What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”

1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.

A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understanding 

B. pretty and handsome; ordinary-looking

C. great and important; common                      

D. hopeful and helpful; careless　

2. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

A. a normal person; a funny person                       

B. a strong person; a weak person

C. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded person 

D. a famous person; an ordinary person　

3.It is better for parents ________.

A. to praise and encourage their children more often 

B. to be hard on their children

C. to leave their children alone with nothing to do   

D. to give their children as much help as possible　

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.

B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.

C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion

：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。

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __1__. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. __2__.

When something goes wrong, try to find out a solution instead of being lost in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow difficulties to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can change the situation for better.

_3__. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

_4__. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. __5__.

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

单词拼写（用适当的形式填单词）（共10题，每题1分， 共10分）

1.The _____________ (祖先) of whom I am proudest is my great grandfather.

2.The country gained its _________________ (自由) ten years ago .

3.He is in deep ______________  (债务) in order to cure his mother of the disease.

4.Social _______________ (风俗) differ greatly from country to country.

5.I don’t share her _______________ (宗教的) beliefs.

6.The Japanese like eating r____________ fish.

7.A person’s life is l______________ , but love is lasting.

8.I warn you, I’m beginning to lose my p____________ with you.

9.Millions of people in Africa are still s______________ to death at present.

10.You will b            from her good example.

短文改错(共l0小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

   文中有10处语言错误，每句中有最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。

   修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

I’m glad to write to you. It is near a month since you had left our hospital. I’m still worried

about you. How are you get along these days? I think you may be much better now, but I’d better

have a good rest and take good care of yourselves since you are sixty-year-old man. I still

remember those days which you helped me to my English. With your help, I make good progress.

But to my regret, my English remains very poor through I have made good use of my time. Can

you give me some advice on it?

书面表达（共25分）

快餐现在在中国很流行， 但快餐对人的身体却没什么好处。 请根据以下要点以“fast food” 为题写一篇短文， 准备发表在一份生活杂志上。

1．  快餐在中国非常流行， 人们尤其是儿童和青少年喜欢吃快餐。

2．  快餐受欢迎至少有4个方面的原因：

A．    方便， 节约时间

B．    既可在快餐店里吃又可以带回家

C．    店里环境干净， 舒服

D．    服务周到， 食品质量有保证

3．  从营养角度讲， 快餐食品却不尽人意。

4．  建议： 如时间来不及可考虑吃快餐， 但以偶尔品尝为宜。 儿童应尽量少吃快餐。

营养  nutrition   方便 convenient

----          you do me a favor?

   -----Sure. With pleasure.

   A. Must          B. Need           C. Should           D. Could

He ______ the advertisements in the newspaper and then goes directly to the store that is having a sale.

A. looks up      B. looks into         C. looks out         D. looks through

Happiness is a feeling and neither high position nor a large amount of money can ______ it.

     A. absorb        B. arrest            C. guarantee        D. believe

        to agriculture , the new technology will increase grain production.

  A. Applied     B. Having applied     C. To apply        D. Applying

The manager demanded that the workers        extra hours to complete the task ahead of time.

  A. worked     B. would work        C. work          D. had worked