题目内容
He is afraid of ___________ strangers.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen
B
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 |
A.a moral duty | B.a thankless job |
C.a source of inevitable pain | D.a rewarding task |
A.hatred | B.misunderstanding | C.prejudice | D.ignorance |
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 |
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. |
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 Englishman | B.a Frenchman | C.a Swedish | D.an American |
A.he is afraid of being cheated | B.he wants to remember all of the taxi—drivers’names |
C.he knows of one of the taxi-drivers | D.there is a friend of his among the taxi drivers |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |