When I spent the summer with my grandmother,she sent me down to the store with a list. Behind the counter was a lady,Miss Bee.

   "Excuse me," I said. She looked up. n I need to get these," I continued,holding up my list.

"So? Go get them. " Miss Bee pointed to a sign. "There's no one here except you and me,and Fm not your servant,so get yourself a basket over there."

    I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. She often made mistakes in my change. Sometimes she shortchanged me ten cents. Other times she overcharged me by five cents. Going to the store was like going into fight. But by the end of the summer,I could finish the one-hour shopping trip in around 15 minutes. The morning I was to return home,I stopped in to get some gum.

" All right," she said. " What did you learn this summer?"

 "That you’re mean!" I replied.

   Miss Bee just laughed. " I know what you think of me ," she said. ” Well,I don't care!My job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you’ll be glad! ” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha!The idea was unreasonable.

Until one day my daughter came to me with homework trouble.

   "It's too hard ," she said. " Could you finish my math problem for me?n

   " If I do it for you,how will you ever learn to do it yourself?" I said. Suddenly,I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself. Have I ever been overcharged since?

    Life is full of all kinds of troubles. You may be given a hand once or twice,but luck may not find you every time.

53. When the writer held up her list,Miss Bee.

   A. warned her not to steal things

   B. helped her get all that she wanted

   C. asked her to find things by herself

   D. spoke ill words towards her

54. The underlined sentence ” Going to the store was like going into fight" means .

   A. the writer had to be very careful to avoid being tricked

   B. the writer was scared of seeing Miss Bee

   C. the writer once had a fight with Miss Bee

   D. the writer wanted to make Miss Bee feel sorry

55. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Miss Bee used to be really a M meanie".

   B. It is not right to overcharge or shortchange others.

   C. It is important to teach a child math problems.

   D. Try to work it out yourself when facing trouble.

     Where is the happiest place on Earth? It's not Disney World,but a real country — Switzerland.

On April 23,the United Nations published the World Happiness Report 2015. Switzerland ranks 1st among 158 nations,followed by Iceland,Denmark,Norway and Canada. The US and China rank 15th and 84th respectively on the list. Western European countries take seven positions out of the top 10 ,while Afghanistan,Syria and eight African countries make the bottom 10.Among them,West African country Togo is the least happy.

    The research is based on six measures. The first two are the GDP per capita and the citizens’ healthy lifetime. On average,Swiss people make $ 84,748 ( 525,821 yuan ) a year and live 82 years. While for Togo,the numbers are $ 636 and 58 years.

    Out of the statistics (統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)) ，happiness is also showed by people's feelings,behaviors and everyday lives. Therefore,the measures of this research also include questions that are close to one's daily life. For example,M Do you feel free to choose what you do with your life?"”’ Do you have relatives or friends you can count on to help you whenever you need them?" , " Have you donated money to a charity in the past month?" and " Is corruption (貪污廣敗) widespread?" People in Switzerland speak highly of their nation in all these aspects.

    " This report gives evidence (證據(jù)) on how to achieve societal well-being. It's not by money alone,but also by fairness,honesty,trust,and good health,n said Jeffrey Sachs,one of the editors of the report. Happiness is important for a nation's progress and should be a key aim of public policy,says the report.

50. Which country ranks second according to the World Happiness Report 2015?

   A. Switzerland. B. China. C. Iceland. D. Togo.

51. Besides the statistics,the research also asked questions to see.

   A. if people know much about their own nation

   B. if people are pleased with their life

   C. if people have a good relationship with their friends

   D. if people like to do charity work

52. Which of the following is TRUE of happiness?

   A. The more money you have,the happier you will be.

   B. Happiness only can be measured by your own feelings.

   C. Happiness is also important for a nation's progress.

   D. Happiness doesn’t belong to those who live in poor countries.

    It's a terrible feeling. You feel sick,tired,and the room won’t stop spinning. Whafs wrong with you? Perhaps you are experiencing motion sickness. Motion sickness,also called travel sickness,is a common experience. Depending on how you travel,it can be named carsickness or seasickness. You may get the feeling when you try to read a book in a car or on a boat. Even astronauts train hard to fight motion sickness before going into space.

   But why do we get motion sickness? And how can we prevent it?

We have four functions which sense movement. Our eyes see if we are moving. The ears contain special liquid to sense direction,while our skin knows what part of the body is touching the ground. Our muscles react to movement,like when you stop yourself swaying (搖擺) when the car sharply turns. When these four functions get puzzled,they start sending mixed messages to our brain,and we develop motion sickness.

   Just think： when we’re in a moving car and reading a book. Our eyes see we are moving when we look out of the window,but still (靜止的) when we read. The ears hear the car moving,yet the skin says we are sitting dowh. Muscles may only feel movement if the car turns. So our senses are all out of balance,and we start to feel ill.

But here's some good news to fight motion sickness. Choose an aisle (過道) seat on a plane,train and sit in the front of a car. Avoid standing. Always face the same way you’re traveling and leave your books at home.

    Why don't some people get motion sickness? Scientists are still working on it,but they think genes may play a part.

46. When you have travel sickness,you may feel .

   A. lonely   B. excited   C. moved   D. tired

47. We get motion sickness when .

   A. our brain gets mixed messages

   B. our ears fail to sense direction

   C. our skin touches the ground

   D. the car moves too fast

.

    A.often stand up to look out

   B. face the opposite way of traveling

   C. take an aisle seat

   D. read a took to help you relax

49. From the passage,we can infer that .

   A. astronatats don't get motion sickness before going into space

   B. with the balance of the senses,we can overcome carsickness

   C. you may get carsickness when you read books in a parked car

   D. scientists haven’t found why people get motion sickness

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面一篇短文，判斷下列句子是否符合 短文內(nèi)容，符合的用"A”表示，不符合的用”B”表示。(共 5小題，計5分)

   When I was in seventh grade,I was shy,quiet and a target for bullies,I used to get very upset about it,and would often cry on my way home.

   In an art lesson,one of the bullies stole my pencil case,threw it across the room and sat back down,watching me ;I went to pick it up. Later on,he grabbed my school tie and pulled it towards him,causing me to stumble. I stood up for myself for the first time,snatching the tie from his hand and pushing him away. I sat back down. I was shaking all over and couldn’t focus for the rest of the lesson. I was scared and upset at what Yd finally done.

    I was slow to leave the classroom,for fear of the bully having another go at me outside. I was the last to leave the classroom,and my teacher asked mePeter,are you OK?" "Yes," I answered.

   "No,you are not," he said.

    We had a chat. He made me smile and I became confident again. He taught me some life lessons,and said,1' Toughen up. Don’t be a bully yourself,but remember you are stronger inside,and if the bullies see this,they will stop. Believe in yourself."

   These words stuck with me,and as I walked to school,holding my head high and not acknowledging (理會) the bullies in any way,the bullying soon stopped.

41. Peter used to be shy and be bullied a lot.

42. What Peter had finally done didn't make him scared.

43. Peter9s teacher punished him for his behavior.

44. Peter's teacher encouraged him to be confident.

45. The bullying didnH stop until Peter was stronger inside.

閱讀下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后從各小題的四個 選項中選出一個最佳答案，使短文連貫完整。

   In the US,most parents put lots of thought into which neighborhood they choose to live in. That's because they want their children to grow up in a good 31

  I grew up in Point Breeze,Pennsylvania,US. Although it's within the city,Point Breeze has a low crime rate (犯罪車) . It's probably best known 32 Frick Park,a green public park with many picnic areas,gardens,paths for hiking and biking and fields for playing sports. Frick Park is a wonderful resource that the whole 33 shares. People use it for exercise,socializing and relaxation.

   In addition to great green spaces,Point Breeze has 34 public and private schools. Thus,until age 14,my whole world was in Point Breeze.

    My neighborhood lives on in my memory as a world ruled by kids. I 35 how my friends and I would walk around with a baseball,a football or — in later years — a video camera,exploring,meeting other kids and getting into adventures.

   We’d 36 to the candy store on foot. We9d 37 the ice cream truck on bikes. We’d go home when it got dark outside,exhausted from playing,38 eager to wake up and do it all again. We 39 felt scared or bored. That's 40 childhood should be.

31. A. campus   B. town   C. environment   D. country

32. A. as   B. for   C. to   D. on

33. A. hospital   B. village

   C. school   D. neighborhood

34. A. excellent   B. annoying   C. happy   D. boring

35. A. forget   B. remember   C. understand   D. know

36. A. race   B. ride   C. drive   D. jump

37. A. go out   B. come out   C. find out   D. take out

38. A. and   B. so   C. but   D. or

39. A. often   B. usually   C. sometimes   D. never

40. A. what   B. how   C. why   D. where

30. —I want to know if us in the fashion show tonight.

—I believe if she her homework,she will join us.

   A. will Maria join;finishes   B. Maria will join;finishes   

   C. does Maria join;will finish   D. Maria joins;will finish 

29. You need to practice more, you’ll catch up with others in English.

   A. for   B. but   C. or   D. and

28. —A year and a half,but I haven’t found a job yet.

—Don't worry. Nothing impossible for a willing heart.

   A. have passed;is   B. have passed;are   C. has passed;is   D. has passed;are 

27. —It is reported that 36 people died in Shanghai New Year9s stampede.

— bad piece of news it is for us all!

   A. What a   B. What an   C. What   D. How

26. He became a famous writer when he was .

   A. in his fifty   B. in fifty years old

   C. in his fifties   D. in fifties