C

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

66. People who are unhappy _______.新课标第一网

A. always consider things differently from others

B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

67. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.

A. have a good taste with social life   B. make others unhappy

C. tend to please others openly       D. enjoy the pleasure of life

68. We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people

B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

69. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.

A. prevent any communication with them B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

70. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.

A. describes two types of people

B. laughs at the unhappy people

C. suggests the unhappy people get rid of the habits of unhappiness

D. tells people how to be happy in life

D

The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,”he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.”Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

71. In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of

A. Robert’s department’s programmes.     B. EBC programmes.

C. EBC money.                        D. both B and C.

72. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question” means

A. without any question  B.with some question. C. impossible. D. possible.

73. Robert decided to make more programmes because

A. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.

B. “the FC” disliked him

C. the members of his department wanted him to do so.

D. he wanted to show himself off.

74. Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?

A. Because he always lost his temper (脾气).

B. Because he disliked “the FC.”

C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners.

D. We don’t know.

75. Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

A. The Financial Controller. B. Robert.   C. Nobody.   D. The listeners.

第II卷(共两节，满分35分)

第一节.任务型读写(每空1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词 注意：每个空格只填一个单词

Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction.

Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. Some stay long at a job and learn to like it; others quit from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities.

The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all feel around in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important , whether the job suits them.

Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment. It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.

In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest. Nothing is more pitiable than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and eventually make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person.

Title How to choose a job

Theme Young people seldom ____1___ if the job is fit for them when choosing a job.

Yong

people’s attitudes When choosing a job While employed

Only___2__ about the pay Do the job for a long time before__3____it.

Not know what they want Change jobs too___4__

Hidden reasons Much competition to be faced

No proper guidance___5__ in vocation

___6__ Doing ___7__jobs

Having little opportunities for promotion, happiness and security.

Advice Choose the work that ___8__you.

It is related to your desire to succeed.

It is important for ___9__ your talents and abilities.

It___10__ your life pattern, social status and so on.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假设你班在“珍爱生命，拒闯红灯”教育活动中，召开了一次主题班会，请你根据下表的内容提示，用英语写一篇短文。

行人(passer-by)闯红灯的危害 妨碍交通，影响车辆的正常行驶

容易引发事故，危及他人和自身的安全

……(自己设想)

对行人闯红灯的处罚措施 批评教育，让其意识到闯红灯的危害

当场给予警告并罚款

……(自己设想)www.5ykj.com

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

参考词汇：jaywalk 乱穿马路

英语参考答案

I.听力1-5  CABAC   6-10CACAB   11-15CACCB   16-20CABAC

II.单项选择21-25 CBADA    26-30ABBCC    31-35 BDDDB

III. 完形填空36-40 CBDAC   41-45DBBDC   46-50 DDCBA  51-55 DABDC

IV阅读理解56-60 DADBC    61-65 BBACD  66-70 DBCAC  71-75 CCACB

V任务型读写

1. Consider/think  2.care  3liking   4often  5provided/available 6 Results

7.  unsuitable/unfit  8interests  9realizing/showing  10determines/decides

VI.书面表达

One possible version:

Recently we held a class meeting to discuss the problem of passers-by crossing the street while the traffic light is red. As we can see, some passers-by don’t obey traffic rules and jaywalk frequently. This blocks traffic seriously affects drivers and causes accidents to happen, endangering the safety of passers-by and drivers. In a word, jaywalking produces negative effects and does not help develop good social behavior.

It is really a pity to see all this in our society. To deal with the situation, the government has taken some measures. When caught jaywalking, the passers-by are criticized so that they will become aware of the dangers of doing so, or they are fined on the spot. Sometimes the traffic police will report jaywalkers at their workplace and expose them to the public. However, it will take a long time to stop passers-by from jaywalking. We should start from ourselves right now.

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