In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 36 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 37 . The only solution is to reach 38 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 39 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 40 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 41 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 42 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 43 . The only direct and honest comparison is 44 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 45 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 46 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 47 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 48 someone is coming up fast 49 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 50 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 51 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 52 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 53 . You are a more 54 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 55 is all you need.
| 小题1: | | A．patient | B．strict | C．content | D．concerned |
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| 小题2: | | A．stronger | B．better | C．lazier | D．wiser |
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| 小题4: | | A．accurate | B．useful | C．careful | D．powerful |
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| 小题5: | | A．end | B．best | C．convenience | D．side |
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| 小题6: | | A．satisfied | B．busy | C．inspired | D．lazy |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．fun | C．sure | D．success |
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| 小题8: | | A．equal | B．unique | C．alike | D．common |
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| 小题10: | | A．instructed | B．allowed | C．directed | D．suggested |
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| 小题11: | | A．situation | B．position | C．occasion | D．accommodation |
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| 小题12: | | A．game | B．match | C．friend | D．enemy |
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| 小题13: | | A．conclude | B．bet | C．announce | D．declare |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．beside | C．below | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．assistant | B．competitor | C．coach | D．teacher |
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| 小题16: | | A．contribute | B．expose | C．push | D．devote |
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| 小题17: | | A．cares | B．says | C．wonders | D．asks |
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| 小题18: | | A．effort | B．sense | C．difference | D．change |
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| 小题19: | | A．successful | B．happy | C．lucky | D．fit |
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| 小题20: | | A．benefit | B．progress | C．habit | D．result |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:B |
试题分析：这是一篇议论文。我们总是拿自己与别人进行比较，这样一来就会使自己总不满意，而正确办法是拿自己的现在与自己的过去进行比较，我们自己才是自己最好的竞争者。
小题1:考查形容词：A. patient耐心的，B. strict严格的，C. content满意的，D. concerned关心的，关注的，从前面的句子：In a world where comparisons happen non-stop,可知现在到处都在比较，很难对自己满意的，选C
小题2:考查形容词：A. stronger更强，B. better更好，C. lazier更懒，D. wiser更聪明，根据上文在和别人比较的时候，总是有人更好，选B
小题3:考查副词：A. inside内在的，B. out在外，C. for为了，D. up向上，从后面的句子：measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick.可知唯一的解决办法是看自己的内在，和自己比，选A
小题4:考查形容词：A. accurate精确的，B. useful有用的，C. careful仔细的，D. powerful强大的，有力的，没有比和你昨天上星期，几年前相比更准确的比较了，选A
小题5:考查名词：A. end结束，B. best 最好的，C. convenience方便，D. side边，when引导的定语从句，修饰yesterday, last week or last decade,说明那时你是最好的，选B
小题6:考查形容词：A. satisfied满意的，B. busy忙的，C. inspired受到激励的，D. lazy懒惰的，从前面的句子：Either you see yourself as better than someone可知看见你比别人好，你就会懒惰下来，选D
小题7:考查代词：A. nothing 没有什么，B. fun快乐，C. sure确保，D. success成功，你看见别人比你好，认为自己的努力徒劳，for nothing“徒劳”，选A
小题8:考查形容词：A. equal 平等的，B. unique 独特的，C. alike相像的，D. common共同的，普遍的，选我们没有一个人是相像的，选C
小题9:考查介词：A. within在…里面，B. by通过，C. for为了，D. of…的，从前面的句子：The only solution is to reach and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick.可知唯一直接的，诚实的比较是和自己比较，选A
小题10:考查动词：A. instructed指导，B. allowed允许，C. directed指导，D. suggested建议，我的意见是你只被允许和别人相比，当他们的情况和你的一样，选B
小题11:考查名词：A. Situation形势，情况，B. Position位置，C. Occasion机会，场合，D. Accommodation食宿，这里指别人的生活情况，选A
小题12:考查名词： A. game 游戏，比赛，B. match匹配，C. friend朋友，D. Enemy敌人，这里是说，要找到和你一样的人要非常幸运，选B
小题13:考查动词：A. conclude下结论，B. bet打赌，C. announce宣布，D. declare宣称，从前面的句子：there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit.可知总是有人做的比你好，如果没有，那你可以肯定的说，有人在你后面很快的赶上你，选B
小题14:考查介词：A. before在…前面，B. Beside在...旁边，C. Below在..下面，D. behind在....后面，有人在你后面很快的赶上你，选D
小题15:考查名词：A. Assistant助手，B. Competitor竞争者，C. Coach教练，D. Teacher老师，从前面的句子：So how can you always win in life?可知这句话是成为自己最好的竞争者，选B
小题16:考查动词：A. Contribute贡献，B. Expose暴露，C. Push推动，D. Devote奉献，想象你最近的极限是最好的推动通向下个水平的方式，选C
小题17:考查动词：A. care关心，在乎，B. says说话，C. wonders奇怪，想知道，D. Asks问，如果下一个人能爬15层楼梯谁在乎？选A
小题18:考查名词：A. effort努力，B. sense感觉，C. difference 不同，D. change改变，make a difference有影响，选C
小题19:考查形容词：A. successful成功的，B. happy快乐的，C. lucky幸运的，D. Fit适合的，你今天比昨天是更加胜任的人，选D
小题20:考查名词： A. benefit利益，B. progress进步，C. habit习惯，D. result结果，从前面的句子：You are a more person today than you were yesterday.可知你的进步是你最需要的，选B |
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One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1 .
Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once you’ve 2 what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 3 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 4 , or forget about it and 5 the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively 6 life, yet are essentially unhappy, while people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy.
The first 7 is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 8 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is awareness. We should 9 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 10 are those pursuits ( 追求) that give our lives purpose---anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 11 to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 12 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should 13 this truth: if you choose to find the 14 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this 15 depends on your decision to make.
| 小题1: | | A．different | B．short | C．missing | D．broken |
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| 小题2: | | A．imagined | B．predicted | C．assumed | D．determined |
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| 小题3: | | A．really | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．completely |
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| 小题4: | | A．ceiling | B．brick | C．tile | D．house |
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| 小题5: | | A．go on | B．focus on | C．put on | D．rely on |
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| 小题6: | | A．easy | B．difficult | C．ordinary | D．peaceful |
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| 小题7: | | A．factor | B．secret | C．rule | D．key |
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| 小题8: | | A．upset | B．quarrel | C．depress | D．complain |
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| 小题9: | | A．realize | B．decide | C．prove | D．suppose |
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| 小题10: | | A．answers | B．results | C．sources | D．goals |
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| 小题11: | | A．curious | B．satisfied | C．tentative | D．likely |
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| 小题12: | | A．value | B．existence | C．survival | D．destination |
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| 小题13: | | A．include | B．tell | C．absorb | D．mean |
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| 小题14: | | A．worst | B．positive | C．disgusting | D．negative |
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| 小题15: | | A．absolutely | B．totally | C．largely | D．exactly |
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There once was a little boy who often got angry for unknown reasons and ended up quarreling with his friends. His parents felt 36 but had no idea how to deal with the matter.
In order to help the son, his father gave him a bag of 37 and told him that every time he 38 his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the 39 .
At first the boy felt puzzled at his father"s words, but he did as he was told. The first day the little boy had 40 thirty nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, 41 he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily 42 reduced. Three months later, the little boy discovered it was easier to 43 his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence. Finally the day came 44 the little boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the little boy now 45 one nail each day when he was 46 control his temper. The days passed and the little boy was 47 able to tell his father that all the nails were 48 .
The father took his little boy 49 the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the 50 in the fence. The fence will never be the 51 .When you say things in anger, they 52 a scar just like this one on the person to whom you lose your temper. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. 53 many times you say “I"m sorry”, the wound is still there. A mental wound is as bad as a 54 one. The hurt and pain caused by the 55 are deeper than those caused by the hand.
| 小题1: | | A．patient | B．angry | C．desperate | D．worried |
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| 小题2: | | A．books | B．tools | C．nails | D．suggestions |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．missed | C．lost | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．hammer | B．shoes | C．fence | D．hands |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovered | B．pulled | C．pushed | D．driven |
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| 小题6: | | A．as | B．unless | C．till | D．although |
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| 小题7: | | A．hardly | B．possibly | C．terribly | D．gradually |
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| 小题8: | | A．catch | B．lose | C．break | D．hold |
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| 小题9: | | A．before | B．when | C．after | D．until |
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| 小题10: | | A．pulled out | B．pull out | C．pulled over | D．pull over |
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| 小题11: | | A．able to | B．managed to | C．succeeded to | D．going to |
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| 小题12: | | A．eagerly | B．fortunately | C．hardly | D．finally |
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| 小题13: | | A．lost | B．returned | C．gone | D．spared |
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| 小题15: | | A．nails | B．cuts | C．surface | D．holes |
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| 小题17: | | A．run | B．leave | C．lead | D．remain |
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| 小题18: | | A．No matter | B．No doubt | C．How | D．However |
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| 小题19: | | A．serious | B．violent | C．terrible | D．physical |
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| 小题20: | | A．knife | B．nail | C．tongue | D．hammer |
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In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36 a different life. It was a transitional（过渡的）time in Daniel"s life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don"t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might 46 to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That"s all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn"t understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble（短须）on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．experience | B．spend | C．enjoy | D．shape |
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| 小题2: | | A．show | B．give | C．leave | D．instruct |
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| 小题3: | | A．last | B．first | C．very | D．next |
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| 小题5: | | A．sign | B．scene | C．scenery | D．sight |
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| 小题6: | | A．interest | B．instruction | C．courage | D．direction |
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| 小题7: | | A．failed | B．discouraged | C．struck | D．troubled |
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| 小题8: | | A．future | B．embarrassing | C．obvious | D．lost |
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| 小题9: | | A．last | B．pass | C．fly | D．remain |
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| 小题10: | | A．counted | B．meant | C．valued | D．eared |
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| 小题11: | | A．think | B．want | C．expect | D．wish |
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| 小题13: | | A．wondered | B．regretted | C．minded | D．tried |
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| 小题14: | | A．views | B．actions | C．feelings | D．attitudes |
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| 小题15: | | A．important | B．essential | C．hard | D．complex |
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| 小题16: | | A．disappeared | B．changed | C．progressed | D．advanced |
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| 小题17: | | A．sensitive | B．convinced | C．aware | D．tired |
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| 小题19: | | A．clumsy | B．gentle | C．absurd | D．moving |
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| 小题20: | | A．none | B．all | C．anything | D．everything |
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The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So fishing boats went farther than ever.but If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.
Then fishing companies equipped their boats with freezers. They would freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.
So fishing boats were equipped with fish tanks. They would stuff fish in the tanks（水槽）,fin（ 鱼翅）to fin .After a little thrashing(颠簸) around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.
Have you realized that some of us are also living in a tank but most of the time tired & dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving. If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are regularly defeating those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You are alive! Here is some advice for you :
1. Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them and enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.
2. God didn"t promise days without pain, laughter(笑) without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.
3. Disappointments are like road blocks, they slow you down a bit but you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don"t stay on the bumps too long. Move on!
小题1:Why did fishing companies equip their boats with freezers?| A．to keep the fish taste fresh | B．to increase the price of the fish | | C．to avoid challenges in the market | D．to keep the fish alive |
小题2:Which of the following is right?| A．The Japanese don’t like sluggish fish, so the Japanese fishing companies won’t put the fish in the tanks | | B．Since the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades, they have to go farther to catch fish. | | C．Road blocks slow you down and stop you going on . | | D．If your challenges are too large or too numerous, give it up first. |
小题3:The topic of the passage may be ___| A．avoid challenges | B．keep your life active | | C．ways to keep fish fresh | D．some advice for you |
小题4:“we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving”means ____| A．we need challenges of too large or too numerous to make us energized. | | B．we have to accept being beaten by those challenges in life. | | C．You are excited to try new solutions. | | D．The society we live in is like the fish tank,we need some challenges to keep us energized. |
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There are two types of people in the world．Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy．This is because of the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds．
People who are to be happy pay their attention to the good side 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, hurt many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere．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 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．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．they should change their bad habits .If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them．Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels．
小题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 |
小题2: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 |
小题3: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 them | | C．persuade them to recognize the bad effects | | D．quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes |
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