D. Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

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It’ s impossible to achieve complete balance in life. 36

Here are five ways yocan follow to find happiness.?

1. Give to others?

Many people are completely absorbed in their own problems. But helping others is really satisfying?

In the 21st century, people are always busy with their own business. They never know the true feeling of helping others. If yocan give a little time, yomay feel happiness yonever thought possible.?

2. Take up an activity?

Everyday life can be extremely stressful, between kids, work and home life. People always complain that their time is limited. Taking part in something as an individual seems hard. 37 It can be a sport, night class or even just going for a run. A hobby can help yofeel happy.?

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Not only does your body need to relax, but your mind also needs to relax and this won’ t happen with the family around.?

4. Don’ t focus on the negatives?

A negative attitude is often the reflection of someone who is overall not happy with his or her life.?

Adopting a negative approach is not good for anyone. 39 If we can look at things from a different perspective, we may find that life is not that bad. There are still some happy things around us.?

5. Be grateful for what yohave

40 A man without a penny to his name can be just as happy as a man who has plenty of money.?Instead of thinking about what yodon’ t have , look at what yodo have and in turn yowill not only be a happy person, but yowill be filled with confidence.?

True happiness is hard to achieve. But if yoput these ideas into practice, yowill see what the outcome will be.?

A. However, yoshould always make time to take up at least one hobby?

B. Obviously, being happy is everyone’ s dream?

C. Rest and stay with your family?

D. Instead, try to find the positive in most situations?

E. Find time for yourself?

F. However, a feeling of happiness can be found through simple things?

G. Happiness has nothing to do with material things?第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45)

第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

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I was always complaining about wind or rain and I didn’ t thought I sounded 41 . Although it was nothing unusual for the arrival of wind or rain, it caused inconvenience for me to go out, and sometimes it 42 created an awful atmosphere, so I 43 it strongly.?

On a rainy day a meteorologist ( 气象学家 ) I met was very 44 at my great anger caused by 45 that made a little inconvenience for me.?

He asked, “ Have yoever experienced typhoon? ” I shook my head. “ Everybody blames it 46 the destruction it brings to mankind, but do yoknow what would happen to the world if there were no typhoon? ”

The meteorologist told me, “ Without it the 47 of fresh water will be more serious, for it is a great source of water supply on earth. Without it, there would be a greater imbalance in the distribution of 48 . The equatorial( 赤道的 ) area that receives the most sunshine completely 49 typhoon to spread heat. Without typhoon the tropics would be even hotter 50 the cold zones much colder.? 51 , the temperate ( 温带 ) zones would disappear from the world… ”

Ignorance made me 52 . I disliked wind only because it messed my hair. I hated rain merely because I had to carry a( n) 53 . But I had no idea at all that typhoon - something 54 more violent, something a thousand times more disturbing than wind or rain - was a 55 to the existence of mankind.?

It is advised that a man 56 to think for a moment 57 he complains. “ What would the world become if typhoon 58 all together? ” The 59 will keep him calm and he will be better.

60 of the world he lives in.

41. A. selfish B. absurd C. reasonable D. honest

42. A. also B. still C. even D. yet

43. A. punished B. challenged C. blamed D. fought

44. A. disappointed B. puzzled C. satisfied D. delighted

45. A. rain B. snowstorm C. typhoon D. wind

46. A. with B. on C. as D. for

47. A. pollution B. waste C. shortage D. protection