阅读理解

  Do you know how to be happy? Here are six ways for you to find more pleasure in your life.

  Play that song you love so much.As a preschooler can tell you, repetition can lead to pleasure.When you experience something more than once, you notice more details about it each time, and it increases your enjoyment.That's why you love revisiting that jazz club, favourite restaurant, and beloved old Woody Allen movie.Of course, you can overdo it.

  Don't buy boxed sets of DVDs.Economist(经济学家)Tyler says that much of the joy we get from our buying lies in the experience of finding them out, getting them home, and opening them up.If you receive 18 DVDs in one package, you'll use up the excitement all at once.Buy things one a time and space out the pleasure.

  Look outside.People long ago spent almost all of their time outside with trees, water, and sky around.The world in which most of us spend our time nowadays is unnatural and can harm the spirit.Even being close to nature for a short time can make us happy.

  ________.Physical contact with animals works wonders.You can pet an animal.It increases the brain chemicals connected with pleasure and decreases those connected with stress(压力).Even people without pets can get some of the effect by hanging out for a few minutes at a dog shelter.

  Smile.Well, like it or not, smiling improves your mood.Here's why:people react better to you when you look happy, which in turn leads you to be happy.What's more, looking happy fools your brain into thinking that you are happy.

(1)

According to the writer, buying things one at a time can ________.

[  ]

A.

helps us save some money.

B.

spare time for other activities

C.

increase our experience of happiness

D.

give us more time to consider buying things.

(2)

What's the best title for Paragraph 5?

[  ]

A.

Exercise the brain

B.

Pet an animal

C.

Reduce work stress

D.

Hang out more often

(3)

Which of the following is right?

[  ]

A.

Smiles fools others’ mood.

B.

Repetition results in pleasure.

C.

Animals adds to your stress.

D.

Spending time outside harms your spirit.

(4)

What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

[  ]

A.

The effect of pleasure on life.

B.

The writer's own experience.

C.

Another way to find pleasure.

D.

Reasons for finding more pleasure.

Ⅲ完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some people hate everything that is modern . They cannot   36   how anyone can really like modern music ; they find it hard to   37   the new fashions in clothing ; they think that all modern paintings are   38   ; and they seldom have a good   39   for the new buildings . Such people take their standards of perfection from the   40   . They are usually impatient with anyone who is   41   enough to   42   in new ways . It is ,   43   , true that many artists do not   44   and instead produce   45   that can only be considered as   46   . If the work of art is a painting , the artist’s failure concerns   47   alone , but if it is a building , his failure concerns   48   too.

This does sometimes happen ,   49   it is completely untrue to say , as some people do , that modern architecture (建筑) is    50   . We cannot   51   every modern building by the standards of the old times , though we   52   the buildings of the past . With better technique , the modern building are more   53   . The architect knows he should learn from the past , yet  54   his greater resources of knowledge and materials , he will never follow the past . He is too   55   to do that .

36.A. imagine       B. stand         C. receive         D. enjoy

37.A. show         B. design       C. accept         D. make

38.A. beautiful     B. ugly         C. strange       D. common

39.A. idea          B. word             C. dream         D. project

40.A .foreigners     B. custom      C. nation       D. past

41.A. outstanding    B. foolish     C. brave        D. clever

42.A. experiment    B. plan        C. make        D. manage

43.A. as usual       B. in all        C. on average     D. of course

44.A. matter        B. publish      C. succeed        D. paint

45.A. experiences    B. works        C. presents             D. organizations

46.A. failures       B. fools        C. foreigners      D. views

47.A. the art        B. itself        C. himself        D. the painting

48.A. everybody      B. the place         C. the world     D. others

49.A. and          B. but         C. for          D. as

50.A. nothing      B. something     C. great              D. simple

51.A. design        B. judge       C. consider         D. think

52.A. dislike       B. realize      C. build        D. admire

53.A. advanced      B. beautiful     C. gifted        D. famous

54.A. by           B. on          C. at             D. with

55.A. bright         B. disappointed  C. proud        D. rich

 

阅读理解
     Do you know how to be happy? Here are six ways for you to find more pleasure in your life.
Play that song you love so much. As a preschooler can tell you, repetition can lead to pleasure. 
When you experience something more than once, you notice more details about it each time, and it 
increases your enjoyment. That's why you love revisi ting that jazz club, favourite restaurant, and 
beloved old Woody Allen movie. Of course, you can overdo it.
     Don't buy boxed sets of DVDs. Economist(经济学家) Tyler says that much of the joy we get 
from our buying lies in the experience of finding them out, getting them home, and opening them up. 
If you receive 18 DVDs in one package, you'll use up the excitement all at once. Buy things one a time 
and space out the pleasure.
     Look outside. People long ago spent almost all of their time outside with trees, water, and sky 
around. The world in which most of us spend our time nowadays is unnatural and can harm the spirit. 
Even being close to nature for a short time can make us happy. ________. Physical contact with 
animals works wonders. You can pet an animal. It increases the brain chemicals connected with 
pleasure and decreases those connected with stress(压力). Even people without pets can get some 
of the effect by hanging out for a few minutes at a dog shelter.
     Smile. Well, like it or not, smiling improves your mood. Here's why: people react better to you 
when you look happy, which in turn leads you to be happy. What's more, looking happy fools your
brain into thinking that you are happy.
1. According to the writer, buying things one at a time can ____________.
A. helps us save some money.
B. spare time for other activities
C. increase our experience of happiness
D. give us more time to consider buying things.
2. What's the best title for Paragraph 5 ?
A.  Exercise the brain              
B. Pet an animal
C.  Reduce work stress             
D. Hang out more often
3.Which of the following is right?  
A. Smiles fools others' mood.  
B. Repetition results in pleasure.  
C. Animals adds to your stress.  
D. Spending time outside harms your spirit.
4.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?    
A. The effect of pleasure on life.   
B. The writer's own experience.    
C. Another way to find pleasure.   
D. Reasons for finding more pleasure.

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