A.becomes more powerful when kept flat B has already come into market in the USA

C.is lightweight and flexible though expensive D.makes it possible to produce power by walking

35.The purpose of the passage is to.

A.persuade people to buy the device B.bring in a new way to save energy

C.introduce a breakthrough in science D.honor Nelson Sepulveda for his contributions

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

A new article in The Wall Street Journal has given us a deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. 36 Well,not true.People with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by.To put a smile on your face with your money,yoneed to spend it strategically.Here are some ways to better spend your bank notes.

Buy experiences,not material things.

37 People think that experiences are only going to provide temporary happiness,but they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value that help yobetter manage your life.

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Anything yobuy,including a product yothink is special will become just another object.Buying small things can give us frequent small pleasures that are different each time they occur,as they forestall(抢先)adaptation.

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It’s also important to consider how what you’re buying will affect how yospend your time.For example,yomay have to spend a very long time on the road if yoget a big house in the suburb,which will totally lower overall life satisfaction.

Try giving it away.

Elizabeth Dunn,associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Canada,found that in countries as diverse as Canada,South Africa and Uganda,giving away money consistently made people happier. 40

A.Buy what yolike.

B.Be sure to buy time,too.

C.More money,more smiles?

D.Money can’t buy happiness,right?

E.Buy lots of little things,rather than one big thing.

F.With no much money to spare,people tend to stick to material goods.

G.This was even true for people who were relatively poor themselves.

笫三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

Today there is more to read than ever before.The websites try their best to 41 with each other by offering reading updates.The social news sites are always filled with the 42 news and stories one can read everywhere online. 43 ,there is no lasting value amid the whole competition.As far as their value is 44 ,I assume it makes no much 45 whether yofind one to read or 46 it.If yoare someone who tends to 47 meaning in life,I am sure you’ve felt this way as well.

Whenever this happens,I choose to turn back to the 48 ,the old enduring meaningful books that have 49 the test of time.Most people believe,with our modern 50 we have invented new life.But this is not the 51 .When they think they are leading a life completely 52 what their ancestors had decades ago,they are 53 still surrounded by minor details and their life remains 54 .

Everything has its particular place.Old books teach yohow to live and what it 55 to be human,with moral standards.This is 56 they still play an important part in our life.I’m glad that I am not57 in this opinion.Many people agree that the wisdom of the greatest human minds 58 through centuries is the most valuable 59 of mankind.

To make classic books 60 to youngsters,schools should make it possible for their students to find the books recommended by their teachers on the book-shelves in the library.

41.A.struggle B.communicate C.cooperate D.compete

42.A.temporary B.final C.latest D.present

43.A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Besides

44.A.regarded B.suggested C.considered D.concerned

45.A.difference B.sense C.comment D.progress

46.A.prevent B.lose C.miss D.avoid

47.A.give up B.search for C.set aside D.joke about

48.A.articles B.fictions C.experts D.classics

49.A.made B.stood C.created D.experimented

50.A.service B.edition C.technology D.construction