摘要: He never his wife, just takes her for granted. 9.

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It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry , but there was not any meat in the house.
Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it:“Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“Take this to the butcher(* person whose job is selling meat)and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled . He said to himeself,“This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!
【小题1】Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite     .

A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.friendly
【小题2】It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it    .
A.might do it much harmB.could do it much good
C.would help the butcherD.was worth many pounds
【小题3】The butcher did not give any meat to the dog     .
A.before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
B.when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C.because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D.until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
【小题4】From its experience, the dog found that     .
A.only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat
B.the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C.Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D.a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
【小题5】At the end of the story, you'll find that    .
A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B.the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C.the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D.the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

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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(承担的义务), 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.

1.According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ____________ .

  A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities

  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

2.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

3.From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ____________ .

A. hatred                                

B. misunderstanding    

C. prejudice                           

D. ignorance

4.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

5.What is the author trying to tell us?

A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.

B. One must know how to attain happiness.

C. It is important to make commitments.      

D. It is pain that leads to happiness.

 

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Alfred Nobel became a millionaire and changed the ways of mining,construction,and warfare as the inventor of dynamite(炸药). On April 12,1888,Alfred's brother Ludwig died of heart attack. A major French newspaper _1_ his brother for him and carried an article _2_ the death of Alfred Nobel. “The merchant of death is dead.”The article read. “Dr. Alfred

Nobel,who became _3_ by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before,died yesterday. ”Nobel was _4_ to find out not that he had died,but that,when his time was up, he would be thought of only as one who profited from _5_ and destruction.

To make sure that he was _6_ with love and respect. Nobel arranged in his _7_ to give the largest part of his money to _8_ the Nobel prizes,which would be awarded to people who made great _9_ to the causes of peace,literature,and the sciences. So _10_ ,Nobel had to die before he realized what his life was really about.

本文记叙了阿尔佛雷德?诺贝尔决定设立诺贝尔奖金的经过。

难易度:难

1. A. found  B. misunderstood C. mistook D. judged

2. A. introducing B. announcing C. implying  D. advertising

3. A. famous B. sick  C. rich  D. popular

4. A. upset  B. anxious C. excited D. pleased

5. A. death  B. disease C. trouble D. attack

6. A. repaid B. described C. supported D. remembered

7. A. book B. article C. will  D. contract

8. A. establish  B. form  C. develop D. promote

9. A. additions  B. sacrifices C. changes D. contributions

10. A. generally B. basically C. usually D. certainly

 

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