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I lived a hard life when I was little．I was abused（虐待）physically and mentally．Life as an adult was not better with a broken marriage．I tried to kill myself．But thankfully I was rescued by a teacher，and thanks to the help of the teacher，I rebuilt my life．
Today I am a reborn person，as founder of a home here in Sabah，Malaysia，and a general social worker and social activist．At the age of 38，I left for Camphill，Aberdeen，Scotland，where I graduated as a medical educationist and a guidance doctor．When I was asked which university I graduated from before going to Camphill，my answer was the “University of Life”．I am now 61 years old and still active in my services for the needy．
My friends，never ever have low opinions of anyone and always be careful of negative words that can destroy a person's life．I was laughed at being a mixed breed，and I was told that I was a hopeless child，with no brains，yet today I am a public figure，often sought for by various press media for my advice on various social problems．
For those who are going through some troubles in their life，never give up hope，because every event that happens in our life，whether it is good or horrible，teaches a lesson，from which we can learn something positive．Help from friends makes us useful people．I hope my life story will touch someone in need of help．If l can make it，you too can，even better than me．
1．We can easily learn from the passage that the writer ________．
A．has married twice B．hated her parents very much
C．chose to leave her husband D．had a miserable childhood
2．We learn that Paragraph 3 mainly ________．
A．tells us about the harmful effects of negative words
B．tells us about the writer’s childhood
C．suggests people not look down upon others
D．shows how successful the writer is now
3．What can we infer from the passage?
A．very few people know the past of the writer．
B．The writer mainly helps hungry children in poor countries．
C．The writer appreciates that teacher's help very much．
D．The writer studied in a very famous university before going to Camphill．
4．Why did the writer answer that she graduated from the “University of Life”?
A．Because she didn't want to be laughed at by others．
B．Because that was the university where she met her rescuer．
C．Because she has learnt a lot of lessons from life．
D．Because that was the university she really wanted to go to．
5．What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
A．To tell parents to be kind to their children．
B．To suggest that people should always learn a lesson from the past．
C．To advise people to try their best to help those in need．
D．To encourage people who are in trouble never to give up hope．
查看习题详情和答案>>‘Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness,’ wrote Samuel Johnson，a famous British writer and lexicographer（词典编写者）of the eighteenth century．
Today, amid the large amount of worldly temptations and material sources of modem-day enjoyment, people from all walks of life are still searching for the key to happiness．The question ‘How call we be happy? ’seems to worry everyone．Indeed, in this day and age of scientific advancement and heavenly comforts．people still do not seem able to find a definite answer to the age-old problem of finding happiness．Happiness seems to be a very difficult thing．Solon’s dictum‘ count no man happy until he is dead’ seems to present both, the poor and the rich with a continual threat causing them no end of anxiety．
In Oxford，England，a noted psychology professor, Dr Michael Argyle，has succeeded in his quest for happiness．Over the past eight years, he has been researching the mysterious antithesis（对立而）of depression，and has found convincing clues which he has embodied in his books．‘The Psychology of Happiness’，and ‘The Social Psychology of Everyday Life’．
Dr Argyle explains that happiness comprises three essential elements—first，positive emotions 1ike joy；second，the absence of negative emotions like anxiety；and lastly, the non-emotional element which means a general，more profound satisfaction with life．
“The bigger source of happiness is a happy marriage,” Dr Argyle explains．“Job satisfaction．”he continues，“is another essential ingredient of happiness．”Do you feel you are doing a useful job? Do you feel you are achieving, or stand a chance of achieving your ambitions? If you honestly have positive answers to these questions，then eventually，you will be happy；if not，then you can still be happy by reducing your ambitions and lowering your expectations in order to achieve happiness．’The fact is, the higher your ambitions and dreams are，the more difficult it will be for you to achieve your goals and therefore it will be harder to achieve satisfaction and happiness．
Dr Argyle offers other avenues people can take to find real happiness．Music, games or sports，a drink with a friend，a simple gathering at tea，lunch or dinner with loved ones, or simply thinking of nice things, call give a person happiness, if only for a few hours．Surprisingly, television programmers, especially soap operas offers nothing but a bit of pleasurable moments． Often, television viewers are so carried away emotionally that they feel depressed or emotionally tired. Non-soap programmers，on the other hand，bore many viewers or sometimes deepen their misery．Dr Argyle further explains that wealth and worldly success do contribute to happiness．But in the ultimate analysis, Dr Argyle says, it is the person’s temperament（性情）that makes him happy or unhappy．“There are in our midst people who are naturally happy, and there are the sad ones．”
Happiness is indeed mysterious．As one wise mall put it, ‘Few are those who have never had the chance to achieve happiness，but fewer those who have never taken that chance．’
1．The writer quotes Solon’s dictum in paragraph 2 to prove that ．
A．happiness is everyone’s business B．the dead are happier than the living
C．man is generally hard． D．happiness is not easy to find
2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an ingredient of happiness?
A．Happy marriage． B．Entertainment．
C．High ambitions． D．Wealth and power．
3．The writer believes that television programmers ．
A．do more harm than good B．offer only limited enjoyment
C．should be avoided altogether by viewers
D．are a genuine source of enjoyment
4．Dr argyle believes that ．
A．the temperament of a person is largely affected by his working environment
B．there are people who are by nature happy or unhappy
C．there are people who blame others for their low self-esteem
D．most people often feel depressed because they worry about what other people think of them．
5．In the last paragraph，the writer implies that ．
A．happiness is false
B．people may not know it but they are, in fact ,happy
C．people should not bother seeking happiness
D．most people have been happy at least once in their life
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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 31_____ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 32_____ but a failure.”
After five years of 33_____ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 34_____ that could have happened to me. I 35_____ I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 36_____ that what people said about me was 37_____. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 38_____it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 39_____ and went to college. My first novel (小说) 40_____ while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 41_____ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 42_____ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 43_____ that job to write full time 44_____ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 45_____ was a working-class boy who’d 46_____ school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 47_____, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 48_____ what does it mean? I 49_____ wish all the people that have put me down had 50_____: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
31. A. bright B. simple C. useless D. hopeful
32. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
33. A. low B. useful C. good D. poor
34. A. thing B. happiness C. surprise D. support
35. A. admitted B. told C. planned D. decided
36. A. her B. them C. me D. it
37. A. stupid B. right C. wrong D. faulty
38. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
39. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
40. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
41. A. day B. night C. month D. year
42. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
43. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
44. A. while B. if C. when D. or
45. A. there B. here C. it D. that
46. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
47. A. tired B. calm C. nervous . D. famous
48. A. But B. And C. However D. Well
49. A. very B. exactly C. so D. just
50. A. praised B. answered C. said D. advised
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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 36 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 37 but a failure.”
After five years of 38 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 39 that could have happened to me. I 40 ! I wanted to do something positive(积极的)with my life because I wanted to prove to 41 that what people said about me was 42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 43 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done. “So I tried hard with my 44 and went to college. My first novel 45 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 46 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 47 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 48 that job to write full time 49 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University . I began to feel proud of myself 50 was a working-class boy who’d 51 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 53 what does it mean? I 54 wish all the people that have put me down had 55 , “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
36. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
37. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
38. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
39. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
40. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
41. A. me B. them C. her D. it
42.A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
43.A. see B. know C. understand D. face
44.A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
45.A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
46.A. day B. night C. month D. year
47.A. graduation B. pass C. degree D . success
48. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
49. A. while B. if C. when D. or
50.A.there B. here C. it D. that
51. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
52.A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous
53.A. And B. But C. However D. Well
54.A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
55. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
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