题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
What is it that makes people happy? Youth, health, a good job, good looks, or a flashy car? Maybe none of these things．More and more people are discovering that material things do not bring happiness．
Most people use money as a measure of human value．Expensive products are regarded as the best．The rich are admired simply for being rich．Yet happiness cannot be bought．People should look for it in human relations and in the small pleasures of everyday life．Many people regard happiness as a moment of ecstatic pleasure（狂喜）—something that cannot last—while others speak of it as peace and acceptance of oneself．Around 40 per cent of a person's happiness is thought to be determined by genetics, while the rest depends on childhood environment and the process of growing up．
Perhaps the most surprising thing about happiness is that it has little to do with age, health, wealth, or other values thought to be important in Western society．Happy people accept their limitations and set themselves reachable goals．
There are lifestyle choices which favor happiness, such as exercise, eating carbohydrates and exposing oneself to sunlight．But the main secret of happiness is to take pleasure in small things．
[写作内容]
1） 以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2） 然后以约120个词就“什么使人快乐”的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
①你认为什么最能使人快乐；
②以你自己的经历为例，讲述最让你感到快乐的人或事。
[写作要求]
可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
[评分标准] 概括准确、语言规范、内容合适，篇章连贯。
阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
1._____________
Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.
2.___________
If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.
3.____________
If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.
4.____________
If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.
5.___________
When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.