and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the
different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.
People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of
conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all
the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore,
they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many
people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such
unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评) and being disliked is
perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be
strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I
hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.
Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on
deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats
them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper
and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune,
nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they
bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize
their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without
worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any
contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially
when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
1. People who are unhappy _______.
A. always consider things differently from others
B. usually are affected by the results of certain things
C. usually misunderstand what others think or say
D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things
2. The phrase "sour the pleasure of society" most nearly means "_______".
A. have a good taste with social life
B. make others unhappy
C. tend to please others openly
D. enjoy the pleasure of life
3. We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. we should pity all such unhappy people
B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life
C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness
D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons
4. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.
A. prevent any communication with them
B. show no
respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effects
D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes
5. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.
A. describes two types of people
B. laughs at the unhappy people
C. suggests the unhappy people get rid of the habits of unhappiness
D. tells people how to be happy in life
下面是有关专家的详细信息, 请阅读下列相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息.
1. Mr. Chen Fang, executive manager of the sales Department of Tianhua Trading Company, one of the
leading companies in Shanghai, will give us a presentation this afternoon. Sales of the products have
grown astonishingly since Mr. Chen took charge of the department in July, 1992. The products are
exported to many countries and regions of the world. Mr. Chen has been credited with miraculous powers.
2. Local employers in the city send Linda Smith a list of job openings at their companies. Her task is to
interview unemployed persons, find out their backgrounds, job skill and future plans. Then she searches
through her list of openings to find a job that is suitable for the applicant. If the employer hires the applicant, he/ she pays her agency a fee.
3. Professor George Smith, a distinguished economist from Britain, will give us a speech this afternoon.
He is one of the specialists in the economical growth of Britain, professor of Oxford University, Ph. D
from London School of Economics.
4. Mr. Frederick Row of the United Nations will give all the students a lecture tonight. Mr. Frederick
Row is an expert on the problem of overpopulation, six years" working experience in Africa and India,
author of the book We"re Killing Ourselves, master"s degree from Harvard, Ph. D. from Yale.
5. Adrienne Rich is going to give us a lecture. She is the author of nearly twenty volumes of poetry,
including. The School Among the Ruins: Poems 2000 - 2004 (W. W. Norton & Co. 2004), which won
the Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of several books of nonfiction prose. Rich has
received the Bollingen Prize, the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award, the Academy of American Poets
fellowship, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the National Book Award, and
the MacArthur Fellowship; she is also a former Academy Chancellor. In 1997 Adrienne Rich was
awarded the Academy"s Wallace Stevens Award for outstanding and proved mastery in the art of poetry.
请阅读下面相关专家所从事职业或所作讲座的相关信息, 然后完成信息匹配:
A. He or She will give us a speech titled "Prospects of British Economy".
B. The professor will talk about this topic "The Bible, Slavery", and the "Irrepressible Conflict".
C. He or she is a job placement specialist
for the Professional Employment Agency.D. That expert will present us "Global Management in the 1990s".
E. This specialist will give us a lecture titled "Poetry Reading and Discussion".
F. The Dr. will give us a speech titled "The Problem of Over - population in Developing Countries".
can"t even remember what happened.
In the past nine years, I"ve seen her twice, and each time we"ve been polite but distant. And that
troubles me because we were once close friends. I"d like nothing more than to go back nine years, and
continue our friendship. But how? How do you reconnect with friends you"ve lost throughout the years?
Linking to your past
The desire to reconnect with lost friends isn"t unusual. Why? Because friends link us to the past.
"Friends from years ago are custodians(监护人)of our past," says Sandy Sheehy, author of Connecting: The Enduring Power of Female Friendship.
Although you can share information about your past with friends you"ve met recently, you don"t have
a shared history with them. So you wind up only telling them about your past, rather than sharing it with
them.
But many people never try to reconnect. Women especially have trouble taking that first step. Shynes
s or fear that the other person doesn"t want to reconnect often stops many women. And that shouldn"t
be. Your friends probably want to be in touch with you as much as you want to be in touch with them.
Searching for friends
Fortunately, finding lost friends isn"t as difficult as it once was, thanks to tools like the Internet. Our
experts offer these suggestions for locating contact information:
＊Search Internet sites designed to locate people like classmates.com and switchboard.com.
＊Contact your high school or college alumni(校友)office to request current address information.
＊Surf online yellow pages. Check current phone records from your friend"s hometown.
＊Network with other friends who might have known your friend.
＊Get in touch with any of her relatives, if you know where they live. If you know where she works,
find the company"s web site and search the directory of personnel.
1. What is the subject discussed in the passage?
A.How to make new friends.
B.How to rediscover friendships.
C.How to develop healthy friendships.
D.How to keep in touch with friends.
2. The underlined sentence "friends from years ago are custodians of our past" means ____________.
A..many years ago old friends kept something for us
B.in the past old friends took care of us
C.old friends are part of our life history
D.old friends know what wrong things we did in the past
3. According to the passage what makes us reluctant to reconnect old friends?
A. Lack of money.
B. Shortage of time.
C. Regret and shame.
D. Fear and shyness.
4. How can we make contact with the lost friends according to the passage?
A. By asking other friends of the information on your lost friends.
B. By going direct to the place where he works.
C.By asking the local post office about your friends" new address.
D. By putting an advertisement in your friends" local town.
1 Our ancestors performed body painting during special occasions. However, they did not use
paints like the ones sold in stores today. They used natural paints to do body painting. Today, body
painting is still being practised, and it is very popular in Western countries. However, back in the 1960"s,
the social acceptability of this art form was always in question. 2
When body painting, you do not just use any kind of paint. 3 Artists should only use paints that can
be easily washed off with water and ordinary soap. So, now you know something about body painting. If
you want to practise body painting, you can join in certain classes. 4 A friend or even a family member will do, but it is much easier if you practise in a class because you do not have to worry about finding a
model.
Body painting is a special kind of art that requires years of practice before you can become an expert
in the field. 5 The Internet can provide you with all the resources you need. You simply have to spend
enough time doing research and studying all of the information that you need to know.
Your mind should also be free so that you can create a beautiful work of art. In time, you will be
ready to join in the festival for body painting, where your skills can be recognized by people all over the
world.
A. No wonder, body painting is a popular kind of visual art now.
B. While you are studying it, you have to continue to do research.
C. For beginners, you should practise body painting with someone that you are comfortable with.
D. Body painting can transform a person into a spirit, a work of art, or even a map of a place.
E. Body painting was developed many years ago.
F. There is one main rule for body painting - the paints should be harmless.
G. In fact, experts have had endless discussions about it.
Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they
relieve these experiences in nightmares.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget
bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope
it might reduce ,or possibly erase(抹去),the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body
releasing(释放)chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the
emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.
The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, While others support
it.
Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers" troubling memories after war. They
say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.
"Some memories can ruin people"s lives . They come back to you when you don"t want to have them
in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a
professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."
But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because
memories give us our identity (特质). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are.
I"m not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.
1. The passage is mainly about____________ .
A. a new medical invention
B. a new research on the pill
C. a way of erasing painful memories
D. an argument about the research on the pill
2. The drug tested on people can_________________.
A. cause the brain to fix memories
B. stop people remembering bad experiences
C. prevent body producing certain chemicals
D. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories
3. We can infer from the passage that_______________.
A. people doubt the effects of the pills
B. the pill will stop people"s bad experiences
C. taking the pill will do harm to people"s health
D. the pill has probably been produced in America
4. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?
A. Some memories can ruin people"s lives.
B. People want to get rid of bad memories.
C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.
D. The pill will reduce people"s sufferings from bad memories.
Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of history, "I am
constantly surprised by other people"s surprise, when they come to the house and see me cleaning a
floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes
form men. But I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too."
His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director
of the Cambridge House literacy scheme(扫盲计划) for adults in South London. Her working week
involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is in charge of home and family.
Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables
him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers his principal work: writing. He has written
several books and spends much of his time in the Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home
in Brixton.
People ask the Maces if they think their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents
generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to spare time and energy to play
with their children. "And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children.
Before, Rodney Mace worked full-time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director
of the literacy scheme left. "It seems to me that Jane was very well suited to do this job. She was very
doubtful about it. But I asked her to apply. She did, and she got it." Jane Mace says that she needed
this encouragement, as so many women do.
Did his male ego(男性自我意识) suffer from the change-over? Nothing like that occurred. But he
still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking. "I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I
felt enormous relief. I wasn"t avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better
now. It has been a change for the good for both of us－think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I
cannot overemphasize(过高强调) that: in every aspect, I think it is necessary that the woman works.
The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn"t work.
1.The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because _______.
A. they have a truly equal partnership
B. the husband enjoys staying at home
C. they earn more money
D. the wife has a full-time job
2.Jane finally decided to apply for her present job because ________.
A. she thought she had better qualification than others
B .her husband had persuaded her to
C. it was very well paid
D .some of her friends encouraged her to
3. It is implied in the passage that ________.
A. the Maces believe a good career is even more important that their family life
B. Rodney"s children are quite happy with their position in the family
C. even capable women sometimes need encouragement from their families
D. the practice of sharing household jobs between husband and wife is common in London
4.We can infer from this passage that a change-over of roles in the family ________.
A. is quite necessary in modern life
B. is probably based on some practical reasons
C. aims mainly at a complete liberation of women
D. shows women are not necessarily inferior(低下) to men
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Most Englishmen think that a husband should do more housework than a wife.
B. In London the traditional idea about the sex role at home has been completely changed.
C. Many Englishmen and Englishwomen still believe that women are mainly in charge of
home and family.
D. English people believe that men should take more responsibilities for house work.
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- 3下列条件中，能判断两个平面平行的是[ ]A．一个平面内的一条直线平行于另一个平面 B．一个平面内的两条直线平行于
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- 5The man should be excused because he caused the damage _____
- 6已知在上是的减函数，则的取值范围是（ ）A．B．C．D．
- 7“1979年，那是一个春天，有一位老人在中国的南海边画了一个圈。神话般崛起座座城……”这位老人是[ ]A．***
- 8以下事例中，重力做功的是（ ）A．冰球在水平的冰面上滚动B．皮划艇在平静水面快速滑行C．跳水运动员下落D．举重运动员把
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- 10句型转换。（每空一词）1. What"s the weather like today? (改为同义句) ______
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- 3New Zealand has a population of about 3.8 million, ____ abou
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- 5-- What’s this? --- .A. Yes, i
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