Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2014·江西省重点中学协作体第一次联考)Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and selfrespect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.
Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of mean excitement. Later we might tell our family of friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and selfrespect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing_the_error_to_the_clerk's_attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our selfrespect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
1.According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our ________.
A.selfrespect B.financial rewards
C.advertising ability D.friendly relationship
2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ________.
A.lying B.stealing
C.cheating D.advertising
3.The underlined phrase “bringing the error to the clerk's attention” means ________.
A.telling the truth to the clerk
B.offering advice to the clerk
C.asking the clerk to be more attentive
D.reminding the clerk of the charged item
4.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A.We'll be very excited.
B.We'll feel unfortunate.
C.We'll have a sense of honor.
D.We'll feel sorry for the clerk.
5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A.How to Live Truthfully
B.Importance of Peacefulness
C.Ways of Gaining Selfrespect
D.Happiness through Honorable Actions
Ⅲ.书面表达
(2014·南通高三一调)右面这幅图片反映了一位学生从因特网上下载音乐的情景。请你根据对这幅图片的理解用英语为某英文报写一篇短文。
你的短文应包含以下内容：
1.描述图片内容，如情景、人物、动作，等等;
2.简要分析产生这种现象的原因;
3.结合自身实际，谈谈你对保护音乐知识产权的看法。
注意：1.可参照图中文字及下面文章开头所给提示，做必要的发挥想象;
2.词数150左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数;
3.作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
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