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This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.
It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend(超越) it. Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.
Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.  Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
小题1:From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A．everybody has problems
B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D．people like to complain about their problems
小题2: The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.
A．save spaceB．persuade readers
C．make readers laughD．get readers’ attention
小题3:The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______.
A．most people feel life is easy
B．the writer feels life is easy
C．the writer likes to complain about his problems
D．most people complain about how hard their lives are
小题4: According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.
A．encourage them to learn
B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect from problems
小题5:The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that ______.
A．we do not learn from experience
B．we do not learn when we are in pain
C．pain teaches us important lessons
D．pain cannot be avoided

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C

试题分析：本文论述了我们要学会接受生活很坚难的这个事实，然后不断的去面对，去解决生活中的问题，我们就会变得更加强大。
小题1:细节题：从第一段Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters结合全文可知我们一旦接受了生活很坚难的这个事实，然后不断的去面对，去解决生活中的问题，我们就会变得更加强大。选B。
小题2:写作意图题：作者用一个简短的句子This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths，引起读者的注意，引起下文，这个伟大的真理是什么？为什么它是一个最伟大的真理？选D。
小题3:段落大意题：从第三段的第二句话Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy可知很多人抱怨生活有多难。选D。
小题4:推理题：从文章的最后一段。。。 just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn可知我们给孩子设立难题就是就是要学会对付苦难。选A。
小题5:推理题：从最后一段的句子：It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. 可知痛苦会教给我们重要的道理。选C。
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Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness. In his recent book, Thanks!, Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement, he admits gratitude may be difficult to express. He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder. Second, recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you. That source may be your mom, a friend, partner, child, colleague at work or play.
Gratitude is always other-directed, notes Emmons. You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong, but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction; it should be a state of mind. To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy. To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger, hatred and bitterness—is easier. Also, too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.
It’s crisis and chaos—danger, disease, disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others. Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it. It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are self-sufficient, says Emmons.
The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his case for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, these observations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the secret of life is “giving thanks for everything”.
To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self-help books, but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients. The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving, receiving and repaying. So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say: Thank you, professor Emmons.
小题1:. What is the text mainly discussed?
A．There are many ways of being thankful.
B．Gratitude is important to happiness.
C．Mom is great for her being thankful.
D．Being thankful will keep you fit.
小题2:. The author mentions Robert A. Emmons’ book Thanks! in order to prove that __________.
A. Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology.  
B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.
C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.
D. mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude.
小题3:. It will be easier for you to feel grateful when___________.
A．you live a comfortable life
B．you receive gifts on your birthday
C．you get help during your hard times
D．you are congratulated on your success
小题4: What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?
A．It is enough to thank others orally
B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you
C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere
D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.
小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.
A．one-sideB．reasonableC．puzzlingD．helpful
When asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the better friends you are, the more probably you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want ---an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open. Second, apologize when your’re wrong---even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong also. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion: consider friendship an honour and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.
小题1:What is likely to happen if you have disagreements with your friends?
A．An end to the friendships.
B．Getting experience for the later life.
C．Quarrelling with each other.
D．Sitting down and have a talk.
小题2:The author wrote the article mainly to tell us ________.
A．how to make friends
B．the benefits of making friends
C．what is a true friendship
D．how to mend a troubled friendship
小题3:The underlined word “nurture” probably means ________.
A．mendB．developC．keepD．accept
小题4:What causes the change of friendships?
A．Our characters.B．Our hobbies.
C．Our living habits.D．Our needs and lifestyle.
小题5:Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A．A true friend can never have a disagreement with each other.
B．Most troubled friendships can be mended.
C．You don’t need to apologize when you know you are wronged.
D．Friends are more important than jobs, homes and cars.
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. ___ I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find ____ work.
I was ____ a school bus to make ends meet（使收支相抵）and ____ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had ____ five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not ___ the job. “Why has my life become so ____?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to ___ a little girl, she handed me an earring ____ I should keep it ___ somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it ____ me -- I had been giving all of my ____ to what was going wrong with my ____ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a ____ of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to ____ more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for ____ from a lady who was a director at a larger ____. She asked me if I would ___ a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My ____ there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of ____ that I completely changed my life.
小题1:
A．AsB．ThoughC．IfD．When
小题2:
A．successfulB．extraC．satisfyingD．convenient
小题3:
A．drivingB．repairingC．takingD．designing
小题4:
A．workingB．travellingC．discussingD．living
小题5:
A．prepared forB．attendedC．asked forD．held
小题6:
A．loseB．likeC．findD．get
小题7:
A．hardB．busyC．seriousD．short
小题8:
A．wave atB．drop offC．call onD．look for
小题9:
A．orderingB．promisingC．sayingD．showing
小题10:
A．in caseB．or elseC．as ifD．now that
小题11:
A．hurtB．hitC．caughtD．moved
小题12:
A．feelingsB．attentionC．strengthD．interests
小题13:
A．opinionsB．educationC．experiencesD．life
小题14:
A．listB．bookC．checkD．copy
小题15:
A．connectB．turnC．keepD．add
小题16:
A．herB．a passengerC．meD．my friend
小题17:
A．hospitalB．factoryC．restaurantD．hotel
小题18:
A．listen toB．reviewC．giveD．talk about
小题19:
A．planB．choiceC．dayD．tour
小题20:
A．operationB．speakingC．employmentD．thinking
My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau（衣橱）and picked out a wonderful skirt. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago .She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.
He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed. His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”
I’m still thinking about his words, and they’ve changed my attitude to life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.
“Someday” and “one of these days” are being lost from my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now . I’m not sure what my sister would have done if she had known she wouldn’t have tomorrow.
I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
If I knew that my hours were limited, those little things left undone would make me angry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with someday. Angry and sorry because I didn’t tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.
I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, and every breath truly, is…a gift from God.
小题1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Every day is a gift
B．My poor sister
C．Value friendship every day
D．Every day is an important occasion
小题2:Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn’t wear it, because(   )
A．She wanted to wear it on special occasions
B．She kept it as a special gift for someone else
C．She saved it until she grew older
D．She wanted to keep it as a sweet memory
小题3:Which of the following is not the writer’s attitude to life?
A．Spending more time staying with family every day.
B．Attending social activities as often as possible
C．Enjoying life and valuing every day.
D．Trying to get along well with friends
Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers, whistling and clapping.
It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement.
Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron cap and gown(方帽长袍).
Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(对美国的忠孝宣誓).
Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. Then came the core (核心) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.
To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.
A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.
小题1:What’s the article mainly about?
A．An American high school’s graduation ceremony.
B．The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.
C．A presentation of college diplomas.
D．A US college’s farewell party.
小题2:Which of the following statements about the author is FALSE?
A．She was one of the graduates.
B．She was a foreign exchange student.
C．She was excited to receive her diploma.
D．She felt it great to be at the ceremony.
小题3:The right order of the following events is________.
a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.
b. Students gave farewell speeches.
c. The US national anthem was played.
d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.
e. Seniors went into the stadium.
A．b-c-a-d-eB．c-d-b-e-aC．d-b-e-a-cD．e-d-c-b-a
小题4:From the text, we can conclude that_______.
A．a diploma ensures a good job
B．a diploma guarantees a bright future
C．the commencement symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in life
D．everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I __ you.” I did not ___ what to say, and I just stood there, looking ____ at him. My first ____ was that he _____need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all  ___?”
“Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and ____ what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to __ more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted（ 反应 ）. “Most of the fathers had the ___ response as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first _____  that we try this, I asked the children ____ they thought their parents ____ say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.”
Then the teacher ____ , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of _____. I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express (表达) our feelings. A boy _____ tell his father or mother he loves him or her.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is_____ for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son___ to me, I took him in my arms and held ___ for a longer moment, saying, “Hey, I love you,  ____.” I don’t know if saying that made ____ of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.
小题1:
A．hateB．loveC．likeD．enjoy
小题2:
A．realizeB．recognizeC．know D．find
小题3:
A．awayB．forC．downD．on
小题4:
A．thoughtB．meaningC．newsD．reason
小题5:
A．mustB．shouldC．couldD．would
小题6:
A．forB．withC．aroundD．about
小题7:
A．testB．knowC．understandD．see
小题8:
A．talk toB．chat withC．find outD．do with
小题9:
A．sameB．differentC．usualD．unusual
小题10:
A．allowedB．agreedC．plannedD．suggested
小题11:
A．howB．whetherC．whenD．what
小题12:
A．wouldB．willC．couldD．can
小题13:
A．explainedB．preparedC．informedD．developed
小题14:
A．studyB．workC．healthD．body
小题15:
A．mightB．canC．shouldD．need
小题16:
A．easyB．difficultC．crazy D．silly
小题17:
A．turnedB．shoutedC．wentD．came
小题18:
A．onB．toC．inD．out
小题19:
A．eitherB．tooC．alsoD．again
小题20:
A．allB．eitherC．noneD．neither
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   36  with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   37 . The only solution is to reach   38  and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   39  measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your   40 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   41 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   42 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   43 . The only direct and honest comparison is   44  yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only   45  to compare yourself to someone else if their life  46  is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   47 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can   48  someone is coming up fast   49  you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   50 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   51  you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   52  if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   53 . You are a more   54  person today than you were yesterday. Your own   55  is all you need.
小题1:
A．patientB．strictC．contentD．concerned
小题2:
A．strongerB．betterC．lazierD．wiser
小题3:
A．insideB．outC．forD．up
小题4:
A．accurateB．usefulC．carefulD．powerful
小题5:
A．endB．bestC．convenienceD．side
小题6:
A．satisfiedB．busyC．inspiredD．lazy
小题7:
A．nothingB．funC．sureD．success
小题8:
A．equalB．uniqueC．alikeD．common
小题9:
A．withinB．byC．forD．of
小题10:
A．instructedB．allowedC．directedD．suggested
小题11:
A．situationB．positionC．occasionD．accommodation
小题12:
A．gameB．matchC．friendD．enemy
小题13:
A．concludeB．betC．announceD．declare
小题14:
A．beforeB．besideC．belowD．behind
小题15:
A．assistantB．competitorC．coachD．teacher
小题16:
A．contributeB．exposeC．pushD．devote
小题17:
A．caresB．saysC．wondersD．asks
小题18:
A．effortB．senseC．differenceD．change
小题19:
A．successfulB．happyC．luckyD．fit
小题20:
A．benefitB．progressC．habitD．result
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of 11 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 12 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 13 .
I try to mind my manners and 14 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 15, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ”she said to no one in 16 . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight fighting against the tears, she  17, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 18 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 19 losing him.”
I couldn’t react. I was 20 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 21 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, 22  still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 23  that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a 24 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very25. I realized I had only thought of people as 26 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and just considered her 27.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 28 else’s world, and may not even be important. I 29 not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone has places to go to, people to see and appointments to 30 . Understanding people is an art.
小题1:
A．determinationB．decisionC．attemptD．anxiety
小题2:
A．makeB．thinkC．stand D．find
小题3:
A．topicB．conversationC．discussionD．message
小题4:
A．devotedlyB．carelesslyC．sincerelyD．politely
小题5:
A．thereforeB．thusC．otherwiseD．however
小题6:
A．commonB．silenceC．particularD．surprise
小题7:
A．informedB．remindedC．announcedD．responded
小题8:
A．loweredB．closedC．widenedD．opened
小题9:
A．mind B．regretC．bearD．miss
小题10:
A．angryB．shockedC．curiousD．interested
小题11:
A．painB．pityC．disappointmentD．mercy
小题12:
A．yetB．andC．orD．but
小题13:
A．overB．roundC．throughD．without
小题14:
A．darkB．narrowC．whole D．bright
小题15:
A．confusedB．selfishC．worriedD．sad
小题16:
A．longB．soonC．wellD．far
小题17:
A．unfitB．unselfishC．unnecessaryD．unimportant
小题18:
A．someoneB．anyoneC．no oneD．everyone
小题19:
A．mightB．mustC．needD．should
小题20:
A．stayB．remainC．keepD．put

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