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         To some people, happiness is something to do with simplicity, and it is the ability to extract pleasure
    from the simplest things-such as a peach stone (桃核). It is obvious that it has nothing to do with success.
         For Sir Henry Stewart, it was certainly successful. I remember some ten years ago when he was made King's Counsel, Amos and I went to congratulate him. We smiled happily; he merely looked as miserable
    as though he'd received a punishment. He took his success as a child does his medicine. And not one of
    his achievements brought even a sign of a smile to his tired eyes.
         I asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions. He looked down at his roses and
    went on watering them. Then he said, "The only value in achieving one's ambitions is that you then realize
    that they are not worth achieving."
         Yesterday, I was passing his house and he called me, "Come and see, Jan. Look! I have done it at last! "There he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it.
         "And there were only three!" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven.
         "Three what?" I asked.
         "Peach stones," he replied."I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child,
    when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and
    then forgot where I planted them.But now at last I have done it. I had only three stones, and three shoots," he counted.
         Then Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement-his achievement of
    simplicity.
    1. From what fact could we see Sir Henry was successful?
    A. He felt happy from the simplest things.
    B. He was made King's Counsel.
    C. He was able to make the peach stones shoot.
    D. He didn't take his success seriously.
    2. The author compares Sir Henry's attitude towards his success to a child's taking medicine________.
    A. to show that Sir Henry felt miserable when he was promoted
    B. to prove that Sir Henry didn't want to be successful
    C. to suggest that Sir Henry's future job would be hard to do
    D. to tell us that Sir Henry took his success as a tiny thing in his life
    3. According to Sir Henry Stewart, the value in achieving one's ambitions is________.
    A. that he discovers it valueless
    B. that he finds it worth his efforts
    C. that he has achieved it
    D. that he fails to realize it
    4. The writer's opinion about Sir Henry's attitude towards success is________.
    A. criticism  
    B. disapproval  
    C. admiration  
    D. tease

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         To some people, happiness is something to do with simplicity, and it is the ability to extract pleasure
    from the simplest things-such as a peach stone (桃核). It is obvious that it has nothing to do with success.
         For Sir Henry Stewart, it was certainly successful. I remember some ten years ago when he was made King's Counsel, Amos and I went to congratulate him.We smiled happily; he merely looked as miserable
    as though he'd received a punishment. He took his success as a child does his medicine. And not one of his achievements brought even a sign of a smile to his tired eyes.
         I asked him one day what it was like to achieve all one's ambitions.He looked down at his roses and
    went on watering them.Then he said, "The only value in achieving one's ambitions is that you then realize
    that they are not worth achieving."
         Yesterday, I was passing his house and he called me,"Come and see, Jan.Look! I have done it at last!" There he was, holding a small box of earth in his hand.I observed three tiny shoots out of it.
         "And there were only three!" he said, his eyes laughing to heaven.
         "Three what?" I asked.
         "Peach stones," he replied. "I've always wanted to make peach stones grow, even since I was a child,
    when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and
    then forgot where I planted them. But now at last I have done it. I had only three stones, and three shoots," he counted.
         Then Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement-his achievement of
    simplicity.
    1. From what fact could we see Sir Henry was successful?
    A. He felt happy from the simplest things.
    B. He was made King's Counsel.
    C. He was able to make the peach stones shoot.
    D. He didn't take his success seriously.
    2. The author compares Sir Henry's attitude towards his success to a child's taking medicine _____.
    A. to show that Sir Henry felt miserable when he was promoted
    B. to prove that Sir Henry didn't want to be successful
    C. to suggest that Sir Henry's future job would be hard to do
    D. to tell us that Sir Henry took his success as a tiny thing in his life
    3. According to Sir Henry Stewart, the value in achieving one's ambitions is _____.
    A. that he discovers it valueless
    B. that he finds it worth his efforts
    C. that he has achieved it
    D. that he fails to realize it
    4. The writer's opinion about Sir Henry's attitude towards success is _____.
    A. criticism  
    B. disapproval  
    C. admiration  
    D. tease

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    Nowadays more and more people are trapped in too busy work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bed-time story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that the distinctions that used to guide and steady us ------ between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there ------ are gone. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.

    Maybe that’s why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious commitment, seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cell phones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that after spending time in quiet rural settings, subjects “exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory and generally improved cognition. Their brains become both calmer and sharper.” More than that, empathy, as well as deep thought, depends on neural processes that are “inherently slow. ” The very ones our high-speed lives have little time for.

    In my own case, I turn to eccentric and often extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. I’ve not yet used a cell phone and I’ve never Tweeted or entered Face book. I try not to go online till my day’s writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.

    None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism (苦行主义): it’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better-----calmer, clearer and happier----than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for----The Joy of Quiet.

    1.The writer sometimes doesn’t do anything because ________.

    A．he is out of work .                       B．whatever he does make no sense

    C．he is worried about his writing.             D．he can enjoy himself in his leisure time.

    2.When the writer uses the word “forget” , his real meaning is _______.

    A．Somebody really forgets his cell phone at home.

    B．Somebody thinks cell phone is not a suitable means of communication.

    C．Somebody hates modern techniques such as the cell phone.

    D．Somebody leaves his cell phone at home on purpose.

    3.Which of the following is right?

    A．It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.

    B．The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.

    C．Slowing down to find time and space to think and enjoy oneself is urgent.

    D．We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.

    4.What does the underlined word mean?

    A．difference         B．sameness          C．simplicity          D．complication

    5.What is the main idea of the article?

    A．The importance of spending time in quiet.

    B．We can do some sports such as yoga to relax.

    C．Principle or asceticism is important in one’s life.

    D．The more we communicate, the more we will be closer.

     

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