（2011·福建福州三中第一次月考）Now than we’ve discussed out problem, are people happy with the decisions 　　　　?

　　　 A．taking　　　　　　　　 B．were taken　　　　　 C．being taken　　　　 D．taken

（安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考A篇）

　　Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country, keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and happiness of local inhabitants.

　　Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.

　　On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first- class roads, and other support facilities（配套设施）needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.

　　Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists , jobs and money are lost.

56．Which of the following do you think has been discussed in the part before this selection？

　　A. It is extremely important to develop tourism.

　　B. Building roads and hotels is essential.

　　C. Support facilities are highly necessary.

　　D. Planning is of great importance to tourism.

57．Too much tourism can cause all these problems EXCEPT ________ .

　　A. a bad effect on other industries　       　B. a change of tourists’ customs

　　C. over - crowdedness of places of interest　　D. pressure on traffic

58．It can be inferred from the text that ________ .

　　A. the author doesn’t like tourism developing so fast

　　B. local people will benefit from tourist attraction

　　C. other parts of a country’s economy won’t benefit from tourism much

　　D. we can't build too many support facilities

59．The author thinks it is good for local people to know that tourism will ________ .

　　A. waste a lot of money　　                B. weaken their economy

C. help establish their customs              D. help improve their life

【2011·浙江省第二次五校联考】

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.

　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.

　　I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

　　Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　　Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.

　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

45. We can learn from the passage that____________.

A. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction

B. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness

C. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived

D. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness

46. To the author, the role Hollywood stars will play is to _________.

A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness

B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun

C. teach people how to enjoy their lives

D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties

47. In the author’s opinion, marriage____________.

A. affords greater fun                                B. leads to raising children

C. indicates duty and devotion                        D. usually ends up in pain

48. Which of the following is the best example of “painful happiness”?

A. Winning lottery by accident. 　　              B. A bachelor resisting marriage.

C. Raising children. 　　                              D. Buying some fancy clothes.

49. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will____________.

A. stop playing games and joking with others

B. keep himself with his family

C. give a free hand to money

D. use his time to increase happiness

Ⅳ. 补全短文(2010·黑龙江四校联考一模)

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。

Most of us trade money for entertainment.__1__But if you think you can't have a good time without spending lots of money, read on. You can find some new discoveries.

Remember one sentence: the best things in nature are free. If you have the eyes to find fun around you, though you have no money, you can have a great time!

__2__Stroll through busy streets and see what everybody else is doing. You will probably see  people from all over the world; you will certainly see people of every age, size, and shape, and you will get a free fashion show, too.

Check the listings in your neighborhood newspaper. Local colleges or schools often welcome the public to hear an interesting speech or a good debate. __3__Be sure to check commercial advertisements in the newspapers, too. A flea market can provide hours of pleasant browsing. Perhaps you can find a free cooking or crafts demonstration in a department store.

__4__It is always more pleasant not to have people in front of you in a museum or at a zoo. You may save some money, too, for these places often set aside one or two free admission days at slow times.

Pretend that you are a tourist travelling in this city from time to time, and get to know your city all over again including the sights that people travel miles to see.__5__

Just have a relaxed mind, and you will find entertainment no

matter you have money or not.

A．However, money is not highly valued everywhere.

B．The film or concert series at the local public library probably will not cost you a penny.

C．It seems that nowadays we can only use money to enjoy ourselves.

D．Plan ahead for some activities.

E．It won't cost much ready money, either.

F．With imagination and a spirit of adventure, you can easily find good entertainment at no cost at all.

G．People may be the most interesting show in a large city.

1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5．________

“Shall we go shopping？” “Sorry, we _______ buy anything now because none of the shops are open.”