You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time．Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts．The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to．You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness．It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time．
Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer．They only feel glad when they make others feel bad．No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect．
When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted．When the dagger(匕首)of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that all in all, brings you down．
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people．This could be a co-worker, or a relative．In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible．Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won't feel ashamed of themselves about that．
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized．The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着)you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness．Life is too short to feel negative．Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible．
(1)
The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________．
[ ]
A．
make a comparison
B．
offer an evidence
C．
introduce a topic
D．
describe a daily scene
(2)
How can negative people have effect on us?
[ ]
A．
By influencing our emotion．
B．
By telling us the nature of life．
C．
By changing our ways of thinking．
D．
By comparing their attitudes to life with ours．
(3)
Some negative people base their happiness on ________．
[ ]
A．
other people's pity for them
B．
building up a positive attitude
C．
making other people unhappy
D．
other people's respect for them
(4)
What is the author's attitude towards negative people?
The early 1900s were very different from today．Toys, though they have evolved in many ways, were still the delight of children everywhere．
Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear．” In the year 1902,toy bears were named “Teddy” after the president’s nickname．The Teddy Bear became known worldwide, and is still known and loved today．It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced．
In 1913,an item called the Erector Set was invented．It was a steel, motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything．Its creator was A．C．Gilbert, a medical doctor．
Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914．Tinker Toys were made for younger children．
Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter．That was in 1915．
The following year, an architect’s son named John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs, which were interlocked to make structures．
Two years after Mickey Mouse was created, stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark．This was the start of Disney merchandise．
The yo-yo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yo-yo company in 1929．
The View-Master, a three dimensional viewer, was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber．The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still,3-D images from Disney movies and television programs．
Finally, in 1940,model airplanes were mass produced．They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military, but later caught on as a toy．
The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times．Isn’t it interesting to know that if it hadn’t been for all these creative people, most of the games you know today would never have been?
(1)
Why were toy bears named “Teddy”?
[ ]
A．
To be suitable for mass production．
B．
To be easily pronounced by children．
C．
To meet the advertisers’ needs．
D．
To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt．
(2)
In which aspect do the toys created by Gilbert differ from those by Charles?
[ ]
A．
Shape
B．
Material used
C．
Themes
D．
Price
(3)
When did the View-Master become popular?
[ ]
A．
After William Gruber was born．
B．
After Gruber licensed Disney characters．
C．
Two years after Mickey Mouse was created．
D．
When Disney merchandise was started．
(4)
From the last paragraph we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
those people who created these games should never be forgotten
B．
some toys created in ancient times now disappear
C．
creativity exists in every field all the time
D．
toys nowadays are totally different from those in ancient times．
(5)
What does the passage talk about?
[ ]
A．
The function of toys．
B．
The history of Disney characters．
C．
Toys in the early 1900s．
D．
The financial meaning of toys．
阅读理解
The early 1900s were very different from today．Toys, though they have evolved in many ways, were still the delight of children everywhere．
Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear”．In the year 1902, toy bears were named “Teddy” after the president's nickname．The Teddy Bear became known worldwide, and is still known and loved today．It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced．
In 1913, an item called the Erector Set was invented．It was a steel, motorized toy that children could use to build models of anything．Its creator was A．C．Gilbert, a medical doctor．
Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914．Tinker Toys were made for younger children．
Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle reproduced the doll he made for his daughter．That was in 1915．
The following year, an architect's son named John Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs, which were interlocked to make structures．
Two years after Mickey Mouse was created, stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark．This was the start of Disney merchandise．
The yo-yo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yo-yo company in 1929．
The View-Master, a three dimensional viewer, was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber．The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still, 3-D images from Disney movies and television programs．
Finally, in 1940, model airplanes were mass produced．They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military, but later caught on as a toy．
The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times．Isn't it interesting to know that if it hadn't been for all these creative people, most of the games you know today would never have been?
(1)
Why were toy bears named “Teddy”?
[ ]
A．
To be suitable for mass production．
B．
To be easily pronounced by children．
C．
To meet the advertisers' needs．
D．
To memorize President Theodore Roosevelt．
(2)
In which aspect do the toys created by Gilbert differ from those by Charles?
[ ]
A．
Shape．
B．
Themes．
C．
Material used．
D．
Price．
(3)
When did the View-Master become popular?
[ ]
A．
After William Gruber was born．
B．
After Gruber licensed Disney characters．
C．
Tow years after Mickey Mouse was created．
D．
When Disney merchandise was started．
(4)
From the last paragraph we can learn that ________．
[ ]
A．
those people who created these games should never be forgotten
B．
some toys created in ancient times now disappear
C．
creativity exists in every field all the time
D．
toys nowadays are totally different from those in ancient times
