Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside subjects like maths and languages.
The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and count from one to ten: one begins, the next voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side. The aim is to listen for an opportunity to shout the number without clashing （冲突）with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try, most of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in. But by the fifth round, they develop a rhythm.
The message: giving other people space but also confidently claiming your own space is a requirement for social well-being.
While the game suggests a soft course for the less bright, the school says it is trying to make it affect even clever pupils. The Willy Hellpach School is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course, intended for 17-19-year-olds preparing for university-entrance exams. "The course isn't there to make you happy," Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal, warned the pupils who were taking the course, "but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy." Cooking a meal together will be one of the class exercises, along with improving body language under the guidance of two professional actresses.
"In the first period, we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves. No laughing at people or teasing," said Fanny, 17.
The message: self-esteem (自尊) improves happiness too.
The course is taught for three periods a week and will be graded as a part of overall assessment. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter. Max, 18, says he is happy when he finds people who share his interests. Janina, 18, says she needs to be fit to feel happy.
"We want to show how proper food or exercise can help in becoming happy," the principal said. He hopes other schools in Germany will copy the idea. The school has attracted national interest since it announced its new course.
1．What would be the best title of this passage?
A．Basic Things for Happiness. B．Tips to Be Happy.
C．Learning How to Be Happy. D．Laughing a Lot at School.
2．Why is the happiness course compared with maths and languages?
A．It has been developed as a school subject.
B．It is more important than traditional courses.
C．It is part of the research.
D．It arouses the students' interest.
3．Who are expected to take the course at the school?
A．First year students. B．All the students.
C．Students with mental problems. D．Students who are going to graduate.
4．Which of the following is NOT true about the happiness classes?
A．Students learn through playing games. B．Cooking a meal together is a class activity.
C．Students are only made to be happy. D．Students say positive things about each other
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Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got good friend your parents don’t like?
【小题1】Many teenagers think their know them better than their parents do．
| A．friends | B．teachers | C．brothers and sisters | D．classmates |
| A．go to their friends. |
| B．talk with their parents |
| C．have a d discussion with their family |
| D．talk with their friends on the phone |
| A．Parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully． |
| B．Perhaps some children’s friends are chosen by their parents． |
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_______ _______ __________, he got the first place in the English competition, representing his school.
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We finally bought the house _________ _______________. It’s near both the
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The UK actually ____________ ______ four countries, of which England is the
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Which comes first, happiness or money? Are richer people happier? And if so, how do people get much richer? A recent study could tell you the answer.
The study looked into thousands of teenagers and found that those who felt better about life as young adults tended to have higher incomes by the time they turned 29. Those who were happiest earned an average of $8,000 more than those who were the most depressed.
The researchers, from University College London and the University of Warwick, say that very gloomy teens, no matter how tall or smart they were, earned 10% less than their peers, while the happier ones earned up to 30% more.
Happier teenagers have an easier time getting through school, college and a job interview, chiefly because they always feel better about life. It may also be true that happier people find it easier to make friends, who are often the key to homework help or networking.
A report in June suggested that professional respect was more important than dollars in terms of workplace happiness. In August scientists announced that they had found the gene for happiness in women, Alas （the same gene doesn’t appear to have the same effect on men）. And in October researchers in the UK and in the US announced that people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day report being the happiest.
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“These findings show that the teenagers’ happiness is important to their future success,” one of the report’s authors writes. “But what is the most important is that we should find a way to help children gain more satisfaction from doing schoolwork.”
1.What conclusion can the researchers draw from the recent study?
A. Happy teenagers grow up to be wealthier.
B. Money can make people become happier.
C. Wealth has nothing to do with happiness at all.
D. Schoolwork can help teens achieve success.
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A. they are easy to communicate with others
B. they are good at doing their schoolwork
C. they are hopeful and optimistic about their life
D. they eat much more fruit and vegetables a day
3.The underlined word “gloomy” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.
A. upset B. glorious C. happy D. wealthy
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. The way to educate kids. B. The source of happiness.
C. How to achieve your goal. D. The secret of being wealthier.
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