Apple Seeds

Circulation (发行量): 1 Year, 9 Issues

Cover Price: MYM 44.55

Price For You: MYM 33.95

Product Description: Apple Seeds is an award winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9. The cover is very soft, providing durability that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come. Besides, there is a big surprise for you—it’s being sold at a more favorable discount than usual.

Better Life

Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues

Cover Price: MYM 44.55

Price For You: MYM 15.00

Product Description: Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, Better Life is America’s complete home and family service magazine. It offers help with food, recipes, decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education.

Humor Times

Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues

Cover Price: MYM 36.00

Price For You: MYM 11.95

Product Description: Humor Times Magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today’s world, you need a reason to laugh. So let’s find it in Humor Times.

News China

Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues

Cover Price: MYM 47.88

Price For You: MYM 19.99

Product Description: News China Magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek. The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc. It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.

21.What do we know about Apple Seeds?

A. You can receive it every month if you purchase it.

B. The soft cover enables it to be read and kept long.

C. It offers the biggest discount among all the magazines.

D. The magazine is going to surprise you for many years.

22.Better Life can help you in       .

       A. beautifying your house

       B. finding interesting stories for your kids

       C. ordering food from restaurants

       D. learning about sports and travels

23.What kind of people may buy News China?

       A. People who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the Chinese.

       B. People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh.

       C. People who are interested in news around the world.

       D. People who want to learn about China’s politics, business and culture.

24.Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?

       A. Apple Seeds    B. Better Life            C. Humor Times          D. News China

We all know that money can't buy happiness，but many times we act as if we were happier with a bit more money. We are conditioned to want to be rich(when we know the rich aren't happy either)；we are trained to want the latest gadget or style that television tells us to want；we want to earn more money because then we'll have a good life.

But none of them will bring us happiness. No matter how much we earn，no matter how much we have in the bank，no matter how nice our clothing or cars or toys，none of them will make us happier. And the sad thing is that it could take us decades to pursue wealth and luxurious items before we realize this.

So what will bring us happiness？Luckily，it's these three things that don't cost a thing. These three things have been proven by surveys of hundreds of thousands of people about what they have，what their lives are like，and how happy they are.

Here they are，the Three Secrets to Happiness：

1．Good relationships. We have a human need to be close to and to be intimate with other human beings. Having good and supportive friendships，a strong marriage or close and loving relationships with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy.

Action steps：Take time，today，to spend time with your loved ones，to tell them what they mean to you，to listen to them，and to develop your relationships with them.

2．Positive thinking. I'm obviously a big proponent of positive thinking as the best way to achieve your goals，and it turns out that it can lead to happiness too. Optimism and self­esteem are some of the best indicators of people who lead happy lives. Happy people feel empowered，take control of their lives，and have a positive outlook on life.

 Action steps：Make positive thinking a habit. In fact，this should be one of the first habits you develop. Get into the habit of squashing all negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones. Instead of “I can't” think “I can”．It may sound silly，but it works for me，every time.

3．Flow. This is a popular concept on the Internet these days—a state we enter when we are completely focused on the work or task before us. We are so buried in our task that we lose track of time. Having work and leisure that get you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness.

People find greatest enjoyment not when they're passively mindless，but when they're absorbed in a mindful challenge.

Action steps：Find work that you have a passion for. Seriously—this is an extremely important step. Find hobbies that you have a passion for. Turn off the TV—this is the opposite of flow—and go outside and do something that truly engages you.

You've been given the Three Secrets to Happiness. Don't waste them!

25.Which of the following is the most proper title of this passage?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．The Secrets to Happiness            B．What is happiness?

C．Money vs Happiness                D．Who are happy?

26.The writer expresses his ________ attitude towards money and wealth.

A．negative                         B．supportive

C．objective                         D．respective

27.Which of the following doesn't belong to the advice given by the writer?

A．Being engaged in what you are interested in. B．Having good relationships with others.

C．Watching TV.                     D．Being optimistic about your life.

A sure way to destroy your chances of learning how to write skillfully is to believe that writing is a “natural gift” rather than a learned skill. People with such an attitude think that they are the only ones for whom writing is unbearably difficult. They feel that everyone else finds writing easy or at least tolerable (可容忍的). Such people often say. “I’m not any good at writing” or “English was not one of my good subjects.” They imply that they simply do not have a talent for writing, while others do. The result of this attitude is that these people try to avoid writing, and when they do write, they don’t try their best. Their writing fails chiefly because they believe that they don’t have the “natural talent” needed to write. Unless their attitude changes, they probably will not learn how to write effectively.

A realistic attitude about writing must build on the idea that writing is a skill. It is a skill like driving, typing, or cooking; and, like any skill, it can be learned. If you have the determination to learn, you will develop your writing skills by practicing extensively.

Many people find it difficult to do the active thinking that clear writing demands. It is frustrating (使人沮丧的) to discover how much of a challenge it is to transfer thoughts and feelings from one’s head onto a sheet of paper. But writing is not an automatic process: We will not get something for nothing — and we should not expect to. For almost everyone, skillful writing comes from hard work — from determination and sweat. The good news is that the skill of writing can be mastered, and if you are ready to work, you will learn what you need to know.

28.Why do some people think writing is difficult?

A. They have no time to practice writing.

B. They believe few people can write well.

C. They have no good teachers to help them.

D. They don’t think writing can be learned.

29.It can be inferred from Para. 1 that ______.

A. “natural gift” is the determining factor in one’s success

B. diligence can result in success

C. a person without “natural gift’ is sure to fail in writing

D. attitude determines what one will be

30.What is the topic of the passage?

A. Why writing is important.

B. Whether writing is a born gift.

C. Benefits of essay writing. 

D. How to improve writing skills.

Mary Moe may look like an average grandmother．But she is not．She just learned how to fly an airplane，a dream she has had since she was a little girl．But Mary Moe could not find time to make her dream come true．At age 34，she was just too busy to think about flying a plane．Lessons were costly．Everything seemed to be working against Mary．So her dream had to wait．

Mary Moe has done a lot during the past 91 years．For much of that time，she wanted to fly，but never had the chance—until now．  

Ms．Moe learned about Wish of a Lifetime, a non-profit organization．Its goal is to change the way our society thinks about aging and older adults．Sally Webster works for the group．She said Ms．Moe’s wish is one of hundreds they receive each year．

Wish of a Lifetime helps older people to enjoy a dream．It also sends the message that it is never too late for a dream．But Ms．Webster says it also wants to send another message to society that older Americans can achieve things just like younger Americans can．

Susie Danick also believes in this goal．She founded TAD Relocation，a business that helps senior citizens when they move．Ms．Danick gave ＄5，000 to the Wish of a Lifetime to help seniors realize a dream．Mary Moe was one of them．

Mary Moe received three flying lessons．And on the big day of her first flight，her family and friends all came to cheer her on．Mary’s success made everyone around her excited and proud．It was just a great event，a great day．Flying teacher David Waksberg says she was very calm，which is always important when you’re flying．

It is never too late to spread your wings and try something new．You are never too old to try to make your dreams come true．

31.Why was Mary Moe’s dream difficult to come true?

    A．She had no enough time and money in the past．

    B．She did nothing for flying lessons．

    C．No pilots were willing to help her．

    D．Her family did not support her wish．

32.What can we infer from the goal of Wish of a Lifetime?

    A．Older adults can not make their dream come true．

    B．Americans feel and think about aging properly．

    C．The old may be supposed to achieve nothing．

    D．Young Americans treat older people unfairly．

33.How can we understand the underlined word“move”in the fifth paragraph?

    A．to change your place or position．    B．to start to act for the dream．

    C．to go to live in a different place．               D．to change a different job．

34.From Mary Moe’s success，we can know she is ____________．

    A．determined    B．stubborn    C．unrealistic                D．delicate

35.What do we know about Wish of a Lifetime?

    A．It can make much money every year．

    B．Ms．Moe did much for its development．

    C．It is popular with the young Americans．

D．It encourages many old adults to succeed．

Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads of filling cars and trucks with gas.  36.

Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars.  37..The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.

38..  That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean can is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else.  39..Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help keep the air clean. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down.  40.。

Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.

A. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

B. Americans know cars very well.

C. However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars.

D. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.

E. However, the number of vehicles has continued to increase in recent years.

F. Americans won’t live without cars!

G. Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars.