When we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a
pinnacle (顶点)of delight. And those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.
1 I remember playing policemen and robbers in the woods, getting a speaking
part in the school play. Of course, kids also experience lows, but their delight at such
peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.
For teenagers, or people under 20 the concept of happiness changes. 2 I can
still feel the pain of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to.
I also remember the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a
very handsome young man.
In adulthood the things that bring great joy-birth, love, marriage also bring
responsibility and the risk of loss. 3 For adults, happiness is complex.
4 But I think a better explanation of happiness is" the ability to enjoy
something". The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It"s easy to
overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the
freedom to live where we please, even good health.
While happiness may be more complex for us, the solution is the same as ever.
Happiness isn"t about what happens to us; it"s the ability to find a positive for every
negative, and view a difficulty as a challenge. 5 |
A. Love may not last; loved ones die.
B. For a child, happiness has a magic quality.
C. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life.
D. Being happy doesn"t mean that everything is perfect.
E. The dictionary explains "happy" as "lucky" or "fortunate".
F. It"s not wishing for what we don"t have, but enjoying what we do possess.
G. Suddenly it"s conditional on such things as excitement, love, and popularity. |
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| 阅读理解。 | When you see homework covering the kitchen table and toys are piling up around the sofa, you
probably wish there was a bit more space. You are not alone. Nearly a third of parents say they feel
squeezed into their homes but cannot afford to move to a bigger property,a report reveals today.
Twenty-nine percent say "their property is too small to fit the size of their family"-rising to 40 percent
for those 34 and under. One in four children is "forced to share"a bedroom, according to the
Finda-Property. Com website. Property analyst Samantha Baden said:"Afford-ability remains a key issue
for families, with the average cost of a three-bedroom home around ￡ 193,000."Very few can afford
to buy - or to rent - a property of the size they want and in the area they desire to live in, according to
Miss Baden.
A recent report, from investment firm LV, also found that many "space-starved parents"are pushed
into a two-bedroom home which was perfect when they were a young couple, but has no space for three
or so children. Grown-up children who cannot afford to leave home are also adding to the problem facing
families in Britain"s "big squeeze".
For a home to be the correct size, which means it is not overcrowded, parents must have their own
bedroom. Children under ten can share, as well as same-sex children between ten and 20.Any-one over
21 also needs their own room.
The report comes as official figures, published yesterday by the Land Registry, revealing house prices
are falling sharply in every region except London. The worst - hit area is the North East, where average
house prices have fallen to below ￡ l00,000 for the first time in seven years. However, they remain
unaffordable for millions. | | l. According to Paragraph l, the report reveals . | A. children like to do homework in the kitchen
B. some families can"t afford a bigger property
C. only a few families have housing problem
D. people are satisfied with their living condition | | 2. What Miss Baden said in Paragraph 2 means . | A. most families don"t have enough money yet
B. no family could afford a three - bedroom home
C. it is common to live in a three - bedroom home
D. the price of a bigger property is still acceptable | | 3. The report from the investment firm LV shows . | A. young couples should live in a two - bedroom home
B. families with three or so children couldn"t afford a home
C. parents should buy houses for their grown - up children
D. some grown - up children couldn"t afford a separate home | | 4. According to the passage,the right size for a home means . | A. parents should have a bedroom of their own
B. anyone over 2l needs to live in their own home
C. children under ten should share parents" bedroom
D. children under 20 should have their own bedroom | | 5. What can we learn from the last paragraph? | A. House prices are falling down everywhere.
B. People are able to buy a home of correct size.
C. The house prices in London has not fallen down.
D. The North East is now an area suitable to live in. | | 阅读理解。 | Occasional sleepwalking does not tend to present a problem and most children grow out of it. If it
happens every night and causes problems, then sleep disorder specialists suggest that parents spend a
week noting the time when sleepwalking tends to happen, and then gently wake the child about fifteen
minutes before this time. This will often break the cycle.
So what should you do if you find your relative sleepwalking? For a start, they are in such a deep sleep
that they will probably not notice you, even if you try to wake them. If you do succeed in walking them,
they will become distressed. Everyone has experienced that feeling of confusion when the alarm awakens
you from deep sleep, instead of the lighter sleep we are usually experiencing by the time our alarms
sound. I once had the shock of being woken by a crash and found myself in the kitchen, standing
barefoot and surrounded by broken glass. I"d tried to get a glass of water while sleepwalking, but like
most sleepwalkers I failed to turn on the light, and had smashed the glass against the tap.
Walking a sleepwalker will not cause them to have a heart attack, but the kindest thing to do is not try
to wake them at all. Lead them gently back to bed so that they do not hurt themselves. They will remain
deeply asleep, and it is likely that will not remember a thing in the morning. | | 1.What do the specialists advise the parents to do to avoid their children"s sleepwalking? | A. Go to bed with their children at the same time.
B. Keep a record of the time when children wake up.
C. Take 15 minutes to wake children from sleepwalking.
D. Try some time to break the cycle of the sleepwalking. | | 2. When a sleepwalker is suddenly woken, he is most likely to ___ . | A. die from heart attack
B. do some cooking
C. feel lost
D. become relaxed | | 3.What should we do to deal with a sleepwalking relative? | A. Do nothing but take him back to bed.
B. Try every means to wake him at once.
C. Leave your relative where he stays.
D. Send him to a specialist immediately. | | 4. What is the best title for the text? | A. Sleep Disorder
B. Sleepwalking
C. Sleep Advice
D. Sleepwalkers | 阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项
为多余选项。 | ●Hi, Carolyn: It"s been a bad time for my husband and me. I haven"t been able to get pregnant since
a miscarriage about a year ago, and many people around me have had babies or are getting pregnant.
1 I have been looking for another job for months and have been on more interviews than I ever
thought I would get. But I still don"t have a new position.
2 I know everyone has ups and downs, but I feel like I"ve been down so long, with nothing
changing. How do you continue feeling hopeful when so many things go wrong? I"ve seen a doctor. She
did help, but it still hurts when another friend is pregnant or wait another week with no job offer.
-Feeling Down
●Dear, Feeling down: It will hurt, yes. And if you"ve lost hope, then analyzing the depression is a must.
It"s so personal that it"s hard to make suggestions, but what are you reliably good at, what gives you great pleasure, and what puts smiles on your face? 3 For many it"s just getting to the other side, knowing
you have a favorite book or the person you love waiting for you at the end of the day.
Personally, being a mom also comes with difficult lows, since all kids struggle with the world and with
their parents. It"s their job. While you say "so many things go wrong," I actually count two in your
letter-losing your baby and your job. 4 But you do have your general health, your talents, your marriage, your friends, your family, and other abilities and interests to move you forward. 5 -Carolyn | A. I don"t mean to minimize either; they"re life"s challenges, and you"re facing both.
B. I"m beginning to feel like I can"t have things go right.
C. Would you be so kind as to help me with my problems?
D. My job is probably not going to last beyond spring.
E. Whenever you need them, they are proof of your strength.
F. For some people it"s exercise; for some it"s giving their time to a goal.
G. Take a deep breath and just take it easy. | | 阅读理解。 | When we say older people shrink, we don"t mean they become tiny enough to fit in your pocket! We
just mean that it"s common for older people to become a little shorter over time. This kind of shrinking
can"t be reversed, although people can slow or stop this process. But why does shrinking happen at all?
Because of gravity (that force that keeps your feet on the ground) , cushions between the bones in the
spine (脊骨), get compressed (压缩), which makes a person lose a little height and become shorter.
Another reason why some older people shrink is because of osteoporosis (骨质疏松). Osteoporosis
occurs when bone is broken down and not enough new bone material is made. Over time, bone is said
to be lost because it"s not being replaced. Bones become smaller and weaker and can easily break if
someone with osteoporosis is injured.
Older people - especially women, who generally have smaller and lighter bones to begin with-are
more likely to develop osteoporosis. As years go by, a person with osteoporosis can get small breaks in
bones that are called compression fractures. These breaks cause collapse of the spine and over time the
person with osteoporosis can become hunched over (驼背).
Did you know that every day you shrink a little, too? You aren"t as tall at the end of the day as you
are at the beginning. That"s because as the day goes on, water in the disks of the spine gets compressed
due to gravity, making you just a tiny bit shorter. Don"t worry, though. Once you get a good night"s rest,
your body recovers, and the next morning, you"re standing tall again!
Smoking and drinking alcohol can make this problem worse. Want to do something right now to build
strong bones? I believe what I will say will help you. | | 1. Which of the following statements is true? | A. For shrinking, people can do nothing about it.
B. If someone is injured, he will become shorter.
C. Women have smaller and lighter bones than men.
D. We aren"t as tall at the end of the day as we are at the beginning. | | 2. What should we do if we don"t want to shrink faster? | A. We should try to reduce gravity.
B. We should be careful not to be hurt by others.
C. We should sleep as long as possible.
D. We should keep away from smoking and drinking alcohol. | | 3. What is the topic of the passage? | A. How can we stop shrinking?
B. Why do we shrink?
C. Some tips on how to keep tall.
D. How to live a healthy life. | | 4. About osteoporosis we know that _______. | A. gravity is one of the causes of osteoporosis
B. once our bone is broken down, osteoporosis will occur
C. women are more likely to develop osteoporosis
D. if we develop osteoporosis, we are more likely to be shorter | | 5. What will the author talk about in the paragraph to be followed? | A. Tell us how to grow taller.
B. Tell us how to become healthier.
C. Tell us how to avoid being shrinking.
D. Tell us what to do to have strong bones. | | 阅读理解。 | Going on a date can be a nightmare for the best of us. But now a pair of "social X-Ray" glasses
promises to tell you exactly what the other person is thinking-and when you should stop talking.
The glasses have a built-in camera which monitors the other person"s facial expressions and matches
them up with 24 known features which convey emotions. It will then tell the individual via an earpiece and
lights on the glasses what their date is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means negative,
yellow means they are a bit interested and green means your date is happy. The glasses are under
development at present by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology"s Media Lab.
They say that wearing them during a conversation with another person is like having an "extra sense"
that they are bored or losing interest.
The eyewear was developed for people suffering from autism (孤独症) who have much difficulty
interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider applications. It works thanks to a
camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the glasses frame and connected via a wire to a small
computer which can be attached to the user"s body. The camera monitors how long and how often 24
"feature points" appear on the subject"s faces which are then analyzed by software developed by the MIT
team.
This data is then compared with a bank of expressions and the computer tells the wearer what is
going on via the earpiece and the traffic light system.
So far the glasses are still a job in progress and have been accurate just 64 per cent of the time, a
figure which is expected to improve with further tests. | | 1. The passage mainly tells us that _______. | A. going on a date can be a nightmare for the best of us
B. scientists are showing more and more concern to people suffering from autism
C. the glasses will be more and more popular
D. the scientists are working on a new type of glasses to help people going on a date | | 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | A. The glasses were initially intended for helping people going on a date.
B. The glasses are widely used and have achieved great success.
C. The built-in camera in the glasses is of great importance.
D. People wearing the glasses are sure to have a good date. | | 3. The underlined word ""interacting"" in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _______ . | A. communicating
B. reacting
C. affecting
D. acting | | 4. Which is right according to Paragraph 2 ? | A. Red = negativeyellow = neutral green = positive
B. Red = positiveyellow = neutral green = negative
C. Red = neutralyellow = positive green = negative
D. Red = negativeyellow = positive green = neutral | | 5. The passage is probably from _______ . | A. a guide book
B. an autobiography book
C. a leaflet
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