Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and succ
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Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life"s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
小题1:The best title of the passage is .| A．Money Makes You Happy | | B．The Secrets of Happiness | | C．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy | | D．Good Friends Make You Happy |
小题2:The second paragraph tells us that .| A．the more friends you have, the happier you will be | | B．we shouldn"t think about our future | | C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life | | D．some people fail to live a happy life |
小题3:The passage gives us pieces of advice on happiness.小题4: The writer thinks that .| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life | | B．it"s wrong to spend time on work | | C．hobbies take up too much time | | D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
小题5: Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?| A．Reading a good book. | | B．Traveling to a foreign country. | | C．Playing a sport. | | D．Spending time with close friends. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B |
解析
小题1:主旨大意题，根据首段的内容和二三段解释幸福秘密的内容可以确定正确答
案为B：幸福的秘密。故答案选择B
小题2:细节题，由第二段：”The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.”可知，正确答案为C。
小题3:细节题，第二段的第一句：”The first secret of …”，第二段的首句” Another
secret to …”和第四句” Finally, many people find happiness …”可知，共有三条建议。故答案选C
小题4:细节题，由第三段第四，五和六句：”Finally, many people find happiness in
helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time
helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone.”可知，D符合题意。
小题5:细节题，根据第二、三段的内容：”such as reading a good book,”，“People
who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.” & “or playing a sport,”可知，只有B选项没有提到，故选B。 |
举一反三
Do you know the book called Cat Found? It’s written by Ingrid Lee. The book is about helping cats. Billy is a boy and he lives in a small town. There’re a lot of stray(流浪的) cats in it. People don’t like them and some naughty(淘气的) boys even throw rocks(石头) at them. One day Billy finds a little cat on the street. It is badly hurt. He is a kind boy and decides to take it home. His father doesn’t like the cat very much, so he puts it in his bedroom. He looks after the cat very well and it becomes healthy soon. Billy and his friends want to do something to tell people to help cats in many ways. Can they succeed(成功)?
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)。
小题1:You can find your lost cat at Cat Found. ( )
小题2:Billy wants to do something to tell people to help cats. ( )
小题3:Billy and his friends are very naughty. ( )
小题4:Billy’s father likes cats very much. ( )
小题5:There’re many stray cats in Billy’s hometown(家乡). ( ) |
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender , who was old and ugly, the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s and her father’s debt(债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how I was！” She said, “But never . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to which stone I picked.” This tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a way. Most difficult problems do have an solution.
| 小题1: | | A．pleased | B．attracted | C．loved | D．saw |
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| 小题3: | | A．bored | B．frightened | C．relaxed | D．excited |
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| 小题4: | | A．pink | B．red | C．black | D．yellow |
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| 小题5: | | A．show | B．drop | C．check | D．choose |
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| 小题6: | | A．daughter | B．cousin | C．wife | D．friend |
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| 小题7: | | A．again | B．still | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．said | B．feared | C．thought | D．noticed |
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| 小题9: | | A．On | B．About | C．For | D．Without |
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| 小题10: | | A．usually | B．surprisingly | C．immediately | D．slowly |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．clever | C．careless | D．lucky |
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| 小题12: | | A．laugh | B．mind | C．cry | D．complain |
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| 小题13: | | A．tell | B．explain | C．ask | D．arrange |
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| 小题14: | | A．saying | B．story | C．news | D．man |
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| 小题15: | | A．careful | B．funny | C．different | D．normal |
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Once upon a time, there was a spider with the name Anansi. He knew that he was very clever but he also knew he wasn’t wise(英明的). He didn’t like this, but he did not know what to do. One day he had an idea. He went around the village with a basket ban asked each person to give him some of their wisdom(智慧). The people laughed at Anansi because they knew that he needed wisdom the most. So each person put a bit in his basket and wished him good luck.
Soon his basket was full, but Anansi was worried that his neighbors might be jealous(嫉妒)of his wisdom and take it from him. He decided to hide it at the top of a tall tree. When he had tired the basket to the front part of his body, he tried to climb the tree, but it was too difficult. He tried again and again without success.
Then his youngest son walked by, “What are you doing, father?” he asked and Anansi told him. “Why don’t you carry the basket on your back instead?” his son said.
Anansi put the basket on his back and climbed the tree easily, but he wasn’t happy. “I walked all over the village and collected so much wisdom that I am the wisest person ever, but my baby son is still wiser than me. Take back your wisdom!” he said. And he threw the basket of wisdom into the air and went home. And that’s how wisdom went all over the world.
小题1:Anansi went around the village because _______.| A．he knew he was very clever | | B．he wanted to show his good luck | | C．he hoped to meet his son | | D．he thought he wasn’t wise enough |
小题2:Anansi wanted to get his wisdom from _______.| A．his son | B．his father | | C．the villagers | D．the neighbors |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 (指的是)_______.| A．the tree | B．the basket | | C．the luck | D．the wisdom |
小题4:The passage above is _______.| A．a report | B．a story | | C．an advertisement | D．a diary |
小题5:The best title for the passage would be _______.| A．Anansi’s wisdom | B．The wisdom of Anaansi’s son | | C．Anansi and his son | D．Anansi and the villagers |
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Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn"t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I"d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.
After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can"t leave you here,” she said. “This isn"t the nicest place. I"ll give you a ride home.” “You"ll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑). “No, I"ll take you in my car,” she said. “It"s a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I"m just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn"t hear of it. “That wouldn"t make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
小题1:Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?| A．He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus. | | B．No driver would give him a ride. | | C．He didn"t know the routes. | | D．He perhaps would have to take a taxi. |
小题2:Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was_____. | A．very quiet and peaceful | | B．dark without street lights | | C．neither clean nor beautiful | | D．a little unsafe |
小题3:The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________. | A．she happened to go in the same direction | | B．she wanted to do something good for other people | | C．her brother told her to do so | | D．she wanted to earn more money |
小题4:The bus driver hoped that the writer ________. | A．would do as she did | | B．would keep her in memory | | C．would give the money to others | | D．would do her a favor |
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It was the first day of second grade, and Sarah had been looking forward to this moment. The night before,she laid out her favorite clothes: a white coat and a bright yellow shirt.
When having breakfast, Sarah dropped some food on her shirt, so she had to change into her second-best clothes, blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt.
After breakfast Sarah rushed to catch the school bus and when she was just reaching the door the bus driver opened it. The door hit right in Sarah’s face and blood dripped from her nose. The driver wanted to send her home, but she refused, "It is the most important day of the year! I can’t miss it!"
Before classes, Sarah went to her favorite swing(秋千). When rising high, she saw her best friend little Jack. She let go of the swing and waved to him with one hand. Unfortunately, she flew out of the swing and landed hard on the sand, breaking a leg and an arm. As she lay in the sand, she noticed a shiny thing on the ground beside her. With her good hand she took it.
When Sarah’ mother rushed into the ward she was surprised by what she saw: her girl was lying in bed with an arm and a leg in the splint (夹板), a broken nose, and blood stains on her second-best clothes. Expecting to see her child crying, she was confused when she saw a big, bright smile on Sarah’s face.
"Sarah, look at you!" her mother cried. "You were hurt so badly and why are you smiling?" "Look, Mommy, I found a diamond!" Sarah laughed.
Life can be like that. It can be tough, even painful sometimes. But there are always treasures that make the pain worth suffering.
小题1:When Sarah went to school, she was wearing ________________.| A．a white coat and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt | | B．blue jeans and a yellow shirt | | C．a white coat and a yellow shirt | | D．blue jeans and a Jonas Brothers T-shirt |
小题2:Sarah fell off the swing because _____________.| A．she seldom played swing | | B．she rose too high | | C．she waved one hand to her friend | | D．she was pulled down by her friend |
小题3:When Sarah’s mother saw her in the ward she felt _______________.| A．upset | B．puzzled | | C．relaxed | D．disappointed |
小题4:Which of the following can be used to describe Sarah’s story?| A．Every cloud has a silver lining.（衬里） | | B．Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. | | C．First think, then act. | | D．No pains, no gains. |
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