While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”

       “Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”

       Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?

       I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?

       My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant(主要的)feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”

       Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.

From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.

       A. was living a happy life                          B. was careless about his money

       C. was satisfied with his life                       D. was rich enough to live a happy life

We learn from the underlined part that ____________.

       A. it’s money that is of importance                     B. it’s not money but the attitude that matters

       C. we don’t have to have much money        D. we won’t have enough money in life

What does the author think of Adrian and Carey’s life?

       A. They have no guests.                            B. They have all they want.

       C. They live a very hard life.                      D. They live a very happy life.

According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ____________.

       A. not enough or too much                         B. lack or too much      

       C. lack or contentment                               D. just right or enough

Which of the following best suits the passage?

       A. Nothing is better than a contented mind.

       B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

       C. Practice makes perfect.

       D. Better late than never.

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I’m a straight-A student and have been my whole life .When you come from a family of educators, it just seems  36  .

With high academic standards and a competitive  37 , I don’t just like losing and I also can’t  38 it. I need to beat the  39 students, perfectly in everything. I’ve even gone so far as to define myself by my  40 , saying how outstanding I am. If I don’t get the grade I   41 then I am lost.

  Today I was sitting in class trying to  42 the last minutes studying for a test in which I had to get full marks.  43 the girl behind me started talking to me, I tried to listen  44 while still glancing at my study sheet  45 .When I thought the conversation required it, I smiled, nodded and  46 . And then I found myself wishing she would be  47 so I could study .After a while, she said, “You know, you’re a really good  48  . You’re so easy to talk to.” I froze.

  I replayed the praise in my head before smiling and accepting it  49 . But inside, I knew it wasn’t true .She’d made every effort to have a conversation and I wasn’t even trying to  50 .

  I passed the test excellently despite my  51 of lost study time, but the one thing I needed to learn most wasn’t on that test. I had  52 being the best student so that I had failed at just being normal. So what  53 to me most? What I have is all about my personal  54  and about me being too self-centered. There can only be so many scholars, but there is  55 enough sympathy. I want that to be what matters to me --- sympathy.

36.     A. usual        B. helpless        C. unfortunate        D. natural

37.     A. spirit        B. sport          C. school            D. market

38.     A. take         B. recommend     C. stand            D. help

39.     A. ordinary      B. top           C. handsome         D. strong

40.     A. strength      B. appearance     C. grades            D. tricks

41.     A. invent        B. expect         C. copy             D. hide

42.     A. save         B. spend         C. collect            D. cost

43.     A. When        B. After          C. Because           D. Before

44.     A. rudely       B. bitterly         C. excitedly          D. politely

45.     A. in no time     B. on time C. for a long time D. now and then

46.     A. refused       B. worked        C. agreed           D. waited

47.     A. quiet        B. gentle         C. pretty            D. safe

48.     A. talker        B. listener        C. lecturer           D. teacher

49.     A. angrily       B. carelessly       C. disappointedly      D. gladly

50.     A. alarm        B. gather         C. participate         D. shout

51.     A. fear         B. joy           C. worry            D. possession

52.     A. given up      B. focused on     C. complained of      D. dreamed of

53.     A. happens      B. matters        C. appeals           D. devotes

54.     A. success      B. failure         C. depression         D. health

55.     A. always       B. ever          C. much            D. never

While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”
“Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”
Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?
I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?
My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant(主要的)feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”
Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.

A.was living a happy lifeB.was careless about his money
C.was satisfied with his lifeD.was rich enough to live a happy life
【小题2】We learn from the underlined part that ____________.
A.it’s money that is of importanceB.it’s not money but the attitude that matters
C.we don’t have to have much moneyD.we won’t have enough money in life
【小题3】What does the author think of Adrian and Carey’s life?
A.They have no guests. B.They have all they want.
C.They live a very hard life.D.They live a very happy life.
【小题4】According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ____________.
A.not enough or too muchB.lack or too much
C.lack or contentmentD.just right or enough
【小题5】Which of the following best suits the passage?
A.Nothing is better than a contented mind.
B.Where there is a will, there is a way.
C.Practice makes perfect.
D.Better late than never.

There was once a man who met with a shipwreck(船只失事) and landed on a deserted island.Every day he prayed____ someone could pass and rescue himbut to his ____no one ever came.

Months went by and this man learned to ___ food and firewood from the island and stored them in a hut(棚屋)? that he constructedwhich helped him ____ on the deserted island.One day when he ____ his hut after hunting for food____he saw his hut was on firealong with everything else he had!

All of his ____ were going up in smokeThe only thing ____ was the clothes on his back.At first he was ___frozen there and then he was filled with ____He threw a fist into the air and began yelling, “How unfairHow could this ____ to meI’ve been praying every day for months but now everything that I have is on fire

Later the man grew so ____ that he fell on his hands and knees weeping heavily when he happened to look up and ____ a ship coming in his direction.The man was ____.As they were heading back to civilizationthe man asked the captain, “How were you able to ____ me” The captain ____“We were voyaging across the ocean when a cloud of ____ going up caught our attention.We ____ to go check it out and that’s when we found you

In life we will always be ___ with challengesproblemsand disasters.Always keep in mind that a disaster can sometimes be good ____ in disguise(掩盖)

1.A.realizing? Bimagining

Choping? Ddoubting

2.A.excitement? Bdisappointment

Camazement? Dembarrassment

3.A.collect? Breceive

Corder? Dshare

4.A.survive? Bsuffer

Cadapt Ddevelop

5.A.visited? Bput up

Creturned to? Dpassed

6.A.naturally? Bunexpectedly

Cinstead? Danyway

7.A.preparations? Bpreferences

Cfeelings? Dpossessions

8.A.left? Bvalued

Clost? Dmoved

9.A.touched? Bshocked

Cbored? Dconfused

10.A.anger Bpain

Cfear? Dshame

11.A.open Bobject

Chappen? Dappeal

12.A.unreasonable? Btired

Cweak? Ddesperate

13.A.spotted? Bsought

Ccaught? Dsearched

14.A.rescued? Bprotected

Crewarded? Dwelcomed

15.A.trust? Bkeep? Cseize? Dfind

16.A.declared? Bexplained

Canalysed? Dadded

17.A.light? Bsmoke? Cwater? Dsound

18.A.forgot? Bcontinued

Cpretended? Ddecided

19.A.supplied? Bsatisfied

Cfaced? Dequipped

20.A.experience? Bluck

Cinformation? Dprogress

 

While I was having dinner with a well-known author and lecturer, our conversation drifted to money. “I have enough money,” he told me casually. “I don’t need any more money.”

         “Of course you can say that,” I thought to myself. “You get fifteen thousand dollars for a lecture.”

         Then I caught my thought process, and pondered(仔细考虑)more deeply on his statement. Is he satisfied because he has a lot of money, or does he have a lot of money because he chooses to be satisfied?

         I know people with more money than this man, and they still don’t have enough. And I know people with very little money, and they always have enough. So is enoughness something that happens to us when we reach a certain level, or is it an experience we can choose and celebrate at any time?

         My friends Adrian and Carey live in a humble cottage in the rainforest. They have quite a modest income, no telephone, and they walk around naked most of the time. I think they are the happiest people I know. They wake up with the sun, love each other very much, and welcome guests with a full and open heart. They appreciate every moment of their lives, have no distraction games going, and are not waiting for the big break around the corner. When I am with them, the predominant(主要的)feeling I have is, “It’s all right here—why would anyone want anything more?”

        Ram Dass used to say, “There are three kinds of people in the world: those who say, ‘Too much!’; those who say, ‘Not enough!’; and those who say, “Ah, just right!’”; Since “too much” of one thing implies “not enough” of another, there are really only two approaches to life: lack or contentment.

1.From the first paragraph, we can infer that the lecturer ___________.

         A. was living a happy life                             B. was careless about his money

         C. was satisfied with his life                                D. was rich enough to live a happy life

2.We learn from the underlined part that ____________.

         A. it’s money that is of importance                   B. it’s not money but the attitude that matters

         C. we don’t have to have much money            D. we won’t have enough money in life

3.What does the author think of Adrian and Carey’s life?

         A. They have no guests.                                      B. They have all they want.

         C. They live a very hard life.                                 D. They live a very happy life.

4.According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ____________.

         A. not enough or too much                                  B. lack or too much

         C. lack or contentment                                         D. just right or enough

5.Which of the following best suits the passage?

         A. Nothing is better than a contented mind.

         B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

         C. Practice makes perfect.

         D. Better late than never.

 

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