Ⅰ. 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选 出最佳选项。 A White Collar Lady in a Little Figure One morning，a girl named Merry，was staying at home when her wish really came ture—She had __1__ to a small figure all at once—A White Collar Lady! She was so __2__ that she whirled on her desk.Then she had a __3__ in her cap.When she was a __4__ girl，it took her nearly three hours to bathe and she had to wash her dirty __5__ for another three hours.However，now she could do __6__ within an hour.Then she started to __7__，putting on perfume powders，coloring her __8__ and combing her hair.She looked up at her huge clock，only 7 a．m..That was to say，it only __9__ her less than ten minutes to get to her company.In the past，doing all the housework on her own，she always was late for work. She __10__ her breakfast at a fast restaurant instead of at home for __11__ of being late.She felt very full after eating the roasted rice.It was __12__ very strongly and her coat was floating up in the wind.In the company，she put any necessary __13__ into her computer. In the following days she had built a __14__ of her own.She had longed for living in a villa for so long a time.Then，she gave up her job and kept herself into her villa all day because she did not have to earn a living in the company and pay the __15__. One day，God saw her state of living and signed：“A lazy dog！Pain comes from laziness！” 【解题导语】 记叙文。Merry由一个普通女孩变成白领女士前后的生活与工作的变化。 1． A．transformed B．changed C．turned D．become 解析：她突然变成了(transform to＝change into)一个小人物头——白领女士。
答案：A 2．A.expected B．excited C．surprised D．pressed 解析：她如此激动以致于她坐在写字台上旋转起来。 答案：B 3．A.meal B．drink C．swim D．bath 解析：她戴上浴帽洗澡。 答案：D 4．A.shy B．common C．friendly D．athletic 解析：在没有变成白领女士之前，她是普通的女孩子。 答案：B 5．A.clothes B．dishes C．head D．cap 解析：考查生活常识；洗澡之后通常换洗衣服又花三个小时。 答案：A 6．A.nothing B．none C．everything D．something 解析：但是，现在在一个小时之内能够把一切事情做完。 答案：C 7.A.sit up B．stay up C．make up D．go up 解析：make up化妆；sit up坐直；stay up熬夜；go up上升。 答案：C 8．A.hair B．skin C．checks D．lips 解析：color her lips涂抹口红。 答案：D 9．A.cost B．took C．used D．spared 解析：句型：It takes sb. some time to do sth.花费某人多少时间做某事。 答案：B 10．A.refused B．stopped C．enjoyed D．cooked 解析：由于害怕迟到，她在快餐店而不是在家吃早餐。 答案：C 11．A.result B．cause C．case D．fear 解析：for fear of为了避免，害怕。 答案：D 12．A.floating B．blowing C．flying D．hanging 解析：风使劲地刮。 答案：B 13．A.account B．news C．evidence D．information 解析：她把任何必要的信息都用键盘输入电脑。 答案：D 14．A.villa B．cottage C．restaurant D．company 解析：她建立起自己的别墅。 答案：A 15．A.food B．travel C．rent D．life 解析：因为她有了别墅，所以她没有必要支付房租了。 答案：C
Ⅱ. 词汇运用 1．He has ________(强烈的求知欲) knowledge，but there were few books to ________(满 足他的欲望)． 2．The education system must ________(满足需要) of all sides for the full development of children. 3．Most mistakes of the students are made due to their ________(心不在焉)． 4．She lives in London，________(更确切地说) in the suburb of London. 5．Would you please go away and ________(别管我)? 6．May I ask you to ________ the police station(陪我去)? 7．If you have something to ask，don’t hesitate to ________(给我打电话)． 8．If you want to learn English well，you must be prepared to ________.(使自己尴尬) 9．The thief disappeared before I ________.(转过身来) 10．It is said that the president has ________(和……有绯闻) a beautiful actress. 答案：1.a strong desire for；satisfy his desire 2.satisfy the needs 3.absence of mind 4.or rather 5.leave me alone 6.accompany me to 7.ring me up 8.embarrass yourself 9.turned around 10．had an affair with Ⅲ.阅读理解 For thousands of years，people have been debating the meaning of happiness and how to find it. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to current day writers and professors，the debate about happiness continues. What makes some happy? In what parts of the world are people the happiest? Why even study happiness? The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a person’s highest happiness comes from the use of his or her intelligence. Religious books such as the Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form of happiness. The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy happiness. People throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today，many people are still searching for its meaning. How do you study something like happiness? You could start with the World Database of Happiness at Erasmus University in Rotterdam，the Netherlands. This set of information includes how to define and measure happiness. Some findings are not surprising. For example，the database suggests that married people are happier than single people. People who like to be with other people are happier than unsocial people. But other findings are less expected: People with children are equally happy as couples without children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people. Positive psychology is the new term for a method of scientific study that tries to examine the things that make life worth living instead of life’s problems. Traditional psychology generally studies negative situations like mental suffering and sickness. But positive psychology aims to study the strengths that allow people and communities to do well. There is also an increasing amount of medical research on the physical qualities of happiness. Doctors can now look at happiness at work in a person’s brain using a method called magnetic resonance imaging (核磁共振成像)，or MRI. For example，an MRI can show how one area of a person’s brain activates when he or she is shown happy pictures. A different area of the brain becomes active when the person sees pictures of terrible subjects. 【文章大意】 幸福是人们长久以来千古不变的话题，不同的人对此有不同的看法。借 助于现代科技，人们对幸福研究有了新的进展。 1．What can be inferred from the first paragraph? A．People are searching for the meaning of happiness. B．Happiness is an everlasting topic for discussion. C．Current day scholars are debating about how to make people happy. D．People have begun to realize the importance of understanding happiness. 解析：考查推理判断。参照第一段中的关键信息“for thousands of years”“From the ancient Greeks and Romans&
