Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seeking happiness today?
Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness.Some have put their heart and efforts into their work.Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol.Meanwhile, untold numbers have looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic(异国的)vacation homes and other popular “toys”. Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact: people are looking for a lasting source of happiness.
Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes from many people because they misunderstand the journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, “I’ll be happy when I get my new promotion,” or “I’ll be happy when I lose that extra 20 pounds.” It is dangerous because it accepts that happiness is a “response” to having, being or doing something.
In life, we all experience stimulus(激励) and response.Today, some people think that an expensive car is stimulus.Happiness is a response.A great paying job is stimulus.Happiness is a response.A loving relationship is stimulus.Happiness is a response.This belief leaves us thinking and feeling:“I’ll be happy when…”
It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true.I believe that happiness is a stimulus and response is what life brings to those who are truly happy.When we are happy, we tend to have more success in our work.When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships.When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health.Happiness is not a response but a stimulus.
Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives.For unknown reason to me, many choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time.Happiness is not something that happens to us after we get something we want—we usually get things we want AFTER we choose to be happy.
From the second paragraph, we know too many people .
A.are not happy when they work hard
B.are not happy when they drink or take drugs
C.are happy when they possess their own expensive cars
D.all desire exotic vacation homes
Generally speaking, most people feel happy because .
A.they think happiness is rooted in their deep heats
B.they get what they want to have
C.they get a great paying job
D.they get an expensive car
Which f the following is right according to the author?
A.If you want to get what you want, you first choose to be happy.
B.We should try to get more and then we’ll be happy.
C.Most people today are happy.
D.Work is a necessary part in our daily life.
From the viewpoint of the author, happiness is .
A.based on our needs B.unconditional
C.out of reach D.linited
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】B
文章大意:生活中,我们经常会有不快乐的时候。事实上,我们只有先快乐,才能得到我们自己想要的。
【小题1】细节理解题。 第二段告诉我们:很多人喜欢投身于工作,许多人喜欢吸食毒品或者酗酒,因为他们觉得快乐,所以A、B两项错误;第二段还告诉我们:许许多多的人拥有了自己的昂贵的汽车后,他们就找到了快乐,所以C项正确。而D项与原文叙述不符,太绝对化
【小题2】推理判断题。 依据文章第四段可知,如今,人们都认为昂贵的轿车、高薪的工作都是一种刺激,而后才有了快乐,也就是说,他们得到了自己想要的东西,所以觉得快乐。A项说反了,C、D是B的具体表现形式
【小题3】细节理解题。依据最后两段可知A项正确,B正好与作者的观点相悖,C、D两项文章没有讨论到,所以不正确
【小题4】推理判断题。依据作者在最后三段的阐述,可知幸福是无条件的,觉得幸福你就会拥有你所想要的,而且还会超出你的想象,所以B项正确
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea.I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer (实况解说员).
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted.“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”
Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.
“She DIDN’T,” she was saying.“No.She DIDN’T.She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT.She DID? No she…”
And so on.This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea.I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not.A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed.Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen.I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”
And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”
It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box (便携式录音机) and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode.But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones.You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even (you hope) a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf (催人入梦的潮声), and …
BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”
Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls.Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr.Johnson.Oh, Dr.Smith.You’ve opened the abdominal cavity (腹腔)? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver.Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”
From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.
A.had a wonderful holiday at the beach
B.must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather
C.is only interested in talks by doctors about operation
D.experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.
B.A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.
C.Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.
D.Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.
The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.
A.a dead body B.a loud mobile phone
C.a sound sleeper D.a sleep lover
In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.
A.turned it up to make the seagulls happy
B.turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode
C.might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones
D.might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones
We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.the writer is interested in mobile phone.
B.the writer hates people using mobile phone
C.the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.
D.the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.
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We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through
56. The policeman stopped the boys to ______.
A. put them into prison B. give them a ticket
C. enjoy their performance D. ask some band questions
57. The policeman became friendly to the boys when ha knew they ____
A. had long been at the band B. played the music he loved
C. were driving for a show D. promised into a performance
58. The boys probably felt ______ when they drove off.
A, joyful B. calm C. nervous D. frightened
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Michael was a farmer in Texas.His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich.Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm.
Michael booked his ticket,flew to Shannon airport,hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born.He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm,and in the end he drove up a bumpy path.He was shocked by what he saw:a small field,and in the middle of it was an old house,which looked as if it was falling down.Animals were wandering in and out of the front door,and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr. Ohagan?”asked Michael。
“Yes,”replied the old mall.
“I'm your grandson,Michael,”said Michael.
“A--ha,”replied the old man.
“Is this your farm?”asked Michael.
“Yes,all the way to the wall over there,”said the old man.
Michael was astonished.“Grandfather,”he said,“I have a farm in Texas.I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”
“Yes,”said his grandfather.“I used to have a car like that.”
【小题1】Michael’s parents _______.
A.still lived in Ireland alone | B.owned a small farm in Texas |
C.returned to their birthplace | D.were Irish immigrants(移民)in America |
A.The farm was small | B.The old house looked like his own. |
C.Living conditions were poor in the fields. | D.Animals were free in the fields. |
A.owned a small farm, which extended only to the wall not far away |
B.had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day |
C.hadn’t his modern car any longer |
D.used to have as good a car as his grandson’s |
A.Michael owned a large farm in Ireland. |
B.Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day. |
C.Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day. |
D.Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather |
A.the old man really had a car like that |
B.the old man knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large |
C.the old man misunderstood what Michael said |
D.the old man wanted to buy a car like that |
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It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea.I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer (实况解说员).
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted.“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”
Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.
“She DIDN’T,” she was saying.“No.She DIDN’T.She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT.She DID? No she…”
And so on.This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea.I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not.A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed.Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen.I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”
And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”
It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box (便携式录音机) and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode.But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones.You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even (you hope) a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf (催人入梦的潮声), and …
BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”
Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls.Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr.Johnson.Oh, Dr.Smith.You’ve opened the abdominal cavity (腹腔)? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver.Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”
1.From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.
A.had a wonderful holiday at the beach |
B.must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather |
C.is only interested in talks by doctors about operation |
D.experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach |
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The writer often spends his holidays at the beach. |
B.A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching. |
C.Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach. |
D.Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others. |
3.The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.
A.a dead body |
B.a loud mobile phone |
C.a sound sleeper |
D.a sleep lover |
4.In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.
A.turned it up to make the seagulls happy |
B.turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode |
C.might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones |
D.might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones |
5.We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.the writer is interested in mobile phone. |
B.the writer hates people using mobile phone |
C.the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach. |
D.the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年广东省高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Michael was a farmer in Texas.His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich.Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm.
Michael booked his ticket,flew to Shannon airport,hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born.He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm,and in the end he drove up a bumpy path.He was shocked by what he saw:a small field,and in the middle of it was an old house,which looked as if it was falling down.Animals were wandering in and out of the front door,and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr. Ohagan?”asked Michael。
“Yes,”replied the old mall.
“I'm your grandson,Michael,”said Michael.
“A--ha,”replied the old man.
“Is this your farm?”asked Michael.
“Yes,all the way to the wall over there,”said the old man.
Michael was astonished.“Grandfather,”he said,“I have a farm in Texas.I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”
“Yes,”said his grandfather.“I used to have a car like that.”
1.Michael’s parents _______.
A.still lived in Ireland alone |
B.owned a small farm in Texas |
C.returned to their birthplace |
D.were Irish immigrants(移民)in America |
2.Which of the following shocked Michael?
A.The farm was small |
B.The old house looked like his own. |
C.Living conditions were poor in the fields. |
D.Animals were free in the fields. |
3.The old man _______.
A.owned a small farm, which extended only to the wall not far away |
B.had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day |
C.hadn’t his modern car any longer |
D.used to have as good a car as his grandson’s |
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Michael owned a large farm in Ireland. |
B.Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day. |
C.Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day. |
D.Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather |
5.From“I used to have a car like that”,we can see that________.
A.the old man really had a car like that |
B.the old man knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large |
C.the old man misunderstood what Michael said |
D.the old man wanted to buy a car like that |
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