题目内容
【题目】One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once you’ve what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have had a relatively life, yet are essentially unhappy, while people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is awareness. We should that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious are those pursuits ( 追求) that give our lives purpose---anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this depends on your decision to make.
【1】A. different B. short C. missing D. broken
【2】A. imagined B. predicted C. assumed D. determined
【3】A. really B. naturally C. hopefully D. completely
【4】A. ceiling B. brick C. tile D. house
【5】A. go on B. focus on C. put on D. rely on
【6】A. easy B. difficult C. ordinary D. peaceful
【7】A. factor B. secret C. rule D. key
【8】A. upset B. quarrel C. depress D. complain
【9】A. realize B. decide C. prove D. suppose
【10】A. answers B. results C. sources D. goals
【11】A. curious B. satisfied C. tentative D. likely
【12】A. value B. existence C. survival D. destination
【13】A. include B. tell C. absorb D. mean
【14】A. worst B. positive C. disgusting D. negative
【15】A. absolutely B. totally C. largely D. exactly
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】A
【4】C
【5】B
【6】A
【7】B
【8】D
【9】A
【10】C
【11】D
【12】B
【13】A
【14】B
【15】C
【解析】
试题分析:文章介绍了两个快乐的秘密,总之,如果你决心去发现每种情况的积极面(事实上都有),你就会得福;如果你决心去发现其消极面,你就会遭殃。快乐取决于你自己。
【1】C考查形容词:A. different不同 B. short 短的 C. missing错过,缺失,D. broken破的,根据上文可知此处一种比喻成:这就像看瓦房顶一样,注意力集中于那缺瓦的地方。选C。
【2】D考查动词:A. imagined想象B. predicted预测C. assumed假设D. determined决定,从情理可知是指当你确定了你丢失的那片瓦是什么时,探究一下获得这片瓦是否真的会让你快乐,选D。
【3】A考查副词:A. really真的B. naturally自然C. hopefully希望D. completely完全.,根据句意判断此处指探究一下获得这片瓦是否真的会让你快乐,选A。
【4】C考查名词:A. ceiling 天花板B. brick砖C. tile 瓦D. house房子,从前面的句子:where one tile is.可知选C。
【5】B考查词组:A. go on继续B. focus on专注 C. put on穿上, D. rely on依赖。根据前句内容判断作者认为忘了它,把注意力集中在你生活中那些未丢失的瓦上。选B。
【6】A考查形容词:A. easy容易的B. difficult困难的C. ordinary普通的D. peaceful和平的,根据后句的对比可知此处指过着简单安逸生活的人们,选A。
【7】B考查名词:A. factor因素B. secret秘密C. rule规则D. key关键,根据下段中secret判断选B。
【8】D考查动词:A. upset 使…难过B. quarrel 争吵C. complain抱怨D. depress压抑,从后面的句子:but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.可知是不快乐会导致人们抱怨,选D。
【9】A考查动词:A. realize意识到B. decide决定,C. prove证明D. suppose猜想,从语境判断作者认为要认识到快乐是别的事情的副产品,选A。
【10】C考查名词:A. answers回答 B. results结果C. sources来源. D. goals目标,从上下文判断此处指“其最显而易见的来源是那些赋予我们生活以目的的追求”,选C。
【11】D考查形容词:A. curious好奇的,B. satisfied满意的,C. tentative试验的D. likely可能的,根据句意判断这里指一种可能性,句意:我们有更多的激情,就有可能体会更多的快乐,选D。
【12】B考查名词:A. value价值B. existence存在, C. survival 幸存D. destination 目的地。根据上下文判断此处指最终的目的,句意:最后,要相信有一种永恒的东西超越我们,我们的存在有着某种更广大的意义,选B。
【13】A考查动词:A. include 包括B. tell告诉, C. absorb吸收D. mean意味着,从语境可知作者认为不管你的哲学是什么,它应该包括这个自明之理,选A。
【14】B考查形容词:A. worst最坏的B. positive 积极的C. disgusting 令人不安的,D. negative消极的,从上文判断作者认为如果你决心去发现每种情况的积极面(事实上都有),你就会得福;选B。
【15】C考查副词:A. absolutely绝对的B. totally完全地C. largely主要地,D. exactly确切地。根据上文内容可知作者认为这在很大程度上取决于自己。选C。
【题目】阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息,请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先,阅读下面六种舞蹈介绍:
A. Cha-Cha It is a very famous ballroom dance. Created in Cuba, it includes African and Cuban rhythms (节奏). It is an energetic dance. The cha-cha requires very small steps because of its rhythm. | B. Waltz It is a romantic ballroom dance in the triple time with a strong accent on the first beat. The dance is smooth and graceful in performance. The waltz was introduced to the United States by way of England in the early 19 century. |
C. Hip-hop Hip-hop refers to street dance styles. Hip-hop allows the dance to experience complete freedom while moving across the floor. With no age restriction (限制) to learn this dance form, it remains as one of the most popular styles to everyone, especially for the young. | D. Tango It is a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin. Some people think it is a bit more difficult than waltz. In the early years of the 20th century, the first European tango craze (狂热) took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin, and other capitals. |
E. Ballet It is a theatrical presentation of group or solo dancing to a musical accompaniment, usually with costume and scenic effect, conveying a story or theme. The earlier years of ballet training is strict, with regular guidance and practice under the watchful eyes of an experienced teacher. | F. Samba It is a Brazilian ballroom dance of African origin. The music of Samba is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely recognized as Brazil’s national musical style. Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance. The basic movement involves a straight body and a bending of one knee at a time. The feet move very slightly – only a few inches at a time. |
阅读以下有关人员的信息,然后为他或她选择合适的舞蹈。
【1】Li Ming used to be a shy boy in high school, but since he came to Guangzhou University, he has become an optimistic and energetic boy. This term he wants to learn a dance which is suitable for young people and can give him much freedom.
【2】Dancing has always been Wang Gang’s favorite activity since he was five. He has already learned how to dance the waltz, fox, and some other simple styles of dance. Recently he is fascinated by Latin-American dance. This time he wants to learn a kind of ballroom dance with more difficult skills.
【3】Huang Qiang likes dancing very much. When he was four years old, his parents paid much to let him learn ballet. He likes the famous play Swan Lake. He wants to go on learning more and to perform at the New Year’s evening party.
【4】In the town where Gao Mei lives, dancing is very popular with young people. She is going to invite her classmate Kate to learn some rhythmical dance which can make people full of energy.
【5】After waching football matches, Zhang Ning is impressed by Brazilian footballers. To celebrate their victory, they often dance their national dance for a while. Zhang Ning was fascinated by their movements. He made up his mind to learn the dance.