WarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.单词拼写1．Inoldtimespeoplehada________(理论)thattheworldwasflat.2．Theyhavealmostspentasmuchasone________(十亿)dollarsonthisproject.3．Becauseofthe________(猛烈的)naturaldisaster,alotofpeoplehavelosttheirlives.4．Peoplesufferinghungerstill________(存在)inmanypartsoftheworldtoday.5．Smokingis________(有害的)tohealth,buttherearestillmanypeoplepickingitup.6．Somepeoplearestill________(迷惑的)abouthowthecomputerworks.7．________(不像)whatyousupposed,onlyfewpeopleattendedhisbirthdayparty.8．Mancan'tlivewithoutwaterand________(氧气)．9．Thesunlookslikeanorange________(球)．10．Afamilyfriendly________(气氛)inthishotelmakestravelerscomfortable.Ⅱ.完形填空(2013·中山高一检测)Oneeffectivewayofdestroyinghappinessistolookatsomethingandfocusoneventhesmallestfault.It'slikelookingatthetiled(铺瓦的)ceilingandconcentratingonthespacewhereonetileis__1__.OnceIheardabaldmansaid，“WheneverIenteraroom，allIseeishair.”Onceyou've__2__whatyourmissingtileis，explorewhetheracquiringitwill__3__makeyouhappy.Thendooneofthethreethings:getit，replaceitwithadifferent__4__，orforgetaboutitand__5__thetilesinyourlifethatarenotmissing.Weallknowpeoplewhohavehadarelatively__6__life，yetareessentiallyunhappywhilepeoplewhohavesufferedagreatdealbutgenerallyremainhappy.Thefirst__7__isgratitude.Allhappypeoplearegrateful.Ungratefulpeoplecannotbehappy.Wetendtothinkthatbeingunhappyleadspeopleto__8__，butit'struertosaythatcomplainingleadstopeoplebecomingunhappy.Thesecondsecretisawareness.Weshould__9__thathappinessisabyproductofsomethingelse.Themostobvious__10__arethosepursuitsthatgiveourlivespurpose—anythingfromstudyinginsectstoplayingbaseball.Themorepassionswehave，themorehappinessweare__11__toexperience.Finally，thebeliefthatsomethingpermanentgoesbeyondusandthatour__12__hassomelargermeaningcanhelpustofeelhappier.Weneedaspiritualfaith，oraphilosophyoflife.Whateveryourphilosophyis，itshould__13__thistruth:ifyouchoosetofindthe__14__ineverysituation，youwillbeblessed，andifyouchoosetofindtheawful，youwillbecursed.Asforhappinessitself，this__15__dependsonyourdecisiontomake.1．A.differentB．missingC．shortD．broken2．A.determinedB．predictedC．assumedD．imagined3．A.completelyB．naturallyC．hopefullyD．really4．A.tileB．brickC．ceilingD．house5．A.goonB．putonC．focusonD．relyon6．A.peacefulB．difficultC．ordinaryD．easy7．A.secretB．factorC．ruleD．key8．A.upsetB．quarrelC．complainD．depress9．A.decideB．realizeC．proveD．assume10．A.sourcesB．resultsC．answersD．goals11．A.probableB．possibleC．likelyD．capable12．A.valueB．destinationC．survivalD．existence13．A.tellB．includeC．absorbD．mean14．A.worstB．bestC．positiveD．negative15．A.absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largelyⅢ.阅读理解EdmundHalleywasanEnglishscientistwholivedover200yearsago.Hestudiedtheobservationsofcomets(彗星)whichotherscientistshadmade.Theorbitofoneparticularcometwasaverydifficultmathematicalproblem.Hecouldnotfigureitout.Neithercouldotherscientistswhodealtwithsuchproblems.However，HalleyhadafriendnamedNewton，whowasabrilliantmathematician.Newtonthoughthehadalreadyworkedoutthatproblem，buthecouldnotfindthepapersonwhichhehaddoneit.HetoldHalleythattheorbitofacomethadtheshapeofanellipse(椭圆)．NowHalleysettowork.Hefiguredout(解决；计算出)theorbitsofsomeofthecometsthathadbeenobservedbyscientists.Hemadeasurprisingdiscovery.Theco...
