（09海淀一模）

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturnedtwelve,awhite

gardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit.Callstotheflower

shopwerenot35atall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingto36the

sender'snameandjustdelightedinthebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpink

paper.

However,Inever37imaginingwhothegivermightbe.Someof

myhappiest38werespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymother

encouragedtheseimaginings.She'daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhadshownspecial

39PerhapsitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailI'ddeliveredduringthewinter.Asa

girl,though,Ihadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbea40Ihadruninto.

Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.IfeltsosadthatIbecamecompletely41

inmyupcominggraduationdance,andIdidn't42ifIhadanewdressornot._Butmy

mother,despiteherownsadness,wouldnotletme43anyofthosethings.Shewantedher

childrennotonlytobelovablebuttofeel44.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentosee

45muchlikethegardenia——lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery（神秘）.

MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried.Iwastwenty-twoyearsold.Thatwastheyear

thegardeniastopped_46.（247words）

35.A.carefulB.helpfulC.excitingD.interesting

36.A.takeoutB.workoutC.findoutD.putout

37.A.stoppedB.beganC.keptD.loved

38.A.momentsB.festivalsC.seasonsD.holidays

39.A.practiceB.houseworkC.kindnessD.exercise

40.A.visitorB.childC.ladyD.boy

41.A.uncomfortableB.uninterestedC.unbelievableD.unimportant

42.A.wantB.hopeC.knowD.care

43.A.leaveB.missC.haveD.hear

44.A.neededB.noticedC.lovedD.moved

45.A.herselfB.myselfC.ourselvesD.themselves

46.A.comingB.sendingc.givingD.growing

Overthelast70years,researchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinally

foundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifference.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredecided

toacertaindegreebygenes.However,ofallthefactors,wealthandagearethetoptwo.

Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.Butonceyoucanaffordtofeed,clotheandhouse

yourself,eachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifference.

Researchersfindthat,onaverage,wealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoney

andhappinessiscomplex（復雜的）.Inthepasthalf-century,theaverageincome（平均收入）has

sharplyincreasedindevelopedcountries,yethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesame.

Onceyourbasicneedsaremet,moneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyour

friends,neighborsandcolleagues.

uDollarsbuystatus（socialposition）,andstatusmakespeoplefeelbetter,nsaysomeexperts,

whichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways,scientistsoractors,forexample,

mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.

Inhisresearch,ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesires（欲望），notjust

formoney,butforfriends,family,job,health,rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhad,tendedto

belesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap（差距）.Indeed,thesizeofthegappredicted

happinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealone."Thegapmeasuresjustblowawaythe

measuresofonlyincome.??saysMichalos.

Anotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisage.Oldagemaynotbesobad“Givenallthe

problemsofaging,howcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?”asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.In

onesurvey,Carstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94,andaskedthemto

filloutanemotionquestionnaire.Shefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoften

asyoungpeople.Somescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolive

withit,orthey9remorerealisticabouttheirtimerunningout.Olderpeoplehavelearnedtofocuson

thingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon't.

“Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhave,butalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforever,

shesays.uAgoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85,forexample,maybringfarmore

complexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.”（422words）

55.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.

A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriends

C.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests

56.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.

A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbigger

B.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendship

C.thehopeforgoodhealthismuchgreater

D.theirincomeisfarbelowtheirexpectation

57.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatolderpeople.

A.wouldliketohavemoregoodbyekissesthanyoungpeople

B.areusedtolivingahardlifebecausetheyarekindtoothers

C.expresstheirpositiveopinionsjustassomeyoungpeopledo

D.finditeasiertofeelhappybecausetheyaremorerealistic

58.Accordingtothepassage,thefeelingofhappiness.

A.increasesgraduallywithageB.iscontrolledpartlybydesires

C.haslittletodowithwealthD.isdecidedmostlybygenes

（09海淀二模）

Myheroismyfather,PeterMurawski,becausewithoutmydad,mylifewouldbenothing.

Mydadworkstosupportthe35,Notonlydoesheputinthenormalweekday,healso

worksanightshifttoaddmoneytothefamilybudgetsothatwecanhavearoofoverour

heads,foodonthetable,heat,electricity,cableandinthefuture,acollegeeducation.Dad

doesn，tgethome36midnightandhegetsupeverymorningat6:00.

Inthemorning,mydadwakesmeup.Thenhegoesdownstairstomakelunchforus.

Hemakessurewegetofftoschoolandistheretogiveusa37ifoneofusmissesthe

bus.Afterthat,Dadgoestowork;hespendseighthoursstaringatacomputerscreen.When

hereturnshome,Dadusually38hasanhourorsobeforehehastoleaveforhisother

jobs.Ihelpbyfixingdinner,butsometimeshedoesn，tevenhavetimeto39.

Ontheweekends,youwouldthinkthatDadwouldwantto40,buthe，sstillupat

thecrackofdawn.Whatishedoing?He'seitherworkingintheyard41makingrepairs

tothehouse.

EveryonceinalongwhileDadwillstopandrest.He'1142toanicefamilydinner

orloungeinhisbigcomfortablechairtowatchfootballorchannelsurf.Atthesetimesmydad

getstheenergyheneedstokeepuphislifestyle,sacrificing(犧牲)allhis43forthe

family.

Mydadisareal44ofwhatyoucandoforyourfamilyifyoureallylovethem.He

putsusfirstandneverstopstothinkof45.Hedeservestoberewarded,yetifImentioned

thattohim,he，dsaythatthe46ofhischildrenareenoughforhim.(321words)

35.A.factoryB.farmC.businessD.family

36.A.byB.untilC.atD.before

37.A.rideB.callC.ticketD.meal

38.A.alsoB.onlyC.stillD.already

39.A.stopB.planC.eatD.play

40.A.dosportsB.haveatripC.makefriendsD.takeabreak

41.A.butB.soC.justD.or

42.A.sitdownB.givebackC.getupD.showoff

43.A.joyB.hopeC.timeD.money

44.A.roleB.exampleC.masterD.friend

45.A.himselfB.themselvesC.myselfD.ourselves

46A.interestsB.needsC.smilesD.grades

“Track!”saidmymaster.

Likeanygoodtracker-dogwhohasreceivedthecommand(命令)hemostloves,Igavea

barkofexcitement,putmynosedowntothegroundandsniffed.Thegroundwasrichwithsmells.

Eveninthehigh-classhousingareawherewewereworking,thestonesheldtracesofmanysole

andconfusingscents(smells).AsIsearchedforthescentthatwouldgivemeacluetothetailof

theguiltyman,mytailwaggedslowly,thoughtfully,delightedly.Workwaslikeplaytome；I

enjoyedit.

Asmallgroupofpeoplegatheredbehindus.Amongtheseonlookerswastheoldcaretakerof

thebuildingnextdoortoours.Hespokeinascornfulvoice,t4Youactuallythinkyourdogmight

catchathiefthreedaysaftertheevent?^^Mymastersaidnothing,butI'msurehemusthavesmiled.

Ididnotturntolook.Iknewhewouldnotspeakunlessitwastogivemeanewcommand.

Ineededtoconcentrate.Mytaskwasdifficult.Ihadtopickoutonescentamongthemanythat

layaboutandthentrackedittoitssource.

“You'rewastingyourtime,“saidthecaretaker.Ilookedathimwithoutraisingmyhead.He

wasrunninghishandoverhisfatstomach.Hisroughpalmandsmoothshirtcombinedtomakea

slightnoise.Itwaspailofmytrainingtobeaware-oftenitisonlyalittlewhisperofanoisethat

alerts(提酉星)youtobedrawingofaweapon.Butofcoursetheagingcaretakerwasgoingtodono

suchthing.Therewasnosmelloffearornervousnessabouthim.Hewasmerelybeingcleverand

talkative.

4Tveseenmanytracker-dogsinmysaidthecaretakertotheonlookers.Iservedwiththe

policeyearsago.Wewouldneverhavethoughtofusingatracker-dogtofindacarthief.Impossible.

Everyoneknowsthatdogsareuselessinsuchmatters.

Inasensehewasright.I'msurethere'snoneedtotellyouthat,justasadog'shearingismuch

betterthanahumanbeing's,sohissenseofsmelltellsonethingfromanotherfarbetterthanagreat

detective.IfSherlockHolmescouldworkoutthatamanhadhadaneggforbreakfastbyseeingthe

yellowstainonhismouth,atraineddogcouldtellyouwhetherthehenthatlaidtheeggwashealthy

ornot.

IknowitsoundsfunnyandImeanittobe.ButI'mnotexaggerating.Adogcantellyou一if

youunderstandadog'swayofcommunicating—allthisandmorewithoutevensettingeyesonthe

manheisinvestigating.(458words)

55.Whodoyouthinkthedogwastracking?

A.Thethief.B.Thecaretaker.C.Themaster.D.Theonlookers.

56.Howdidthedogreacttothecommandtotrack?

A.Itthoughtforawhileanddidwhatwasasked.

B-Itwashappy,eventhoughitwasn*ttrainedforthetask.

C.Itwasangrybecausethereweresomanysmells.

D.Itwasexcitedbecauseittookpleasureintracking.

57.Inthedog'sopinion,itssenseofsmell.

A.cangiveusfewerdetailsaboutwhatahumanhasalreadydiscovered

B.canachievemorethanwhatahuman'sonlyifthesmellisnothidden

C.isparticularlytrainedtopickoutonescentamonghundreds

D.isbetterthanitssenseofhearingwhenitdoestracking

58.Accordingtothepassage,thedogis.

A.honestandhopefulB.smartandhelpful

C.kindandcarefulD.popularandthoughtful

（09西城一模）

Thetrainshookbackandforth,itswheelsmakingaloudnoise.Outsidethewindowsthe

freezingcoldofwinterruled.Thetrainwasfilledwithcold,tiredpassengers.

Suddenlyalittleboy35hiswaythroughthegrown-up'slegsandsatdownbythe

window.Hewasallaloneamongtheunfriendlygrown-ups.Whatabravechild,Ithought.His

father36tostaybythedoorbehindus.Thetrainbegantomoveslowlyintoatunnel（隧道）.

Thensomethingvery37happenedsuddenly.Theseriouslittleboyslid（滑）downfromthe

seatandleaned（斜靠）hishandonmyknee.Foramoment,Ithoughtthathewantedto38me

andreturnedtohisfather,soIhelpedhimtostandup.Butinsteadheleanedforwardandheldhis

head39towardsmine.Hewantedtosaysomethingtome,Ithought.Iloweredmyheadto

receivethe40.Wrongagain!WhatIreceivedwasaloudkissontheface.

Theboyquietlyreturnedtohisseat,leanedbackandcontinuedlookingoutofthewindow.I

wassosurprised.Whatjusthappened?Achildkissedan41grown-uponthetrain.Howcould

anybodywanttokisssuchamanthathadsomuchbeard（胡子）？Nervousandalittlesurprised,we

smiledatthefather.42hesawourquestioninglooksashegotreadyforhisstop,heoffereda

clue（someinformation）.

“He'ssohappytobealive,thefathersaid,“Hehasbeenverysick.^^Fatherandson43

intothecrowdmovingtowardtheexit.Thendoorsclosedandthetrainwenton.OnmyfaceIcould

still44thechild'skiss-akissthathasstartedsomesoul-search（深思）insideme.How

manygrown-upsgoaroundkissingeachother45thejoyofbeingalive?Howmanyeven

givemuchthoughttothespecialrightof46?

Thelittlekisserhastaughtusasweetbutseriouslesson一Youdon'tletyourselfdiebefore

yourheartstops!（350words）

35.A.lostB.movedC.foughtD.pushed

36.A.preferredB.choseC.agreedD.hoped

37.A.interestingB.strangeC.funnyD.exciting

38.A.kissB.beatC.passD.ask

39.A.upB.onC.backD.out

40.A.newsB.ideaC.messageD.thought

41.A.unsafeB.unimportantC.unfamiliarD.unfriendly

42.A.BeforeB.WhenC.UnlessD.Since

43.A.disappearedB.ranC.lookedD.came

44.A.touchB.smellC.haveD.feel

45.A.inB.aboutC.forD.after

46.A.hopeB.kissC.deathD.life

Whatareemotions?Asfarasweknow,humanbeingshavealwayshademotions.Poetswriteaboutthem,

singerssingaboutthem,andloversandfriendstalkaboutthem.Weknowthatwecan'controFemotions,

'express'emotionsand'feel'emotions.Isitpossiblethatwecansmellemotions?Areweable,likesomeanimals,

tosmellfear?

Sometimesyoucanseewhatemotionsapersonisfeeling.Whenpeoplearehappy,theysmile;whentheyare

sad,theymightcry;whentheyareangry,theirfacesmightturnred;whentheyarefeelingshy,theymight

sweat（出汗）.Theseareallphysicalreactions（反應），socanwesaythatemotionsarephysicalreactionsto

somethinginourlives?

Theproblemisthatemotionsdon'talwaysincludephysicalreactionsthatwecansee.Somepeoplearegood

athidingtheiremotions,anddifferentpeoplecanhavedifferentphysicalreactionstothesameemotion.Some

people'sfaces,forexample,gowhitewhentheyareangryandsomepeople'sfacesturnred.Somepeoplegoquiet

whentheyareangryandsomepeopleshout.

Sometimesthereisaphysicalreactionthatwecan'tsee.Forexample,apersonmightbenervousandfeel

sickinside,butotherpeoplemightnotbeabletoseethat.Wemightbeabletoseeorsmellemotions,butwecan'l

touchthem.Canwedescribethem?Inonewaywecandescribeemotions.Everybodyhassomeideawhat'happy'

and'sad'mean.Butinanotherwayitisdifficulttodescribeemotions.Isthewayyoulove'yourpet,yourfamily,

yourfriend,oryourhusbandandwifethesame?IalwaysthinkitisstrangeinEnglishthatweoftenwrite'love'

atthebottomofaChristmascardoralettertoarelativewehardlyknoworhardlyeversee.Wemightwrite

‘love'atthebottomofalettertosomeoneoftheoppositesexf性另ij）whoisjustafriend,butwewouldn'twrite

'love'atthebottomofalettertosomebodyofthesamesexevenifweknowthatfriendmuchbetter.

Somepeoplesaythatemotionsarejustachemicalreaction,butIdon'twanttobelievethat.Idon'tknow

whattheyare,butlifewouldbeboringwithoutthem.（385words）

51.Accordingtothepassage,becauseyoucan'express'emotions,

A.yourfacemightturnredwhenyoufeelshy.

B.youmightknowitwhenyou'reindanger.

C.youmightsmilewhenyou'rehappy.

D.youaregoodathidingyouremotions.

52.WhichreactionisNOTmentionedwhenpeopleareangry?

A.Theirfacesturnwhiteorred.

B.Theydon'tseemtoliketotalktoothers.

C.Theyoftentalktopeopleinaloudvoice.

D.Theywritetotheirfriendsorrelatives.

53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Emotionsonlyincludephysicalreactions.

B.Wecanhardlyseeaperson'sfeelingsfromhisface.

C.Wemightsmellorseeemotions,butwecan'ttouchthem.

D.Wewrite'love'atthebottomofthelettertoourclosestfriends.

54.Inthewriter'sopinion,whatis'emotion'?

A.It'shardtosaywhatitis.

B.Itisjustachemicalreaction.

C.Ifsaphysicalreactiontosomethinginourlives.

D.Itcanbecontrolled,felt,expressedandknowneasily.

（09西城二模）

BerthaIngramhadbeencollectingthemformorethan40years.Everyonceinawhileshe

wouldbringhomeanewbook.She'dsitwithitonherleg,lookingatthemeaninglessblackmarks

withoutmovingtheeyesandcry.

Shewasnotstupid.Shesimplyhadnothadthe35tolearntoread.Herparentswere

sharecroppersinFloridainthe1920s.Sharecroppersdidnotownthe36theyfarmed.Instead,they

gaveapartoftheircrops（plantsgrownonfarmsforfood）totheowner.Itwasquiteahardwayto

37,andbothofBertha'sparentsworkedhardinthefields.OftenBerthahadtoleaveschooltohelp.

Beforeshewasateenager,Bertha'sschoolingwas38.

BerthaIngramdidn'tlearntoread39herearlymarriedlife,either.Shewantedto,butshewas

alwaystoobusy.Sheworkedallday.

BerthaIngram'smindwassharp（敏銳地）.Asahousekeeperforotherpeople,shehadto

memorizetelephonemessages.Shebecameagoodcooktoo,butshehadto40everythingshedid

becausetherewasnocookbookshecouldread,andshecouldn'twritedownwhatshehaddone.

In1978BerthaIngrambecameveryillwithastroke（中風）.Thisillness41hertolosetheuse

ofonearmandbothlegs.Italsoweakenedherabilitytospeak.42shebegantogetbetter,shehada

43thought-forthefirsttimeinherlife.Becauseshecouldn'twork,shehadthetimetolearnto

read.

Inhertowntherewasaspecialprogramthattaughtadultstoread,butBerthaIngramwasquite

nervous.Wouldpeoplelaughather?Wouldthey44toteachher?Itdidn'thappenthatway.Shehad

ateacherwhoworkedveryhardwithher.AfterthefirstdayIngramcould45waittogettothe

library.

Asshelearnedtoread,Ingramgotmoreandmoreconfidence（信心）inherself.Shebecamea

readeratreligious（宗教的）services,joinedneighborhoodgroups,and46atmeetingsincityhall.

Finallyshewroteabooktellingaboutherlife.Atage63,BerthaIngramprovedthatlearningnever

comestoolate.（385words）

35.A.ideaB.reasonC.chanceD.choice

36.A.groundB.gardenC.farmD.land

37.A.makemoneyB.earntheirliving

C.turnoverD.getthemin

38.A.overB.onC.droppedD.needed

39.A.duringB.untilC.fromD.for

40.A.writeB.rememberC.knowD.tell

41.A.broughtB.madeC.causedD.asked

42.A.IfB.AsC.BeforeD.Till

43.A.fairB.rightC.magicD.wonderful

44.A.likeB.refuseC.agreeD.stop

45.A.hardlyB.neverC.justD.only

46.A.arrivedB.restedC.appearedD.looked

ImaginethatyouarethefirstpersonevertoseeHawaii.Whatwouldbethefirstthingyouwouldsetfooton?

Thebeach,naturally.TherearehundredsofmilesofbeachesonthetwentyislandsofHawaii.Theseislands

cover1,600milesandareabout2,300mileswestofCalifornia.Mostofthemarecoveredwithfinewhitesand.

Theyarethoughttobeamongthefinestbeachesintheworld.

AnotherwonderfulthingaboutthebeachesofHawaiiisthewatertemperature.Theyear-roundaverage（平

均）temperatureofthewateratthefamousWaikikiBeachis230C!

Thesameistrueofairtemperature.Infact,therearenorealseasonsinHawaii.Thereisadifferenceofonly

twoorthreedegreesbetweenthehottestdayofsummerandthecoldestdayofwinter.That'swhytheHawaiians

don'thaveawordforweatherintheirlanguage.

PerhapsthenicestthingaboutHawaiianbeachesarethewaves.Theearliestsettlers（定居者）inHawaii,the

Polynesians,quicklylearnedhowmuchfunitwastoridethewaves.Theydevelopedasportwhichisnowvery

popularontheislandscalledbodysurfing.Yougooutintotheocean,waitforabigwavetocometowardsyou,

jumponit,andrideitallthewaytothebeach.

NowimagineonceagainthatyouarethefirstpersonevertosetfootinHawaii.Whatdoyouthinkwouldbe

thesecondbeautifulthingyouwouldnotice?

Woulditbethosestrangetriangles（三角形狀物）risingoutofthewaterhundredsandhundredsofmeters

high?Whatarethosebeautifulthings?Theyarevolcanoes（火山），ofcourse.Thesevolcanoesarenotjustapart

oftheislands.Theymadetheislandsatfirst.Becauseofthemtheislandsarestillgrowing.

ThemostfamousvolcanoonHawaiiisMaunaLoa.Itistheworld'smostactivevolcano.Ithasbeen

erupting（噴發）forthousandsofyears.Evenwhenitisn'terupting,smokecomesoutoftheearthfroma

thousandlittleholes.

In1950MaunaLoaeruptedfortwenty-threedays.Thateruptingproducedthegreatestamountoflava（熔巖）

inmodernhistory.In1960iteruptedagain.Thattimeitaddedakilometerofbeachtotheisland.BecauseMauna

Loahaseruptedsooften,ithasbecomethebiggest（butnotthetallest）mountainintheworld.

ThesevolcanoescouldbedangeroustothepopulationofHawaii.Infact,Hilo,thesecondlargestcityin

Hawaii,isbuiltjustunderMaunaLoa.Thevolcanocoulderuptatanytime.Mostpeoplebelievethatitwillerupt

sometimeinthenexttwenty-fiveyears.ButthepeopleofHilodonotseemworried.Theylivewiththedangeras

partoftheirlives.（471words）

55.Accordingtothepassage,whatarethetwomostbeautifulthingsinHawaii?

A.Wavesandcities.B.Beachesandlanguage.

C.Volcanoesandbeaches.D.Volcanoesandpeople.

56.WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheHawaiiansdon'thaveawordforweatherintheirlanguage?

A.TherearenorealseasonsinHawaii.

B.Thetemperatureofthewateratoneofthebeachesisalways230C.

C.TheHawaiiansfeelalmostthesameinthehottestdayandcoldestday.

D.ThereisnotmuchdifferenceinairtemperaturealltheyearroundinHawaii.

57.Whatshouldbethemeaningof“bodysurfing”？

A.Ridingwaves.B.Body-building.

C.Seabathing.D.Jumpingintothesea.

58.Itcanbeinferredthataccordingtothepassage.

A.volcanoesaremoreactivebecausetheareaoftheislandisenlarging

B.thevisitorstoHawaiicanprobablyseemorethanoneactivevolcano

C.MaunaLoaisthetallestmountainintheworldbecauseithaseruptedsooften

D.peopleinHiloaresurethatmorevisitorswillcomebecauseofvolcanoes

(09東城一模)

Mymotherwastheonewhoalwaysbeatme.Ialwayscriedloudlytolettheneighbors35

shewaskillingme.Forexample,ifsheactedasthoughshewasaboutto36herhandtome,I

wouldopenmy37andlettheworldknowaboutit.Ifanybodywaspassingbyoutonthe

road,38wouldeitherchangehermindorjustgivemeafewlighttouches.

Thinkingaboutitnow,Ifeelcertainthatjustasmyfathersupportedmeforbeing39

thantheotherchildren,mymothergavememoreshoutforthe40reason.Shewasvery

brightherself,butshelikedtheoneswhowere41Jimmy,myeldestbrother,Iknew,was

especiallyher42Irememberthathewouldtellmetogetoutofthehouse.44Letthesunshine

onyousoyoucangetsomecolor,"Hewentoutofhisway43toletmehaveasenseof

color-advantage.

Ilearnedearlythatcryingoutindisagreementcouldfinishthings.Myolderbrothersandsister

wouldsometimescomeinfromschooland44abiscuitwithbutterorsomething.Mymother

impatiently,wouldtellthemno.ButIwouldcryoutandmakeabignoiseuntilIgotwhatIwanted.

Irememberwellhowmymotheraskedme45Icouldn'tbeaniceboylikeWilfred.ButI

wouldthinktomyselfthatWilfred,forbeingsoniceandquiet,oftenstayed46.Soearlyin

life,Ihadlearnedthatifyouwantsomething,youhadbettermakesomenoises.(275words)

35.A.hopeB.seeC.thinkD.understand

36.A.raiseB.showC.passD.hold

37.A.doorB.windowC?eyesD.mouth

38.A.heB.sheC.ID.they

39.A.happierB.luckierC.brighterD.kinder

40.A.rightB.wrongC.sameD.different

41.A.darkerB.clevererC.nearerD.older

42.A.needB.loveC.kindD.favorite

43.A.neverB.oftenC.sometimesD.usually

44.A.putdownB.askforC.lookatD.sellout

45.A.howB.whenC-whereD.why

46.A.silentB.hungryC.healthyD.pleasant

Theoilresourceswhichareleftwillnotlastverylong.Thismeansthatallvehiclessuchas

cars,trains,buses,planesandshipsthatneedoiltoworkwillnotbeabletorun.Soitwillbe

necessarytodevelopanewmethodoftransportwhichdoesn'tuseoil.Electricvehiclesareone

possibility.InEngland,mostfamilieshaveatleastonecarandthiscarisusedeveryday.Itcouldbe

thatonlyonepersoninthefamilydrivesthecartoworkorforshopping.Thenumberofcarsonthe

roadperhapshelpstoexplainwhytheoilisusedupsoquickly.Thefamilycarisaveryusefulform

oftrans-portbutitisalsoagreatwasteofenergy,especiallyifitiscomparedwithbusesortrains

whichuselesspetrolperpersonthanacar.Acartravelingat80kilometersanhourusesonlyhalfas

muchpetrolasacarwhichistravelingat120kilometersanhour.Clearly,itwouldbebetterifthere

werefewercarsontheroadandmorespeedlimitssothattheoilwhichisleftwilllastaslongas

possible.

About25%ofEngland'stotalconsumption（消耗）ofenergyisdomestic-itisusedonlyin

thehome.Justover20%is