题目内容

You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
小题1:What’s the best title of this passage?
A.Choose to Be HappyB.Choose Your Emotions
C.Pretend to Be HappyD.Find Happiness
小题2:The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.
A.she can depend on her husband to find happiness
B.balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
C.one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
D.happiness can be influenced by outside forces
小题3:Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A.To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.
B.To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
C.To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
D.To help to move to the next paragraph easily.
小题4:The writer suggests that we should ________.
A.let others control our feelings
B.respond immediately to others’ words
C.pay more attention to words than actions
D.hold back our feelings properly

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D 

试题分析:文章讲了一个道理,我们要选择快乐并举例说明选择快乐的重要性,并且我们不能被自己的情绪控制。
小题1:主旨题:从第一段的句子:Happiness is a choice.和第二段的句子: Then move on and choose to be happy.可知这篇文章是说要选择快乐。选A
小题2:细节题:从第一段的句子:That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness.可知人不能依靠他人给与快乐。选C
小题3:推理题:从第三段的句子:So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?可知提到买鞋是为了证明选择快乐的重要性。选A。
小题4:推理题:从倒数第二段的句子:We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.可知我们要注意控制情感。选D 
点评:本文讲述的是很简单但很多人都忽视的道理,读后受益匪浅,通读全文后,通过题目可以准确定位,要求考生仔细阅读文本,耐心审题,结合题目到文章中找到关键的句子做出准确的判断。
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Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 41, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews  42.
In his book, Matthews 43  us how to have a happy life and answers the  44  of teenagers.
There are many 45 such as parents and friends, and the book  46 we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills  47  how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 48 your memory better.
Many teenagers think  49 happiness comes from a good exam result 50 praise  from other people. But you can  51  be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a(n)  52  attitude. If you  53  from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have  54 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that  55 comes from thinking about things in a positive  56. If you are 57, people notice you and you can get a  58  view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 59 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 60 : you choose to be happy!
小题1:
A.soB.notC.itD.do
小题2:
A.wise B.smart C.usefulD.simple
小题3:
A.ordersB.tellsC.asksD.argues
小题4:
A.problemsB.questionsC.ideasD.comments
小题5:
A.rolesB.classesC.coursesD.subjects
小题6:
A.says B.writesC.readsD.thinks
小题7:
A.for exampleB.such asC.so asD.so that
小题8:
A.make B.turnC.letD.change
小题9:
A.whatB.howC.thatD.whether
小题10:
A.andB.butC.soD.or
小题11:
A.yetB.alreadyC.stillD.forever
小题12:
A.bad B.goodC.independentD.nomal
小题13:
A.learnB.rescueC.struggleD.separate
小题14:
A.experiencesB.difficultiesC.fearsD.problems
小题15:
A.successB.happinessC.failureD.height
小题16:
A.way B.meansC.mannersD.spirit
小题17:
A.shortB.smallC.tallD.fat
小题18:
A.lowerB.higherC.worseD.better
小题19:
A.takeB.spendC.coverD.cost
小题20:
A.work B.lessonC.teachingD.study
I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them — to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange e-mails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came Facebook and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.
Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Facebook. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials — unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.
Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and down-to-earth. Read his Facebook and you realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed bore. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man — and then write about it.
Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to lull. So he plays Mafia Wars on Facebook. He’s doing well — level 731. Thanks to Facebook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies — and this is how you spend your downtime? What happened to golf? What happened to getting another job?
Take Liz. She is positive that the H1N1 vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on Facebook and once on Twitter.
In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to Facebook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.
I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine lunatic(狂人)on Facebook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standards?
小题1:Who is opposed to the H1N1 vaccine in the text?
A.Fred.B.Andy.C.Liz.D.Chris.
小题2:What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?
A.He’s running his company.
B.He’s playing golf all day.
C.He’s looking for another job.
D.He’s playing computer games.
小题3:According to the text, Facebook tends to ______.
A.present another side of people
B.offer some food for free
C.show endless advertisements
D.get you to more parties
小题4:The text is developed mainly by ______.
A.giving examplesB.following the time order
C.listing figuresD.raising questions
小题5:The author focuses on the question of ______.
A.what is FacebookB.what happened to golf
C.who is my real friendD.who can help me
When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault. "or "I know I’m late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about — creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situation to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is. " Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners    .
A.deal with problems rather than blame others
B.meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C.have responsible and able colleagues
D.blame others rather than themselves
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to         .
A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should     .
A.find a better way to handle the problem
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem
D.ask another person for help
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Winner’s Secret.B.A Winner’s Problem.
C.A Winner’s Opportunity.D.A Winner’s Achievement.
As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange   36 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that  37 me so much. There was never total  38 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 39   clothes hung over a chair take on the   40  of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 41  , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no  42 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My   43 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would   44 very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 45  on the way home from school. Every morning I get on the school bus right near my home--that was no  46 . After school,   47  , when all the buses were  48  up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one, and be taken to some  49 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or museum, I wouldn't  50 the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears  51 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   52 by others. Being popular was so important to me  53 , and the fear of not being liked was a 54  one.
One of the processes of growing up is being able to  55 and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
小题1:
A.place B.time C.way D.reason
小题2:
A.frightened B.destroyed C.surprised D.wounded
小题3:
A.darkness B.quietness C.emptiness D.loneliness
小题4:
A.got B.made C.forced D.caused
小题5:
A.spirit B.height C.body D.shape
小题6:
A.eye B.window C.mouth D.door
小题7:
A.breath B.sound C.air D.wind
小题8:
A.belief B.feeling C.imaginationD.doubt
小题9:
A.lay B.lie C.rest D.hide
小题10:
A.simplyB.especially C.probably D.directly
小题11:
A.discussion B.joke C.problem D.matter
小题12:
A.though B.yet C.although D.still
小题13:
A.called B.backed C.packed D.lined
小题14:
A.old B.unfamiliar C.poor D.crowded
小题15:
A.leave B.send C.order D.let
小题16:
A.above B.in C.of D.at
小题17:
A.protectedB.accepted C.believed D.guided
小题18:
A.then B.there C.once D.anyway
小题19:
A.strictB.rightC.heavy D.powerful
小题20:
A.realizeB.remember C.recognize D.recover
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My   16  took me by train or by car to a hotel by the   17 . All day, I seem to remember, I   18  on the sands with strange   19  children. We made houses and gardens, and   20  the tide(潮汐) destroy them. When the tide went out, we   21  over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the   22  seemed to shine always brightly   23  the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 24  ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were   25  in one’s pockets or good places where one could   26  ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good   27  is much the same as it was. I   28  like the sun and warm sand and the sound of   29  beating the rocks. I no longer wish to   30  any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets.   31 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I   32  what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am   33 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about   34  who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves   35  on too many ices…
小题1:
A.teacherB.parentsC.nurseD.younger sister
小题2:
A.seaB.lakeC.mountainD.river
小题3:
A.playedB.sleptC.satD.stood
小题4:
A.movingB.excitingC.anxiousD.nervous
小题5:
A.madeB.broughtC.watched D.heard
小题6:
A.rolledB.jumpedC.turnedD.climbed
小题7:
A.lightB.sunC.moonD.lamp
小题8:
A.andB.yetC.butD.or
小题9:
A.exploringB.examiningC.repairingD.measuring
小题10:
A.sweetsB.sandC.ice-creamsD.money
小题11:
A.makeB.sellC.buyD.offer
小题12:
A.houseB.holidayC.gardenD.tide
小题13:
A.hardlyB.almostC.stillD.perhaps
小题14:
A.wavesB.tidesC.handsD.feet
小题15:
A.destroyB.fixC.useD.build
小题16:
A.ButB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides
小题17:
A.wonderB.feelC.understandD.believe
小题18:
A.strong B.weakC.youngD.old
小题19:
A.childrenB.boysC.girlsD.grown-ups
小题20:
A.happyB.tiredC.sadD.sick
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36   her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37   his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38   . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40   the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42    the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door   43     and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44     that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45     than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46    .
A few   47     later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48     and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the   49   and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   50    was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   51     came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52     to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53     at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   54    , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.   55    catch the first one.
小题1:
A.callB.recognizeC.respect D.marry
小题2:
A.remember B.copyC.askD.answer
小题3:
A.fieldB.forestC.river D.building
小题4:
A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
小题5:
A.seeB.cut C.catchD.discover
小题6:
A.ImmediatelyB.Quietly C.FinallyD.Proudly
小题7:
A.talking aboutB.thinking ofC.looking forD.waiting for
小题8:
A.movedB.openedC.brokeD.closed
小题9:
A.decidedB.noticed C.suggestedD.learned
小题10:
A.ruleB.helpC.choiceD.reason
小题11:
A.get upB.go back C.fall downD.pass through
小题12:
A.secondsB.daysC.hoursD.months
小题13:
A.famousB.big C.shortD.beautiful
小题14:
A.houseB.wallC.groundD.door
小题15:
A.fishB.horseC.bird D.bull
小题16:
A.pityB.shameC.smileD.tear
小题17:
A.explainedB.saidC.sang D.flew
小题18:
A.jumpedB.escaped C.stoppedD.shouted
小题19:
A.angerB.surpriseC.joyD.excitement
小题20:
A.NeverB.OftenC.SeldomD.Always
I believe the best heroes are often the ones who haven’t been publicly recognized. They’re someone’s hero just by living their life as 36, not necessarily struggling for anything particular outside of survival. They’re everyday ordinary people.
37, my greatest hero without doubt isn’t a famous person or someone who has a rags-to-riches (白手起家的) story. In fact, this person isn’t a 38 at all, but a heroine: my mother, who has been my greatest source of inspiration(鼓舞).
A brief glance (一瞥) into this 39 woman’s life makes it clear. My mother was married to a man who drank like a fish almost every day. As Mother 40 to us later in life, she simply didn’t want us to be 41 by my father. So, one day she packed her seven kids into an old wagon (马车), and headed back down south to Montgomery, Alabama.
At five foot three, she was a black lady with a small figure, with no college education. She did whatever she had to do to 42 as a single(单身的) parent and to successfully 43 all her children to adulthood.
By high school I had started to 44 my mother had achieved something 45 as a single parent. Then, when I was seventeen years old, I signed up(报名) for the Marine Corps. The day I 46 for basic training, my mother told me, a very thin and nervous black kid, four 47 words: “Just do your best.” That 48 may be a cliché (套话), but coming from her , it has given me a lifetime of powerful inspiration.
I’ve had my 49 of ups and downs in my life. Whenever meeting with any difficulty, I would 50 to myself, “If Mother overcame her challenges, I have no 51 not to do the same.” 52 I grew, I admired her for what she had achieved.
I graduated from community college with highest 53, and now I’m a student at Columbia University. Every step of the 54, I’ve been encouraged by the inspiration of my mother — my heroine. I’ve never 55. I’ve tried to do my best. 
小题1:
A.muchB.usual C.well D.active
小题2:
A.IndeedB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Altogether
小题3:
A.heroB.modelC.heroineD.example
小题4:
A.educatedB.famousC.generous D.unusual
小题5:
A.explainedB.repliedC.devotedD.responded
小题6:
A.employedB.fooledC.influencedD.missed
小题7:
A.escapeB.surviveC.hide D.recover
小题8:
A.raiseB.addC.enrich D.attract
小题9:
A.believeB.imagineC.determineD.realize
小题10:
A.excitingB.interestingC.tiringD.amazing
小题11:
A.waitedB.returned C.leftD.came
小题12:
A.honestB.simpleC.uselessD.extra
小题13:
A.answerB.praiseC.expressionD.encouragement
小题14:
A.movementB.experiencesC.originD.advantage
小题15:
A.thinkB.lieC.reactD.object
小题16:
A.demand B.abilityC.causeD.excuse
小题17:
A.As B.ThoughC.UnlessD.Before
小题18:
A.honorsB.flameC.pressure D.purpose
小题19:
A.escapeB.dangerC.wayD.hope
小题20:
A.appearedB.stopped C.knocked D.glanced
Even though it was only October,my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more_36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home,everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had,and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat,boots,or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.
Weeks passed and the__45__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__ before the holiday break. I smiled in__47__ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David__48__ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you,”he said and__49__ from behind his back a small box.__50__  it to me,he said anxiously,“Open it.” I took the box from him,thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my__51__ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said,“The box is nice,David,but it’s__52__.”
“Oh,no. It isn’t.” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes___53__I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given__54__ to. After that Christmas,David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning__55__the little empty box set on my desk.
小题1:
A.anxiousB.courageousC.seriousD.cautious
小题2:
A.warningB.ringingC.callingD.yelling
小题3:
A.scoldedB.wonderedC.realizedD.learned
小题4:
A.modestlyB.naturallyC.inaccuratelyD.inappropriately
小题5:
A.popularB.upsetC.specialD.funny
小题6:
A.expressingB.deliveringC.wearingD.sharing
小题7:
A.practisedB.wanderedC.studiedD.stayed
小题8:
A.wouldB.shouldC.mightD.could
小题9:
A.aim atB.turn toC.put offD.head for
小题10:
A.argumentB.excitementC.movementD.judgment
小题11:
A.schoolB.yearC.educationD.program
小题12:
A.reliefB.returnC.vainD.control
小题13:
A.weaklyB.sadlyC.quietlyD.helplessly
小题14:
A.searchedB.foundC.raisedD.pulled
小题15:
A.HoldingB.HandingC.SendingD.Leaving
小题16:
A.delightB.expectationC.appreciationD.surprise
小题17:
A.cheapB.emptyC.uselessD.improper
小题18:
A.asB.untilC.becauseD.though
小题19:
A.adviceB.supportC.attentionD.command
小题20:
A.fromB.behindC.overD.towards

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