[单项选择]Everywhere you look in contemporary America you see a people engaged in the pursuit of happiness. You can see it in work habits. Americans on average not only work longer and harder than most Europeans, but endure lengthy commutes to and from work. You can see it in geographical mobility. About 40 m of them move every year. They are remarkably willing to travel huge distances in pursuit of things like bowling conventions and so on. And you can see it in the country’s general hopefulness: two-thirds of Americans are optimistic about the future.
Since Americans are energetic even in deconstructing their own founding principles, there is no shortage of people who have taken exception to the happiness pursuit. They range from conservatives like Robert Bork, believing the phrase summarizes the "emptiness at the heart of American ideology", to liberals who think that it is a justification for an acquisitive society.
One criticism is that the pursuit is self-defeating. The more you
A. The reason why Americans pursue happiness.
B. The seeking of happiness in America.
C. The benefits and drawbacks of happiness pursuit in America.
D. The results of happiness pursuit in America.

[单项选择]Everywhere you look in contemporary America you see a people engaged in the pursuit of happiness. You can see it in work habits. Americans on average not only work longer and harder than most Europeans, but endure lengthy commutes to and from work. You can see it in geographical mobility. About 40 m of them move every year. They are remarkably willing to travel huge distances in pursuit of things like bowling conventions and so on. And you can see it in the country’s general hopefulness: two-thirds of Americans are optimistic about the future.
Since Americans are energetic even in deconstructing their own founding principles, there is no shortage of people who have taken exception to the happiness pursuit. They range from conservatives like Robert Bork, believing the phrase summarizes the "emptiness at the heart of American ideology", to liberals who think that it is a justification for an acquisitive society.
One criticism is that the pursuit is self-defeating. The more you
A. prove Americans are enthusiastic about interpreting their founding principles.
B. illustrate that many Americans pursue happiness.
C. indicate that some Americans do not favor the happiness pursuit.
D. justify the pursuit of happiness in America.

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M: Wow．Look at you! You look so great today!
W: Thank you．Do I look good in red
M: Oh，yes，you look perfect in this red dress．
W: Thank you．I bought it last week．
M: It looks good and expensive．
W: Well．not expensive．I bought it on a sale last week．
M: And you got it at a good price
W: Yes．It used to be 490 yuan．but I bought it only at half that price．
M: Lucky you．That’s a real bargain．
W: And I bought a hat to go with the dress too．
M: Is that also a good bargain
W: Sure．the hatis good and cheap too．
M: Good for you．

What did the woman buy last week（）
A. A dress.
B. A hat.
C. A dress and a hat.

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In early Colonial America settlers used makeshift shelters, the most primitive of which was the dugout, like a cave dug into the side of a hill, sometimes built up with sod and covered over with poles and bark. Somewhat more ambitious was the palisade hut, or cabin, built of upright poles driven into the ground, woven with wattles, chinked with clay, and roofed with turf or thatch. The "wigwam" may be derived from the building traditions of local Indians. These were constructed by bending and tying stripped saplings into a vault, interweaving them with twigs, and covering them with bark. The interior might also be insulated with straw. Only the iron cooking pots they had brought with them gave any indication of the advanced technology out of which these people had come. Most of the New England settlers came from the rural areas of East Anglia, and the Gothic building forms of that region were transplanted, though m
A. made into a hillside
B. more ambitious than a dugout
C. without inside walls that might help to insulate
D. possibly developed from those of the earlier inhabitants

[单项选择]What was the matter with you this morning You looked ______ you hadn’t slept for the last 24 hours.
[A] as if [B] that [C] so as [D] like that

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W: You don’t feel very well, do you You look pale. Have you got a cold
M: Oh, no, but my teeth ache. I just had three scoops of chocolate ice-cream.
Q: What probably caused the man’s problem（）

A. The pear.
B. The weather.
C. The dessert.
D. The cold.

[填空题]You look as if you（）(see) a ghost.

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M: You look tired. Where did you go last night
W: I planned to watch a film, but I went to meet my friend at the airport.

What did the woman do （）
A. She went to the airport.
B. She was busy on her assignment.
C. She went to watch a movie.
D. She went to see her friend.

[单项选择]You look（）today. What has happened to you
A. sad
B. sadly
C. sadder

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F: If you look this way, you will see the beautiful scenery of the Great Wall.
M: How nice. Which part of the Wall was built during the Ming dynasty
F: The one where we took photos this morning.

What is the woman in the conversation（　）.
A. A guide.
B. A historian.
C. A traveler.

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Look on the Bright Side

Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51) to be success- ful Having someone around who always (52) the worst isn’t really a lot of (53) . We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, "It looks (54) rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (55) it.
You can change your view of life, (56) to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (57) Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (58) Optimists are more (59) to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (60) to the world. Some people are
A. regard
B. respect
C. suppose
D. think