题目内容
10.Rainy days don't have to get you down,a happiness expert has claimed.Paul Dolan,Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics,said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much.Studies have shown that people who live in warm,sunny climates are no happier than those in chilly,wet climates,he says.
So the British talking about the weather may be making us gloomier(沮丧的) than the weather itself.
He said:"A study was done that measured the happiness levels of people in California compared to the North West.
"They expected that people in California would be happier because it is more sunny,but they found that levels of happiness were exactly the same.
"If it is sunny every day you get used to it and the sunshine doesn't make you any happier.
"Most of the time the weather doesn't affect our well-being at all.But when we think about it,and think that it does,that's when we get miserable."
In his new book,Happiness By Design,Dolan argues that we can think ourselves happy by taking our attention away from what makes us sad.
"Most of our anxieties come from what might be,"he argues."If you want to be happier,pay attention to the things that make you feel good."
He also claimed that a problem shared was not always a problem halved.He claimed that humans are actually very good at being able to get over tragedy and loss.
Professor Dolan also admitted for the first time that he had a stammer(口吃),which had made his early life miserable.He claimed it only got better when he learned not to pay attention to his speech problem.
"Things are never as bad as you imagine them being,"he said.
29.What does the underlined word"miserable"in the second paragraph mean?B
A.Good.
B.Unhappy.
C.Cheerful.
D.Confident.
30.People in CaliforniaC compared to people in the North West.
A.are much happier
B.can't enjoy sunny days
C.are more used to sunny days
D.have lower levels of happiness
31.What is Dolan's suggestion for being happy?B
A.Don't think too much about yourself.
B.Don't focus on what makes you sad.
C.Avoid comparing yourself to others.
D.Avoid doing many miserable things.
32.Where could this passage have been taken from?A
A.A report.
B.A notice.
C.A poster.
D.A questionnaire.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了快乐是不要专注于让你伤心事,如果你想更快乐,注意那些让你感觉良好的事情.
解答 29.B.词义猜测题.根据第二段Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics,said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much可知在伦敦经济学院行为科学教授说,人们只觉得痛苦恶劣的天气,因为他们想太多;意为不开心;故选B.
30.C.推理判断题.根据第四段They expected that people in California would be happier because it is more sunny可知加利福尼亚人与西北人相比更习惯于晴天;故选C.
31.B.细节理解题.根据文章Happiness By Design,Dolan argues that we can think ourselves happy by taking our attention away from what makes us sad可知快乐是不要专注于让你伤心事;故选B.
32.A.推理判断题.根据第二段Paul Dolan,Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics,said that people only feel miserable in bad weather because they think about it too much可知本文应该来自于一片报道;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
After I finished my yogurt I had a conversation with her.She was(45)AOritenal descen(t 血统),from Taiwan,and had been in America for 17 years.I (46)Bher how long it had taken her to get a (47)Cwhen she came to America.She said,"One day,"with a (48)A.
Then I commented that she was certainly pleasant,(49)A,and very capable(有能力的)at what she was doing.She handed me her business (50)D,on which was printed"David and Kelly Tu".This business card,as she (51)Cexplained,gave the location for their restaurant,Tu's Hunan Restaurant.
After a short,pleasant conversation I started thinking over the (52)Bthat when Kelly Tu arrived in America our economy was not powerful enough.(53)Ashe had gone to work the first day.Now,she and her husband have a (54)D.
I have no idea (55)Bthey are doing,but if her husband has anything approaching her spirit and attitude,they're doing quite well.Kelly Tu is a happy individual,(56)Awhat she is doing and grateful for the (57)Cshe has in America.
As I (58)Dthese things,I wonder what would happen if everyone (59)Cthis young woman's attitude,went to work,smiled about what they were doing and gave it their best (60)B.I've an idea they would do well.
41.A.drank | B.ordered | C.made | D.mixed |
42.A.After | B.Though | C.Until | D.As |
43.A.connected | B.sponsored | C.presented | D.combined |
44.A.precious | B.ordinary | C.bitter | D.delicious |
45.A.of | B.to | C.on | D.in |
46.A.consulted | B.asked | C.warned | D.bothered |
47.A.position | B.site | C.job | D.branch |
48.A.smile | B.nod | C.sigh | D.wave |
49.A.enthusiastic | B.normal | C.sharp | D.serious |
50.A.license | B.menu | C.permit | D.card |
51.A.strangely | B.briefly | C.proudly | D.roughly |
52.A.event | B.fact | C.topic | D.period |
53.A.Yet | B.Or | C.And | D.So |
54.A.future | B.family | C.market | D.restaurant |
55.A.when | B.how | C.where | D.why |
56.A.enjoying | B.chasing | C.covering | D.making |
57.A.attempt | B.memory | C.opportunity | D.image |
58.A.set about | B.make out | C.put out | D.think about |
59.A.claimed | B.replaced | C.adopted | D.ignored |
60.A.task | B.shot | C.view | D.post. |
21.A.everything | B.something | C.everybody | D.somebody |
22.A.until after | B.ever since | C.so that | D.long before |
23.A.consider | B.argue | C.include | D.realize |
24.A.suggestion | B.explanation | C.acceptance | D.discussion |
25.A.hard | B.best | C.extra | D.first |
26.A.determined | B.examined | C.experienced | D.introduced |
27.A.Actually | B.Gradually | C.Finally | D.Usually |
28.A.helped | B.required | C.expressed | D.mattered |
29.A.careful | B.mistaken | C.interested | D.prepared |
30.A.look up | B.take up | C.move up | D.put up |
31.A.situations | B.choices | C.directions | D.positions |
32.A.thought | B.reply | C.action | D.advice |
33.A.easier | B.newer | C.earlier | D.higher |
34.A.permitted | B.counted | C.organized | D.enjoyed |
35.A.show | B.possess | C.need | D.gather |
36.A.lucky for | B.slow at | C.open to | D.afraid of |
37.A.think of | B.give away | C.believe in | D.turn into |
38.A.business | B.goal | C.fortune | D.growth |
39.A.excited | B.curious | C.surprised | D.helpful |
40.A.dream | B.time | C.power | D.honor |
Later,I (47)Dthe sound of the front door opening.And I waited for it-the sound of my mom singing.Though she sang off-key(跑调),(48)C made me excited that she was here.I ran down to(49)B my mom.We hugged each other and talked for a while.I like it when my mom was happy.Her(50)Dseemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to (51)A the stress again.
Sometimes,I wonder how my mom can still be (52)Dafter coming back from work.Every weekday,she wakes up (53)Ain the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown.At a (54)Dfactory,she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over.After work,my mom at times gets stuck in (55)Bfor two hours on her way back home.When I (56)Dmy school life with her work life,I should not be the one to (57)A.At least I have some interesting things to do at school,but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job.I (58)Cthat my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart,which encourages me to do my work well,(59)Bthere may be difficulties.Seeing her happy makes me feel (60)A,too.
41.A.heavy | B.busy | C.hungry | D.unlucky |
42.A.classroom | B.kitchen | C.bedroom | D.apartment |
43.A.dream | B.supper | C.homework | D.experience |
44.A.downstairs | B.outside | C.upstairs | D.inside |
45.A.break off | B.put off | C.get off | D.fight off |
46.A.opening | B.opened | C.open | D.closing |
47.A.felt | B.listened | C.raised | D.heard |
48.A.which | B.that | C.it | D.but |
49.A.look | B.greet | C.said to | D.help |
50.A.need | B.idea | C.faith | D.energy |
51.A.face | B.change | C.accept | D.1eave |
52.A.creative | B.sensitive | C.competitive | D.positive |
53.A.early | B.soon | C.fast | D.1ate |
54.A.furniture | B.shoe | C.car | D.clothing |
55.A.chat | B.traffic | C.duty | D.task |
56.A.replace | B.exchange | C.connect | D.compare |
57.A.complain | B.decide | C.study | D.play |
58.A.achieve | B.notice | C.appreciate | D.improve |
59.A.however | B.though | C.despite | D.at least |
60.A.good | B.skillful | C. successful | D.important |