When asked about happiness, we usually think of someth.ng extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的).

My definition of happiness is "the capacity for enjoyment". The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which 1 love. When the kids and my husband came home, 1 enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have. We're so self-conscious about our "right" to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.

Happiness isn't about what happens to us―it's about how we see what happens to us. It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.

51. As people grow older, they ______.

A. feel it harder to experience happiness

B. associate their happiness less with others

C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

53. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A. She cans little about ha own health

B. She enjoys the freedom of trawling

C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework

53. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?

A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness

B. Psychologists* opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.

C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings

D. Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life,
54. People who equal happiness with wealth and success

A. consider pressure something blocking their way

B. stress their right to happiness too much

C. arc at a loss to make correct choices

D. arc more likely to be happy

55. What can be concluded from the passage?

A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

B. Each nun is the master of his own fate

C. Success leads to happiness.

D. Hippy is he who is content.

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day,Mr. Ledy,our football coach,asked me to play football. I couldn’t help  36  :me,play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38    fool to increase the number of the players. However,he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_,30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them,to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No,I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory;I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

21.A. shouting     B. screaming  C. laughing    D. applauding

22.A. up              B. over          C. more          D. out

23.A. another          B. other          C. some          D. any

24.A. immediately       B. secretly        C. personally D. finally

25.A. took out     B. turned out C. gave off       D. gave out

26.A. never      B. once     C. ever           D. again

27.A. game      B. team       C. story     D. score

28.A. won            B. met           C. beat     D. fought

29.A. accessible   B. comfortableC. sensitive     D. acceptable

30.A. happen              B. succeed        C. spread        D. develop

31.A. liberation    B. closing         C. graduation      D. school

32.A. honor      B. hope         C. success  D. surprise

33.A. take         B. manage        C. solve             D. explain

34.A. courage      B. devotion       C. teamwork      D. contribution

35.A. united     B. appeared       C. prepared D. lost

36.A. proud      B. fond          C. full      D. kind

37.A. time        B. record   C. date     D. ability

38.A. pleased       B. grateful        C. hopeful   D. loyal

39.A. fight          B. join           C. desire            D. enjoy

40.A. take on       B. put on   C. rely on    D. keep on

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had    36   numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is    37   for me!"
When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any    38    . Since then, his mother worked outside  39  he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.
When he was fourteen, he dropped  40  and began his life of roving.
When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,   41  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.
When he was twenty, he    42  his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were   43  for him.
When he was thirty-five, misfortune again   44  on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his   45  .
When he was    46   , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he   47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors    48  the billboard hanging problems.
When he was forty-seven, he   49 his second wife, which had    50   stricken his three children.
When he was sixty-six, he made a living by   51  his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.
When he was seventy-five, he felt  52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he   53  the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.
When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.
He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad  54  . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are   55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

【小题1】
A.achievedB.undergoneC.triedD.undertook
【小题2】
A.greatB.importantC.valuableD.enough
【小题3】
A.wordsB.moneyC.propertyD.families
【小题4】
A.whileB.butC.whenD.so
【小题5】
A.inB.outC.downD.up
【小题6】
A.meanwhileB.moreoverC.howeverD.therefore
【小题7】
A.startedB.tookC.lostD.changed
【小题8】
A.fitB.toughC.unusualD.adequate
【小题9】
A.fellB.hitC.putD.rested
【小题10】
A.lifeB.majorC.jobD.education
【小题11】
A.fortyB.thirty-fiveC.fifty-threeD.seventy
【小题12】.
A.went throughB.came intoC.came aboutD.went against
【小题13】
A.contributing toB.judging fromC.owing toD.leading to
【小题14】
A.changedB.marriedC.missedD.divorced
【小题15】
A.deeplyB.highlyC.generallyD.thickly
【小题16】
A.learningB.promotingC.developingD.teaching
【小题17】
A.powerlessB.depressedC.disappointedD.hopeless
【小题18】.
A.turned upB.turned toC.turned downD.turned in
【小题19】.
A.difficultiesB.misfortuneC.lifeD.weather
【小题20】.
A.hard-workingB.braveC.cautiousD.optimistic

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day,Mr. Ledy,our football coach,asked me to play football. I couldn’t help  36  :me,play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need  38    fool to increase the number of the players. However,he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That           40  to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game  __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_,30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them,to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No,I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory;I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

1.A. shouting     B. screaming  C. laughing D. applauding

2.A. up              B. over               C. more      D. out

3.A. another          B. other              C. some     D. any

4.A. immediately       B. secretly           C. personally D. finally

5.A. took out     B. turned out C. gave off   D. gave out

6.A. never             B. once        C. ever      D. again

7.A. game     B. team       C. story           D. score

8.A. won           B. met       C. beat        D. fought

9.A. accessible  B. comfortableC. sensitive          D. acceptable

10.A. happen             B. succeed           C. spread           D. develop

11.A. liberation          B. closing    C. graduation          D. school

12.A. honor           B. hope            C. success       D. surprise

13.A. take        B. manage            C. solve          D. explain

14.A. courage   B. devotion          C. teamwork  D. contribution

15.A. united          B. appeared          C. prepared   D. lost

16.A. proud           B. fond             C. full          D. kind

17.A. time              B. record     C. date      D. ability

18.A. pleased    B. grateful            C. hopeful      D. loyal

19.A. fight                   B. join              C. desire                   D. enjoy

20.A. take on    B. put on     C. rely on       D. keep on

 

完形填空(20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各小题所给的四个选项ABCD中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had    36    numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is    37    for me!"

    When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any    38    . Since then, his mother worked outside  39   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.

    When he was fourteen, he dropped  40   and began his life of roving.

    When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,   41   , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

    When he was twenty, he    42   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were   43   for him.

    When he was thirty-five, misfortune again   44   on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his   45  .

    When he was    46    , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he   47  dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors    48   the billboard hanging problems.

    When he was forty-seven, he   49  his second wife, which had    50    stricken his three children.

    When he was sixty-six, he made a living by   51   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

    When he was seventy-five, he felt  52  to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he   53   the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

    When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

    He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad  54   . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are   55  and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

1.A. achieved           B. undergone                     C. tried                                 D. undertook

2. A. great                          B. important             C. valuable              D. enough

3. A. words            B. money                C. property             D. families

4.A. while               B. but                  C. when                 D. so

5. A. in                                 B. out                   C. down                 D. up

6. A. meanwhile         B. moreover             C. however               D. therefore

7.A. started                       B. took                   C. lost                   D. changed

8. A. fit                B. tough                C. unusual               D. adequate

9.A. fell                 B. hit                     C. put                   D. rested

10.A. life            B. major                  C. job                   D. education

11. A. forty          B. thirty-five              C. fifty-three             D. seventy

12.. A. went through    B. came into           C. came about           D. went against

13.A. contributing to    B. judging from             C. owing to               D. leading to

14.A. changed                 B. married               C. missed               D. divorced

15.A. deeply         B. highly                C. generally              D. thickly

16. A. learning         B. promoting             C. developing             D. teaching

17.A. powerless      B. depressed           C. disappointed           D. hopeless

18.. A. turned up               B. turned to             C. turned down           D. turned in

19.. A. difficulties      B. misfortune           C. life                   D. weather

20.. A. hard-working    B. brave              C. cautious              D. optimistic

 

 

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