．made C．became D．lost

【小题15】

A．helped B．saved C．changed D．improved

阅读下面短文，根据短文完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词.（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.

The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

 Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

 Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.

The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.

So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Title: Relationship Between Age and     1.      

The elements of the survey	Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his    2.     Targets: 340,000 adults
The    3.     of the survey	Generally people become happier and feel    4.     worried after age 50. By the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were at 18. Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the              5.     stress. The kids and those in their early    6.    feel the happiest. Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more    7.    and worried than men do.
Conclusion	Happiness     8.     with age. That’s because people become more thankful for what they have and control their emotions     9.    as they get older. It also    10.       them less time to think about bad experiences.

 

Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous．
Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate 0n driving and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much．A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally．It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers．
And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, texting is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month．An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send．That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road．The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make matters worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．
Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk．No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not being professional or careful，we are put in danger by their actions．Such drivers are selfish，careless and should have their driving licences(驾照)cancelled．
There is no doubt that mobile phones call be fun and are extremely useful，especially when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving．Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own．
【小题1】The underlined word“'them”in paragraph 1 refers to          .

A．phone users

B．mobile phones

C．drivers

D．ears

【小题2】According to the passage，if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they will need  seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone．

A．12．

B．13．

C．14.

D．15．

【小题3】According to the passage，in what order do the following activities influence driving?
Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous

A．drinking→talking on phone→texting

B．texting→talking on phone→drinking

C．talking on phone→texting→drinking

D． drinking→texting→talking on phone

【小题4】Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?

A．It will take longer to send text messages．

B．People will want to talk on their phones more often．

C．There will be more things for people to do with their phones．

D．People think the new phones are easier and safer to use．

【小题5】According to the writer,what should be done to people who use mobile phones when driving?

A．They should be put into prison．

B．Their cars should be taken away．

C．Their phones should be taken from them．

D．They should not be allowed to drive any longer．

Fun Facts about animals

●After killing an animal, a cheetah waits half an hour to catch its breath.	●The biggest horses are the Shire horses. The tallest on record is 198cms from shoulder to leg.	●The only mammal that can fly is the bat. Bat’s wings are overgrown hands.
●Gorillas are actually very gentle animals although they have bad reputation (声誉). ●Gorillas build nests in tree tops to sleep in.	●The rhino has the thickest skin of any animal. Its skin is 2cms thick and covers their body like armor.	●An elephant’s trunk has no bones in it, only 100,000 muscles!!! ●Elephant babies take 22 months to develop inside their mothers before they are born.
●A kitten is born blind and helpless and stays close to its mother for protection. In just nine weeks, it can grow big enough to leave its mother and look after itself.	●A camel’s hump is actually used to store food. It is made of extra (多余的) fat. ●They have long legs to keep them as far away from the ground as possible	● Bears usually walk on 4 legs, but when they are frightened, they stand up and walk on two legs to make themselves appear bigger.

【小题1】After a cheetah kills an animal, it        .

A．waits thirty minutes to catch its breath

B．waits half an hour for the animal to catch its breath

C．eats the food immediately

D．doesn’t eat the food until its friend comes.

【小题2】It takes     22 months to develop inside their mothers before they are born.

A．Baby gorillas	B．Baby bears
C．Kittens	D．Baby elephants

【小题3】Which statement is NOT true according to the reading material?

A．The tallest Shire horse on record is 198cms from shoulder to leg.

B．Bat’s wings are overgrown legs.

C．The rhino’s skin is 2cms thick and covers their body like armor.

D．The camel has long legs to keep them cool in the desert.

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is   16   there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about   17  .

    Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.   18   a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are   19   tickets that will let them see a   20   game for free.

   “Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.   21   all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy   22  . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some   23   TV sets from the factory.

    “Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of   24   an invitation, but for a later time.

    You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”   25   you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1.A. what               B. where            C. why              D. when

2.A. weather            B. cloud            C. sky              D. rain

3.A. Bring              B. Take             C. Give             D. Carry

4.A. beautiful          B. special         C. expensive        D. cheap

5.A. better             B. larger          C. later            D. earlier

6.A. But                B. Before           C. Where            D. After

7.A. it                 B. one              C. this             D. that

8.A. much               B. better           C. more             D. less

9.A. refusing           B. printing        C. sending          D. accepting

10.A. In fact           B. Of course        C. By the way       D. At least