题目
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Many have sought a variety of sources for their feelings of happiness. Some have put their hearts and
efforts into their work. Too many have turned to drugs and alcohol. Meanwhile, untold numbers have
looked for it in the possession of expensive cars, exotic(异国的) vacation homes and other popular
"toys". Most of their efforts have a root in one common fact: people are looking for a lasting source of
happiness.
Unfortunately, I believe that happiness escapes from many people because they misunderstand the
journey of finding it. I have heard many people say that, "I"ll be happy when I get my new promotion."
Or "I"ll be happy when I lose that extra 20 pounds." It is dangerous because it accepts that happiness is
a "response" to having, being or doing something.
In life, we all experience stimulus(激励) and response. Today, some people think that an expensive
car is a stimulus, and happiness is a response; a great paying job is a stimulus, and happiness is a
response; a loving relationship is a stimulus, and happiness is a response. This belief leaves us the thinking
and feeling: I"ll be happy when …
It has been my finding that actually the opposite is true. I believe that happiness is a stimulus and a
response is what life brings to those who are truly happy. When we are happy, we tend to have more
success in our work. When we are happy, people want to be around us and enjoy loving relationships.
When we are happy, we more naturally take better care of our bodies and enjoy good health. Happiness
is not a response but a stimulus.
Happiness is a conscious choice we make every day of our lives. For unknown reason to me, many
choose to be painful, unsuccessful and angry most of the time. Happiness is not something that happens
to us after we get something we want-we usually get things we want AFTER we choose to be happy.
1. From the second paragraph, we know too many people ______________.
A. are not happy when they work hard
B. are not happy when they drink or take drugs
C. Are happy when they possess their own expensive cars
D. all desire exotic vacation homes
2. Generally speaking, most people feel happy because ______________.
A. they think happiness is rooted in their deep hearts
B. they get what they want to have
C. they get a great paying job
D. they get an expensive car
3. Which of the following is right according to the author?
A. If you want to get what you want, you first choose to be happy.
B. We should try to get more and then we"ll be happy.
C. Most people today are happy.
D. Work is a necessary part in our daily life
4. From the viewpoint of the author, happiness is _______________.
A. based on our needs
B. unconditional
C. out of reach
D. limited
答案
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试题【阅读理解 Are you happy? Do you remember a time when you were happy? Are you seek】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each
age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good
parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in
his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new
things to the child—things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known.
But a child has his pains: he is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told to do
things, or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food,
his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time
playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society
as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out
of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position
in society.
B. a child is always loved whatever he does
C. if much is given to a child, he must do something in return
D. only children are interested in life
B. has to be successful in finding a job
C. can still ask for help when in trouble
D. should be able to take care of himself
B. There are fewer interesting things for old people
C. Adults are freer to do what they want to
D. Adults should no longer rely on others
B. young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C. childhood is the most enjoyable time in one"s life
D. one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life.
B. how to build up one"s position in society
C. joys and pains of old people
D. what to do when one has problems in life
have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and a thousand years ago. In that time, the dish
reached India. The Indians, in turn, many have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians.
Marco Polo, an Italian who travelled widely in the thirteenth century, noted that he found the Chinese
had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk. From the fourteenth century on, ices became
popular first in Venice and then throughout Italy.
At first ice cream was a luxury (奢侈品) in France. Only rich people had the money to buy it. Then,
in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice
cream at prices people could afford. Then his ice cream became so popular that other shops were
opened.
About 1640, King Charles introduced ice cream to England and soon ice cream quickly became
popular in England too.
American now eat more ice cream than any other people in the world. But they are not the only ones
who are fond of it. Greeks are also very fond of ice cream. In the large cities of Germany there are many
small shops that sell only ice cream. Ice cream shops are not as common as in England, although large
London stores do have soda fountains (冷饮部).
Ice cream sodas first became popular sometime in the 1880s in the United States. In fact they soon
became too popular to suit some of the good people of Evanston, Illinois. They thought it was not proper
to drink soda on Sunday. A city law was passed to stop the ice cream soda on Sundays. To keep within
the law, it is said that one man served ice cream with syrup (糖水).
Throughout its long history, ice cream has been a favorite dish. But only in this century has it been
made with so many different tastes. People today can select from more than 240 flavors.
| Topic | The 1.______ of Ice Cream | ||||||
| In Asia | Perhaps first made in China at 2._____ a thousand years ago. Then 3._____ to the Indians, the Arabs and the Persians. | ||||||
| In 4.______. | First popular in Venice and then all 5.____ Italy. Popular in France due to a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio who opened a shop selling ice cream affordable to common people. 6. _____ in many small shops in the large cities of Germany. Not as many ice cream shops in England. | ||||||
| In the 7.____. | Americans eat the largest 8._____ of ice cream in the world. Ice cream soda was not allowed to be 9._____ on Sundays in Evanston, Illinois. | ||||||
| Conclusion | Ice cream is of different tastes and people have more 10._____ nowadays. | ||||||
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| "Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move," said David Belle, the founder of parkour (跑酷)． Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond"s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide. Yes, that"s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop. Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much more than that. Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy (理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, "I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything." Another philosophy we"ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself. It is only a state of mind. It is when you trust yourself that you earn energy. | |||||||
| 1. Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of _____. | |||||||
| A. its founder, David Belle B. the film, Casino Royale C. its risks and tricks D. the varieties of | |||||||
| 2. The underlined word "obstacles" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to "_____". | |||||||
| A. streets B. objects C. barriers D. roofs | |||||||
| 3. Which of the following is true of parkour? | |||||||
| A. It challenges human abilities. B. It is a good but boring sport. C. It needs special training. D. It is a team sport. | |||||||
| 4. Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour? | |||||||
| A. Sports and extremes. B. Excitement and freedom. C. Dreams and success. D. Determination and freedom. | |||||||
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| Game Anyone Can Play The most unhappy people live in their own little worlds of loneliness. They do very little for others and 1 have much fun. I heard of one man who was considered by the townspeople to be both 2 and simple. His simplicity earned him the reputation of a miser (守财奴). When he died, everyone 3 to find a lot of money in his home. But all they found were some 4 . It came out that he had used most of his money to help 5 needy young students through college. And the coins filled his 6 as he walked down the busy streets looking for 7 whose parking meters (停车收费计) had run out. When he found one, he 8 drop in a coin. One of his neighbors commented, "That explains why he looked so 9 !" Of course! People who are willing to 10 others will always be happy. When I lived in Denver. I decided to do the 11 thing. So whenever I parked on a busy 12 I noticed the parking meters around me. If one was running out, I Would put in a coin. Then I learned something 13 . It is illegal to do that in Denver! Once I learned that I was breaking the law, I quit looking for meters to feed. And I 14 an extra bit of joy. I have moved 15 from Denver now and I just might go back to feed an expired (到期的) meter from time to time. I don"t know how the city government feels about my little 16 to drivers, but I do know how it feels to be unavoidably late 17 to a parked car, and worrying about whether the meter has run out. And if I have to look over my shoulder 18 I deposit a coin, then somehow I think that may be more fun! It can be a game: do something 19 and don"t get caught! Everyone is allowed to 20 . | |||||||
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