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I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun.You may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others.If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness.The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common.Fun is what we experience during an act.Happiness is what we experience after an act.It is a deep, long-lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh.But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun.They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir(回忆录) after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Man-iage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness.They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep.I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness.It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
1.
What is the passage mainly about?
A.
Fun and happiness.
B.
Success and satisfaction.
C.
Marriage and commitment.
D.
Entertainment and responsibility.
2.
The author probably agrees that ____.
A.
fun creates long - lasting satisfaction
B.
long - standing fun may lead to happiness
C.
fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
D.
fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
3.
What does the author think of marriage?
A.
It ends in pain.
B.
It means commitment.
C.
It affords greater fun.
D.
It leads to raising children.
4.
If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____.
A.
will start a business B won' t place too much value on money
C.will seek for freedom D.won't devote himself to his family
One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.
The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"My wife has fallen into water."
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked him.
"Yes." he said.
God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."
The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up
With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "
1.
Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?
A.
Optimistic
B.
Humoristic
C.
Objective
D.
Critical
2.
The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----
A.
foolish but honest
B.
foolish and honest
C.
smart but honest
D.
smart and honest
3.
What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?
A.
They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter
B.
They look much like the woodcutter's wife.
C.
They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.
D.
They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife
Chinese people take their food and eat it extremely seriously .Eating is a communal (公共的),social, human experience in China .Sharing a meal is a sign of friendship,and trust , Eating plays a central role in friendship ,business ,medicine ,family and love. In short, food is life.
When eating, the rice is separated into your own personal bowl, but the dishes are placed in communal bowls in the center of the table and everybody help themselves with chopsticks .It's considered polite, and sign of respect and friendship, to encourage other people to eat plenty of the good bits, even to pick up food with your chopsticks and drop it into their rice bowls for them.
Food is an important component of weddings, funerals and almost all Chinese festivals. New Year is the time for dumplings, the Dragon Boat Festival is the time for sticky rice Zongzi wrapped in leaves, and Mid -Autumn Day is the time for Moon Cakes. The dinner table is the best for forum(公共讨论场所) to close business deals ,and it's the number one thing to do with friends.
Chinese women express their admiration for the opposite sex by cooking delicious meals of many courses, and these days it's the other way round too.
In short, if you want to get to know Chinese people, understand Chinese culture and thinking and get into Chinese life, you have to eat and appreciate Chinese food.
1.
What is the best title of this passage?
A.
Eating Food in China
B.
How Do Chinese People Eat Food
C.
The Importance of Chinese Food
D.
Different Foods for Different Chinese Food
2.
In the first paragraph, what does the author mean by saying "food is life"?
A.
Without food, there will be no life
B.
food is as important as life
C.
we must take food seriously
D.
we must eat food every day
3.
What is the representative food for the Dragon Boat Festival in China?
A.
Dumplings
B.
Moon Cakes
C.
Jiaozi
D.
Zongzi
October 31, 2009, California
Tsien Hsue-shen, PhD'39, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, died on October 31, He was 98.
Tsien, born in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, graduated from the National Qinghua University in 1934 and in August of 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute Technology. In 1936 he went to the California Institute of Technology to
commence
graduate studies .Tsien obtained his doctor degree in 1939 and would remain at Caltech for 20 years, becoming the Goddard Professor and establishing a reputation as one of the leading rocket scientists in the United States.
In 1943, Tsien and two others in the Caltech rocketry group drafted the first document to use the name Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During the Second World War, he was amongst the other scientists participated the "Manhattan Project" .After World War II he served as a consultant to the United States Army Air Force. During this time, Conlonel Tsien worked on designing an intercontinental space plane. His work would inspire the X--20Dyna-Soar which would later be the inspiration for the Space Shuttle. In1945 Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Jiang Baili--one of the Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai--shen's leading military strategists. But in 1950, the Chinese-born scientist was accused of harboring Communist sympathies and stripped of his security clearance.
In September 1955 he was permitted to leave for China, where Tsien resumed his research, founded the Institute of Mechanics, and went on to become the father of China's missile program, a trusted member of the government and Party's inner circle, and the nation's most honored scientist, Tsien retired in 1991 and has maintained a low public profile in Beijing, China. The PRC government launched its manned space program in 1992 and used Tsien's research as the basis for the Long March rocket which successfully launched the Shenzhou V mission in October of 2003.The elderly Tsien was able to watch China's first manned space mission on television from his hospital bed.
In his late years, since the 1980s, Tsien devoted himself to spirituality research, and advocated scientific investigation of traditional Chinese medicine, Qigong and "special human body functions".
1.
The underlined word "commence" in this passage probably means ____
A.
make up
B.
get
C.
begin
D.
promise
2.
Tsien Hsue--shen got married at the age of ______
A.
45
B.
28
C.
24
D.
34
3.
What is the right order of the events related to Tsien Hsue--shen ?
a. his later life b. return to China c. career in the U.S.A d. his early life and education
A.
a-b-c-d
B.
d-c-b-a
C.
d-b-c-a
D.
c-b-d-a
4.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.
Tsien Hsue--shen got a doctor's degree in 1939.
B.
Tsien Hsue--shen married Jiang Ying, the daughter of Chinese nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shen.
C.
Tsien Hsue-shen has made a contribution to the Space Shuttle.
D.
Tsien Hsue-shen was interested in traditional Chinese medicine, qigong and "special human body functions" in his later life.
Egypt: Bridging the Gap between School English and Real English
Teaching English in Egypt in general and in my town Damietta in particular, is mainly directed towards helping students to pass their final exams. Unfortunately, most teachers do not adopt a long -term approach that guarantees that their students will be able to use English outside the classroom. So students only concentrate on one skill which is writing. Thus their listening and speaking skills are disabled. What is important to them is to pass the exam which is primarily based on writing .Teachers are not only concentrated with providing their students with questions that are similar to those of the final exam, particularly General Secondary Education Certificate (GSEC) Examination, so students spend most of their time answering typical exam questions.
Most students' scores are high; a lot of students get full marks. However, few students are able to communicate in English because their role plays. As a result, a lot of students complain that they are unable to understand and talk fluently with native speakers of English.
To enable students to communicate freely and spontaneously(自然地) in English, I bring features of real communication into language practice, I always ask students about their own experiences, and suggest groups of students practice what they have learned outside the classroom. This helps lower-achieving students absorb language. Furthermore, role play is a very effective way to improve speaking skills particularly if it is connected to the experience of the students.
1.
Who probably write this passage?
A.
a teacher
B.
a governor
C.
a student
D.
a reporter
2.
In Egypt, the students only concentrate on ------
A.
listening skill
B.
speaking skill
C.
reading skill
D.
writing skill
3.
The teachers question their students based on -------
A.
what they learn in the class
B.
What their parents expect
C.
The questions that are similar to those of GSEC
D.
The ability that will be used outside the classroom
4.
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.
Most of the students can't get high marks but can communicate with the native speakers of English.
B.
Communicating skill is more important than writing skill.
C.
Role play connected to the speaker's experience is more effective
in improving his skill.
D.
The lower--achieving students can do better in speaking skill than the upper achieving students.
5.
Who will responsible for the gap between school English and real English?
A.
Their parents
B.
The students
C.
The school
D.
The education sys tem
For a small but increasing number of young women in modern-day China, true love is all about
the numbers
. A potential suitor may have a good sense of humor and reasonable good looks, but what they say really matters is if he owns an apartment and how many square feet it is. A sizable bank account is also a must, and, some say, so is a luxury car。
At least, that’s the way things look if you watch Chinese television these days. The latest reality-TV scandal to shock the nation involves Ma Nuo, a 22-year-old model from Beijing who appeared on China's most popular dating show, If You Are the One. She rejected an offer from a male contestant to take a ride on his bike. "
I'd rather cry in a BMW (
宝马
) car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle,
" Ma told her suitor with a giggle.
The televised words swept the Internet and made an instant celebrity of Ma, who becomes one of the most talked-about women in the country. The reaction among young Chinese was especially severe, reflecting growing anxieties over the widening gap between rich and poor, shifting societal values and public attention on the difficulties of finding a mate in a country where men are expected to outnumber women by 24 million in a decade.
As disgusted as they have been by some of the contestants, viewers continue to watch religiously. Why are people still tuning in? "Audiences like programs because they are honest. They show the current reality of Chinese society," says Yan Mu, one of the founders of Baihe.com. Young people are so focused on making money and building their careers these days, they have little time to devote to dating, he says. "Many people feel pressure from their parents and peers," Yan adds. " It can be a struggle to find a partner." Money may not buy you love. But on China's reality shows, it can at least get you a date.
1.
The underlined words“numbers”in the first paragraph include the following except_______
A.
the age and degree
B.
the size of the house
C.
the sum of the deposit
D.
the price of the belonging
2.
What does Ma Nuo mean by saying“I’d rather cry in a BMW car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle.”in the second paragraph?
A.
When she is in a BMW car, she will cry
B.
When she is on a bike, she will laugh
C.
She prefers money to true love
D.
She prefers true love to money
3.
Why do many young men take part in TV dating shows?
A.
because they think they may get true love from them
B.
because they think China’s reality shows can at least give them a chance to date
C.
because their parents and peers force them to do so
D.
because viewers like dating shows
4.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.
some contestants have been disgusted because they are dishonest
B.
young people are too busy to take part in dating shows
C.
some people are worried that societal value are changing
D.
Ma Nuo rejected the bike offered by the contestant
5.
What is the best title of the passage?
A.
China’s TV Dating Show
B.
Date for Love or money
C.
Date Makes You a Celebrity
D.
Popular TV Dating Show
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.
1.
The passage is mainly about _________.
A.
Charles’ family life
B.
the birth of a book and its lasting influences
C.
a magical world called Wonderland
D.
a girl’s adventurous experiences
2.
Who first had the idea of making a book from the story “Alice Adventures Under Ground”?
A.
Alice
B.
Charles
C.
George
D.
John
3.
Which of the following is the right order of the passage?
a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.
b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.
c. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.
d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.
e. The book won a large number of fans.
A.
c-b-a-d-e
B.
c-a-b-e-d
C.
b-a-d-c-e
D.
b-a-c-e-d
Heavy downpours last month in Rhode Island led to widespread flooding, causing millions of dollars in property damage and leaving thousands homeless. The floodwaters also poured vast amounts of raw sewage (污水) into the rivers and streams that flow into Narragansett Bay.
It sounds like the makings of an environmental nightmare, but in fact it’s just the opposite. To scientists’ delight, the sewage-loaded floodwaters have caused a well-timed growth of phytoplankton, the microscopic creatures that form the foundation of marine food chains. With more food available for fish, clams and other sea creatures, the bay’s fisheries industry is expected to benefit.
In decades past, Narragansett Bay typically experienced a late winter/early spring algal (海藻) bloom that fed creatures up and down the water column. But in recent years, the waters of Narragansett Bay have warmed greatly, interrupting this seasonal event.
Mark Berman, an oceanographer with the National Marine Fisheries Service, said the flood seemed to have sent the bay back to its normal state.
However, local, state and federal officials in Rhode Island have been battling other algal blooms that, by contrast, are causing widespread harm to the Narragansett Bay ecosystem. During summer months, sewage and agricultural runoff flows into the bay, causing large blooms. But instead of becoming food for sea creatures, much of the phytoplankton is consumed by bacteria, which grow fast in the warmer waters. The rapid bacteria growth leads to hypoxia – a decrease of oxygen in the water that can cause large fish kills. One such die-off occurred in 2003, when millions of oxygen-starved fish washed up on the beaches of Narragansett Bay.
The flood’s positive impact will probably be a one-time event, Mr. Berman said. Meanwhile, efforts to
curb
the harmful summer blooms continue; in 2008, for instance, Providence completed a $359 million sewage tunnel under the city designed to reduce the polluted storm overflow into Narragansett Bay.
1.
Scientists believe that the raw sewage flowing into the bay will _______.
A.
pollute the island’s environment
B.
cause lots of property damage
C.
increase the fisheries production
D.
destroy the food chains in the bay
2.
The potential benefit of fisheries industry relies on the _______.
A.
warm temperatures of the bay
B.
growth of phytoplankton
C.
large summer alga blooms
D.
consumption of oxygen by bacteria
3.
People struggle against the summer blooms because they will ________.
A.
pollute the local natural environment
B.
increase the production of fishery industry
C.
cause large fish kills of the bay indirectly
D.
provide too much food for sea creatures
4.
It can be inferred that _______.
A.
money spent on the summer blooms has been wasted
B.
the government is investing to promote the local fisheries
C.
research of oceanology should be encouraged
D.
opinions on the raw sewage impact are currently contradictory
5.
The underlined word “curb” in the last paragraph can be defined as “______”.
A.
control
B.
consume
C.
cause
D.
cure
In a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp —— like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.
About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through, scientists had thought nothing much more than a few microbes (微生物) could exist.
That’s why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp – like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the camera’s cable. Scientists also pulled up a tentacle (触须) they believe came from a jellyfish.
“We were operating on the presumption that nothing’s there.” Said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp you’d enjoy having on your plate.”
“We were just gaga (狂热的) over it,” he said of the 7.5cm long, orange creature starring in their two – minute video. Technically, it’s not a shrimp. It’s a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is distantly related to the shrimp.
The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in
harsh
environments. And it has scientists thinking that if shrimp – like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places? What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter?
Cynan Ellis – Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating. He said it was possible the creatures swam in from far away and don’t live there permanently.
But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. “The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm – wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means it’s unlikely that two creatures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small of an area,” she said.
Yet scientist were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp can’t, Kim said.
“So how do they survive? That’s the key question.” Kim Sai.
“It’s pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.
1.
What does the underlined word “harsh” probably mean?
A.
cold
B.
loud
C.
cruel
D.
ugly
2.
According to Kim, the shrimp – like creature
.
A.
swam great distances to Antarctic
B.
has always lived in the region
C.
gradually evolved from shrimps
D.
has nothing in common with shrimps
3.
The finding is significant in that
.
A.
it marks NASA’S first Antarctic biological study
B.
it proves there is marine life in the Antarctic
C.
it could inspire further study of life in harsh environments
D.
it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps
4.
Which of the following statements about the discovery is FALSE?
A.
Complex life usually lives on other forms of life.
B.
Scientists saw two creatures in the two – minute video.
C.
It is possible for creatures to live 180 meters below the ice though there is no light.
D.
Scientists captured the shrimp – like creature in a camera by drilling a hole through the ice.
The Conservative(保守的) Party leader David Cameron has become the British prime minister. The 43-year-old Cameron is the youngest to hold the post in almost 200 years.
Cameron grew up with poor school reports but has become a famous political figure. He is reportedly a descendant(后裔)of King William IV. Cameron studied at the elite(精英的)Eton College. He went to Oxford University, where he graduated with a first-class honors degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he allegedly(涉嫌) took drugs. He was punished, and ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He later passed the Oxford entrance exam. Now he is British’s prime minister, he has to deal with the country’s deep economic troubles.
1.
How old was David Cameron allegedly took drugs?
A.
15
B.
16
C.
17
D.
18
2.
What can you infer about David Cameron from the text?
A.
He is the youngest prime minister in history.
B.
He often got high scores at school.
C.
He is handsome.
D.
He didn’t behave well at Eton.
3.
Which was David Cameron’s favorite subject?
A.
Internet
B.
biology
C.
politics
D.
maths
4.
According to the text, we know that
A.
As a punishment, he copied 50 lines of Latin text.
B.
David Cameron passed the Cambridge entrance exam.
C.
British has trouble with economy now.
D.
David Cameron is a heavy smoker.
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