Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success don’t bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. That means we make our own happiness.

Some people believe that if they are rich, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. However, other people believe that their health and freedom can make them happy.

Here are a few ways to help you find happiness.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job. But we don’t enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives.

The second secret of happiness is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about your problems and only think about the activities.

Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they do many meaningful things for others. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbour, or simply help around the house.

1.From the passage, how many ways does the writer advise us to find happiness?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

2.What does the writer think of “happiness”?

A. It’s important for everyone. B. It depends on other people.

C. It’s impossible to find D. Both A and B

3.To enjoy the simple things in life, they can ____.

A. worry about the future B. spend time about close friends

C. stay alone and sleep all day D. enjoy nothing

4.Whe people do sports, they can _____.

A. forget about their problems B. only think about the activities

C. be successful and rich D. both A and B

5.The topic of the passage is about____.

A. money and success B. how to be a rich man

C. how to find happiness D. how to help others

Have you ever heard of “a ball of energy”? People often use it to describe very active children. But today we tell about the soccket, something that is a real soccer ball of energy. Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews developed the soccket as part of a group project for an engineering class at Harvard University.

There are mechanisms (装置) in a soccket. When you kick, hit or throw it, energy is then kept in it by these mechanisms instead of disappearing into the environment. Then the user can put something directly into the ball, like a lamp, or a mobile phone charger so that they can get energy from it. For every fifteen minutes of the game play, the soccket can provide enough electricity for an LED lamp for three hours, and the ball can store (储藏) up to 24 hour’ electricity.

The International Energy Association reported last year that nearly one and a half billion people in the world had no electricity to use, and most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa and in India and other countries in Asia.

Julia Silverman and Jessica Matthews both had experiences in developing countries before they began the project. They knew that power shortages are a serious problem in really areas. There’s an energy crisis in the world. One out of every five people in the world don’t have any electricity. And besides that, there are a lot of health problems because without electricity, people have to use something like kerosene (煤油) lamps, which produce a lot of smoke.

Julia Silverman says the soccket ball is one small solution to a big problem. Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman hope their soccket ball will shine more light on the problem of power shortages. It offers people a chance to put their energy into the world’s most popular sport and get some energy in return.

1.From the passage, we know the soccket is _____.

A. a game B. an invention C. an energy D. a lamp

2.If you play the soccket for half an hour, it can provide an LED lamp with electricity for _____.

A. fifteen minutes B. half an hour C. six hours D. three hours

3.The underlined word “crisis” in the passage means _____.

A. a time of safety B. a time of difficulty C. a time of success D. a time of illness

4.We can infer (推断) from the passage that _____.

A. Julia Silverman has never been to developing countries before

B. people all over the world will use the sOccket soon

C. kicking a soccket makes the energy disappear into the environment

D. people are expected to get some energy by playing soccket

5.The best title for the passage should be “________”.

A. How to Make Electricity B. How to Deal With Energy Crisis

C. A Soccer Ball That Gives Energy D. An Energy Shortage in the World

There was a lovely vegetable patch(菜园).A large tree grew there.Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look,and they were the pride of the gardener.But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn't stand each other.The vegetables hated the tree's shadow(阴影),because it left them only just enough light to live.The tree,on the other hand,hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water,leaving him just enough to live.

The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die.The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun,so they began to dry up.Soon the vegetables were really weak,and the tree was drying up.

The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them.When he did that,both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other.They learned how to live in harmony with those around them.So they decided to work together,using both the shade and the water to grow well.After seeing how well they were doing,the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch,watering and fertilizing(施肥)it better than any other patch for miles around.

1.Why didn't the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C. Because the vegetables weren't the pride of the gardener.

D. Because the vegetables didn't look as wonderful as the tree.

2.From the passage we know .

A. the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up

B. the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree

C. the gardener didn't know what was happening in the patch at first

D. the tree didn't know how important the sun was to vegetables

3.The underlined phrase “in hormony” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. for long B. carefully C. effectively D. harmoniously

4.The passage is mainly about .

A. why the sunlight and water were very important

B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree

Mr. Green once works in a big company. He is quite busy so that he can't do any reading. So he gives up his job and opens a bookshop in the center of the town. It isn't big but all the books are nice and most people like to buy some there. When the shop is closed, he can read at home. He knows a lot and many learned people are glad to make friends with him.

It is Sunday and it is cold outside. Mr. Green is very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers leave but a woman is still there. She is dressed up and seems to be waiting for somebody there. Standing by the shelves(架子),she looks over the books one after another,and makes them in a terrible mess. Mr. Green comes up to her and asks,"Excuse me,madam. What can I do for you?”

“Your books are not interesting at all,” says the woman,“I want a delicious one."

"That's easy,"Mr. Green smiles. He brings out a cookbook and says,“Here you are, madam."

1.Why does Mr. Green change his job? ..

A. He doesn't like reading . B. He is so busy that he doesn’t have time to read books.

C. He likes the life in the center of the town D. He wanted to write a cookbook himself

2.Most people like to buy books in the shop because .

A. the bookshop is in the center of the town. B. all the books are nice cookbooks.

C. it is very large . D. the books there are all good for people.

3.From the story we know that "learned people"means .

A. people who are free. B. people who are studying hard.

C. people who have much knowledge(知识) . D. people who have much money.

4.What's the most suitable(合适的) ending of the story? .

A. Mr. Green w will make friends with the woman.

B. Mr. Green will teach the woman how to cook delicious food.

C. The woman leaves the bookshop without buying any books.

D. The woman buys many books to be a learned person.

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