Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings．
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness．
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item．If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement．Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune．On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty．We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul．
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen．Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief．In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect．We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends．We damage our own reputations by telling others．In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen．Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable．Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased．Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility．
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions．Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions．Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence．And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy．While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue．Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness．
(1)
According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our
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A．
self-respect
B．
financial rewards
C．
advertising ability
D．
friendly relationship
(2)
The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___．
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A．
lying
B．
stealing
C．
cheating
D．
advertising
(3)
The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention"(in para．5)means___．
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A．
telling the truth to the clerk
B．
offering advice to the clerk
C．
asking the clerk to be more attentive
D．
reminding the clerk of the charged item
(4)
How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
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A．
We'll be very excited．
B．
We'll feel unfortunate．
C．
We'll have a sense of honor．
D．
We'll feel sorry for the clerk．
(5)
Which of the following can be the best title of this passage．*
How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation(通货膨胀)？Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate．Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market．Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past．Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques．
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life．"The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound．It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands．Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control．This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves．"
Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time．Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts．They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tire time．So it seems that the first clocks were human beings．
However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time．They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun．They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks．Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past．
Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home．After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?
(1)
According to the passage, collecting antique clocks____．
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A．
can hardly keep the value of your savings
B．
will cost much of your savings
C．
may increase your wealth
D．
needs your bravery
(2)
By quoting(引用)the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to____．
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A．
suggest human beings are controlled by a clock
B．
describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth
C．
tell readers what clocks look like
D．
compare chicks to human beings
(3)
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?
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A．
Counting the beating of one's own heart．
B．
Making use of candles, sand and water．
C．
Observing shadows cast by the sun．
D．
Keeping slaves busy day and night．
(4)
The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means
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A．
state-owned houses
B．
houses in very good condition
C．
grand houses open to the public
D．
houses where statesmen meet regularly
(5)
The purpose of the passage is
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A．
to introduce the culture of antique clocks
B．
to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks
C．
to compare different ways to make a future profit
D．
to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time
阅渎理解
I began working in journalism when I was eight．It was my mother’s idea．She wanted me to“make something”of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was supper time, I walked back home．
“How many did you sell, my boy?”my mother asked．
“None．”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one．”
“My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well, I’ve decided to take the Post．”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币)．It was the first nickle I earned．
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind．I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business．
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing．”She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines．Whenever I said no, she would scold me．
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember．My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love．
(1)
Why did the boy start his job young?
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A．
He wanted to be famous in the future．
B．
The job was quite easy for him．
C．
His mother had high hopes for him．
D．
The competition for the job was fierce．
(2)
From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was ________．
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A．
excited
B．
interested
C．
ashamed
D．
disappointed
(3)
What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
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A．
She forced him to continue．
B．
She punished him．
C．
She gave him some money．
D．
She changed her plan．
(4)
What can we learn from the story?
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A．
The author wanted to be as plain as his father when he was young．
B．
The author was a success as a journalist．
C．
The author’s mother didn’t enjoy true life and love．
D．
The author’s mother hated her husband very much．
(5)
What is the text mainly about?
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A．
The early life of a journalist．
B．
The early success of a journalist．
C．
The happy childhood of the writer．
D．
The important role of the writer in his family．
阅渎理解
Roy wasn't the only one to receive his call-up(入伍)papers．Stephen Napier's call-up came at the beginnning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force(RAF)．
His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk．It was the first step in his plans for Stephen to take over the estate(地产)when the time came, and although Stephen was well aware of this, he could think of no reason not to accompany him．
“Thought you’d forgotten that nonsense．Still, I dare say I could pull a few strings to get you to the Army…”
“No, Father! I have told you I want to learn to fly．What chance would I have to do that in the Army? I'd be better off in the Navy－at least they’ve got the Fleet Air Arm．But I have been put in the RAF and that’s where I want to be, so let’s leave it at that．His face went red．Sent to his father’s school and then to Cambridge, much to his satisfaction, he had never had to defend his own desires and his father was a hard man to oppose．
The father glared at Stephen, "No, I won't leave it at that．I want to know what other ridiculous ideas are in your head．For a start, what's all this about America?”
“America?”
“Yes．All those books I saw in your room the other day．Brochures about emigration(移民)．”
The big, silvered head lowered, like that of a bull about to charge．“Don't trouble to deny it．”
“I won’t, Father．Some men at Cambridge have been talking about it．They want people like us here, mathematicians and scientists, for all kinds of research----the sort of research I could do．It would be a worthwhile life for me．”
The father responded exactly as his son had known he would．“You’ve got a worthwhile life here！You’ve got an estate to run！”
“No, Father．You’ve got an estate to run．I never asked for it．Why not ask Baden to do this stuff? He perhaps can make a good job of it, but I…”
“If he were here, I might think about this silly idea of yours－only think about it, mind you but…”
(1)
If Father wanted Stephen to take over the estate, the first thing he did he would ________．
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A．
take a walk with Stephen as usual
B．
wait till his son graduated from Cambridge
C．
persuade Stephen not to go into RAF
D．
send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF
(2)
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．
Stephen preferred to go into the Navy rather than the Army．
B．
Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy．
C．
The father didn't like Stephen's idea of going to America．
D．
Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate．
(3)
After reading this passage, we can infer that ________．
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A．
Stephen had never had to defend his desires before
B．
Baden might be one of Stephen's family members
C．
Stephen wanted to fly in RAF and become a pilot in America
D．
if somebody took over the estate, Stephen could realize his dream
(4)
What do we learn from the underlined sentence?
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A．
It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures．
B．
The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen．
C．
Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures．
D．
A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen．
(5)
Which would be the best title for this passage?
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A．
RAF－a better choice than the Army
B．
A talk between Father and Son
C．
The dreams of a Cambridge student
D．
Conflict between Father and Son
阅渎理解
The Internet will open up new vistas(前景), create the global village－you can make new friends all around the world．That, at least, is what it promised us．The difficulty is that it did not take human mind into account．The reality is that we cannot keep relationships with more than a limited number of people．No matter how hard the Internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind．
The problem is twofold(双重的)．First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship with．That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain．Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in then．We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can．The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”．
This is not, of course, to say that the Internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function．Of course it does．But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to move to the other side of the world．
In one sense, that’s a good thing．But it also has a disadvantage．If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live．And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time．Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face．The Internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually．
(1)
The number of friends we can keep relationships with is decided by ________．
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A．
the Internet
B．
the time we have
C．
the place we live
D．
the mind
(2)
The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “________”．
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A．
appointment
B．
connection
C．
interview
D．
agreement
(3)
The author holds the view that ________．
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A．
the Internet helps to keep in touch with friends far away
B．
the Internet determines the quality of social relationships
C．
the Internet greatly increases the size of social circles
D．
the Internet is of no value in social communication
(4)
What will the author encourage us to do?
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A．
To keep in touch with old friends when we have moved away．
B．
To chat with friends often on the Internet．
C．
To make more new friends face to face．
D．
To stop using the Internet to make new friends．
(5)
What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the Internet to strengthen relationships?
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