阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only________ in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange________ . When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very ________. He tried smiling, ________ his reflection continued with its sad expression.

________, the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he ________ looked sad in that mirror.

“What a(n) ________ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t ________ properly!”

That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was ________. The boy went over to see what had ________ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents.

Together the two children set off ________ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to________her up. After much walking, they________ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.

Then the boy said ________ to the family. When seeing the time, he________ to head for home, without toys and without ________ In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) ________ face in the mirror. And so he understood the ________ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the ________ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having ________ that little girl.

1.A. interested B. confident C. skilled D. rich

2.A. book B. mirror C. sweet D. toy

3.A. shy B. sad C. excited D. beautiful

4.A. for B. or C. but D. and

5.A. Proud B. Hungry C. Satisfied D. Surprised

6.A. already B. once C. still D. never

7.A. nice B. terrible C. big D. expensive

8.A. work B. move C. change D. appear

9.A. studying B. playing C. sleeping D. crying

10.A. devoted B. referred C. happened D. turned

11.A. in need of B. in search of C. in honor of D. in charge of

12.A. put B. bring C. dress D. cheer

13.A. found B. recognized C. left D. accepted

14.A. no B. hello C. sorry D. goodbye

15.A. decided B. agreed C. Pretended D. refused

16.A. effort B. hope C. doubt D. money

17.A. red B. dark C. angry D. happy

18.A. meaning B. mystery C. game D. reason

19.A. general B. strange C. true D. good

20.A. introduced B. helped C. invited D. saved

下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句(第1~5题)。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出适合各段落的首句,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. Be totally engaged.

B. Structure your free time.

C. Learn to enjoy your work.

D. Concentrate on one activity.

E. Avoid working with unhappy colleagues.

F. Look for a job where you have some control.

Five Simplification Steps to Experiencing Happiness

Happiness is never a permanent condition; it is made up of individual conditions that give rise to happiness. The Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls this condition “flow”: becoming so absorbed in an activity that nothing else seems to matter. You cannot manufacture happiness — but you can prepare the soil for happiness to grow. Researchers have found the following five qualifications in their studies of happy people.

1.______ Your working environment has a major influence on your experience of happiness. If you are surrounded by staff who grumble and have a negative attitude, it will be much more difficult for you to experience flow than it would be on a harmonious team. Identify clearly which people in your working environment suffer from chronic unhappiness and might infect you with it on an unconscious level. Keep a greater distance from those people or ask for a transfer.

2.____ People who have to devote their attention to several activities at once are unable to get into the flow. You will be able to experience those moments of happiness only when you engage in an activity with your whole being.

3._____ People who experience flow have managed to turn the restrictions of their working environment into opportunities. They see themselves as the criterion (标准) for their quality. Recognition from others or money they earn recede into the background. Among the people who Csikszentmihalyi discovered to be experiencing the greatest degree of happiness, there was a very simple worker in a steel mill who was popular with everyone on account of his specialized knowledge and willingness to help.

4.______ People who feel like victims and don’t live but “are lived” lose their ability to enjoy themselves even if their work is exemplary. So change your job, even if the new one doesn’t pay as well or is less prestigious (有声望的) . People who find happiness in their work will work so well that sooner or later they will profit, even on the level of money and prestige.

5.______ Astonishingly, work is easier to enjoy than free time. Working life includes goals, rules, and challenges. On the other hand, free time is unstructured and it takes effort to organize it in such a way as to make it enjoyable. So don’t be reluctant to plan your free time and structure it deliberately. People who don’t waste their free time have a more positive awareness of life; they live longer and they are less often sick. However, people who spend their time at work looking forward eagerly to going home and to the weekend seldom experience flow. Only 18% of all those questioned by Csikszentmihalyi experienced flow in the context of free time, and in almost all cases where they did, it was in the context of an organized hobby.

Bookie’s, the campus bookstore is located at the Campus Activity Centre, main floor.

Bookie’s is the only place in Kamloops to buy your course textbooks. There is a booklist in the bookstore listing the books required for each course. If you need help in finding your course textbooks, ask any of the staff in the bookstore.

There are more than just textbooks at bookie’s. They carry a wide variety of stationary, art supplies and gift items. You can also buy telephone cards, postage stamps and bus passes. You must show your student card to get a discount for the bus passes.

TEXTBOOK RETURNS

1) Do I need my receipt to return books?

Yes.

2) How long do I have to return books?

Books purchased must be returned within ten working days of the date of the purchase.

3) What if I wrote my name in the book?

Unfortunately, we can not give you a full refund for books not in mint condition as publishers will not accept this for credit.

4) What happens if I miss the last day for return?

We may purchase the text book as “used” in accordance with our Buyback program.

5) What if I discover that my book has missing pages half way through the semester?

We will replace the defective books, new or used, for a like copy of that title. Cash refunds are not given for defective books returned outside the normal return dates.

BUYBACKS

1) What books do you buy back?

We buy back all current edition textbooks. If we do not use them at UCC, we buy them back according to the value established in the North American marketplace.

2) How much do I get for my books?

If bookie’s is buying the book for use at UCC, you will receive 50% of the current new retail price. In order to receive optimum buyback price, discs and supplements must accompany the book.

3) What happens to the books that I sell?

Books for bookie’s are processed by our staff and sold to students at 75% of the new retail price.

4) What condition do my books need to be in?

Books should be in good condition, meaning that the cover is still attached and all pages intact. Notes and markings on the pages of the books are perfectly fine. Workbooks and study guides are generally not purchased back unless they are free of all markings. No sales receipt is required for these books.

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Monday–Thursday 9:00am–6:00pm

Friday 9:00am–5:00pm

Saturday and Sunday Closed

1.The intended readers of this passage are ______.

A. book dealers B. university students

C. publishers D. campus staff

2.The underlined word “defective” can best be replaced by ______.

A. latest B. perfect C. brand-new D. incomplete

3.Bookie’s will not buy back your used textbook if ______.

A. the cover of the book is missing

B. there are markings and notes on the pages

C. you have lost the sales receipt

D. you miss the last day for return

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bookie’s is a place for students to buy their course textbooks.

B. Student cards are needed to get a discount for the textbooks.

C. Books bought in bookie’s should be returned within ten working days.

D. Books bought back are processed by the staff and sold to students.

5.The items which can be bought back don’t include ______.

A. textbooks with markings

B. workbooks with markings

C. textbooks with covers and all pages

D. study guides free of markings

Our body clock, or natural body rhythm, influences our energy and alertness. Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of the day when we best perform specific tasks.

The reality, however, is that most of us organize the time around work demands, school deadlines, commuting or social events. Doing whatever the body feels like doing is a luxury in today’s fast-paced modern society.

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth trying. Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits. Disrupting our natural body rhythm, on the other hand, has been linked to problems such as depression, obesity, or headache, says Steve Key, a biology professor.

When the body clock can synchronize (使…同步) the rhythms of its natural processes, it “gives us an advantage in daily life”, says Key.

According to him, when it comes to cognitive (认知的) work, most adults perform best in the late morning. As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday, our memory, alertness and concentration gradually improve.

However, he adds, our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter. Most of us are more easily distracted (分心) between noon and 4 pm.

Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm, making that a good time for a nap.

Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers. For most adults, problems that require open-ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired, according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning.

When choosing a time of the day to exercise, paying attention to your body clock can improve results. Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm, says Michael Smolensky, a professor of biomedical engineering.

Of course, not everyone’s body clock is the same, making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans.

1.If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ______.

A. find out the suitable time to do specific tasks

B. organize our time around work demands

C. do whatever our body feels like doing

D. be sure to be healthy

2. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythm.

B. Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modern society.

C. Obeying our body clock is good for our health.

D. Disrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity.

3.Inspiration to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us______.

A. when we get up in the morning

B. when we are tired in the evening

C. when we are full of energy in the late morning

D. when we are asleep at night

4. Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?

A. What is natural body rhythm?

B. Natural body rhythm is good for us.

C. natural body rhythm and health

D. The latest research about natural body rhythm.

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