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The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self - improvement.
Ask a bachelor（单身汉） 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, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely 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 liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .
A. he is reluctant to take on family responsiblilities
B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .
A. a moral duty
B. a thankless job
C. a rewarding task
D. a source of inevitable pain
From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .
A. hatred B. misunderstanding
C. prejudice D. ignorance
To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .
A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime
B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun
查看习题详情和答案>>In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressures of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting (借用) my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1.What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A．She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C．Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.
D．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
2. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A．She wanted to share her stories with readers.
B．She had won a prize in the previous contest.
C．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
D．She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
3. The author took great pains to refine her daughter’s stories because ________.
A．she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer
B．she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance
C．she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much
D．she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing
4. What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A．Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.
B．Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.
C．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.
D．A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.
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As a child, I was always out exploring my local area, whether swimming at the beaches or hiking through the bush．Australia's outdoor lifestyle had me hooked on adventure and nature．I always wanted to explore 1 else was out there．Going on family holidays to many of the East Coast beach towns was always 2 fun adventure into the 3 (know)．I came to love the beauty of world, and began to recognize just 4 much the planet had to offer, even 5 my experience of it was only in my backyard．
Also, Australia is very remote and detached from the rest of the world． 6 (Europe)often drive into other countries for 7 summer vacations．We never had that luxury and international travel seemed all the more exotic and 8 (adventure)to me．Very often, we 9 (expose)to other countries through TV and movies, 10 I wanted to experience it for myself．
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At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 31 .“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 32 for this disease.”
My father 33 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old， 36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 37 as the darkness fell， 38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 39 I tried to find some hope and 40 ，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 41 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he 45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later， 46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 49 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50 my life in a whole new light.
1.A.mouth B.eyes C.ears D.throat
2.A.solution B.reason C.excuse D.cure
3..A.carried B.spread C.infected D.raised
4.A.damaged B.lost C.recovered D.gained
5.A.rapidly B.nearly C.completely D.terribly
6.A.though B.but C.so D.since
7.A.broke down B.broke off C.broke away D.broke out
8.A.realizing B.sharing C.disturbing D.destroying
9.A.when B.before C.unless D.until
10.A.honour B.beauty C.strength D.failure
11.A.handed B.rewarded C.given D.taught
12.A.contribution B.determination C.challenge D.honesty
13.A.move B.settle C.arrange D.send
14.A.enjoy B.declare C.apply D.win
15.A.accepted B.admitted C.overcame D.met
16.A.as B.like C.for D.to
17.A.knowledge B.journey C.situation D.event
18.A.cruel B.inner C.modern D. dark
19.A.promises B. hopes C. roles D. changes
20.A.touch B. end C. save D. see
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