Life can be a struggle ; and during those times we have to keep reminding ourselves that the beautiful days are ahead.A. at a time B. at no time C. at times D. at one time 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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Laugh and Smile Your Way to Health

How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness or injury so 36 that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to increase your 37 and your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is 38 to you

So laugh your way to happiness. 39 it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing.

Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system, 40 the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.

If you are facing an illness , having a positive life opinion and a 41 of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can 42 enjoyment to your work and home life and 43 your daily stress.

Certainly, it can be 44 to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to 45 on the positive and treat for the good things 46 in your life can help 47 , but if you are struggling with negative emotions that you just can’t seem to 48 , there are tools that can help.

There are so many things out there to smile about and 49 you have to do is find 50 . Practice looking for the bright 51 of every situation. Avoid the negative：don't 52 yourself with your own problems—or 53 others for their "shortcomings." And don’t pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own "Laugh for Health" 54 —anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that 55 to you.

36.A. proudly B.seriously C.carefully D.freely

37. A.burdens B.spirits C.loads D.values

38. A.beneficial B.changeable C.suitable D.harmful

39. A.However B.Whenever C.Whatever D.Whichever

40.A.helping B.making C.letting D.causing

41. A.taste B.sense C.knowledge D.joy

42. A.adjust B.adapt C.apply D.add

43. A.improve B.arise C.cancel D.reduce

44. A.hard B.awful C.energetic D.helpful

45. A.concentrate B.put C.focus D.interview

46. A.carefully B.thankfully C.particularly D.differently

47..A.remarkably B.accidentally C.frequently D.purposefully

48.A.seek B.stress C.accept D. overcome

49. A.all B.that C.how D.why

50. A.it B.that C.this D.one

51. A.side B.plan C.aspect D.future

52.A.depend B.abandon C.load D.ban

53.A.praise B.miss C.approve D. blame

54. A.ambition B.summary C.message D.collection

55.A. appeal B.apply C.center D.assume

A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ”
I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.”
“Good!” said the voice.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.”
“Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!”
Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group.
One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began.
Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere.
【小题1】What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?

A．He often came back very late.

B．He was working in the city at that time.

C．He and his second wife had just gotten divorced.

D．He often talks with others in the backyard.

【小题2】The writer of this passage is a(an) .

【小题3】What do we learn about Eric from the passage?

A．He lives alone with his father.	B．He has a very rich father
C．He often feels very lonely.	D．He is a rap star.

【小题4】The second last paragraph(倒数第二段)mainly tells us .

A．how The Kid & I began	B．the roles in The Kid & I
C．how the writer met Eric’s father	D．what The Kid & I is about

【小题5】From his experience in Los Angeles, the writer learnt that .

A．where there is a will, there is a way.

B．one should always learn from the past.

C．one can find opportunity anywhere.

D．life can always be better.

Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future.
Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a person’s character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 — also known as the “master” numbers — to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny.
Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this person’s life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved.
Your Expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be.
Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers.
If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think.
【小题1】If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number?

【小题2】To understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your ______.

A．Life Path number	B．Expression number
C．birthday	D．name and birth date

【小题3】According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _______.

【小题4】According to the passage, numerologists believe that _________.

A．Life Path number can be used to predict a person’s most challenging life periods

B．Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a person’s character

C．numbers can help people better understand themselves

D．numbers can be used to change a person’s future

【小题5】The function of the passage is __________.

A．to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology

B．to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes

C．to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose

D．to tease those who take such beliefs seriously

Italy is one country where beauty is prized more than any other virtue. That is, except in the small town of Piobbico, the self-declared World Capital of Ugly People. The road sign at the edge of the town even warns visitors that they are entering the ugly zone. People who consider themselves ugly have been gathering in Piobbico since the 1960s. That’s when Ugly Club president Telesforo Lacobelli established a dating agency for women who believed they were too ugly to attract husbands. Lacobelli believes that he is ugly himself because he has a short nose in a country where long or large noses have always been considered beautiful.

? People from around the world travel to Piobbico to tell their sad stories of ugliness. During the annual Festival of the Ugly, which occurs on the first Sunday of every September, hundreds of people gather in Piobbico’s town square to elect the president of the Ugly Club. Lacobelli wins the election every year. The Ugly Club has over 20, 000 members. They carry ID cards that grade their ugliness from bearable to extreme. A prize is awarded to Ugly Club members who qualify as extremely ugly.

? The Ugly Club president insists that ugliness is a virtue. Since beautiful people get a lot of attention for their beauty alone, they have to work hard to prove their other virtues. Ugly people, on the other hand, are genuine and do not have to prove anything to anybody, according to Lacobelli.

? Lacobelli is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere. He believes that the uglier one is, the better life can be. Though the club enjoys making fun of beauty, especially beauty contests, Lacobelli has a serious side as well. He believes that too many people suffer from financial and emotional pressures because they don’t meet society’s standards of beauty. The fact that beautiful people are more successful in the workforce is a problem that Lacobelli has attempted to bring forward to the Italian public and government.

1.Piobbico is rather special in that????? .

A. it is a very small town?????? B. it is home to ugly people

C. it receives no visitors?????? D. it is the capital of Italy

2.Why is Lacobelli elected the president of the Ugly Club every year?

A. Because he is the ugliest person in the whole world.

B. Because his ugliness is always graded as bearable.

C. Because he is a spokesperson for ugly people everywhere.

D. Because he has won the members’ trust and admiration.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Ugly people are most respected in Italy.

B. The Festival of the Ugly is held every two years.

C. Ugly people are unfairly treated in society.

D. The uglier one is, the better life he or she lives.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Ugly Capital of the World????? B. The Ugliest Person of the World

C. Festival of the Ugly????? D. Beauty Contests Should be Banned

Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. But mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

1.A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “_______”.

A. becoming sick as a dog B. leading a dog’s life

C. living in a dog-eat-dog world D. Working like a dog

2.The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “_______”.

A. violent B. selfish C. wild D. Poor

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.

B. It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.

C. Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.

D. Fierce persons aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes.

4.To support his idea, the author develops the text mainly by _______.

A. listing reasons B. using idioms

C. giving examples D. Making comparisons

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