What is it that makes people happy? Youth, health, a good job, god looks, a flashy（浮华的） car? None of these things, Spanish experts say.

The concept of happiness is coming under increasingly close examination in Spain.

As the nation rises to the club of the world’s wealthiest countries, people are discovering that material things do not bring happiness.

“Most people use money as a measure of human value,” says Jesus Ynfante, author of a book on Spain’s 300 Biggest Fortunes.

 “Expensive products are regarded as the best. The rich are admired simply for being rich”, Ynfante said.

Yet psychologists warn that happiness cannot be bought. They advise people to look for it in human relations and in the small pleasures of everyday life.

Many people regard happiness as a moment of ecstatic pleasure（狂喜） —something that, by definition, cannot last—while others speak of it as peace and acceptance of oneself. Polls（问卷调查） in different countries indicate that between 65 and 85 percent of the world’s population regard themselves as reasonably happy.

Around 40 percent of a person’s happiness is thought to be determined by genetics. While the rest depends on childhood environment and the process of growing up.

Perhaps the most surprising thing about happiness is that it has little to do with age, health, wealth, or other values thought to be important in western society.

For most Spaniards, happiness is linked with feeling close to other people.

Happy people accept their limitations and set themselves reachable goals, experts say.

There are lifestyle choices which favor happiness, such as exercise, eating carbohydrates and exposing oneself to sunlight.

But the main secret of happiness is to take pleasure in small things.

“If you are given a choice between eternal （永久的） happiness and a cheese sandwich, take the sandwich.” advises musician Julian Hernandez.

56．Spain, as this passage tells us,                     .

       A．has built more clubs than the other countries

       B．has owned the largest group of experts

       C．has become one of the richest countries in the world

       D．has produced the most wealth in the world

57.It can be concluded that Jesus Ynfante is                       .

       A ．a famous expert                                 B．a famous psychologist

C．one of the richest Spaniards                         D．familiar with the richest Spaniards

58．As psychologists warn in this passage, people can’t feel happy even if they     

       A．have too much money     B．only care about themselves

       C．don’t do any homework  D．have a few relations

59．Happy people, as we can find in this passage,                 .

       A．are always full of feeling                      B．are always born in rich families

      C．always enjoy every achievement they get      

       D．always look down upon themselves

60．What Julian Hernandez advises at the end of this passage suggests that         .

       A．he is not a happy musician                          

       B．he is leading a hard life

       C．he doesn’t agree with the idea shown in this passage

       D．he is humourous and happy

It is reasonable to say that every teenager can be affected by peer pressure(从众心理) at some point. Every day, in any high school, peer pressure has a major influence over the behavior of teenagers. It can be as subtle(微妙的) as being persuaded to be late for class or as extreme as a dangerous drug. Whether subtle or extreme, peer pressure can have damaging, some-times life changing, and even serious results.

“Teens don’t often consider the long-term results that some behavior can cause,” said Terri Price, a researcher. “Peer pressure can be very difficult to handle for many teens because of their fears of not fitting in.” Peer pressure has always been part of teen life, but teens experience it differently than former generations did in the past. Sources of peer pressure have increased because of the Internet and other electronic communications.

Recognizing peer pressure can be as simple as noticing that you have been asked to do something that you are not comfortable with. “Listen to your instinct(直觉), which is a sign for whether something is right or wrong. If it feels wrong, then most likely it is.” Says Price. 

Teens are in a time of life when they are still discovering who they are. Many teens are influenced by peer pressure because of their insecurities. This can make them helpless especially when their selfcontrol is weak or they lack healthy support, causing them to take risky behavior or turn to unhealthy support.

Dealing with peer pressure is a topic of concern for teens. People can say, “Just say no,” but the truth is that the statement is easier said than done.

72．The underlined word “it” Paragraph 2 refers to_____.

A．the Internet          B．teen life   

C．peer pressure        D．the fear of not fitting in

73．Why are teens easily influenced by peer pressure?

A．Because they don’t have the feeling of safety.

B．Because they have no sense of danger.

C．Because they need support for their health.

D．Because they have nobody to turn to when in trouble. 

74．You can know whether a teen suffers peer pressure by watching ______.

A．whether he often surfs the Internet   

B．whether he can get security

C．whether it is subtle or extreme      

D．whether he feels comfortable with it

75．According to the passage, we can know that dealing with peer pressure is______.

A．easy         B．hard          C．a new topic       D．an impossible task

_____news came to him as _____ great surprise that his friend was kidnapped yesterday.

A．The; a         B．A; a     C．A; x            D．The; the

 Tom has been out of work for two years, so he has difficulty______.

A. earning living B. earning his living C. to earn livings  D. to earn his living

I prefer to buy a new TV rather than ________ it.

A. repair      B. to repair      C. repairing  D. to repairing

– I couldn’t help      her the news     she failed in the examination.

       A. to tell; that      B. telling; what   C. to tell; what     D. telling; that

----I’d like to go to the cinema with you, Dad

   ---- Sorry, my darling, but the film is ______ for adults only

   A. admitted        B. intended     C. given       D. permitted

Can hard work be replaced by machines in agriculture? Yes, man is trying out automatic (自动化) farming. It is fun to watch a machine picking tomatoes. The strange machine sails like a ship across a sea of plants. In its front is a hole. As the machine moves forward, tomato plants are pulled into the hole. The tomatoes are gathered while the rest of the plants are thrown back onto the fields.  Twelve workers sit on top of the machine. They rapidly pick out the bad fruit from the tomatoes. A red stream of ripe tomatoes is being sent into a cart that is pulled alongside the machine. One driver and twelve workers can pick in an hour ten tons of a new kind of tomato. Without the invention, it would take 60 men to do the job.

Not all plants cooperate well with the farming machines. Take lettuce(莴苣)for example, seeds plants in the same field in the same time ripe at different times. The only way to tell a ripe head of lettuce is to look at it and feel it. And now there is a machine even to do that!

There is a special machine to test lettuce. When it moves over one that feels right, it sends a signal back to the picking machine which goes behind. The cutting and picking is done satisfactorily by this unit.

64．This passage mainly tells us something about        .

       A．the machines picking tomatoes       B．automatic farming

       C．the science of farming     D．agriculture machines 

65．After the bad tomatoes are picked out,        .

       A．the others are sent into a cart nearby

       B．the workers carry them away

       C．the others are put into bags

       D．the others will be thrown into the field

66．The last paragraph mainly tells us          .

       A．that lettuce is not good to get in

       B．that a special unit of machines has been made to test and pick lettuce

       C．about a wonderful machine that can be used pick all kinds of plants

       D．that lettuce is not a cooperation plant

第二节：单词拼写（共5题，每题1分，共5分）

根据所给句子的句意及汉语或首字母提示，在句子右边的横线上写空格处各单词的正确形式。

81. F___ she has chance to play table tennis with the famous player.81          

82. What was your first ________(印象) of London?                   82           

83. My hometown is an _________(有魅力的) place.                    83            

84  What I a________________most about Lee is his patience.                84            

85.  Nowadays, more and more young people prefer a new wedding,            85             

c___________（结合） Chinese traditional style with western style. 

______ is obvious ______he has finished his work.

    A. What; that      B. That; that         C. It; that           D. It; what