We are bothered that the kids aren’t old enough but we’ll be more  1  when they  are．After that we’re  2  that we have teenagers to deal with．We will 3  be happy when they are out of that stage．

We always tell ourselves that our life will be  4   when our spouse（配偶）gets his or her act together, when we get a nice car, and are able to go on a nice vocation when we   5  ．The truth is，there’s no better time than 6  ．If not now, when? Our life will always be filled with  7  ．It's best to admit this to ourselves and decide to be happy   8 　．

One of my  9  quotes comes from Alfred Souza．He said “for a long time it had  Seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life．But there was always some  10 in the way, something to be  11  first, some unfinished business，time still to be served，a debt to be paid．’’

Then life would begin．12  ，it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life．This perspective has helped me to see that there is no   13  to happiness．Happiness is the way．So  14  every moment that you have．

And remember that  15  waits for no one．So  16  waiting until you finish schoo1．until you go back to school；until you get married，until you get  17  ；until you have kids；until you retire；until you get a new car or home；until spring；Until you are  18   again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy．

Happiness is a journey，not a（n）  19  ．So，work like you don’t need money，love like you’ve never been hurt,  20  dance like no one’s watching．

1．A．unhappy             B．content             C．upset                 D．enthusiastic

2．A．confused            B．determined        C．annoyed            D．amazed

3．A．fortunately         B．deliberately       C．surprisingly        D．certainly

5．A．refresh               B．work                C．retire                D．complain

6．A．ever                   B．before              C．right now          D．future

7．A．fancies               B．happiness         C．doubts              D．challenges

8．A．anyway              B．presently          C．occasionally       D．immediately

9．A．primary              B．favorite            C．personal            D．pessimistic

10．A．expectation       B．success            C．conflict             D．obstacle

11．A．gotten round    B．gotten down    C．gotten away       D．gotten through

12．A．Eventually        B．Abruptly           C．Regularly           D．Frequently

13．A．problem           B．way                 C．good                 D．need

14．A．admire             B．remember         C．treasure             D．appreciate

15．A．happiness         B．time                 C．1ife                   D．work

16．A．stop                 B．start                 C．keep                  D．continue

17．A．changed           B．divorced           C．tired                  D．discouraged

18．A．relaxed             B．delighted           C．born                  D．forced

19．A．experience        B．approach          C．suspicion           D．destination

20．A．and                  B．but                   C．nevertheless      D．yet

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People ,n 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．Marriage 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．
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?

What parents say and do in daily life usually have a(n) _________ influence on their child.

1. A.
   practical
2. B.
   avoidable
3. C.
   beneficial
4. D.
   permanent

第二节：完形填空（共20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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卡中。
When I was younger, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was 36 for me. We spent four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless in the streets. After that we went to a(n) 37 shelter.
I was in high school at the time and my sister was too 38 to take part. She wanted to 39 , so she made sixty cookies for us to take and 40 to people. When we got to the homeless shelter we passed out the remaining 41 we had left. Next, we began making sandwiches and pairing them with other goodies(好吃的东西)and 42 them with the crowd. I had the cans with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I 43 an older gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a 44 ?”He stopped and turned around, 45 ，“What did you say? Did you call me sir?” And I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and he said, “No one has ever called me sir. 46 ”
It  47  me to the core（彻底地）.
I explained I had been taught that everyone deserved respect. It 48  me to think that just because he was homeless, no one afforded him the 49 which every person should get. It broke my 50 , and I couldn’t help but cry. I just didn’t understand 51 no one ever called him sir. Just because he didn’t have money or a place to live in. Every single person 52 to be treated with dignity(尊严). Years later, I 53 carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted as 54 gestures can really make a(n) 55 in someone’s life. 
36    A    important             B       attractive             C     puzzling               D.      memorable
37    A    safe                      B       dangerous            C     homeless              D.      animal
38    A    excited                 B       young                 C     naughty                D.      eager
39    A    help                     B       join                     C     grow                    D.      pay
40    A    get around           B       get over               C     hand out               D.      hand in
41    A    water                   B       paper                  C     coins                    D       meals
42    A    shared                  B       mixed                 C     threw                   D.      made
43  A    caught                  B       approached          C     limited                 D.      called
44    A    shelter                  B       talk                     C     rest                      D.      cookie
45    A    asking                  B       refusing               C     smiling                 D.      eating
46    A    Seldom                B       Always                C     Generally             D.      Never
47    A    moved                  B       struck                  C     impressed             D.  influenced
48    A    saddened              B       interested             C     ordered                D.      forced
49    A    reward                 B       honor                  C     gift                      D.      home
50    A    confidence            B       plan                    C     heart                    D.      nervousness
51    A    whether                B       when                   C     how                     D.      why
52    A    learns                   B       deserves              C     leads                    D.      chooses
53    A    still                      B       yet                      C     ever                     D.      just
54    A    generous              B       nice                    C     simple                  D.      political
55    A    decision                 B   choice                  C     difference             D       invention

A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the  16 ， shouting angrily at each other.He  17 his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in  18  at each other？”The disciples 19  for a while and one of them said, “Because we   20  our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout  21  the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n)  22   manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none  23  the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their 24  . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to  25  each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to 26  that great distance. What 27 when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very  28  . The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man  29 ，“When they love each other even more, they do not  30 ， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 31  need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's  32 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you  33 ， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more.  34  there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'll not find the path to  35 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”