One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 36
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 37 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 38
what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 40 , or forget about it and 41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively 42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 43 remain happy.
The first 44 is gratitude. All happy people are 45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is 47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 50 to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.
36.A、different B、missing C、short D、broken
37. A、nothing B、none C、all D、anything
38. A、determined B、predicted C、assumed D、imagined
39. A、completely B、naturally C、hopefully D、really
40. A、tile B、brick C、ceiling D、house
41. A、look on B、focus on C、count on D、focus on
42. A、peaceful B、difficult C、easy D、ordinary
43. A、certainly B、merely C、hardly D、generally
44. A、secret B、factor C、rule D、key
45. A、wealthy B、grateful C、proud D、generous
46. A、upset B、quarrel C、complain D、depress
47. A、admitted B、assuming C、proving D、realizing
48. A、sources B、results C、answers D、goals
49. A、among B、from C、through D、for
50. A、probable B、possible C、likely D、capable
51. A、value B、destination C、survival D、existence
52. A、need B、lack C、demand D、expect
53. A、involve B、include C、absorb D、mean
54. A、worst B、best C、positive D、negative
55. A、absolutely B、totally C、exactly D、largely
36.B就像我们在看一个铺瓦的房顶时,总是会盯住缺少(missing)一片瓦的那块地方。根据第二段第二句话中“what your missing tile is,…”也可知此处应选missing。
37.C一位秃头的先生曾经告诉我:“不管什么时候,只要我进入一个房间,我看见的全部(all)的头发。”通过上文内容可知,没有头发的人会更加在意头发,故选C项。
38.A一旦断定(determined)你所缺失的是哪一片瓦。predict“语言”;assume“假设”;imagine“假象”。故选C项。
39.D想一想获得它是否真的会令你幸福。
40.A然后你有三种选择:找到丢了的那块;用另一快不同的瓦片(tile)来代替……
41.B或忘记它,去关注(focus on)你生命中没有缺失的哪些瓦片。第一段的最后一句也是解题的暗示。
42.C我们都认识这样一些人,他们过着相对轻松的(easy)生活,但却并不幸福。
43.D而另一些虽然经历了许多痛苦,却基本上(generally)都幸福地生活着。certainly“当然”;merely“仅仅”;hardly“几乎不”。故D项符合语境。
44.A第一个秘诀(secret)是感激。下段The second secret is…为暗示。
45.B所有幸福的人都心存感激(grateful),下句Ungrateful people cannot be happy为暗示。
46.C我们往往认为,不幸福会导致人牢骚满腹(complain),而是实是,抱怨令人感到不幸福。下文but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy 为暗示。
47.D第二个秘诀就是要意识到(realizing)幸福是其他食物的副产品。
48.A 它最显而易见的源泉(sources)就是哪些给我们的生活以目标的追求。
49.B任何事情,从(from)研究昆虫到打棒球都行。
50.C我们拥有的激情越多,我们就越有可能(likely)经历更多的幸福be likely to do sth. “可能做某事”
51.D最后,如果你信仰有某种永恒的东西可以超越我们,而且我们的存在(existence)更具有超凡的意义,你就会更幸福。
52.A我们需要(need)一个精神上的信仰,或者一套人生哲学。
53.B不管你的人生哲学是什么,它应该包含(include)这样一个真理。
54.C如果你在所有的情况下都选择寻找事情积极的(positive)一面,你就会幸福,如果你选择寻找糟糕的一面,那你将厄运缠身。
55.D就幸福本身而言,它很大程度上(largely)取决于你自身的决定。Absolutely“绝对地”;totally“完全地”exactly“准确地”。故D符合语境。
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE A CLASS OF THEIR OWN* Name: Susan Lane
Age: 22
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994.
Cost: $ 7,000
Organisation: AFS
Experience:“I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”
* Name: Sara Small
Age: 23
Place: Crivitz, Germany, 1996.
Cost: $8,000
Organisation: EF Foundation
Experience: “I loved the travelling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”
* Name: Leanne Smythe
Age: 20
Place: Minnesota, America, 1994.
Cost: $ 6,000
Organnisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience: “I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.”
* Name: David Links
Age: 16
Place: Stuttgart, Germany, 1996.
Cast: $ 6,000
Organisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience: “I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture. 1n Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family. ”
* Name: Tom Jennings
Age: 21
Place: Conflans, France, 1995.
Cast: $ 7,000
Organisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience: “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-ex-change program it is how to take care of yourself.”
* Name: Linda Marks
Age: 19
Place: Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994.
Cost: $ 3,500
Organisation: Rotary International
Experience: “It's like a roller-coaster ride, there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great . ”
1.The students who refer to both the good time and the bad time include ________.
[ ]
A.Susan Lane and Sara Small
B.Linda Marks and David Links
C.Tom Jennings and Linda Marks
D.Learns Smythe and Tom Jennings
2.The writing above would probably be ________.
[ ]
A.the records of students' activities
B.the foreign students' name cards
C.the notice about a visit to foreign countries
D.the advertisement from an international travel service
3.The student who valued learning another language is ________.
[ ]
4.How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced?
[ ]
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN
Name: Susan Lane
Age: 22
Place: Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994
Cost: $7000
Organization: AFS
Experience:“I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”
Name: Sara Small
Age: 23
Place: Crivitz, Germany, 1996
Cost: $8000
Organization: EF Foundation
Experience:“I loved the travelling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”
Name: Leanne Smythe
Age: 20
Place: Minnesota, America, 1994
Cost: $6000
Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience:“I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.”
Name: David Links
Age: 16
Place: Stuttgart, Germany, 1996
Cost: $6000
Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience:“I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture. In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family.”
Name: Tom Jennings
Age: 21
Place: Conflans, France, 1995
Cost: $7000
Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange
Experience:“There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself.”
Name: Linda Marks
Age: 19
Place: Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994
Cost: $3500
Organization: Rotary International
Experience: “It's like a roller-coaster ride, there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”
1.The students who refer to both the good time and bad time include _____.
[ ]
A.Susan Lane and Sara Small
B.Linda Marks and David Links
C.Tom Jennings and Linda Marks
D.Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings
2.The writing above would probably be _____.
[ ]
A.the records of students' activities
B.the foreign students' name cards
C.the notice about a visit to foreign countries
D.the advertisement from an international travel service
3.The student who valued learning another language was _____.
[ ]
A.Linda Marks B.Sara Small
C.Tom Jennings D.Leanne Smythe
4.How many students mentioned the culture difference they have experienced?
[ ]
A.Three. B.Four.
C.Five. D.Six.
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Brazil has become one. of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint ef?forts to reduce birth rates, Brazil had better results without re?ally trying, says George Martine at Harvard.
Brazil’s population growth rate dropped from 2. 99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1. 93% a year between 198 land 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2. 7 chil?dren on average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (肥皂剧) and installment (分期付款) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect, role in low?ering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world’s biggest produc?ers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular television net?work, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities.
Although they have never really tried to work in a mes?sage towards the problems of reproduction, they describe mid?dle and upper class values: not many children, women work?ing, says Martine. They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made people conscious of other patterns of behaviour and other values, which were put into a very attrac?tive package.
Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers. " This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incom?patible (不相容的) with unlimited reproduction," says Mar?tine.
1. According to the passage, Brazil has lowered its population growth ________.
A. by educating its citizens B. by careful family planning
C. by limiting birth rate D. by chance
2. According to the passage, many Third World countries
A. are unwilling to control the birth rate.
B. are willing to join Brazil in controlling their birth rate soon
C. haven’t yet found an effective measure to control their population
D. haven’t realized the importance of TV plays in family planning
3. Soap operas have helped in lowering Brazil’s birth rate be?cause ________.
A. they educate people.
B. they have gradually changed people’s way of life
C. people are drawn to their attractive package
D. they popularize birth control measures
4. What is Martine’s conclusion about Brazil’s population growth?
A. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.
B. The increase in birth rate will be controlled.
C. Consumption goes with reproduction.
D. A country ‘s production is limited by its population growth.
5. According to the passage, soap operas show that they have ____in the middle class.
A. one or two babies. B. many babies C. only a boy D. only a girl
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