You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

       The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values. I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.

       Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

       When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

       When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.

The main purpose of this passage is to     .

       A. persuade the readers to make a commitment

       B. explain to the readers what personal values are

       C. inform the readers how to be truly happy

       D. instruct the readers how to make wise choices

According to the text, living by your being values, you would     .

       A. gain a lot of power        B. form positive personality

       C. seek all human virtues      D. fill your own needs

The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means     .

       A. a feeling of emptiness       B. an absence of one’s mind

       C. a break of continuity      D. a state of confusion

What can be inferred from the text?

       A. Having values are better than being values.

       B. A calm person does not choose to complain.

       C. The way other people think of you decides who you are.

       D. A responsible person does not care about financial security.

阅读理解。

     A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to warm themselves
up during one particularly icy cold winter. They planned to stay at the very same hotel where
they spent their honeymoon 20 years ago. They both had jobs, so it was decided that the
husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day.
Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his
laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one
letter in her address and sent the e-mail without noticing his error.
     In the same time: In Houston, a woman had just returned from her husband's funeral(葬礼).
He was a minister of many years who had been "called home to glory" following a heart
attack. The woman checked her e-mail, expecting message from family and friends. Upon
reading the first message, she fainted(昏厥)and fell to the floor. Her son rushed into the room,
found his mother on the floor and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I've arrived!
     I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for
your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as
uneventful(平静)as mine was.
     P.S. Sure is hot down here.

1. Why did the couple decide to go to Florida for weekend?_____
A. To visit their family and friends
B. To escape from the cold winter
C. To escape from their busy work
D. To attend a friend's funeral
2. What mistake did the husband make after checking into the hotel?_____
A. He checked into a wrong hotel
B. He forget to bring the laptop
C. He misspelled her wife's address
D. He forgot to mail his letter
3. The expression "called home to glory" probably suggests that the man had ._____
A. gone back to his hometow
B. called his family to say hello
C. been awarded a prize
D. died and gone to heaven
4. How did the woman probably feel after reading the e-mail?_____
A. Pleased
B. Amazed
C. Frightened
D. Moved
5. Which of the following is true according to the text?_____
A. The woman's husband died of a heart attack
B. The woman liked to chat with her friends by e-mail
C. The couple held their wedding in Florida 20 years ago.
D. His wife wouldn't go to Florida for his error.

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