When I was a junior high school student in 1980 , God gave me a gift —it was happiness. One weekend , I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home , a car ran over me and cut off my arm because of its high speed .

Several days later when I woke up at the hospital , I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arm. How sad and scared I felt at that time ! But slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it . I couldn’t get my arm back even though I cried every day . However, it`s easier said than done . It took me half a year to get out of the sadness completely.

I got so much from my past story. From then on , I could treat my life with a normal  mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get serious about little things. For example, they get bad grades in the test; their bus comes late; they don’t have a mobile phone but others have . But I only enjoy life . I was lucky to realize from an accident: it is a waste of our life to focus on (关注) what you have lost . We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve if I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness depends on what we have! It’s in our heart. It’s a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy.

Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.

1.Why did the accident happened ?

A. Because I woke up at the hospital

B. Because a car run so fast that it hit me

C. Because God gave me a gift that I was so happy

D. Because it`s in the countryside so that the accident happened

2.In Paragraph 2, “got over it ”, “ it ” stands for ______________.

A. the hospital B. my arm C. the car D. the fact

3.When did the writer realize “Happiness depends on what we have!” ?

A. After he was sad and scared at that time!

B. Before he had the accident, he visited my grandparents.

C. After he had the accident and couldn’t get his arm back.

D. Before it took him nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely .

4.From the passage, which situation we should get serious? .

A. Our bus comes late.

B. We lost what we have and felt sad.

C. We don’t have a mobile phone but others have.

D. Our whole life would improve if we have new cars.

5.After you read the article, what do you do whenyou face the life?

A. I’ll get serious about little things.

B. I’ll go right back to being unhappy.

C. I’ll appreciate and take pleasure in what I really have.

D. I’ll get back what I really lost even though I cried every day.

Instead of telling us something new about smog or serious air pollution. Under the Dome gives some understanding how to solve the problem. How can every one of us contribute in this campaign(运动)?

Here are tips from the video:

1.If the place where you want to go is not far away, take a bus or subway, ride a bicycle, or choose car-pooling.

2.If you see a restaurant send out soot and fumes without filtering, talk to them or give them a bad comment on websites.

3.Choose clean energy for your kitchen; clean your cooking range in the kitchen regularly to avoid extra soot and fumes.

4.Call 12369 to report if you see any of these:

a diesel-powered vehicle with heavy emissions

a dirt mound without any covering on a construction site

gas leaking from a gas station (if you can easily smell the gas)

5.Take a picture of any industrial pollution, and post it on your social media accounts; Remember to add “@local environmental authorities”.

6. Don’t buy any brand whose factories pollute the environment.

阅读以上信息,用恰当的词完成下面的表格,每空一词。

Title: Protect nature by yourself

Introduction

Do you see the video “Under the Dome”? It gives us some understanding into how to solve the 1. pollution.

What should we do

1.You should take a bus or subway, ride a bicycle, or choose car-pooling to go to some places 2..

2. Talk to manage of the restaurant not to send out soot and fumes.

3.In order to 3. extra soot and fumes, choose clean energy for your kitchen.

4. Take a picture of any industrial pollution. Don’t 4. to post it on your social media.

5.5. anything whose factories pollute the environment.

Conclusion

Nature is our greatest treasure. We depend on its rich resources to live. So, all of us should take action to protect nature.

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