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mining work.Robotic technology,in particular,holds muchpromise,McAteer says,especially whenit estomapping mines and rescuingtrapped miners-the specialoperations of the miningindustry.One of the firstmining robotswas developedfive yearsago atCanegie-Mellon UniversitysRobotics Institute.lt wascalled Groundhog.lt usedlasers to“see”in darktunnels andmap abandonedmines一some of the mostdangerous workin thebusiness.The latestdesign iscalled Cave Crawler.lt,sa bit smallerthan Groundhog,and evenmoreadvanced.lt cantake photos and videoand hasmore sensorsthat candiscover thepresence ofdangerousgases.The robothas a real sense of logic,which ishard to believe.If ites acrossa thingin theway itgetsconfused.lt has to thinkthrough theprocess andwhere togo next,and sometimesit throws a fit just likeareal person.The greatestproblem,though,is cost.The moneyof theearliest researchproject wasprovided by thegovernment,but thatmoney hasdried up,and it s notclear wherefuture moneywill efrom.Partly forthatreason,and partlybecause of advances insafely,mining is not nearlyas dangerousas itwas in thepast.Since1990,fatalities（致命性）have declinedby67percent andinjuries by51percent,according totheNational MiningAssociation.Some expertspredict thatrobots in the mines will serve much of the samefunction that they doin theautomotiveindustry.The robotdo themost boringand dangerousjobs,but don t eliminatethe need forhuman workers.
51.The latestrobot ismore advancedthan Groundhogmainly because.A.itsa bitsmallerB・it canmap abandonedminesC.it cansee in the darktunnelD.it has areal senseof logic
52.The underlinedphrase uthrowsafitv in Paragraph4probably means”.A.gets angryB.gets sickC.bees hungryD.bees cheerful
53.We caninfer from the lastparagraph that.A.robots inmineswillservemuchin theautomotive industryB・there will be noneedforhuman workersin minesC.the minerobots will have avery brightfutureD.robots inmines onlydo somesimple jobsnow
54.We canlearn fromthe textthat.A.a miningrobots canhelp minershave anoperationB・Groundhog candiscover thepresence ofdangerous gasesC.experts aretrying to make robotshelp minerswith dangerousworkD.robots havehelped improvethe safetyof mining
55.What canbe thebest title for thetextA.Mining Accidentsin AmericaB.Robots inMinesC.CaveCrawler,the LatestRobotD.The Futureof Robots第n卷第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题（2016・武清区三模）The only thing sweeterthan finding a cupcakein yourlunchbox isfindingaloving,handwrittennote.When Skye Gould,23,was in the sixth grade,her mothersent her to schooleach daywith aninspiring note packedin herlunch.The notesvaried in their message,but alwayscontained apiece ofuLunchboxLetter Advice”.More thana decadelater,as her master s thesis（论文）for OhioUniversitys Schoolof Visualmunication,Skye useddozens of the lettersto create the website,Advice fromMyMom”.The siteshares the notes andencourages othersto think about effectiveadvice theyve receivedfromtheir lovedones.“It wasimportant tome and I lovedgetting them.Gould toldthe mediaabout theletters.uRereading themfor the first timefor theproject,I didnt realizethere wereso manythings thatstuck withme.”Stephanie Skylar,Gould smom,wrote her daughter more than100notes from2003to
2004.“Gould saidon her website.During thisperiod,Skylar wasworking full-time and thenotesallowed her tofeel connectedto her12-year-old daughterwhen theywere apart,and gaveher confidenceand advice.“It sa vulnerable（易受伤害的）time in any girls life.I wantedto implantpositive messagesinSkye shead withoutsounding likea strictmom.Skylar said.I didnt wanthertofall into the packwiththe others.I wantedherto be independent,strong andhappy.”The letterswere successfulin their mission.Gould earnedher masters degreeearlier thismonth,andshared onherwebsitethat sheis nowworking as a graphicdesigner inNew York.“She skind andfunnyand itjust turnedout great.”Skylar toldABC abouther daughter s project.u Obviouslythose messagessunkin atsome point；itjusttook23years toget it there.v
56.When didSkye Goulds motherbegin towrite notes to herNo more than10words
57.Why didSkyeGouldcreatethewebsite“Advice fromMy Mom“？No morethan10words
58.Why didStephanie Skylarpack aninspiringnotein her daughterslunch No morethan15words
59.What doesthe underlinedword“implant“in Paragraph5probably meanNo morethan5words
60.What doyou thinkof StephanieSkylar snotesto herdaughterGive yourreasons.Nomorethan30words第二节书面表达（满分25分）（语言学习）（2016•天津市第一中学考前冲刺二）假定你是李津你的美国笔友Chris对汉语很感兴趣，但一直进展不太好，所以感到很苦恼请根据下列内容提示用英语给他写一封信:
1.帮他分析原因;
2.给他提些建议;
3.陈述你帮助他的具体打算注意
1.词数不少于100；
4.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;
5.可适当增加细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯Dear Chris,r mglad to know that you areinterested in the Chineselanguage.Yours,Li Jin答案精析仿真模拟卷
（一）
1.D［Its adeal一言为定，成交；Good luck祝您好运；Dont mentionit不用谢，不客气；He deservesit他是当之无愧的，这是他应得的答语表达了对孙先生的赞扬与肯定，可知此处的意思是这是他应得的，故选D］
2.B［pick out力匕出；standout突出，醒目；give out分发；run out耗尽从后面的答语“Her ability,determination and above allhonesty.”可知，是这些品质让这个女孩脱颖而出故选B］
3.A［句意为经理就关于谁将负责这个项目一事还没有下定决心asto关于；next to紧挨着；owingto因为；according to根据故选A］
4.C［句意为——我确信今天早上在公园看见布莱恩了——你一定是出现幻觉了他昨晚去了美国must表示语气非常肯定的推测，用在肯定句中；can表示语气非常肯定的推测时，只用在否定句或疑问句中；need、shall不能表推测］
6.A［句意为——谁赢得了市长的选举？——一个宣称代表这个城市每一个小团体（利益）的人claim与Aman是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用其现在分词形式作后置定语故选A］
7.C［句意为没有人可以忽视这个事实，他的妻子是独立的，即使她的丈夫赚了全部或大部分的家庭收入even if即使，符合语境，故选C］
8.D［第一空定冠词the用于名词前表示说话双方都知道的事情；第二空failure在此表示“失败的人，失败的事”，可以用不定冠词修饰，表示泛指］
9.B［句意为——很抱歉，那天我不该对你大喊——不必在意我也有一点失控shouldnt havedone表示“本不该做却做了，故选B］
10.D［句意为由于人们都想在大学附近找套公寓，所以这个区域几乎没有空置的公寓了free自由的，免费的；empty空的，指某物中没有任何东西，也可指谈话等空洞没有内容；hollow指物体内部或中心是空的；vacant被用来指空缺的职位和位置故选D］
12.B［考查倒装在so…that…句型中，so出现于句首时，一般用倒装；又由forgot可知，此处是对过去发生的事情的一般性描述，应用一般过去时故选B项］
13.D［“only+状语/状语从句”位于句首时，主句用部分倒装故选D］
14.D［句意为——猜猜看！我们今年暑假有机会去访问丹麦的姐妹学校了！——真好！到时你们会体验到另一种文化根据上句的时间状语this summer和下句中的then可知，此处在谈论将来的事情，应用将来时态will bedoing将来进行时用来表示将来某个时间点或时间段正在进行的动作，符合题意，故选D项］
15.D［句意为他指向山脚下的小村庄，告诉我那就是他出生和被养育的地方分析句子结构可知，he was born andbrought up为表语从句，表语从句中缺少地点状语，用whereo故选D］语篇解读这是一篇记叙文作者作为一名接受过截肢手术的人，她用自己的心路历程告诉我们残疾人也能过上多彩的生活
16.C［29岁接受截肢手术的我，人生已经与以前“不同”了故选C］
17.B［我由一位很受欢迎的妇女变成了一位让别人同情和〃害怕〃的人故选B］
19.A［见上题解析change改变，故选A］
20.D［但是我下定决心把自己的生活和工作安排得和从前一样好，并且对自己取得的进步感到很受鼓舞make progress取得进展，取得进步故选D］
21.C［“然而”，当我走出医院时，社会已经把我看成新面孔了instead相反地；moreover而且；however然而；therefore因此故选C］
22.B［很高兴自己终于摆脱了医院的“限制”care关心；limit限制；support支持；help帮助故选B］
23.C［我坐着轮椅穿梭于当地的购物中心，像个自豪的幸存者，感觉自己像一个战争英雄calm平静的；poor贫穷的；proud骄傲的；rich富有的故选Co］
24.A［不幸的是，我发现别人并没有把我看作英雄，我得到了一个粗暴的“回应”response回应；chance机会；suggestion建议；letter信故选A］
25.D［由前一句话“他们的眼睛都放在我身上，然而却没人敢直视我的眼睛”可知，他们“避免”和我有眼神接触turn转身；hold握着；catch抓住；avoid避免故选D］
26.B［当我从她们旁边经过时，母亲们“保护性地”把孩子抱得更紧了softly轻轻地；protectively保护（性）地，防护地；unwillingly不乐意地；pleasantly高兴地故选B］
27.A［上了年纪的妇女拍着我的头说“上帝保佑你”，眼里满是“同情”pity同情，怜悯；anger生气；excitement激动；glory荣耀故选A］
28.B［那个女孩毫不尴尬地“好奇”地看着我空空的裤管determination意志力，决心；curiosity好奇,好奇心；enthusiasm热情；satisfaction满意由后文“childishly asked”可知,她感到好奇故选B］
29.D［由她的孩子气的问题可知，她感到很困惑tired疲劳的；sad悲伤的；scared害怕的；puzzled困惑的故选D］
30.C［lose失去；adjust调整；remove去除，迁移；stretch伸展此处指医生把我的双腿“去除”即截肢故选C］
31.A［由前文可知，大人和小孩在对待未知的事情时的反应是“不同的differently不同地；positively积极地；strangely奇怪地；carefully细心地故选A］
33.D［为了实现身体和精神的完整，我现在温暖地笑，敢于跟别人有眼神〃接触〃并且自信地说话difficulty困难；experiment实验；contract合同，契约，协议；contact接触，触点故选D］
34.A［见上题解析con自dent自信的；strict严厉的；businesslike公事公办的，有条理的，有效率的；serious严肃的，认真的故选A］
35.C［我想让全社会的人们知道拥有残缺的身体并不意味着我们要过“差劲的”生活good好的；high高的；poor贫穷的，差劲的；real真实的故选C］语篇解读本文为应用文，介绍了五则通痴厂
36.C［细节理解题由题干中的Nov.30可定位到第一则通知，由其中的“All players must haveplayedat least one year of varsity（校队）basketball.”可以看出，在11月30号举行的比赛参赛者为Boyswho were on the CHS basketball team,故选C］
37.B［推理判断题根据第二段第二句^Sign-ups arestill beingaccepted for the secondofthetwofive-week sessions,which willbe held on five consecutive（连续的）Sundays beginningon Jan.8,
2017.”可知比赛时间为从2017年1月8日开始，共五场连续的周日赛，故可推知第二场为2017年1月15日，故选B］
38.D［细节理解题根据第三段第一句Calaveras HighSchool（CHS）is lookingfor ahead boys/girlsswim coach and a baseball coachfor the2016spring season.v这句话表明游泳和棒球教练现在空缺，如果你是一名优秀的棒球教练你可以关注CHS swim/baseball coachingvacancies,故选D］
39.C［细节理解题根据第四段第二句UA11playersmust provide proofs of residency and a birthcertificate.（所有的运动员都要提供居住证和出生证）”，故选C］
40.D［数字计算题最后一段第二句Costs area$5instructor feeand$2donation toThe FriendsofRail Road Flat School.,,费用是5美元外加2美元的捐赠,所以4个人应该是28美元，故选Do|语篇解读本文主要讲述了人们在不同的年龄阶段对幸福的定义不一样，随着年龄的增长，人们更能获得对生活的满足感，感到更幸福
41.C［词义猜测题根据文章第二段内容可知，一位经济学家发现，年纪大的人不再会获得年轻人特有的激动和兴奋，随着年纪的增长，经历了生活的起起落落，个体变得越来越实际，并坦然接受自己的命运，故选C］
42.B［细节理解题根据文章第六段内容可知，人们在他们30〜40岁这个年龄阶段里，肩负重任，要兼顾家庭和事业，又要承担经济压力，因此幸福感会下降，故选B］
43.D［细节理解题根据文章倒数第二段最后两句uAnd ifthe Joneseshave morethan you do,youll bemiserable.lt seemsenvy...reduces thesatisfaction ofbeing welloff.”可次口，4口果你一味的去和别人攀比，就会变得失落，对生活的满足感也会减少故选D］
44.C［细节理解题根据文章最后一段内容“Happiness means different things from different points ofview,and pointof viewgrows fromones experienceand knowledge.,,可次口，幸9吊从不同的观点来看意味着不同的东西，而观点来自一个人的经验和知识，结合选项，知选C］
45.A［标题归纳题根据文章内容，本文主要讲述了人们在不同的年龄阶段对幸福的定义不一样，以及在生活中幸福是由自己的学识、经验等构成的，随着年龄的增长，人们更能获得对生活的满足感，感到更幸福结合选项，知选A］语篇解读Eman Mohammed不能和她的同事一起在加沙地带工作，因为当地的传统不允许女人做男人的工作最终她凭借巨大的勇气坚持做自己的工作，记录下战争看不见的场景
46.B［细节理解题根据第二段第二句My workasa woman photographer was considered a seriousinsul（t侮辱）to localtraditions.v及倒数第二句They madeit clearthat a woman mustnot do a mansjob.”可知选B］
47.A［细节理解题根据第六段第一句In frontof apolice poundin GazaCity during the firstwar inGaza,an Israeliair raid（袭击）destroyed thepound andbroke mynose.”可当口，在空袭警察大院时，作者的鼻子受伤了，故选A］
48.C［推理判断题根据倒数第二段最后一句uMohammed putthe bathtubon the top ofthe rubble（瓦砾）and startedgiving hiskids abubble bathevery morning.“可知，作者用Mohammed Khader为例表明她可以记录普通人在战争中的生活，故选C］
49.C［推理判断题根据最后一段中的.but toshow thefull unseenstories ofGazans/1^“・・・survivaland everyday life has inspired me to overethe munitytaboo（禁，思）and seea differentside ofwar andits aftermath（余波）.”可知选Co］
50.D［标题归纳题通读全文，作者通过自己的经历，批判了当地传统的性别歧视作为女性，她坚持自己的摄影工作，克服了来自外界的重重阻力，因此，D项作为文章标题最为合适］语篇解读本文介绍了最新设计的矿业机器人，能代替人们从事危险枯燥的挖矿工作
51.D［细节理解题由第四段第四句^The robothas arealsenseoflogic,which ishard to believe.”可知,D项正确］
52.A［词义猜测题由第四段第
五、六句可知，如果在路上遇到东西，它会困惑它不得不通过程序思考下一步该怎么做，有时候就会像一个真人一样生气故A项正确］
53.C［推理判断题由最后一段可知，专家预测矿业机器人和其他自动化工业的机器人一样帮助人做最枯燥和最危险的工作说明矿业机器人的前途是光明的故C项正确］
54.C［细节理解题由第一段可知，工程师和专家们都期待机器人能代替人类做大量的矿业工作，故C项正确］
55.B［标题归纳题本文介绍了最新设计的矿业机器人，能代替人们从事危险枯燥的挖矿工作故B项正确］
56.When SkyeGould was in thesixthgrade.
57.To pleteher mastersthesis.
58.She wantedherdaughtertobeindependent,strong andhappy./She wantedto giveher daughterpositivemessages.
59.Pass on/Impart.
60.They arevery usefuland powerfultoherdaughter.Not onlydid theyhelp SkyeGould grow,but alsohelpedher earnher masters degree.【参考范文Dear Chris,I mglad toknow thatyou areinterested in the Chineselanguage.But Tm sorrytoknowthatyou arenow havingtrouble learningChinese andmay oftenfeel disappointed.That snormal becauseyou areabeginner.But Ithink you can makeit if you canfollow theadvice below.First,you shouldpractise asmuch aspossible,and youknow practicemakes perfect.Second,watching someChinese programon TVis agood choice,which canhelp improveyourpronunciation.Gradually,you aresure to make greatprogress.rmalways hereready tohelp,andIlook forwardto youring toChina duringthis summervacation.You canstay atmy home,experiencing ourChinese culture.You】s,Li JinBestregards,
8.一How aboutplan toopen abranch一I shouldsay itwas failure16•和平区二模）A.a；a B.a；/C.the；/D.the；a
9.一rmsorry.I atyou theother day.—Forget it.I wasabitout ofcontrol myself.A.shouldn tshoutB・shouldn thave shoutedC.mustn,t shoutD.mustn thave shouted
10.Since peoplewould like to findan apartmentnear theuniversity,there arevery fewapartments inthisarea.A.free B.emptyC.hollow D.vacant
11.A goodadvertisement,people attachpositive meanings,can contributeto thesales of a product.（2017•河西区三模,4）A.for whichB.of whichC.to whichD.on which
12.So absorbedthe workthat Janeoften forgotto takemeals.A.she wasin B.was sheinC.she hasbeen inD.has shebeen in
13.Only whenhe apologizedfor hisignorancehim.（2017•南开区四模，14）A.I forgaveB.I didforgiveC・forgave ID.did Iforgive
14.—Guess what!We11have achance tovisit oursister schoolin Denmarkthis summer!一How nice!You anotherkind ofculture then.A.willhaveexperienceB・have experiencedC・have beenexperiencingD.willbeexperiencing
15.Pointing to a smallvillage at the footofthemountain,he toldus thatwas hewasbornand broughtup.A.what B.in which第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16〜35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项（2017・和平区三模）When I became anamputee（被截肢者）atthe age of29,I wasforced torethink theidea ofphysicalperfection.My lifebecame16as Ichanged froman acceptablyattractive womanto anobject ofpity and
17.Too busy18physical painand obviouslimitation ofmovement,I wasnot awareof this19atfirst.There wereso manydifficulties beforeme.But Iwas determinedto managemy workand lifeas wellasbefore,feeling inspiredabout theprogress I had
20.21,as Imade myfirst journeyoutside thehospital,society hadalready regardedme asa newstatus.Happy tobe freeof my22in thehospital,I rolledthrough theshopping mallasa23survivor,feeling likea warhero.Unfortunately,I gota rude24as Idiscovered thatothers didnot viewme intheway I had eto viewmyself.All eyeswere uponme,yet noone daredtomake eye contact.Their effortsto25my eyesforced metorealize theyonly sawmy missinglegs.Mothers26held theirchildren closeras Ipassed.Elderly womenpattedme on the headsaying GodBless You!”with27in theireyes.While Isat thinkingabout whathad happened,a smallgirl cameup tome.She staredwithunemban-assed28attheempty trousers.Finding nothingthere,she lookedup atme witha29look,andchildishly asked,“Lady,where didyour legsgo”I explainedthat mylegs had been sick.Since mylegs hadnt beenstrong andhealthy likehers,thedoctors hadto30them.Leaning herhead upwards,she asked,“Did theygo toLeg Heaven”That incidentmade methinkabouthow31children and adults reactto theunknown.To achild,anew appearanceis aninteresting curiosityandalearning experience,32adults oftenobserve the samething withhorror.!began torealize thatI alsohadbeenguilty ofthesameunsuitable reactionsbefore Iknewwhat lifewas likefor anamputee.，To fulfillthe wholenessof mymind andspirit,I nowsmile warmly,makeeye33and speakina34manner.By usinga positiveapproach,I attempttomakesociety knowthe factthat having a not-so-perfectbody doesnt meanhavinga35quality oflife.We disabledpeople alsoenjoy acolorful life.
16.A.great B.oldC.different D.active
17.A fortB.fearC-hatred D.happiness B.
18.A.crying forfighting forD.C.going wellwith dealingwith B・
19.A.change mistakeD.wishC.ability B-kept D-made
20.A.taken B.Moreover D.C.givenTherefore B.
21.A.Instead limitD.help B・C.Howeverpoor D.rich B・
22.A.carechance D.letterC.supportB.hold D.avoid
23.A.calmB・protectivelyC.proudD.pleasantly B・
24.A.responseanger D.glory BC.suggestion・curiosity D.
25.A.turnsatisfaction B.C・catchsad D.puzzled B.
26.A.softlyadjust D-stretchC.unwillinglyB.positively D.
27.A.pitycarefully B.whileC.excitementD.after B・
28..A.determinationexperiment D.C.enthusiasmcontact B,strict
29.A.tiredC・scared
30.A.loseC・remove
31.A.differentlyC・strangely
32.A.whatC.before
33.A.difficultyC.contract
34.A.confidentC.businesslike D.serious
35.A.good B.highC・poor D.real第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题
2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项A（2017•天津一中3月考）AnnouncementsBret Hartevs.Calaveras alumniboysThe annualBret Hartevs.CHS graduatesboys basketballgame willbe heldat7p.m.，Saturday,Nov.30,at Calaveras High.All playersmust haveplayed atleastoneyearofvarsity（校队）basketball.Costto playis$
30.Admission for audience is$5for adults and$2for kids.6-year-old kids and kidswho areunder6are admittedfree.For more information,call KraigClifton at743-0679or JeffEltringham at736-
0162.CHS girlsbasketball skillsTheCalaveras HighSchool girlsbasketball programpresents theJunior RedskinsWinter Skills,adevelopmental basketballprogram forgirls infifth througheighth gradesthat willbe heldfrom2p.m.to430p.m.，Sundays.Sign-ups arestill beingaccepted forthe secondofthetwo five-week sessions,whichwill be heldonfiveconsecutive（连续的）Sundays beginningon Jan.8,
2017.Cost is$25per session.Eachparticipant receivesa T-shirt atthe endof eachsession.For moreinformation orto signup,call JeremyMalamedat217-4563or emailsports.calent@^mail.CHS swim/baseball coachingvacancies（）CalaverasHighSchool CHSis lookingfor ahead boys/girls swimcoachandabaseballcoach forthe2016spring season.Applications willbe acceptedand jobswill remainopen untilfilled.Interviewdates aretobeset.Anyone interestedcan stopbythedistrict officeorthehigh schoolfor anapplication.For moreinformation,call MikeKoepp at754-
1811.Foothills LittleLeague sign-upsFoothills LittleLeague willhold sign-ups forthe2017season from6p.m.to8p.m.,Wednesday,Dec.6,at PizzaFactory inValley Springs.All playersmustprovideproofsofresidencyandabirthcertificate.For moreinformation,call ShawnThreet at304-7399or leavea messageat772-
1516.Yoga inRail RoadFlatYoga isbeing offeredat RailRoadFlatElementary from930a.m.to11a.m.,Fridays withinstructorKristine Louise.Costs area$5instructor feeand$2donation toThe Friendsof RailRoad FlatSchooLFormoreinformation,visit friendsofrrfschooLorg.
36.Who willtake part inthegame tobeheldon Nov.30A.Boys whoare studyingin CHSat present.B.All thestudents graduatedfrom CHS.C.Boys whowereontheCHSbasketballteam.D.Any audiencewho isfrom Bret Harte.
37.If youwant towatch girlsplay basketball.A.you canmake acall toKraig CliftonB.you canrealize yourgoal onJan.15,2017C.you canbuy aT-shirt withthe girlsnamesD.youcanvisit sports.calent@gmail
38.As anexcellent baseballcoach youwill focuson.A.CHS girlsbasketball skillsB・Foothills LittleLeague sign-upsC.BretHartevs.Calaveras alumniboysD.CHS swim/baseball coachingvacancies
39.If youwant toregister inFoothills LittleLeague.A.you mustprovide yourgraduate certificateB・you mustshow yourpersonal signatureC-you mustprovide yourpersonal identificationD.you mustprove tobe alocal resident
40.If twoadults taketwo childrento practiceyoga theyshould pay.A.14dollars B.8dollarsC.20dollars D.28dollarsB（2017•和平区一模）If youfeel yourselfturning intoan oldgrouch（脾气坏的人），dontworry—happiness is just aroundthebend.A surveyhas found that althoughhappiness dipsin those intheir30sand40s,people start to feelmorecontent withlife aftertheageof
50.However aneconomist foundthat olderpeople willnever againregain theexcitement ofyouth.Rather it is thoughtthat withage,individuals beemore pragmaticabout theups anddowns thatlifebrings andaccept theirfortune.He questionedthoseinBritain,Switzerland andGermany andapplied thefindings topeople slifecycle.Mr VanLandeghem,29,saidA happinesscurve doesnot necessarilyimply that a65-year-old prefershis ownlife tothe lifeof a25-year-old.,,“Both the25-year-old and65-year-old mightagree thatitisnicer tobe25than tobe
65.But the65-year-old mightnevertheless bemore satisfied,as hehas learnedtobesatisfied withwhat hehas.”It wassuggested themid-life happinessdip isbecause thisis whenpeople havethe mostresponsibilities——taking careofafamily,paying amortgage（抵押货款）and havinga demandingcareer.The middle-aged dipin happinesswas alsopared tothat oflosing aclose relativeor suddenlybeingunemployed.The studyisjustone ofmany putforward asan indicatorof whatmakes fora happylife.Psychologists concludedthat havingmoney makes you happier,but onlyifyouhave alot morethanyour friendsand neighbors.At thesame time,youdbetter haveenough timeto enjoyyourself insteadofspending allyour timein makingmoney.Separate researchfoundthatowning thehouse ofyour dreams,the caryou alwayslonged forandhaving millionsinthebank doesnt stopthat desireto keepup withthe Joneses（攀比）.And ifthe Joneseshavemorethanyou do,you11be miserable.lt seemsenvy atbeing lowerinthesocial peckingorder（权势等级）reduces thesatisfaction ofbeing welloff.If youjust dowhat youlove andyou aregood at,which societyalso valuesmuch,you mayhave ahigherprobability tobe happy.But ifyour jobpays less,how canyou stickto itin disregardofresponsibilities Happinessmeansdifferentthingsfromdifferentpointsof view,and pointof viewgrowsfrom ones experienceand knowledge.Perhaps ites withyou when you dont needto thinkabout adultproblemsor whenyouarewise enoughto understandwhat satisfactionis.
41.The underlinedword“pragmatic“inParagraph2may mean”.A.nervous B.concernedC.realistic D.careful
42.According tothe passage,people intheir30sand40s.A.may feelit moredifficult toexperience happinessB-may sensehappiness declinesowing toother plicatedfactorsC.starttorealize responsibilityand riskmean happinessD.may associatehappiness withmoney andstatus andrisk pursuinghappiness
43.It isimplied inthe passagethat.A.happiness eswhenyouplain lessB・life isfull ofups anddowns infactC.a senseof responsibilitybrings youhappinessD.peting withothers oftenmakesyoublue
44.What makesforahappy lifeA.One sfamily.B.One smoney.C.One swisdom.D.One sstatus.
45.The besttitleforthe passagemay be.A.Happiness IsU-shapedB・Happiness Isan ExperienceC.Happiness MakesYou SatisfiedD.Happiness CanBe Wonby YourselfC（2017・河东区二模）THIS is an adaptedexcerpt（摘录）from EmanMohammed sspeech atTED（Technology,）Entertainment andDesign,a non-profit conference,in2O
14.She isone ofthe fewfemale photojournalistsinthe Gaza Strip（加沙地带）.When Iwas19,I startedmy careeras the first femalephotojournalist intheGaza Strip,Palestine.Mywork asawomanphotographerwasconsideredaserious insult（侮辱）to localtraditions.Themale-dominated professionmade mefeel unweleby allpossible means.They madeit clearthatawomanmust notdoa man sjob.Photo agenciesin Gazarefused totrain me.Three ofmy colleagueswent asfar asto drivemetoan openair strike area whereexplosions weretheonlythingI couldhear.Dust wasflying inthe air,andtheground wasshaking beneathme.I onlyrealizedwe werentthereto documentthe eventwhen thethree ofthem gotback intothe armored（装甲的）jeep anddrove away,waving andlaughing,leaving mebehind inthe openair strikezone.For amoment,I feltterrified,humiliated,and sorryfor myself...I startedpaying closerattention towomen slives in Gaza.Because Iam awoman,I couldgo wheremycolleagues wereforbidden togo.Beyond theobvious painand struggle,there werehealthy amountsoflaugher andacplishments.In frontofapolice poundinGazaCity duringthefirstwar inGaza,an Israeliair raid（袭击）destroyed thepound andbroke mynose.For amoment,all Isaw wasbright white.I thoughtIhadeithergone blindor Iwasinheaven.By thetime Imanaged toopen myeyes,Ihaddocumented thismoment.Mohammed KhaderisaPalestinian workerwho spenttwo decadesin Israel.As hisretirement plan,he decided to builda four-floor house.By justthefirstfield operation（军事行动）in hisneighborhood,thehouse hadbeen flattened.Nothing wasleft butthe pigeonshe raisedandabathtub.Mohammed putthebathtub onthetopoftherubble（瓦砾）and startedgiving hiskidsabubble bathevery morning.My workisnotmeant tohide thescars ofwar,but toshow thefull unseenstories ofGazans.As aPalestinianfemale photographer,the journeyof struggle,survival andeverydaylifehasinspiredme tooverethe munitytaboo（禁忌）and seea differentside ofwar anditsaftermath（余波）.Ibecamea witnesswitha choiceto runaway orstand still.
46.The authorcouldn twork withher colleaguesintheGazaStripbecause.A.she hadnt receivedthe trainingoffered bythe photoagency thereB・the localtraditions didnt allowawomanto doamans jobC.her colleagueswere goingto takepartinthe battleD.she wasterrified ofexplosions inthe airstrikearea
47.During theair raidonthepolice pound,what happenedtothewriterA.Her nosewas hurt.B.She wentblind.C.She hadher legbroken.D.She feltdizzy fora longtime.
48.The authorused MohammedKhader asan exampleto.A.prove therewas painas wellas laughterduringthewarB・show howdangerous thesurroundings werein GazaC.show thatshe coulddocument monpeople slives atthe warD.let thereader knowhow thewar influencedher life
49.From thestory,it canbe inferredthat.A.the authorwouldn tliketoreveal thecruel sideof warB・the authoreventually hadto leaveGaza becauseofthemunity tabooC.the authordecidedtodocument moreunseen scenesfromthewarD.the authorwas determinedto runaway fromthe explosionsintheend
50.The besttitle ofthe passageis.A.An Insultto LocalTraditionsB.Run Awayor StandStillC-Laughter Duringthe WarD.Do Womens WorkD（2016•河北区一模）Why dohuman beingsstill risktheir livesunder groundand doingone ofthe dirtiestand mostdangerousjobs inthe worldIt san increasinglyurgent question,given therecent miningaccidents inSago,Huntington,Utah.A smallgroup ofengineers androbotics expertslook forwardtoaday inthenot-too-distant futurewhen robotsand othertechnology domost ofthe dangerous。
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