2021年泰州市英語模擬練習題【帶答案】學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Myfatherisverybusy,andSundayistheonlydayhecanrelax（）

A.whereB.thatC.whichD.when

2.Theuniversityfourcollegesandfiveacademies（）

A.ismadeofB.iscomposedofC.isconsistedofD.composedof

3.Thisistheveryhouse____mygrandpalivedbeforehisdeathin2010（）

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where

4.Thenumberofdeathsfromheartdiseasewillbereducedgreatlyifpeopletoeatmorefruitandvegetables（）

A.havepersuaded

B.arepersuaded

C.persuade

D.willbepersuaded

5.Thecompanyhasdecidedtosponsortheexhibition,______helpstopromoteitsimage（）

A.thatB.whoC.whatD.which

6.Spacevehicleswerelaunchedintoouterspacesearchofanotherlivingplanet（）

A.toB.atC.inD.for

7.Theflightscheduled______at9a.m.wasdelayedfourhoursduetothebadweather（）

A.totakeoffB.takeoffC.takingoffD.tobetakenoff

8.Everyman，womanandchild_____loveandunderstanding（）

A.needB.areneededC.isneededD.needs

9.Weshoulddoasmuchaswecan_____ourcountrybetterandmorebeautiful（）

A.makeB.tomakeC.makesD.making

10.（）hislastword,hegotintoataxianddisappearedinnotime

A.FinishingB.FinishedC.HavingfinishedD.Tofinish

11.Bytheendofnextmonthhe（）everythinginschool

A.willfinish

B.wouldhavefinished

C.finishes

D.willhavefinished

12.Whenyoustayinaforeigncountryforsometime,youwillgetusedtothelocalpeople’s_____oflife（）

A.ruleB.habitC.wayD.tradition

13.Plasticsisakindof（）whichiswidelyusedinindustry

A.massB.substanceC.matterD.metal

14.Therewasnothingwecoulddo_____waitatthatmoment（）

A.butB.ratherthanC.inspiteofD.besides

15.Thequestionis______thefilmisworthseeingornot（）

A.thatB.whetherC.ifD.why

16.ThefatheraswellashisthreechildrenskatingonthefrozenrivereverySundayinwinter（）

A.isgoingB.goC.goesD.aregoing

17.（）afewspellingmistakes,thiscompositioniswell-written

A.ButforB.InspiteC.BesidesD.Exceptfor

18.Oneshouldalwaysrememberthatappearancescanbe_____（）

A.wrongB.mistakenC.incorrectD.false

19.（）studentwithalittlecommonsenseshouldbeabletoanswerthequestion

A.EachB.AnyC.EitherD.One

20.Nearlythreeyearsofhighschoolhadgoneby_____hefinallyrealizedtheimportanceofstudyinghard（）

A.untilB.whileC.beforeD.sothat

21.Whatwewanttoknowishewillcometogiveusaspeechtomorrow（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thatD.which

22.Ithasbeenquitealongtime_____thetwocompaniesestablishedabusinessrelationship（）

A.althoughB.becauseC.ifD.since

23.Ididn’thear（）becausetherewastoomuchnoisewhereIwassitting

A.whatdidhesay

B.whathesaid

C.whatwashesaying

D.whatforhimtosay

24.Itwasatthegate______hetoldmethenews（）

A.thatB.whereC.whatD.which

25.Ifyoustayedathome,thiswouldneverhavehappened（）

A.haveB.hadC.willhaveD.wouldhave

26.Theteacherdoesn’tallowhisstudents（）ontheexam

A.cheatedB.cheatingC.cheatD.tocheat

27._______ofdanger,hejumpedintotheintoallatonce（）

A.BecauseB.IntermsC.InsteadD.Regardless

28.Oneoftherequirementsforafireisthatthematerialtoitsburningtemperature（）

A.isheatedB.willbeheatedC.beheatedD.wouldbeheated

29.Tired_______shewas，therewasnohopeofherbeingabletosleep（）

A.ifB.thoughC.evenifD.unless

30.Wehadalotoftroubleaparkingplacewhenwewenttohavesupperinthisrestaurantyesterdayevening（）

A.findingB.tofindC.havingfoundD.found

31.Itisimpossibleto______withapersonwhosemethodsarecompletelyopposedtoyourown（）

A.cooperateB.correspondC.competeD.compare

32.Itishightimethattheinternationalcommunity（）togethertofightagainstterrorism

A.workB.worksC.workedD.working

33.IamfullyoftheconsequencesofwhatIhavesaid（）

A.doubtfulB.awareC.worriedD.concerned

34.Becauseofthe______emphasisplacedonclassroomwork,theinstructorwillreportyourabsencestotheadviser（）

A.largeB.hardC.strongD.high

35.______,Martincanreachthebranchofthattalltreeatthegate（）

A.Asashortman

B.Beingshort

C.Asheisshort

D.Shortasheis

36.HisknowledgeofEnglishliteratureismine（）

A.superiorthan

B.superiorto

C.superiormorethan

D.superiorbetterto

37.She（）tobookaseatonthenextflight

A.pushedB.drewC.rushedD.stroke

38.Hegainedhisbyprintingoffamouswriters（）

A.wealth;work

B.wealths;works

C.wealths;work

D.wealth;works

39.Wefoundthattheplanewhenwegottotheairport（）

A.alreadytookoff

B.hadalreadytakenoff

C.wasalreadytakingoff

D.wasalreadytakenoff

40.Thebooktellsusabouttheauthor’slifeaboutwritings（）

A.alsoB.asmuchasC.aswellasD.aswell

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

47.Itisessentialthatwe____informedofyourplansinadvance.（）

48.Asacollegestudent,youshouldaimforan____ofknowledgewellbeyondyourareaofspecialization.（expand）

49.Nowadays,weareinavery____businessenvironment.（competition）

50.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.promiseB.burdenC.rightD.game

52.___________（）

A.imaginationB.feelingC.neighborD.friend

53.54.（）

A.stressesB.displayC.emphasizeD.mentioned

54.59.（）

A.mostB.mostlyC.hardD.hardly

55.60.（）

A.smallB.smartC.littleD.young

56.63.（）

A.worriedB.busyC.similarD.disturbed

57.45.（）

A.feelsB.leadsC.soundsD.appears

58.Inordertoworkheretheforeignerneedsaworkpermit,whichmustbeapplied61byhisprospectiveemployer.TheproblemhereisthattheDepartmentoftheEmploymenthastherightto62orrefusethesepermits,andthereislittlethatcanbe63aboutit.Itwouldbeextremelyunwise64aforeignvisitortoworkwithoutapermit,sinceanyonedoingsois65toimmediatedeportation.Therearesome66tothisrule,mostnotablypeoplefromtheCommonMarketcountries,whoare67toworkwithoutpermits,andwhoareoftengiven68residencepermitsofuptofiveyears.Some69people,suchasdoctors,foreignjournalists,70andothers,canworkwithoutpermits.

TheproblemwiththeActisnotjustthatsomeofitsrulesareunfairbut71itisadministered,andthepeoplewhoadministerit.

Animmigrationofficialhasthepowertostopavisitor72theseshorescomingintothecountry.Ifthishappensthevisitorhasthe73toappeal74theImmigrationAppealTribunal.Whiletheappealsarebeingconsidered,thevisitorhasno75buttowaitsometimesforquitealongtime.

Criticsofthelawsaythatimmigrationofficialstreatthe76visitorsbadly,andappeartoacceptor77themforno78reason.Whichsideofthepolitical79youareon,thereseemstobeanurgentneedforagoodlookattheAct,foritcausesfrequentargument,andintheeyesofmany,real80

（）

A.forB.offC.toD.in

59.Acollegeoruniversity’sinternationalstudentofficeisagoodplace____31__gettingtoknowtheschoolandthecountry.Let’s____32__supportservicesforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.OurexampleistheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia（U.S.C.）,____33___hashadthemostinternationalstudentsinAmericancollegesoruniversities___34__thepastsevenyears.U.S.'sOfficeofInternationalServicessays____35___studentthisyearsisaboutseventhousandfivehundred.

TheOfficehelps_____36___studentlifeattheuniversity.Italsoorganizesprogramstohelpforeign______37___feelmorerelaxedintheirnewsurroundings.MostAmericancollegesanduniversitieshaveasimilar_____38____thathelpsinternationalstudents.Theseofficeslookforwaystogetstudents____39___inschoollifeandmake____40___friends.Theirjobisnotalwayseasy.Internationalstudentsoftenwantto____41__theirfreetimewithfriendsfromtheirowncountries.TheofficeatU.S.C.___42__assistsfamilymemberswhocometotheUnitedStateswithinternationalstudents.ThefamilymemberscantakeEnglishclassesandgoontripstoplaces______43__museums.

India,China,SouthKorea,JapanandCanada_____44__themoststudentstotheUnited

Statesduringthelastschool____45____.NextcameTaiwan,Mexico,andThailand

（）

A.tostartB.startsC.tostopD.stops

60.Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.

Tourismhasbecomeaverybig21.ForSpain,ItalyandGreeceitisthelargestsourceofforeignexchange,and22forBritain,itisthefourth.Faced23thishugeincome,nogovernmentcanaffordtolook24onthebusiness;questionsofhotelbathrooms,beachumbrellasandice-creamsalesarenow25byministersoftourismwithexpertise.BeforetheSecondWorldWarthetouristindustrywaswidelyregardedasbeingunmanlyandstupid.But26hasbecomeanewindustry,astradebusinessused27;inSpain,Italy,GreeceandmuchofEasternEurope,newroadsystemshaveopenedupinthecountry,firsttotourists,and28toindustryandlocals.29oftourismisanationalizedindustry,a30partofnationalplanning.InaplacewestofMarseilles,theFrenchgovernmentiskillingmosquitoesand31sixbigvacationplacestoattractnearlyamilliontourists.InEasternEurope,awholenewseaside32hassprungupoverthelastfewyearsthegovernmentshavegreatly33whentouristsfromtheWest34fromhalfamillionfouryears35tonearlytwomillionlastyear

21.（）

A.firmB.businessC.companyD.affair

61.73.（）

A.greatB.strangeC.publicD.tiny

62.32.（）

A.suggestedB.estimatedC.workedoutD.said

63.6.（）

A.oftenB.alwaysC.frequentlyD.never

64.64.（）

A.forB.inC.byD.above

65.Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine（常規）basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis51atworkinpeopleofall52.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenareexcitedaboutplayingwiththeirnewtoys.Buttheir53soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythosesametoyscan54putawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullofhalf-filledstampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s55interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild56bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withinashorttime,however,the57ofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreat58butaresoonlookingforwardto59.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.andthen,howmanyadults,whonowcomplain（抱怨）aboutthelongdrivestowork,60droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst61theirdriver’slicense（執照）?Beforepeopleretire,theyusually62todoalotofgreatthings,63theyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.Butsoonafterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimesbecomeasboringasthejobsthey64.And,likethechildinJanuary,theygosearchingfornew65

（）

A.principleB.habitC.weakerD.power

66.ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.__56__inthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas__57__onbothsideswith__58__storesandshops.Here，shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsof__59__：clothing，furniture，hardware，groceries.__60__，someshopsofferedservices.Theseshops__61__drugstores，restaurants，shoe-repairstores，andbarberorhairdressingshops.Butinthe1950s，achangebeganto__62__.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet__63__toofewparkingplaceswere__64__shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces__65__thecity.Openspaceiswhattheircar-drivingcustomersneededandthemerchantsexpected__66__thefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcentres，orrathermalls，__67__asacollectionofsmallnewstores__68__crowdedcitycentres.__69__byhundredsoffreeparkingspaces，customersweredrawnawayfrom__70__areastosuburbanmalls.Andthegrowing__71__ofshoppingcentresled__72__tothebuildingofbiggerandbetter-stockedstores.__73__thelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe__74__ofone-stopshopping，mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks,__75__benches，fountains，andoutdoorentertainment

56.（）A.AsearlyB.EarlyC.EarlyasD.Earlier

67.49.（）

A.wayB.roadC.walkD.step

68.13（）

A.attentionB.associationC.attractionD.adaptation

69.74.（）

A.experimentsB.circlesC.tripsD.movements

70.10）（）

A.dissatisfiedB.unsatisfactoryC.satisfiedD.satisfactory

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.PassageThreeThepovertylineisthelowestincomethatpeopleneedforanacceptablestandardofliving.Peoplewithincomebelowthepovertylineareconsideredpoor.Economistsstudythecausesofpovertyinordertofindsolutionstotheproblem.AbouttenpercentofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarebelowthepovertyline.However,ifthesepeoplehadstablejobs,theycouldhaveanacceptablestandardofliving.Economistssuggestseveralreasonswhypoorpeopledonothavejobs.Foronething,morethanhalfofthepeopleintheUnitedStatesarenotqualifiedtowork.Over40percentofthepoorpeoplearechildren.Bylaw,childrenlessthan16yearsoldcannotworkinmanyindustries.Andalargenumberofpoorpeopleareold.Manycompaniesdonothirepeopleover65yearsold.Somepooradultsdonotlookforjobsforavarietyofpersonalreasons:theyaresick,theyhavefamilyproblems,ortheydonotbelievethattheycanfindajob.Otherpooradultslookforajobbutcannotfindone.Manypooradultsneverwenttohighschool.Therefore,whentheylookforjobs,theyhavefewskillsthattheycanoffer.Atthepresenttime,thegovernmentthinksitcanreducepovertyinthecountryinthefollowingways.First,ifthenationaleconomygrows,companieshiremoreworkers.Someofthepoormayfindajob,andtheywillnolongerbebelowthepovertyline.Second,ifthegovernmentspendsmoneyonsocialprograms,educationandtrainingforthepoorpeople,thepoorwillhavetheskilltooffer.Thenitismorelikelythattheycanfindjobs.Finally,ifthegovernmentdistributessociety’sincomedifferently,itraisessomepoorpeopleabovethepovertyline.Thegovernmentcollectstaxesfromthenonpoorandgivesmoneytothepoor.Thesepaymentstothepoorarecalledwelfare.Someeconomistsarelookingforbettersolutionstothepovertyproblem.However,atthepresenttime,manypeoplestilldependonwelfaretoliveapoorlife.Theauthor’smainpurposetowritethisarticleis_____.

A.toinformusofwhatthepovertylineis

B.toexplainwhysomepeoplearepoor

C.tofindsolutionstotheproblemofpoverty

D.toshowsympathyforthosepoorpeople

72.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage（）

A.HowtoCompleteaJobApplicationForm

B.AnIntroductiontoJob-HuntingSituations

C.WritingSkillsHelpJob-Hunting

D.AnAttempttoFindBetterJobs

73.WherewillthetouristsenjoythemagnificentTerracottaWarriors?

Intheancientcity.____

74.ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry（嫁妝）.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofdesertion,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedowrywasthewife’srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband’sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttowithholdconsent,inalltransactionsthehusbandwouldmake,andmorethanjustaright;thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband’spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtothescribetohaveacontractdulydrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro’spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,forthesakeofpeace.Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,thewifeknewhowtowinherself,withthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition

Originally,thepurposeofadowryisto______（）

A.giveawomantherighttoreceiveallherhusband’sproperty

B.helpawomantoenjoyahigherpositioninthefamily

C.protectawomanagainsttheriskofdesertion

D.bothAandC

75.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage（）

A.Anthropology

B.TheProgressofHumanBeings

C.TheCivilizations

D.TheStudyofAnthropologists

76.WhichofthefollowingdoesStrayerwanttostressmost（）

A.Thedrivingperformancemaybeweakenedbyacellphonetalking

B.Thedrivingperformancemaybeaffectedbyahighbloodalcohollevel

C.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafterdrinking

D.Acellphonetalkingisnolesshazardousthanalcoholindriving

77.Beforestartingtheirprogramme,studentsareexpectedto（）

A.takealanguagetest

B.haveanonlineinterview

C.preparelearningmaterials

D.reporttheirlanguagelevels

78.Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heiswellfed,lookedafterandloved.Itisunlikelythathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Achildfindspleasureinplayingintherain,orinthesnow.Hisfirstvisittotheseasideisamarvelousadventure.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodoaswhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Therefore,achildisnothappyashewishestobe.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hebecomesfreefromthedisciplineofschoolandparents;butatthesametimeheisforcedtoacceptresponsibilities.Withnoonetopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,hehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygethimselfintotrouble.If,however,heworkshard,goesbythelawandhasgoodhealth,hemayfeelsatisfiedinseeinghimselfmakesteadyprogressinhisjobandinbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe,butitisnotnecessaryfortheoldtobeunhappy.Witholdagecomeswisdomandtheabilitytohelpotherswithadvicewiselygiven.Theoldcanhavethejoyofseeingtheirchildrenmakingprogressinlife,theycanwatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem;and,perhapsbestofall,theycan,iftheirlifehasbeenausefulone,feelthehappinessofhavingcomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatimewhentheycanliebackandrest,leavingeverythingtoothers

Thehappiestpeopleshouldbethosewho（）

A.faceuptodifficultiesinlife

B.hopetobeyoungagain

C.enjoylifeindifferentages

D.wishtogrownup

79.Passage4

Sometimesyou'llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan'tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou'llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan'texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you'vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe'rethepeopleofourparents'eyes,andthatourgrandmasthinkwearegreattalentsandouruncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics,butsometimesit'salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoubuiltapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.

Theself-imageisyourownmind'spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe,andthuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don'tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan'tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyouaresillybecauseyouaren'tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyouareweakbecauseyoucan'trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyouaredullbecauseyoudon'twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.

Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfontheback,you'llknowyou'rewellonyourway

Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou（）

A.daretochallengeyourself

B.feelithardtochangeyourself

C.areunconfidentaboutyourself

D.haveahighopinionofyourself

80.PassageTwo

Itisaterribleillustrationofman'sweaknesstonature,andthetsunami（海嘯）thatstrucktheJapanesecoastinMarch,2011hasillustratedthedifficultyoffightingagainstnaturaldisasters,evenforaprosperousnation.

Totallypreventingtsunami-damageisimpossible.Butthereismuchthatcanbedonetominimizedamageandlossoflife.Measuresthatcanbetakenincludedesigningsolidbuildings,anddevelopingearly-warningsystems,publiceducationprogramsandevacuation（疏散）strategies.Moreover,theapproachofatsunamiispossiblypickedupbythesensorsofcomplicatedinternationalwarningsystems.Countriescanuseradioandtelevisionbroadcastsaswellasloudspeakernetworkstowarnthepublic.

Butanearlywarningsystemdependsonhowfarthetsunamistrikes,ifit'scloseby,thewarningsystemisnotgoingtobeveryeffective.Whenpeoplearefacedwithanunstoppableforcelikeatsunamithemassivewavescreatedbyeventslikeunderwaterearthquakes,thebestcourseofactionforthemistogetinlandandtothehighergroundasquicklyaspossible

Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat（）

A.mancaneasilydefeatthenature

B.tsunamistakeplaceonlyinJapan

C.man'sabilitytocopewithnaturaldisastersislimited

D.thetsunami-damageinJapanisnotsoterrible

81.Whyarecoralreefscalledtherainforestsofthesea（）

A.Becausetheyarehometoawidevarietyofsealife

B.Becausetheycanprotectourcoastsfromstorms

C.Becausetheymightsupplynaturalmedicines

D.Becausetheylooklikerainforests

82.Ahappylifeandameaningfullifearenotthesame.Leadingahappylifeisassociatedwithbeingataker,whileleadingameaningfullifecorrespondswithbeingagiver.

Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant.Peoplewhoarehappytendtothinkthatlifeiseasy.Theyareingoodphysicalhealthandabletobuythethingsthattheyneedandwant.Happinessisaboutsatisfyingourneedsanddesires.Thepursuit（追求）ofhappinessisoftenassociatedwithselfishbehavior.Animalshaveneedsanddesiresandtheycanfeelhappytoo.Whatsetshumanbeingsapartfromanimalsisnotthepursuitofhappiness,butthepursuitofmeaning,whichisuniquetohumans.

Wecanoftenfindmeaninginhelpingothersormakingasacrifice（犧牲）foragreatergood.Meaningoftencomesattheexpenseofhappiness.Whenpeoplehaveinvestedthemselvesinsomethingbiggerthanthemselves,theyworrymoreandhavehigherlevelsofstressandanxietyintheirlivesthanhappypeople.Volunteering（做義工）inruralschools,forexample,ismeaningfulbutalsoinvolveshardship.

Happiness,likeanyemotion,isfeltinthehereandnow—iteventuallyfadesaway.However,meaningisenduring.Itconnectsthepasttothepresenttothefuture

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Ahappylifeisbasicallydifferentfromameaningfullife

B.Leadingahappylifeisconnectedwithbeingataker

C.Happinessisaboutfeelinggoodandgettingwhatwewant

D.Meaningconnectedthepasttothepresenttothefuture

83.Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblemsandthattheyhavenosenseofhumor,atleastinparent-childrelationships.Ithinkitistruethatparentsoften,underestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.Sometimesyou