题目内容

When a young man starts to earn his own living, he

can no longer expect others to pay his food, his clothes, 1.

or his room, but he has to work till he wants to live 2.

comfortable. If he spends most of his time playing 3.

about in the way that he used to as a child, they will go 4.

hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society that he used 5.

to break the laws of his parents, he may go to the prison. 6.

If, therefore, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has 7.

better health, he can have the great happiness of seeing 8.

himself to make steady progress in his job and of 9.

building up for himself his own position in society. 10.

1. pay后加 for

2. till → if

3. comfortable → comfortably

4. they → he

5.that → as /like

6. 去掉the

7. therefore→ however

8. better → good

9. 去掉to

10. √

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Follow the directions on the bottle carefully when _______.

A.
you will take the medicine
B.
taking the medicine
C.
to take the medicine
D.
taken the medicine

Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.

Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.

As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play.

Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.

Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.

It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.

The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”.

To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.

I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.

Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.

1.. What is the text mainly discussed?

A. There are many ways of being thankful.

B. Gratitude is important to happiness.

C. Mom is great for her being thankful.

D. Being thankful will keep you fit.

2.. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________.

A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.

B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.

C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.

D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.

3.. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.

A. you live a comfortable life

B. you receive gifts on your birthday

C. you get help during your hard times

D. you are congratulated on your success

4. What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?

A. It is enough to thank others orally

B. Whether you are thankful is always up to you

C. Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere

D. It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.

5. In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.

A. one-side B. reasonable C. puzzling D. helpful

. As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when ___________.

A. you will come again B. will you come again

C. you come again D. do you come again

Follow the directions on the bottle carefully when _______.

A. you will take the medicine 　 B. taking the medicine

C. to take the medicine 　　　 D. taken the medicine

A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?

Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep.

The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.

Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams may be caused by a stomachache.

Don’t worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.

41. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.

why one can’t fall asleep

why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours later

both A and B

D. what causes sleep

42. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.

A. move often B. sleep on your back C. didn’t move D. went back too later

43. Dreaming happens when _______.

A. you are in a deep sleep B. you are not comfortable

C. part of our brain is still awake D. there’s too much noise in the room

44. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Why You Dream B. The Strangeness of Sleep

C. What Happens During Sleep D. The Cause of Sleep

Follow the directions on the bottle carefully when _______.

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