2022-2023學年湖南省永州四中高一（上）期中英語試卷

I.ListeningComprehension（30分：各1分；11-20各2分）SectionAShortConversationsDirections:In

SectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.（1分）A.Thatshewouldcorrecttheexams.

B.Thatherteachingassistantwouldcorrecttheexam.

C.Thatshewouldcollecttheexams.

D.Thatshewouldnotgiveherstudentsafinalexam.

2.（1分）A.Adrivingpermit.

B.Anewlicense.

C.Anewcar.

D.Anemptyroad.

3.（1分）A.Hedoesnotunderstandit.

B.Hedoesnotlikeit.

C.Heisusedtoit.

D.Hedoesnothavetotakeit.

4.（1分）A.Putpostersupatdifferentschools.

B.Advertisetheconcertontheradio.

C.Maketheconcertfreetothepublic.

D.Asktheschoolradiostationtoplaymoremusic.

5.（1分）A.Shewillgoaway.

B.Shewillbesorry.

C.Shewillnotquitherjob.

D.Shewillnotbuyapresent.

6.（1分）A.Sheshouldbecarefulabouthermoney.

B.Sheshouldbuythebrownsuit.

C.Sheshouldfindanotherjobtomakemoremoney.

D.Sheshouldn'tbuythebrownsuit.

7.（1分）A.24.

B.12.

C.18.

D.6.

8.（1分）A.Heusedtohaveonelikeit

B.Hedidn'tthinkitlikedright.

C.Hewouldliketohaveone.

D.Hecouldn'trideit.

9.(1分)A.Poor.

B.Rathergood

C.Acceptable.

□.Excellent.

10.(1分)A.Atastall.

B.lnatrainstation.

C.lnacafeteria.

D.lnarestaurant.

SectionBPassagesandLongerConversationDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesand

onelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedsomequestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesand

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

11.(6分)聽材料，回答問題.

(1)A.Computersareveryusefultoeveryone.

B.Computerscontainnoinformationaboutcitizens.

C.Computerscanbeusedbydoctors.

0.Computershelpfiremeninmanyways.

(2)A.Becausetheyliveat350,000differentaddresses.

B.Becausedoctorscanthustreatinjuredfirefightersquickly.

C.Becausetheyneedmedicalexaminations.

0.Becausetheycanberemovedfromburningbuildings.

(3)A.Byhelpingthemprepareforpossibledangers.

B.Byansweringcallsforthem.

C.BysendinginformationtoCityHall.

D.Byputtingoutfiresforthem.

12.(6分)聽材料，回答問題.

(1)A.Airtravelexperience.

B.Nopowersofconcentration.

C.Frequentlong-distanceflying.

D.Hisbraininonecountry.

(2)A.Torestforaweek.

B.Togotobedonarrival.

C.Toavoidtimezones.

D.Tohavebreakfastatmidnight.

(3)A.Theywaituntilthemeetingisover.

B.Theydonotrealizethecorrecttime.

C.Theygostraighttoameeting.

D.Theyfeelaharmfuleffectontheirhealth.

13.(8分)聽材料，回答問題.

(1)A.Becausehewilltakeanexam.

B.Becausehewantstocatchabus.

C.Becausehewantstotakepartinaparty.

□.Becausehehasadata.

(2)A.None.

B.Once.

C.Twice.

0.Severaltimes.

(3)A.You'dbetterarriveontime.

B.You'dbetterarrivehalfanhourlaterorso.

C.You'dbetterarrivehalfanhourearly.

D.ltisn'tmentionedintheconversation.

(4)A.Snacks.B.Fruit.C.Videos.D.Milk.

n.GrammarandVocabulary(30分：各1分)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillin

theblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fill

ineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfits

eachblank.

14.(10分)Needanapp?AnvithaVijay,9,canbuildit.WiththehelpofYouTubevideos,theyoungtechi

efromMelbourne,Australia,learnedtocodeatage7.Soon,shewastryingherhandatmakingapps.

"WhenIfirstgotmyiPad,I(1)(fascinate)byalltheappsonit,'shesaid.'Itwasn'tlong(2)

_Iwantedtocreatemyown."

Shebuiltherfirsttwoappswithheryoungersisterinmind.SmartkinsAnimalshelpschildrenidentifymor

ethan100animalsandtheirsounds.SmartkinsRainbowColorsteacheskidscolors.Eachapp(3)___(dow

nload)thousandsoftimes.

Anvitha'sskillswonherascholarshiptoattendabigtechconference(4)___(host)byAppleinSanF

rancisco,California.There,shegottipsfromthepros.Shewenttoworkshopswhereshelearnedabout(5)

(new)softwareforappbuilding.

Allthattrainingledtoanideaforathirdapp.Thisone,calledGoalsHi,inspireskids(6)(practic

e)goodhabits.Usersarerewardedforachievinggoals,suchaseatingtheirvegetablesorpracticingpiano.A

nvithasaystherewardsarelike(7)(get)astickerforajobwelldone.

nKidscansetgoalswiththisappandgetstars(8)___theyachievethem,'shesays."Theideaistoem

powerandmotivatekidstoachieveonelittlestepaday."

Anvitha'sgoalistocontinuecreatingtechnologythathelpskidslearnwhilehavingfun.Butwhatisevenm

oreimportanttoheris(9)theworldseesthepoweroftechnologyinkids'hands."Themoretrainin

gwegetintechatanearlyage,"shesays,"thebetterchancewehaveofbecominginnovationchampion

s(10)___willonedaychangetheworld."

15.(10分)

Sneakers(運動鞋)MadefromOldChewingGum

DutchfashionandshoelabelExplicitWearishopingtosolveoneoflife'sstickysituations——theannoyanc

eofsteppinginwastechewinggumonthepavement.Thebrandhaspartneredwithlocalmarketingorganizat

ionlamsterdamandsustainabilityfirmGumdrop(1)(create)alimitededitionsneakerfor

adultsmadefromrecycledgumfromthecity'spavements.

Chewinggumcausesanincrediblyseriousecologicalproblem,(2)itismadefromplasticsthatd

onotbiodegrade(生物降解).It'salsothesecond(3)(common)formofroadsidelitter,aftercigar

etteends.Anincredible3.3millionpoundsofgumareincorrectlythrownawayonthesidewalkseachyea

r,(4)___(cost)thecitymillionsofdollarstocleanup.Gumdropplanstocollectwastegumfromthest

reetsofAmsterdam,cleanthem,andturn(5)___intoGum-materialthatformsthebaseoftheshoe.

Thewastegumwillbeputtogoodusetomakestylishkicks,(6)___willalsoraiseawarenessforthea

nti-litteringcause.Pricedataround$332,theshoeswillcomeintothemarketsometimenextmonth.

Availableforpreordernow,thenewGumshoesneakers—offeredinbothabubblegumpinkandablack/redc

olorway—(7)___(feature)long-lastingrubberoutsoles(鞋子外底)shapedfromrecyclablecompound

sproducedbyGumdrop,20percentofwhicharemadefromgum.

Nearly2.2poundsofgum(8)(use)ineveryfourpairsofshoes.AmapofAmsterdamismadeint

othebottomofthesolestoremindpeopleofthelitteringproblem.Evenbetter,thesneakersactuallystills

melllikebubblegum(9)theannoyingstickinessJustasgoodasanysneakerwitharubbersole,theG

umshoeshelpgetchewinggumoffourstreetsandkeepthedangerouslynon-biodegradablesubstanceouto

foureco-system.

Tohelpspreadtheirsustainabilitymessage,(10)___Gumshoe'screatorsarehopingtodoistoexpan

dtheirprojecttoothermajorcitiesaroundtheworld.

SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

16.(10分)

A.defendB.predictC.breedD.assumeE.remaining

F.monitoringG.dramaticH.alone(.criticalJ.commonK.overlooked

TheWorldNeedsZoos

ZOOSplayanimportantroleintheworldforconservationandeducation.Manyanimalsareendangeredan

dmaygoextinctinthewild,butinzoos,theyaregoingstrong.Manyothersalreadybecomeextinctinth

ewildandonlysurvivethankstopopulationskeptincaptivity(被關).Eventhose(1)ofzoosoftenreco

gnizethatitisbettertohavespeciespreservedsomewherethanlosethemaltogether.lnfact,speciesthatar

e(2)canalsocomeunderseriousthreatbeforepeoplerealizeit.

Takethering-tailedlemur(環尾狐猴)ofMadagascarforexample.Thisanimalcanbeseenalmosteverywhe

reinzoosasthey(3)wellincaptivityandthepublicarefondofthem.However,despitetheirhighnu

mbersincollectionsaroundtheworld,theyarethemostthreatenedmammalian(哺乳類動物的)grouponth

eplanet.Arecentsurveysuggeststhatupto95percentofthewildpopulationshavebeenlostsince2000.Thi

smeansthatthe(4)___individualsareatseriousrisk.Onebadyearoranewdiseasecouldwipeoutthos

ethatareleft.

Suchtrendsarenot(5)___.Thegiraffeisanotherverycommonspeciesinzoos.Unlikethelemurs,giraff

esarewidespreadinthecountriesacrossmuchofsub-SaharanAfrica.Yetgiraffepopulationshavegonedow

nbyathirdinthelastthirtyyears.Whileless(6)thanthedropinlemurnumbers,thisisobviouslyam

ajorlossandwholepopulationsareontheedgeofextinction.

Thisisatrendthatisonlylikelytocontinue.Ongoingandfutureproblemsfromclimatechangecanhaveu

nexpectedeffectsonwildlife.ltbecomesmoredifficultforconservationiststo(7)whichspeciesmightb

eatrisk.Asitis,expertsarestrugglingtocontinue(8)___thespeciesthatarealreadyknowntobeextinc

t,soitiseasytoseewhycommonspeciesmightbe(9)___.Peoplemightnottakeagreatlocallossseriou

slysincetheyassumethattheseanimalsareheavilypopulatedelsewhere,butunfortunatelythatisnotalway

sthecase.

Therewill,Isuspect,alwaysberesistancetotheargumentforkeepinganimalsincaptivityandIwillnot

(10)thezoosthatarebadandindesperateneedofimprovement.

III.ReadingComprehension(45分：51-65各1分；66-80各2分)SectionADirections:Foreachblankinthe

followingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththeword

orphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

17.(15分)Aninternettrollissomeonewhopostsinsulting(侮辱性的)commentsinanonlinechatroom,s

ocial-networkingsiteorblog.Theiraimisnottocontributetothediscussion,butto(1)peopleormak

ethemangry.

Sometimesthecommentsarefairly(2)___.Forexample,atrollmightvisitawebsitethatisdedicatedt

ofightingglobalwarmingandpostacommentlike'Globalwarmingisamythmadeupbysecond-ratescien

tistswhojustwanttofurthertheirowncareers.'Somevisitorstothewebsitemightthinkthattheopinioni

sgenuineandstart(3)___.Thisisexactlywhatthetrollwants:tostartafight.

However,manytrollsarefarmoredangerousandpostcommentsthataredeeplyhurtful.In2011,45-year

-oldNicolaBrookesleftamessageofsupportforarealityTVcontestantonFacebook.Thecontestanthadrec

eivedhatemailonFacebookandrfeeling(4)___fortheyoungman,MsBrookesleftamessageonhisFac

ebookpage,sayingsimply:'Keepyourchinup,Frankie,they'llmoveontosomeoneelsesoon.'Theydi

dmoveontosomeoneelse—MsBrookes—withinminutes.Morethan100cruelmessageswereleftinjust2

4hours,anda(n)(5)___Facebookpagewassetupinhername.

Racisttrollingprobablyhasthehighestprofilecases(高調事件).WhenPremierLeaguefootballerFabriceM

uambafelldownonthefieldduringamatchin2012,racistmessagesappearedonTwittertakingpleasurei

nhis(6)andlaughingathim.(7)___,Muambamadeacompleterecovery.Theeffectsofsuchattack

scanbeterrible,especiallyforpeoplewhoarebeingtargetedpreciselybecausetheyadmittedtoavulnerab

ility(易受傷)inthefirstplace.

So(8)___dotrollspostmessagesthatcausesuchdistress?Someofthemaresadandlonelypeoplewit

htheirownproblemswho(9)theattentiontheirpostsattract.Theybehavebadlyonlinebecausetheyf

eel(10)normalstandardsofpoliteandconsideratebehaviour.Theyareinavirtualworldanddonotha

vetofacetheirvictims.Theypostsomethingonlinethattheywouldneverdaretosay(11)___.Finally,troll

sbelievethattheycanremainunknownandthatnoonewillever(12)___whotheyare.

Thatisaboutto(13)___,however.WhenNicolaBrookesfirstapproachedthepoliceandmadeacompla

int,theytoldhertherewasnothingtheycoulddo.Soshecontactedlawyersandbeganlegalactiontofore

eFacebooktodisclosetheidentitiesofthetrollswhohadbeentormenting(折磨)her.She(14)___theca

seandisfreetopursueprivateprosecutions(起訴)againstthoseresponsiblefortormentingher.Withtroll

sfacing(15)andpossibleprosecutioninfuture,hopefullytheywillthinktwicebeforepostinginsultin

gmessages.

(1)A.entertainB.locateC.upset0.welcome

(2)A.informativeB.convincingC.harmless□.unfair

(3)A.laughingB.arguingC.proving0.applauding

(4)A.anxietyB.sympathyC.dissatisfactionD.hope

(5)A.appealingB.complexC.famousD.fake

(6)A.misfortuneB.distressC.feeling□.violence

(7)A.OccasionallyB.StrangelyC.Generally0.Thankfully

⑻A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

(9)A.fearB.enjoyC.holdD.give

(10；IA.liberatedfromB.curiousaboutC.satisfiedwith0.dependenton

(11)?A.forsureB.onstageC.inpersonD.withconfidence

(12)?A.wonderB.discoverC.sayD.remember

(13：?A.returnB.happenC.collapse□.change

(14：?A.lostB.filedC.wonD.forgot

(15)?A.competitionB.wealthC.embarrassment0.exposure

SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B(CandD.Choosetheonethat

fitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

18.(8分)Measles(麻疹),whichoncekilled450childreneachyearanddisabledevenmore,wasnearlywi

pedoutintheUnitedStates14yearsagobytheuniversaluseoftheMMRvaccine(疫苗).Butthediseasei

smakingacomeback,causedbyagrowinganti-vaccinemovementandmisinformationthatisspreadingqui

ckly.Alreadythisyear,115measlescaseshavebeenreportedintheUSA,comparedwith189foralloflasty

ear.

Thenumbersmightsoundsmall,buttheyaretheleadingedgeofadangeroustrend.Whenvaccinationrat

esareveryhigh,astheystillareinthenationasawhole,everyoneisprotected.Thisiscalled"herdimmunit

y',whichprotectsthepeoplewhogethurteasily,includingthosewhocan'tbevaccinatedformedicalreaso

ns,babiestooyoungtogetvaccinatedandpeopleonwhomthevaccinedoesn'twork.

Butherdimmunityworksonlywhennearlythewholeherdjoinsin.Whensomerefusevaccinationandsee

kafreeride,immunitybreaksdownandeveryoneisinevenbiggerdanger.

That'sexactlywhatishappeninginsmallneighborhoodsaroundthecountryfromOrangeCounty,Califor

nia,where22measlescaseswerereportedthismonth,toBrooklyn,N.Y.,wherea17-year-oldcausedanou

tbreaklastyear.

Theresistancetovaccinehascontinuedfordecades,anditisdrivenbyarealbutverysmallrisk.Thosewh

orefusetotakethatriskselfishlymakeotherssuffer.

Makingthingsworsearestatelawsthatmakeittooeasytooptout(決定不參加)ofwhataresupposedt

oberequiredvaccinesforallchildrenenteringkindergarten.Seventeenstatesallowparentstogetanexempt

ion(豁免)，sometimesjustbysigningapapersayingtheypersonallyobjecttoavaccine.

Now,severalstatesaremovingtotightenlawsbyaddingnewregulationsforoptingout.Butnoonedoe

senoughtolimitexemptions.

Parentsoughttobeabletooptoutonlyforlimitedmedicalorreligiousreasons.Butpersonalopinions?N

otgoodenough.Everyoneenjoysthelife-savingbenefitsvaccinesprovide,butthey'llexistonlyaslongasev

eryonesharesintherisks.

(1)Thefirsttwoparagraphssuggestthat___.

A.asmallnumberofmeaslescasescanstartadangeroustrend

B.theoutbreakofmeaslesattractsthepublicattention

C.anti-vaccinemovementhasitsmedicalreasons

0.informationaboutmeaslesspreadsquickly

(2)Herdimmunityworkswellwhen___.

A.exemptionsareallowed

B.severalvaccinesareusedtogether

C.thewholeneighborhoodisinvolvedin

D.newregulationsareaddedtothestatelaws

(3)Whatisthemainreasonforthecomebackofmeasles?

A.Theoveruseofvaccine.

B.Thelackofmedicalcare.

C.Thefeaturesofmeaslesitself.

D.Thevaccineopt-outsofsomepeople.

(4)Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroducetheideaofexemption.

B.Todiscussmethodstocuremeasles.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofvaccination.

D.Toappealforequalrightsinmedicaltreatment.

19.(6分)Eveniftheworldmakesithardtorelax,weallneedtofindawaytoresetandrecharge.Wegoth

roughlifethinkingwe'verestedbecausewehavegottenenoughsleep-butinrealitywearemissingoutonth

eothertypesofrestwedesperatelyneed.SaudraDalton-Smith,aphysician,outlinesdifferenttypesofrestt

hatareessentialforhumangrowing.

Physicalrest

Thisistheusualdefinitionofrestwearefamiliarwith.Butwhileweknowweneedt

ospendadecentnumberofhoursinbedtostayhealthy,asteadypersistentsuppor

tofstudiesshowsalargeproportionofusstilldon'tgetenoughphysicalrest.

Mentalrest

Alwayshaveatornadoofthoughtsspinninginyourheadfromthemomentyouwa

keuptothemomentyoufinallyfallasleep?Youneedmorementalrest,andeveni

fyousleepasolideighthoursanight,you'renotgoingtofeelfullyrechargeduntily

ougetit.

'Thegoodnewsisthatyoudon'thavetoquityourjoborgoonvacationtofixthi

s.Scheduleshortbreakseverytwohoursthroughoutyourworkdayandthesebreaksc

anremindyoutoslowdown.Youmightalsokeepanotepadbythebedtowritedow

nanypainfulthoughtsthatwouldkeepyouawake,"suggestsDalton-smith.

Sensoryrest

Staringatscreensalldayandallnightmeansyoureyesnevergetaproperrest,bu

tthisisn'ttheonlyreasonmanyofusnevergiveoursensesabreak.Noisycites,shar

psoundannouncementsandloudmusicallcontributetoconstantsensorystimulatio

n.Yourbrainneedsarestnowandagain.Consciouslycloseyoureyesandgiveyoursel

fthegiftofsilenceforshortperiodsthroughouttheday.

Emotionalrest

This"meanshavingthetimeandspacetofreelyexpressyourfeelingsandcutbac

konpeople-pleasing,"Dalton-smithexplains."Emotionalrestalsorequiresthecour

agetobegenuine.Anemotionallyrestedpersoncananswerthequestion,'Howar

eyoutoday?'withatruthfulTmnotokay'--andthengoontosharesomehardthi

ngsthatotherwisegounsaid."

Inotherwords,weallneedthespacetostoppretendingforourselvesandother

sandgetrealaboutourfeelings.

(1)Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutthetypesofrestmentionedinthepassage?

A.Physicalrestmeanslyinginbedforaproperperiodandexercising.

B.Mentalrestindicatesrestingeverytwohourswhenyou'reworking.

C.Sensoryrestmeanskeepingsilentfrequentlyandstaringatscreens.

0.Emotionalrestmeanspretendingtoshareprivateaffairswithothers.

(2)Whattypeofrestdoyouneedmostifyou'reworkingwithacomputerinanoffice?

A.Physicalrest.

B.Mentalrest.

C.Sensoryrest.

0.Emotionalrest.

(3)Itcanbeconcludedthatifapersonfeelstired,heshould___.

A.trytoidentifyjustwhatsortofresthe'slackingexactly

B.spendsometimewiththosewhocanenergizehim

C.havethefourtypesofrestmentionedinthepassageinorder

D.haveaneedtofeelconnectedtosomethinglargerthanhimself

20.(8分)Theideathatrichercountriesarehappiermayseemobvious.However,in1974,researchbyecon

omistRichardEasterlinfoundotherwise.HediscoveredthatwhileindividualswithhigherincomesweremoreI

ikelytobehappy,thisdidnotholdatanationallevel.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,averageincomepe

rpersonrosesteadilybetween1946and1970,butreportedhappinesslevelsshowednopositivelong-termt

rend.;infact,theydeclinedbetween1060and1970.Thesedifferencesbetweennation-levelandindividualr

esultsgaverisetotheterm"Easterlinparadox':theideathatahigherrateofeconomicgrowthdoesnotres

ultinhigherlong-termhappiness.

Havingaccesstoadditionalincomeseemstoonlyprovideatemporarygrowthinhappiness.Sinceacertai

nminimumincomeisneededforbasicnecessities,it'spossiblethatthehappinessboostfromextracashis

n'tthatgreatonceyouriseabovethepovertyline.ThiswouldexplainEasterlin'sfindingsintheUnitedState

sandotherdevelopedcountries.Hearguedthatlifesatisfactiondoesrisewithaverageincomesbutonlyinth

eshortterm.

RecentresearchhaschallengedtheEasternlinparadox,however.In2013,RuutVeenhovenandFlorisVerg

unstconductedastudyusingstatisticsfromtheWorldDatabaseofHappiness.Theiranalysisrevealedthatec

onomicgrowthhasapositiveimpactonhappiness.AnotherstudybytheUniversityofMichiganfoundthatth

ereisnomaximumwealththresholdatwhichmoremoneyceasestocontributetoyourhappiness:"Iftherei

sasatiationpoint,weareyettoreachit.'Thestudyfoundthateveryextradollaryouearnmakesyouhappi

er.Withamuchdebateabouttherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappiness,it'sclearthathappinessitselfi

sacomplexconceptanddependsonmanyfactors.

AccordingtopsychologistsSelinKesebirandShigehiroOishi,happinessalsodependsonhowyourincom

ecomparestothepeoplearoundyou.Theyarguethatacountry'seconomicgrowthonlymakesitscitizensha

ppierifwealthisequallydistributed.Incountrieswithhighincomeinequality—wheretherichgetricherandt

hepoorgetpoorer—averagehappinesstendstodropbecauseonlyrelativelyfewpeoplebenefitfromtheec

onomicprosperity.Thissuggeststhatgovernmentsshouldconsidercarryingoutpoliciestoensuremoreequa

Idistributionofwealth.Thehappierpeopleare,themoreproductivetheyarelikelytobecome,thusleadin

gtoimprovedeconomicoutcomesattheindividualandnationallevels.

Thereiscontinuingdebateaboutthelinkbetweenwealthandhappiness,withargumentsbothforandag

ainstthenotionthatrichercountriesarehappier.However,itisclearthatwealthaloneisn'tenoughtomak

eushappy.Theeffectofincomeinequalityonhappinessshowsthathappinessisasocialresponsibility.Wene

edtorememberthepositiveeffectsofgenerosityandbuildingsocialconnections.Perhapsourfocusshouldb

elessonhowmuchmoneywehave,andmoreonhowweuseit.

(1)Accordingtothepassage,EasterlinParadoxrefersto

A.thefactthatthemoremoney,thehappierpeoplewillfeel

B.thesuggestionthatmoneyshouldbegiventhetoppriority

C.thequestionhoweconomicoutcomesaredistributednationwide

D.theopinionthathigherincomedoesn'tnecessarilygeneratehappiness

(2)Theword"satiation"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto'___

A.satisfaction

B.controversial

C.central

0.sensitive

(3)Whatisthemajorreasonforpeople'sunhappinessrelatedtomoney?

A.Moneynotenough.

B.Moneynotfairlydistributed.

C.Richpeoplericher

0.Unequalmoneypaidforequalwork.

(4)Whichofthefollowingmightbebesttitleofthispassage?

A.It'sallrelative.

B.Easternlinparadox.

C.Theimpactofwealthonhappiness.

0.Risingincome,risinghappiness.

SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

21.(8分)

A.Bydefinition,perfectionisthestateofmindwhichdrivesustomoveforwards.

B.However,ifwecan'trelaxandenjoylightermoments,thenwebecomeprisonerso

fourperfectionism.

C.Tosomeextent,youranswerstothesequestionsrevealyourpersonalitiesaswella

syourattitudetowardslife.

D.Weoftendisplayadesperateneedtoberightandrefusetoacknowledgemistake

soruncertainty.

E.Theimportantthingistolearn