认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸相应题号的横线上。
Mirriam Websters online dictionary defines happy as: enjoying good health and satisfaction. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I know a secret that can lead to happiness. Now you may ask, what secret is that? It’s a well-known secret, in fact. Perform a random(随意的) act of kindness per day.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to grow. According to University of Pennsylvania’s website, positive psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual character, and positive systems. Understanding positive emotion includes the study of satisfaction with the past, happiness at present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual character consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as love, courage, creativity, curiosity, self-knowledge, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive systems needs the study of meaning and purpose as well as the strengths that help the growth of better communities, such as responsibility, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance(忍耐力).
Positive psychology focuses on strengths as well as weaknesses, on building the best things in life as well as repairing the worst. It asserts(断言) that human goodness and excellence is just as real as sadness and illness, and that life consists more than seeking the answers to problems. All these things can be summed up in one concept: giving can equal a meaningful life, i.e. happiness.
But you are probably wondering how. Well, let’s examine the research, shall we? A 1996 study showed that wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level. So money does not mean happiness. In 2000, a different study showed that activities that make people happy in some way—such as shopping, good food and making money—do not lead to satisfaction in the long term, indicating that these have quick diminishing returns(收益递减).
However, on the other hand, we also know that people who witness others perform good deeds experience an emotion which drives them to perform their own good deeds. Making a contribution to the lives of other people may help to extend our own lives.
This is why I make a point of trying to do something nice every day. Sometimes I tip much larger than I need to. Sometimes I just smile at someone who looks like they really need it. A random act of kindness is an act that receives just as much as it gives. You’ll be happier. They’ll be happier. And you’ll live longer. So, please, perform a random act of kindness each day.

It’s a great sunny day，so it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather.Many of us would like to，but we have projects due，tasks that need to be done，people that we need to see，and money that needs to be made.

What if your company gave you that time off as compensation for the great effort that you gave to the team to finish a project on time？See，when it comes to teamwork，the main focus is for the team to work together.In a “winning” team there is an equal balance of people who have unique strengths and weaknesses.

Take the example of the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s.Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player to play the game，but did they win a championship every year when Michael had played？No.It took a (D?type) Michael Jordan to lead the team and control the outcome.It took a(n) (I?type) wild and energetic Dennis Rodman to keep the team fun and interesting.It took (S?types) Scottie Pippin，Bill Cartwright，and John Paxson to support the team.And it took the (C?type) analytical mind of Coach Phil Jackson to create a foundation for the players to play on.In the end they，the Chicago Bulls，were able to win six championships within eight years.

What is your team made up of？All Jordans？All Jacksons？All Rodmans？Or all Pippins，Cartwrights and Paxsons？It is you who can choose who’s on your team.Try finding the right people for the right job，and you will have a “winning” team every time!

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that________.

A．we need to finish the task

B．we are eager to make more money

C．we are all very busy every day

D．we often go out and enjoy the fine weather

2.The underlined word “compensation” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．reward? B．present

C．money? D．duty

3.According to this passage，a winning team is made up of________.

A．a group of people who are tall and strong

B．a group of people who don’t have weaknesses

C．a group of people who don’t quarrel with each other

D．a group of people whose strengths and weaknesses can get to balance

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Working Is Happy

B．The Story of the Chicago Bulls

C．Good Choice

D．Working Together for a Team

Invention is a creative process. An open and curious mind enables one to see beyond what is known. Seeing a new possibility, a new connection or relationship can spark(引发) an invention. Inventive thinking frequently involves combining concepts or elements from different fields that would not normally be put together. Sometimes inventors skip over the boundaries between separate fields. Ways of thinking, materials, processes or tools from one field are used as no one else has imagined in a different field.
Play can lead to invention. Childhood curiosity like playing in a sand box, imagination can develop one’s play nature—an inner need according to Carl Jung. Inventors feel the need to play with things that interest them, and to explore, and this internal drive brings about interesting creations.
Inventing can also be an obsession(痴迷). Inventors often imagine a new idea, seeing it in their mind’s eye. New ideas can arise when the conscious mind turns away from the subject or problem; or when the focus is on something else; or even while relaxing or sleeping. An unusual idea may come all of a sudden! For example, after years of working to figure out the general theory of relativity, the solution came to Einstein suddenly in a dream “like a giant die making an unforgettable impress, a huge map of the universe summarized itself in one clear vision”.
Invention can also be accidental. Insight(洞察力) is also an important element of invention. It may begin with questions or doubt. It may begin by recognizing something unusual. It may be useful and it could open a new way for exploration. For example, the odd metallic color of plastic made by accidentally adding too much catalyst(催化剂) led scientists to explore its metal-like properties(性能). They then invented electrically conductive plastic and light emitting(散发) plastic—an invention that won the Nobel Prize in 2000 and has led to new kind of lighting, display screens, wallpaper and much more.
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阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant （移植） surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle． There she was, the   36   of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my beD．That's when I realized the full    37   of "to give is to receive．"

This February,   38   her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to   39 ．I told her that it would be a（n）   40   to me to be able to donate a kidney to her． Immediately I was found compatible （相匹配的）, my   41   as a kidney provider began． After   42   some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for   43   testing． Whenever I "passed" one   44 , I became more relieved．Then I received the phone call telling me I was   45 ． which made me very happy．   46 , the day arriveD．Before the surgery, I truly wasn't afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be 47 ．

I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was   48   in my daughter-in-law． A strong sense of   49   washed over me． It was one of the most _50   moments of my life．

A   51   later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to   52    I wasn't affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her   53   back．

Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law   54   one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts I have   55   received．

1.A．provider       B．receiver      C．operator         D．doctor

2.A．plan          B．concept        C．meaning         D．advantage

3.A．as            B．if           C．though              D．Unless

4.A．leave         B．survive        C．rise                     D．pass

5.A．attempt       B．comfort       C．experience              D．gift

6.A．challenge    B．surgery        C．journey           D．action

7.A．completing    B．marking       C．failing              D．writing

8.A．still less       B．even more               C．much worse        D．far better

9.A．difficulty      B．problem                C．stage                    D．test

10.A．refused        B．cured              C．approved         D．charged

11.A．Gradually     B．Finally       C．Immediately               D．Suddenly

12.A．safe          B．special         C．comfortable            D．secret

13.A．behaving badly B．staying safe    C．going wrong     D．working well

14.A．guilty          B．sacrifice        C．relief               D．appreciation

15.A．satisfying      B．worrying       C．frightening            D．surprising

16.A．year        B．week         C．moment      D．month

17.A．remember     B．share          C．celebrate              D．treasure

18.A．beauty        B．smile                 C．confidence      D．life

19.A．benefit from   B．contribute to   C．care for               D．focus on

20.A．never      B．ever          C．already               D．almost

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness   1  ”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really    2  , wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone    3  . Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.

“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said    4  . On seeing this, everyone was filled with    5  , but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n)    6   camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.

“Open it, Miss Ellis.”

The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile    7   on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she    8    it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the    9  .

“Oh, so it’s…”

“Yes!”    10   Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”

She opened the bag and photos of different    11   fell out.

The rest of the class tried to    12   how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted（传送）to them, and in return, without    13  , every person    14   with a  smile of their own.

She managed to    15   understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.

1.                A．explorers       B．instructors      C．players   D．collectors

2.                A．regretful        B．delightful       C．stressful  D．thankful

3.                A．surprised       B．satisfied        C．annoyed  D．depressed

4.                A．disappointedly   B．sadly           C．amazedly D．smilingly

5.                A．astonishment    B．kindness        C．expectation   D．pride

6.                A．expensive       B．old–fashioned   C．instant   D．good-looking

7.                A．disappeared     B．froze           C．faded    D．shone

8.                A．offered         B．sold            C．packed   D．paid

9.                A．box            B．bag            C．camera   D．pocket

10.               A．added         B．questioned      C．replied    D．interrupted

11.               A．smiles          B．teachers        C．ceremonies    D．friends

12.               A．try out         B．focus on        C．decide on  D．figure out

13.               A．imagination     B．expression      C．hesitation D．reason

14.               A．responded      B．refused        C．demanded     D．proved

15.               A．hide           B．correct         C．appreciate D．spread