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　　"Spending as little as ＄5 a day on someone else can make you happier," the researchers from a team at the University(大學(xué))of British Columbia and Harvard Business School reported．

　　Their experiments on 600 volunteers in the US showed people were feeling happier when they spent money on others．

　　The team asked their 600 volunteers about their income(收入)，their daily costs, gifts for others and donations to charity．"No matter how much money each person made, those who spent money on others could get greater happiness than those who spent money only on themselves," Dunn said．

　　Dunn's team also surveyed 16 workers at a company in Boston after they received an award of between ＄3,000 and ＄8,000．"Of course they felt happy after receiving the awards," they wrote in their report．"But when they gave the people in need ＄5, they were happier．"

　　"The findings showed that as little as ＄5 could be enough to produce happiness on a whole day," Dunn said．

(1)

There were _________ people in all who took part in the experiments．

[　　]

A．

16

B．

584

C．

600

D．

616

(2)

The underlined word "experiments" means _________ in Chinese．

[　　]

A．

會(huì)議

B．

表演

C．

實(shí)驗(yàn)

D．

化驗(yàn)

(3)

What does the passage mainly tell us?

[　　]

A．

Money is not important for people．

B．

Money really can "buy" happiness if you spend it on others．

C．

We should try our best to give our money to more people in need．

D．

Spend all the money on others and you'll feel happier．

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科目：初中英語 來源：浙江省湖州市2011年初中畢業(yè)生學(xué)業(yè)考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year．Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play．

　　“Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us．“This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework．Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class．Ill decide who play each part．”

　　I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king．He has a lot of lines to say．I learned them by heart．

　　This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines．I acted the part of the king．When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting．I thought I acted really well．

　　Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part．

　　Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all．They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes．I was sure that I would get a big part in the play．

　　However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier．He has only one line．It is, “Yes, sir!”

　　I was very disappointed．At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part．

　　“You put too much expression in your acting,” she said．“Good acting is not big acting．It is acting the audience can believe in．”

　　I think I know what she means．

(1)

What did the boy want to do in the play?

[　　]

A．

To get a

B．

To organize the play

C．

To get a large acting part．

D．

To work the lights．

(2)

How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?

[　　]

A．

Bored．

B．

Sad．

C．

Excited．

D．

Unhappy．

(3)

Why didn’t the teacher give him the part of the kings?

[　　]

A．

He did not act correctly．

B．

He did not know the lines．

C．

He was not handsome．

D．

He was too short．

(4)

What does the underlined word “expression” in the passage mean?

[　　]

A．

表情

B．

建議

C．

模仿

D．

服飾

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科目：初中英語 來源：吉林省長春外國語學(xué)校2010-2011學(xué)年八年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　One day a rich man met Sam．The rich man asked, “ I hear you are very clever and nothing is difficult to you．Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

　　Sam answered with a smile, “ Oh, I am not clever．Instead you are too foolish(愚蠢的)。” The rich man became very angry．

　　Sam said, “ Please don’t be angry．If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a question．If you put one group of sheep and another group of sheep, how many groups of sheep do you have?”

　　“Why! That’s an easy question．One and one is two, anybody knows it．I have two groups of sheep．”

　　Sam laughed and said,” You are wrong．Two groups of sheep put together is still one group．That’s the easiest question in the world．”

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確的選項(xiàng)。

(1)

One day ________ met Sam．

[　　]

A．

a rich man

B．

a poor man

C．

a young man

D．

an old man

(2)

The rich man became angry because ________

[　　]

A．

Sam said he was clever

B．

Sam said he was foolish．

C．

Sam was foolish．

D．

Sam wasn’t clever

(3)

Sam asked the rich man ________ question．

[　　]

A．

an easy

B．

a difficult

C．

an interesting

D．

a good

(4)

Two groups of sheep put together is ________

[　　]

A．

one group

B．

two groups

C．

Many groups

D．

Many sheep

(5)

Sam is ________ than the rich man．

[　　]

A．

more foolish

B．

richer

C．

cleverer

D．

poorer

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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年山東臨沂市初中畢業(yè)學(xué)業(yè)考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　E-book is short for electronic(電子的)book．It is usually read on personal com puters．Some mobile phones can also be used to read e-books．

　　Earlier e-books were written for a specific group of readers and were about only a few subjects．With the development of the internet, knowledge and answers to a lot of questions mainly come from e-books．This is why the e-book business is increasing quickly E-books have many advantages．First, they save time．We don’t need to go to a bookstore to buy books, besides, we can find the topic we want to know about on the Internet, and then we can quickly get many e-books on similar topics．Second, e-books save money．Some e-books cost a little money, and there are millions of e-books on the Internet that we can get for free．Third, more trees are saved because e-books don’t need to be printed(印刷)on paper．Fourth, e-books make reading more convenient．You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you in a small computer or any e-book reader(電子閱讀器)without worrying about their weight．

　　But e-books have certain disadvantages．They need a personal computer or an e-book reader and the information can be lost if its file format(文件格式)is not supported or changed in the reader’s computer．

　　However, e-books provide us with a new way of reading．That is good．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

(1)

Why is the e-book business increasing quickly? Because _________．

[　　]

A．

earlier e-books are about only a few subjects．

B．

people don’t like to read any paper books any more．

C．

most e-books have been written for a specific group of readers．

D．

the development of the Internet makes e-books more useful．

(2)

How many advantages do e-books have according to this article?

[　　]

A．

Three

B．

Four

C．

Five

D．

Six

(3)

Which of the following is true according to this article?

[　　]

A．

E-books can’t be red on mobile phones．

B．

All the e-books on the Internet cost lots of money．

C．

E-books can make reading more convenient．

D．

You can’t read e-books without a personal computer．

(4)

What is the disadvantage of the e-books?

[　　]

A．

You’ll lose the information if its file format is not supported．

B．

You can carry hundreds of books in an e-book reader．

C．

You can buy cheap e-books anywhere．

D．

You can read e-books at any time．

(5)

The author mainly tells us _________．

[　　]

A．

you don’t need to buy paper books in a bookstore if you read e-books．

B．

the information can be lost if its file format is changed．

C．

the development of e-books can help save the environment．

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　　Tourism(旅游業(yè))wasn't as important as it is today．In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries．More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world．That is to say, people now have more money for travelling．Special airplane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive(吸引人的)than ever before．

　　Different people have different reasons for travelling．But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own．They also like to meet new people and enjoy new food．

　　Tourism has many changes in a country and in people's lives．People build new hotels and restaurants and train local men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places．

(1)

What makes travel more attractive than before?

[　　]

A．

Modern telegraph(電報(bào))lines make travel less expensive．

B．

Travelling by air to other countries is much cheaper today．

C．

More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots．

D．

New hotels and restaurants have been built．

(2)

Many more people travel today than in the past because _________．

[　　]

A．

travelling today is easier than in the past

B．

people now have spare money for travel

C．

great changes have taken place in the world

D．

people have become more interested in travelling

(3)

People make journeys to many parts of the world．This is because _________．

[　　]

A．

they want to make a study of geography

B．

they want to spend money．

C．

they want to meet different people and have new food

D．

they don't want to do anything else except that they visit friends

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

[　　]

A．

People have some trouble in making journeys．

B．

With the development of tourism, great changes will take place in many parts of the world．

C．

Tourism won't bring any changes in people's minds．

D．

Tourism causes only some changes in clothing．

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科目：初中英語 來源：四川省南充市營山縣2010-2011學(xué)年八年級(jí)下學(xué)期期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測英語試題 題型：050

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A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year．You may fail in an exam, if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam．If you are free, read stories in English．Speak English whenever you can．A few days before the exam you should go to bed early．Do not go to bed late at night studying．Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question paper, try to understand the meaning of each question．When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers．Correct(更正)the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out．

(1)

A good way to pass an exam is to _________ every day in a year．

[　　]

A．

go to bed early

B．

work hard

C．

read stories

(2)

If you work hard only a few days before the exam, you may _________ the exam．

[　　]

A．

win

B．

pass

C．

fail

(3)

A few days before the exam you should _________．

[　　]

A．

go to bed late

B．

go to bed early

C．

not go to to bed

(4)

When you have finished your paper, you should _________．

[　　]

A．

hand it in at once

B．

read over your answers

C．

try to understand the meaning of each question

(5)

The best title for this passage is _________．

[　　]

A．

An Important Exam

B．

How to Pass an Exam

C．

Get Ready for an Exam

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科目：初中英語 來源：廣東省佛山市2011年高中階段學(xué)校招生考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach．He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time．

　　The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy．They chatted about baseball．It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later．As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating．His hands were starting to sweat．He hated this!

　　He entered Mrs．Owen’s class．She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning．

　　“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in．

　　“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat．Then the class began to take their spelling test．He looked at the clock．The time was near．He hoped he was not first! Mrs．Owens said it was time to begin their special day．

　　“Sam, you’ll be first．” Mrs．Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting．”

　　Sam nervously greeted his class．Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk．He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun．The class clapped as he finished and Mrs．Owens was smiling．It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time．

(1)

How did Sam feel after he woke?

[　　]

A．

Excited．

B．

Nervous．

C．

Happy．

D．

Hungry．

(2)

What did Sam have to do that day?

[　　]

A．

To have a baseball match．

B．

To take a reading test．

C．

To go to a new class．

D．

To do something special．

(3)

What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?

[　　]

A．

觸摸

B．

鼓掌

C．

出汗

D．

指點(diǎn)

(4)

Which could be inferred(推斷)from this passage?

[　　]

A．

Sam hated chatting about baseball．

B．

Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling．

C．

Mrs．Owens is unfriendly to her students．

D．

The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much．

(5)

Which is the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．

A special day

B．

An interesting lesson

C．

A nice teacher

D．

A professional report

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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年山東省濰坊市中考英語試題 題型：050

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　　The widespread number of food scandals(丑聞)in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmful that will cause disease?

　　Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品)．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories．Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws．

　　A producer of steamed buns(饅頭)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students．．．like you'

　　Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people's health? The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．

(1)

Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because _________．

[　　]

A．

they want to make the foods look better, taste better and last longer

B．

they want to make the foods contain something harmful

C．

chemicals will cause disease

D．

chemicals are harmless

(2)

According to the passage, which is NOT true?

[　　]

A．

Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories．

B．

There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used．

C．

The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety．

D．

Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten, by students in Zhejiang Province．

(3)

It was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Here what's the Chinese meaning of "moral failing"?

[　　]

A．

精神崩潰

B．

道德滑坡

C．

質(zhì)量下降

D．

心理失衡

(4)

What is the main reason of the food scandals in China?

[　　]

A．

Some producers do not obey the laws．

B．

The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious．

C．

Too many people pay much attention to making money．

D．

The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used．

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科目：初中英語 來源：湖北省黃岡市蘄春縣張榜中學(xué)2010-2011學(xué)年九年級(jí)上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型：050

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　　Different weather makes people feel different．It influences health, intelligence(智力)and feelings．In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States．People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month．In the northeast and the middle west, it is very hot sometimes and very cold sometimes．People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March．

　　The weather can also influence intelligence．For example, in a 1983 study by scientists showed that the IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10％ lower．The wind can help people have more intelligence．Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower．Students in many schools of the United States often do worse on exams in the hot months of the year(July and August)．

　　Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings．Winter may be a bad time for thin people．They usually feel cold these months．They might feel unhappy during cold weather．But big people may have a hard time in hot summer．At about 18℃, people become stronger．

　　Low air pressure(氣壓)may make people forgetful．People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days．There is “good weather” for work and health．People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃．

　　Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather’s fault．

(1)

________ can have a bad effect on health．

[　　]

A．

Hot and wet weather

B．

Good weather

C．

Warm weather

D．

High intelligence

(2)

People may have more intelligence when ________ comes．

[　　]

A．

a rain

B．

very hot weather

C．

a wind

D．

low air pressure

(3)

Low air pressure may make people ________．

[　　]

A．

forgetful

B．

sad

C．

angry

D．

tired

(4)

In “good weather ”of 18℃, ________．

[　　]

A．

people are very forgetful

B．

people can’t do their work well

C．

thin people feel cold

D．

people are in better health

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