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instead of what we have.
We want this or that. If we don"t get what we want, we keep thinking about all that we don"t have and we
remain dissatisfied. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking in our new
circumstances. So, despite getting what we want, we still remain unhappy. Happiness can"t be found when we
are yearning (向往,渴望) for new desires.
Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want
to what we have. Rather than wishing you were able to take a vacation to Hawaii, think of how much fun you
have had close to home. The list of possibilities is endless! Each time you notice yourself falling into the "I
wish life were different" trap, back off and start over. Take a breath and remember all that you have to be
grateful. When you focus not on what you want, but on what you have, you end up getting more of what you
want anyway. If you focus on the good qualities of your spouse (配偶), she"ll be more loving. If you are
grateful for your job rather than complaining about it, you"ll do a better job, be more productive, and probably
end up getting a raise anyway. If you focus on ways to enjoy yourself around home rather than waiting to
enjoy yourself in Hawaii, you"ll end up having more fun. If you ever do get to Hawaii, you"ll be in the habit of
enjoying yourself. And, if by some chance you don"t, you have a great life anyway.
Make a note of yourself to start thinking more about what you have than what you want. If you do, your
life will start appearing much better than before. For perhaps the first time in your life, you"ll know what it means to feel satisfied.
B. If we do get what we want, we simply recreate the same thinking.
C. If we desire what we want, we would be unhappy.
D. All of the above
B. Focusing on what you have.
C. Focusing on ways to enjoy yourself around home.
D. Focusing on being able to take a vacation.
B. if we focus on what we have, we would have a better life
C. it is more fun than you have had close to home
D. focusing on what you want, you end up getting more of what you have anyway
B. Changing our thinking from what we want to what we have would make you happy.
C. Focus on the good qualities of your wife, she"ll be more loving.
D. It is more fun to around home than taking a vacation to Hawaii.
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试题【阅读理解。 One of the more common and destructive mental tendencies I"ve seen is 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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is not like that. 1 The difference here is that we don"t get to choose our families; friends, on the other hand,
are picked, selected and developed through our life.
It is quite funny how your best friends know exactly what your are thinking without even telling them.
2 This friend"s sixth sense is something that takes time to develop through many long-lasting experiences
that your go through.
I was once asked: which one would be the worst thing, to lose all your loved ones or to lose all your
friends? 3 I believe that I couldn"t live a day if I had lost all my friends.
Respect, loyalty (忠诚), and support are few of the qualities that will form a good friendship. There are
many others for sure, but it is enough for you to get these.
4 The ability to trust someone and therefore, be trusted, can be only built with a lot of effort and time.
I hate that ugly Facebook"s message "Add to your friends?" It is like a friends was something that you
could simply add to your "portfolio (文件夹)" without feeling. 5
B. This is definitely not the way to make friends.
C. This is not something that happens overnight.
D. Life without friends is just like soup without salt.
E. We need friends to help us when we meet with difficulties.
F. Trust is also one of the major features of a good relationship.
G. Friends sometimes are just as important to us as our families.
of miles from their homes. When they are let to go to 2 again, they find their way home. Because of this
special ability to 3 , pigeons have been used 4 messengers for hundreds of years.
Today people even breed homing pigeons for 5 at a sport. The birds are shipped to some chosen 6 a
few hundred miles away. Then all of them are let to go together. The winner is the bird that gets home 7 . A
good race can make it home from 500 miles away 8 a single day.
The mystery of the homing pigeons is how they 9 directions and how they find home. The first part seems
to be pretty well 10 , and we know of two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun.
Experiments show that homing pigeons can tell 11 by the sun. What happens when the 12 is darkly
overcoat by clouds and no one can 13 where the sun is? Then the pigeons still find their way home.
Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a built-in compass 14 that would tell them
about the direction of the 15 magnetic(磁的)field. Many different kinds of experiments were 16 . Here"s
what the scientists decided 17 they had made experiments many times. When pigeons can see the sun, they
use it as their 18 means of direction-finding. When they can"t see the sun, they use some 19 way to sense
direction from the earth"s magnetic field.
But how do pigeons know 20 direction is toward home? What do they use that we would call a map? These are other questions to be answered.
| ( )1. A. carried ( )2. A. escape ( )3. A. find home ( )4. A. by ( )5. A. performing ( )6. A. place ( )7. A. fast ( )8. A. on ( )9. A. tell ( )10. A. explained ( )11. A. courses ( )12. A. sun ( )13. A. see ( )14. A. anything ( )15. A. earth’s ( )16. A. carried ( )17. A. before ( )18. A. important ( )19. A. quick ( )20. A. what | B. taken B. get B. sense directions B. as B. directing B. port B. quickly B. at B. recognize B. answered B. roads B. heaven B. find B. something B. sun’s B. done B. when B. major B. strange B. where | C. shipped C. fly C. send messages C. for C. showing C. city C. safely C. in C. realize C. shown C. directions C. land C. notice C. someone C. planet’s C. taken C. while C. main C. special C. how | D. brought D. run D. make friends D. to D. racing D. country D. first D. over D. know D. understood D. ways D. sky D. observe D. anyone D. destination’s D. had D. after D. most D. easy D. which |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| We like to keep our distance from others and there are very specific social rules about how close we can go to others in particular situations. The social distances here are approximate, of course and will vary with people. But they are still a good general rule. Hall identified four zones that are common for Americans: Public Zone: >12 feet. The public zone is generally over 12 feet. That is, when we"re walking around town, we"ll try to keep at least 12 feet between us and other people. Of course there"re many times when we cannot do this. We"ll start to notice other people who are with in this distance. The closer they get, the more we become aware. Social Zone:4-12 feet. Within the social zone, we start to feel a connection with other people. When they"re closer, then we can talk with them without having to shout, but still keep them at a safe distance. This is a comfortable distance for people who are standing in a group but maybe not talking directly with one another. Personal Zone: 1.5-4feet. In the personal zone, the conversation gets more direct, and this is a good distance for two people who are talking seriously about something. Intimate(亲密的)Zone: <1.5 feet. When a person is within arm"s reach or closer, then we can touch them in intimate ways. Romance of all kinds happens in this space. Entering intimate zone of somebody else can be very threatening. The rules about social distances vary with different groups of people. People who live in towns spend more time close to one another. In a large and crowded city, the distances will be less than in a small town. Different countries also have different rules about social distances. Watch a Japanese person talking at a party with a person from a Western country. The Japanese will step in and the Westerner will step back. Speeded up, it"s like a dance around the room. | |||
| 1. Which of the following shows how the text is organized? (①=Paragraph 1…) | |||
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| 2. In a less crowded place, an American usually keeps a stranger at a distance of _____ . | |||
| A. about 1.5 feet B. less than 4 feet C. about 2 feet D. more than 12 feet | |||
| 3. If eight people sit in a room and all of them don"t talk directly with one another, they prefer _____. | |||
| A. Public Zone B. Social Zone C. Personal Zone D. intimate Zone | |||
| 4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? | |||
| A. There"re some rules about social distances B. The Japanese are more polite than Americans C. The rules about social distances can vary D. Cities have fewer rules about social distances | |||
| 5. What can we infer from the last paragraph? | |||
| A. The Japanese would like to dance with people from Western countries B. The Westerner would like to keep close to people they are talking with at party C. The Japanese would like to keep a distance from people they are talking with at party D. The social distance between people in small towns is longer than that in large and crowded cities. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Do you know how to prepare for and survive a major earthquake? According to Department of Conservation scientists, it is important to have the right answer to that question. How to Be Prepared Electricity, water, gas and telephones may not be working after an earthquake. The police and fire departments are likely to be tied up. You should be prepared to fend for yourself for at least three days, preferably for a week. You"ll need food, water and so on. It"s also a good idea to decide ahead of time how and where your family will reunite if separated during a quake. You might choose an out-of-the-area friend or relative that family members can call to check on you. _____ If you"re indoors, stay there. Get under a desk or table. The kitchen is a particularly dangerous spot. If you"re in an office building, stay away from windows and outside walls and do not use the elevator. If you"re outside, get into the open. Stay clear of buildings, power lines or anything else that could fall on you. If you"re driving, move the car out of traffic and stop. Avoid parking under or on bridges or overpasses. After an Earthquake Check for fire. If you smell gas, shut off the main gas valve (阀). If there"s sign of damage to electrical wiring, shut off the power at the control box. If the phone is working, only use it in case of emergency. Avoid driving if possible to keep the streets clear for emergency vehicles. Be careful that things may fall out of cupboards when the door is opened, and also that chimneys can be weakened and fall with just a touch. Listen to the radio for important information and instructions. Remember that aftershocks, sometimes large enough to cause damage in their own right, generally follow large quakes. If you leave home, leave a message telling your friends and family your location. | |||
| 1. The underlined phrase "tend for"" in the second paragraph probably means " ______"" | |||
| A. look for B. take care of C. be proud of D. think of | |||
| 2. Which of the following would be the best subtitle for the third paragraph? | |||
| A. Before an Earthquake B. After Making Preparations C. While Staying at Home D. During an Earthquake | |||
| 3. What should you do when an earthquake happens? | |||
| A. You should stay away from the kitchen. B. You should drive on a bridge. C. You should turn off the power. D. You should listen to the radio frequently. | |||
| 4. According to the passage, why doesn"t the author advise driving after an earthquake? | |||
| A. Because it is dangerous to drive as there will be aftershocks B. Because your car will be easily damaged in the streets full of blocks C. Because you should make way for emergency vehicles D. Because you can"t find a place to park your car | |||
| 5. What will probably happen after a big earthquake? | |||
| A. The local people"s life will return to normal in a week. B. There will be more earthquakes in a short time. C. There won"t be any earthquakes in a short time. D. The local people will stay at home waiting for help. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Indonesia is a dangerous country to call home. It lies above several active plates (板块)with many fire-breathing volcanoes around. The eruption of a volcano and the shaking of an earthquake this week is just one reminder of Indonesia"s burning base. Indonesia, consisting of 17,500 islands, sits between the world"s most active region, the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the world"s second most active region, the Alpide belt. Being situated between them means the islands experience some of the strongest earthquakes and most powerful volcanic eruptions known on Earth. The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world"s greatest earthquake belt according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because of its series of fault (断层) lines covering about 25,000 miles from Chile through Japan and Southeast Asia. Earthquakes usually occur along faults, which are breaks in the rocky plates. About 90 percent of all the world"s earthquakes, and 80 percent of the world"s largest earthquakes, strike along the Pacific Ring of Fire. About 17 percent of the world"s largest earthquakes and 5-6 percent of all quakes occur alone the Alpide belt. In 2009 alone Indonesia had 10 earthquakes greater than magnitude (震级) 6.0, according to the USGS. Monday"s 7.7-magnitude earthquake that caused a 3-meter-high tsunami, killing at least 113 people, occurred when the Australian and Sunda plates struck into each other. One rocky plate took a dive below the other, resulting in an earthquake The 9.1-mangitdue 2004 quake and Indian Ocean tsunami killed about 230,000 people in quite a few countries. Below Indonesia, the Eurasian Plate, Australian Plate, Sunda Plate and Pacific Plate meet together. | |||
| 1. Which of the following is TRUE of Indonesia? | |||
| A. It covers 17,500 islands B. It"s about 25,000 miles long C. It"s in the center of the Alpide D. It"s far from the Pacific Ring of Fire | |||
| 2. How many of the world"s earthquakes occur along the Pacific Ring of Fire and the Alpide belt? | |||
| A. About 90 percent B. About 17 percent C. About 80 percent D. About 95 percent | |||
| 3. It can be inferred that Indonesia has many earthquakes because _____. | |||
| A. there are many volcanoes B. many plates met there C. the environment is polluted D. the plates there are very thin | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
| A. The Pacific Ring of Fire is the world"s second most active region B. There were ten earthquakes in Indonesia in 2009 C. Australian and Sunda plates" striking caused Indonesia Monday"s 7.7-magnitude earthquake D. The 9.1-magnitude 2004 quake killed 230,000 Indians | |||
| 5. What is the text mainly about? | |||
| A. Indonesia"s volcanoes B. Indonesia"s earthquakes C. Indonesia"s geography D. Indonesia"s environment |