The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled,pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness.If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness.But in fact,the opposite is true:more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result,many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness.They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement,religious commitment,self improvement.
Ask a bachelor (单身汉)why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun,adventure,excitement.Marriage has such moments,but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation.I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations.It liberates time:now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness.It liberates money:buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it liberates us from envy:we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
【小题1】According to the author,a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because          

A.he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
B.he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C.he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
D.he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
【小题2】Raising children,in the author’s opinion,is           
A.a moral duty B.a thankless job
C.a source of inevitable pain D.a rewarding task
【小题3】From the last paragraph,we learn that envy sometimes stems from       
A.hatred B.misunderstanding C.prejudiceD.ignorance
【小题4】To understand what true happiness is one must        
A.be able to distinguish happiness from fun
B.make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C.put up with pain under all circumstances
D.have as much run as possible during one’s lifetime
【小题5】What is the author trying to tell us?
A.It is important to make commitments.
B.One must know how to attain happiness.
C.Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain
D.It is pain that leads to happiness.


C
Theses days, there's a popular cartoon named happy sheep and gray wolf.It's an excellent Chinese cartoon, which tells the stories of happy sheep and gray wolf. The poor gray wolf is always trying hard to catch the sheep, but the sheep could always run away from the danger. The sheep are so clever and lovely that the cartoon gets all the children's love. At the same time, the cartoon is full of the humor. The children could learn more knowledge and enjoyment from it.
The cartoon is shown repeatedly on many TV channels, such as the Zhejiang Channel broadcasts the cartoon on weekends and the vacations; the Sichuan Channel broadcasts the cartoon for an hour in the evening; the Shandong Channel broadcasts it in the morning, while CCTV-3 broadcasts it at the noon everyday.
On one hand, the cartoon gets the children's love because the happy sheep is really clever. He always has a way to work out any problem and save his friends. What’s more there're many things about happy sheep and gray wolf, such as the books, the toys, the pencil-box, the clothings, and so on. Children are happy to buy them. On the other hand, many adults (大人) also like the cartoon, for the gray wolf is regarded as the perfect husband with skills and effort. He invents many things just to catch a sheep for his wife. Though he is often hit by his wife, he always makes her happy without complaining (抱怨).
We can learn more from the cartoon, including the skills, the stories, the details, the humor, and so on. We could see the humor of Chinese type during the cartoon. But I don't like its being shown so often. It may make the children spend more time on watching TV and it is bad for their health and study.
54. The underlined word “cartoon” in the first paragraph is ________.
A. a kind of picture       B. a kind of sheep  C. a kind of film    D. a kind of book
55. Which channel is not mentioned in the passage.
A. Zhejiang Channel      B. Shandong Channel    C. Sichuan Channel       D. CCTV-1
56. Why do many adults also like the cartoon Happy Sheep and Gray Wolf?
A. Because they like men like gray wolf.     B. Because they are still young.
C. Because they want to make their children happy.
D. Because there are many things about the happy sheep and the gray wolf.
57. The author doesn’t like its being shown repeatedly because ________
A. he thinks children will feel bored after seeing it again and again  
B. he is afraid that children’s health and study will be affected
C. he doesn’t like the cartoon himself.        D. he thinks it is a waste of money

A tourist comes out of the airport.There are a lot of taxis,but the tourist asks every taxi—driver his name.He takes the third taxi.It costs£5 from the airport to the hotel.“How much does it cost for the whole day?” the tourist asks.“£100”,says the taxi-driver.This is very expensive,the tourist accepts the price.
The taxi—driver takes the tourist everywhere.He shows him all monuments and all the museums.In the evening they go back to the hotel.The tourist gives the taxi-driver£100 and says,“What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looks at the tourist.“Tomorrow? It’s another£ 100 tomorrow.”But the tourist says,“That’s OK.If that’s the price,that is the price.See you tomorrow.”The taxi—driver is very pleased.
The next day the taxi-driver takes the tourist everywhere again.They visit all the museums and all the monuments again.And in the second evening they go back to the hotel.The tourist gives the taxi—driver another£100 and says,“I’m going home tomorrow.”The taxi-driver is sorry.He likes the tourist and,above all,£100 a day is good money.“So you are going home.Where do you come from?” he asks.
“I come from New York.”
“New York!” says the taxi-driver,“I have a sister in New York.Her name is Susannah.Do you know her?”
“Of course 1 know her.She gave me£200 for you.”
【小题1】The tourist is______  .

A.an EnglishmanB.a FrenchmanC.a SwedishD.an American
【小题2】The tourist asks every taxi—driver his name because______   .
A.he is afraid of being cheatedB.he wants to remember all of the taxi—drivers’names
C.he knows of one of the taxi-driversD.there is a friend of his among the taxi drivers
【小题3】Why is the taxi-driver very pleased with the tourist?
A.None but the tourist agrees to the price given without arguing with him.
B.His sister knows the tourist.
C.His sister has brought so much money to him.
D.He wants to be the guide of the tourist.
【小题4】We can conclude that ______ .
A.the tourist will give the taxi-driver another£200
B.the tourist makes fun of the taxi—driver
C.the tourist will give the taxi—driver half of the sum
D.the taxi-driver insists that the tourist should pay him another£200


If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are realistic about what they expect their children to do, and are hopeful in a sensible(明智的) way, the child may succeed -especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although his father is a good musician, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a goal for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he is always quiet and unhappy.
【小题1】This passage is mainly about_______.

A.how parents should bring up their children
B.what aim can be easier for a child to achieve
C.how parents should make a child a musician
D.what differences there are between parents
【小题2】Michael is fortunate because_______.
A.his parents help him in a practical way
B.he was born in a rich family
C.his father is a successful musician
D.he can do anything he likes
【小题3】Winston’s parents set so high a goal for him that_______.
A.he has to do his best to do everything
B.he has made greater progress in music
C.he is afraid he may disappoint them
D.he wants to be a great musician someday

The way people hold to the belief that a fun?filledpain?free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness.If fun and pleasure are equal to happinessthen pain must be equal to unhappiness.But in factthe opposite is true.More often than notthings that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a resultmany people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness.They fear the pain inevitably (不可避免地) brought by such things as marriageraising childrenprofessional achievementreligious commitment and self?improvement.

Ask a bachelor (单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honesthe will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.Certainlycommitment is quite painful.The single life is filled with funadventureand excitement.Marriage has such momentsbut they are not its most distinguishing (显著的) features.

Couples with infant (婴儿) children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three?day vacation.I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations.It liberates timenow we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness.It liberates moneybuying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it liberates us from envywe now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1.According to the authora bachelor doesn’t want to marry mainly because________.

Ahe is unwilling to take family responsibilities

Bhe believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

Che finds more fun in dating than in marriage

Dhe fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

2.Raising childrenin the author’s opinionis________.

Aa moral duty

Ba thankless job

Ca rewarding task

Da source of inevitable pain

3.To understand what true happiness is one must________.

Ahave as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

Bmake every effort to liberate oneself from pain

Cput up with pain under all circumstances

Dbe able to distinguish happiness from fun

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

AHappiness often goes hand in hand with pain.

BOne must know how to attain happiness.

CIt is important to make commitments.

DIt is pain that leads to happiness.

 

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