Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty．In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old．
The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States．The Gallup（民意調(diào)查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008．At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five．
The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry．They also asked about mental or emotional stress．
Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study．His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five．The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties．Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies．The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties．
Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older．One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions．They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences．
Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry．
The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single．But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age．
The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older．However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men．
小題1:What can be the best title of the text?

A．Happiness Varies with Ages	B．Experience More, Worry Less
C．The Older, the Wiser	D．Being Young, Being Happy

小題2:We can learn from the research that _________．

A．only when people get older will they feel happier

B．stress levels among the youngest are the highest

C．older people tend to be grateful

D．older people usually have no worries

小題3:According to the research, when people get older, _________．

A．they miss the old days	B．they are physically weak
C．they have better self-control	D．they are more emotional

小題4:What would the author probably talk about next?

A．What influences happiness．	B．How to live better．
C．How to keep happier．	D．Why women are less happier．

小題5:The author is intended to _________．

A．a(chǎn)dvise how to reduce stress	B．introduce a scientific finding
C．describe how to do research	D．talk about human emotions

Somali pirates(海盜) robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly l,200 Miles off the Somali coast，the farthest-off-shore attack to date，an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡邏) by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force，said a spokesman．
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”．
“Once they start attacking that far out，you’re not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia,” said an officer，Roger Middleton．“Once you’re that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you’re looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia，from Asia to South Africa.”
"This is the farthest robbing to date．They are now operating near the Maldives and India,” said another officer．
The three ships--the MV Prantalay 11，12，and l 4—had 77 members on board in total．All of them are Thai, the spokesman said．Before the Sunday robbing，pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors．
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships，the success rate(率)has gone down，though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
小題1:The pirate attack reported in the text happened           ．

A．far out in the Indian Ocean

B．in the normal patrol area

C．near the Somali, coast

D．in the south of Africa

小題2:According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate problems?

A．More goods on board are lost.

B．Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.

C．The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.

D．Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast.

小題3:Which is true about the warship patrols according to the text?

A．The patrols are of little effect.

B．The patrols are more difficult.

C．More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia.

D．The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.

小題4:How many sailors were held by the pirates before the time of the report?

A．228.

B．77.

C．383.

D．305.

A major earthquake rocked Haiti at 4:53 pm local time on Jan.12, 2010, killing possibly thousands of people but no official figure has been released so far.
The quake, which struck about 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital, Port-au-Prince, was quickly followed by two strong aftershocks. In the space of a minute, numerous buildings fell down. A five-story U.N. building was also brought down by the 7.3 magnitude quake, the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As night fell, the whole city is in total darkness. You can see thousands of people sitting in the streets with nowhere to go. There are people running, crying, screaming. Describing the earthquake as a "catastrophe", Haiti’s president said the cost of the damage could run into billions.
Haiti became the first independent Caribbean state in the early 19th century. Haiti's location, history and attracting climate once made it a tourist hot place. However, decades of poverty, environmental pollution and violence have left it as the poorest nation in the Americas. It has suffered a lot, including four hurricanes and storms in 2008 that killed hundreds.
小題1:The great earthquake happened to the _______ of the capital city.

A．south-west

B．north-west

C．south-east

D．north-east

小題2: What can we infer from the underlined sentence?

A．People in Port-au-Prince don’t like to light on.

B．The earthquake happened in the evening.

C．Electricity in the city was cut off that night.

D．There are no lights at all in Port-au-Prince.

小題3: What’s the meaning of the word in bald “catastrophe”?

A．chance.

B．joke.

C．illness.

D．disaster.

小題4:Which statement about Haiti is NOT true?

A．Haiti became an independent state in the early 19th century.

B．Haiti belongs to Americas, just like Canada, America and so on.

C．At one time, tourism was important to the economy of Haiti.

D．Haiti is a country where such strong quacks often take place.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
E
It is reported that today in China, 50% of people who write blogs do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It is also found that there is a strong East-West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writes or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday blogs lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written word.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not .
小題1:What type of text is this?

A．A blog.

B．A diary.

C．A news report.

D．A school textbook.

小題2:What is the passage’s subject?

A．How many people in China blog.

B．How did blogging get started.

C．Different types of blogs and bloggers.

D．What media bloggers do.

小題3:How does the writers feel about the subject?

A．He/She feels strongly that blogging is a good thing.

B．He/She feels that there are lots of problems with blogging.

C．We can’t tell since he/she is not a blogger.

D．We can’t tell since he/she is just reporting facts.

小題4:What is the writer’s tone?

A．Humorous and light-hearted.	B．Serious and factual.
C．Conversational.	D．Informal.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
UNICEF reports that 40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse(虐待) and neglect. The USA National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse finds 3 million new reports of child abuse or neglect every year.
According to such information on human rights abuses of children, the United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Youth. In answer to the common human rights abuses of young people, Dr. Mary Shuttleworth of Youth for Human Rights International(YHRI) recently completed her seventh annual World Tour to five continents in eighty days. The purpose of the tour is to promote the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights to tens of thousands of children and officials.
According to UNICEF, 1.2 million children are illegally traded all over the world every year.
Sold as goods, these children are forced into inhuman labor, denied basic education and robbed of their childhoods. Youth who do not know their rights are easily cheated by ill-intentioned men. That is why YHRI thinks highly of education.
“When the United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Youth, I knew that their human rights had to be greater than ever,” Dr. Shuttleworth said. The tour reached Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, South Africa, Swaziland, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece, Taiwan, Japan, Hawaii and Los Angeles.
The YHRI World Tour 2010 has reached tens of thousands of students as well as officials, educators, and religious leaders and thus promotes human rights education to millions more.
小題1: 2010 was declared as the International Year of Youth because ______.

A．3 million children reported their information to the UN

B．many children are suffering from ill-treatment and neglect

C．children are illegally traded throughout the whole world

D．human rights abuses of young people have been avoided

小題2:According to para. 2, Dr. Shuttleworth first started her annual World Tour in _____.

A．2000

B．2004

C．2008

D．2010

小題3:Youth for Human Rights International is paying attention to education because _______.

A．education should serve most children

B．too many children are forced to leave school

C．children who know their rights will make more money

D．children who know little about their rights are easily cheated

小題4:According to the passage, the YHRI World Tour 2010 _______.

A．has almost stopped the child abuse	B．has reached different areas and people
C．has found more forced child labor	D．was neglected by some political leaders

The creation of a Chinese Green Card in 2004 was a milestone in the country’s immigration law. Five years on, the card is an increasingly sought-after document.                                                                                                       On August 15, 2004, the Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence
oAliens in China created a Green Card system granting qualified foreigners the right to live in
China permanently.
Liu Lili, who works in the Exit and Entry Administration of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, has watched the Green Card system develop since its inception. She said nearly all applications received by the Bureau are approved. So far, 323 people have been granted a “Green Card” qualifying them for permanent residence in Beijing. Another 15 are awaiting final approval. It takes around 6 months to process each application.
Of the 323 Green Card holders, 94 are wives or husbands of Chinese citizens; 50 are minors dependent on their parents; 20 are senior citizens returning to live with relatives; 114 are individuals who have made outstanding contributions or are of special importance to China (another 7 are their family members); and 23 are high-level foreign personnel who hold posts in businesses (another 15 are their family members).
Liu said the authorities had been granting residence to returning senior citizens for some time before the Green Card system was formally launched .The government has approved permanent residence for over 3,000 foreigners since the implementation of the Law on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens which was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in November 1985.
Four groups of people are eligible for permanent residence: high-level foreign personnel who hold posts in businesses that promote China’s economic, scientific and technological development or social progress; foreign citizens who make large  direct investments in China; persons who have made outstanding contributions or are of special importance to China; and people who come to China to be with family, such as husbands and wives, minors dependent on their parents, and senior citizens dependent on their relatives.
Liu said that most applications she dealt with were from American citizens.
Why do overseas citizens apply for permanent residence status in China? The main concern, aid Liu, is the political factor. Once people have a “Green Card”, they feel they are accepted and trusted by the Chinese government. The “Green Card” also facilitates entry and exit. With permanent residence status, visas are no longer needed and people can enter and leave the country using only a valid passport. China offers outstanding career opportunities and is seen by many as safer and more secure than many other countries, said Liu.
Liu said that Green Card holders have the same rights and responsibilities as Chinese citizens. However the card is not equivalent to Chinese nationality and holders are not allowed to vote in elections, hold political office, or serve in the military.
Obtaining a Green Card is not easy. The qualifying conditions are tough. Unless you are a close relative of a Chinese citizen，you will either have to invest a substantial amount of money in the country or make a genuinely outstanding contribution to the country’s development.
To meet increasing demand, he authorities are considering making the Green Card more available by broadening the range of applicants without lowering the requirements, aid Liu, but she gave no further details.
小題1:Which of the following can’t get a green card?

A．A foreigner whose wife of husband is of Chinese nationality.

B．A foreign child whose parents are Chinese citizens.

C．A foreigner who invests large sum of money in China.

D．A foreigner who works in China for a long time.

小題2:If a foreign gets a Green Card in China, he /she_________.

A．has the right to vote in China.	B．can be a high official in China
C．can enter or leave China without a visa	D．becomes a citizen of Chinese nationality

小題3:From the article we can see foreigners apply for Green Cards mainly to ________.

A．show that they are important	B．be accepted and trusted by the Chinese
C．make entry and exit easier	D．make more money.

小題4:Which of the following is not the reason for foreigners to work or live permanently in China?

A．They can find satisfactory jobs.

B．China is more secure country than many.

C．They have their professions, families and investments in China.

D．The weather, working conditions are better than better than their own countries.

The Internet has become part of teenagers’ life.
A news report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities found that 38 per cent of them believe they use the Internet often.
While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. A middle school teacher from Beijing warns that bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet. She had a student who used to be good at school. But then he started visiting sex Web sites. He went mad, cheated a girl and was taken away by the police.
In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. The book uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. The book gives useful advice such as it's good to read news or find helpful information to study.
Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, make sure your parents know. Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. This teacher said the book will be a guide for teens using the Internet. She believes it will keep students away from bad sites. “Many students are using the Internet without guidance from their parents,” she said. “The book will teach students how to be a good person in the online world.”
小題1:The third paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A．some students are not using the Internet correctly

B．a(chǎn)ll students in Beijing use the Internet to help their school work

C．a(chǎn) teacher in Beijing is worried about her students

D．some students visit sex Web sites

小題2:The textbook mainly tells us ________.

A．why we should use the Internet	B．not to visit sex Web sites
C．how to use the Internet correctly	D．how to get help from others

小題3:The writer advises the readers to ________.

A．let their parents know before visiting their online friends

B．not to make friends online

C．read the textbook carefully

D．only read news on the Internet

小題4:From this passage we know that ________.

A．more and more students have given up visiting bad Web sites

B．schools and teachers begin to pay attention to students’ use of the Internet

C．no more homework will be given in Shanghai

D．less and less information can be found on line

Starting from April, 2010, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport host will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (縮略詞) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product), or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.
CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.
Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who suggested the change. “Firstly, using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,” he said. “Then, using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. What’s worse, it will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”
A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.
“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (動態(tài)影像專家壓縮標(biāo)準(zhǔn)音頻第三層面).”
小題1:What does the underlined word “purity” in the second paragraph mean?

A．純正

B．高貴

C．時髦

D．潮流

小題2:How many reasons did Fu Zhenguo list to show his support for the change?

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

小題3:Some netizens went against the change because_______________.

A．the application of abbreviations will make Chinese popular.

B．the application of abbreviations will attract the youth.

C．the application of abbreviations will not simplify the understanding.

D．the application of abbreviations will not bring Chinese to an end.

小題4:What can be the full name of CCTV mentioned in the text?

A．Close Closet Top Video	B．China Central Television
C．China Common Time Voice	D．Closed-Circuit Television

China Daily Oct. 11----The ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young, as part of efforts to make World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday.
More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems, and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression, the Shang-based Wenhui Daily reported. The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020, the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent, and mental problems will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide.
Deng  Xiaohong, the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, said rapid changes are one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems. If these mental diseases are not addressed on time, occurrence of crimes, drug-taking and other dangerous behavior are expected to rise. Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors, such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies. A number of experts have also said the one-child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young. Children are said to be too “ spoiled” and “selfish” in a one-child family.
It’s reported  schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being. Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No.105 Middle School, told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.”  Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions,” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.
小題1:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B．Seriousness of Youngsters’ Mental Health Problems

C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Disease Expected

小題2:The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that________

A．mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem.

B．only young people are suffering from mental health problems.

C．mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness.

D．the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent.

小題3:Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations.	B．Unstable emotions
C．Drug-taking and other dangerous behavior	D．Rapid social changes

小題4:Why is the Beijing No.105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A．To provide the students with counseling sessions.

B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with.

C．To help ease the anxiety arising from the national college entrance exams

D．To call on other schools to learn from the No.105 Middle School

President Barack Obama set out his plans for the nation on January 27. At the top of his to-do list: his jobs for Americans, health care and education.
“Although we have our difficulties, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not stop,” President Barack Obama told American in his State of the Union speech on January 27. Guests and government officials filled the hall of the House of Representatives (眾議院).
Obama looked back on his first year in office and explained his plan for the future. He dealt with important matters, including health care, the nation’ s high unemployment, national security (安全) and education. Many times during the 70-minute speech, people in the hall clapped (拍手) their hands happily.
The U.S. law system requires the President to report regularly to government officials. Presidents see the speech as an opportunity to set their goals and encourage the nation.
The President devoted much of his speech to the plight of unemployed (失業(yè)的) Americans. “Jobs must be our Number 1 focus (焦點) in 2010,” he said. “People are out of work. They are hurting.” Obama also stressed the value of education. “The best way for people to lead a better life is a first-class education.” he told the nation.
Following the President’s speech, the other party always gets the chance to speak. Bob McDonnell, the new governor of Virginia, spoke for Republicans (共和黨人). He agreed with many of Obama’s goals, but pointed out policy difference. He tried to persuade both parties to work together. The President had made the same point earlier in the evening. He promised to hold monthly meetings with members of both parties. “Let’s show the American people,” he said, “that we can do it together.”
小題1:It can be inferred (推斷) from the passage that Obama’s speech on January 27 __________.
was made to explain his plan for the future
was welcomed by the government officials present
was given to ask for foreign help
was actually boring
小題2:The underlined word “plight” in para. 5 probably means __________.

A．education	B．safety
C．goal	D．sadness

小題3:Which of the following things does Obama consider the most important in 2010?

A．Health care.	B．Jobs.
C．Education.	D．National security.

小題4:We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.
Republicans don’ t agree with Obama’ s goals
Obama will try to cooperate with the other party
Bob McDonnell was not clear about the two parties’ policy differences
Republicans thought it difficult for the two parties to work together