It is a hot summer day, and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass?Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure?I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings, and sometimes one causes the other, but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.
When you are happy, little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy, you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure, yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure, yet this does not make him happier, especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.
The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created, changed, transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state, we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand, if we adjust to the environment, nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.
The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them, the room has been emptied, and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet, you will see that happiness comes from the inside.
Some people say that seals are the fairies of the sea and should not be killed.The seals are the cleverest creatures that have ever been found in the sea.“In the Kingdom of the Seals” is an English fairy story by Donald A.Mackenzie.It tells of a seal hunter who wounds a seal.The seal swims away with the hunter’s knife still in its back.That evening a stranger on a black horse calls at the home of the seal hunter and takes him to the edge of a cliff.Suddenly the seal hunter finds himself falling.He falls to the bottom of the sea.
The stranger changes into a seal and leads him towards a huge underwater palace.Inside the palace he sees an old grey seal lying on a bed in terrible pain.Beside the bed is a knife which the hunter recognizes as his own.He is ashamed of his cruelty and begs forgiveness of the old seal.Because this is a fairy story the wound is healed when the seal hunter lays his hand on it and wishes.The old seal regains his strength straight away.The seal hunter promises never to hunt seals again.Then he is led back to dry land.When he gets home he finds his pockets are filled with pearls.
So much for the story-what about the reality?True seals are earless.There are 18 species of earless seals.Fur seals are not true seals.Fur seals feed mainly on krill-a small type of shrimp.When diving for food seals have been known to reach depths of 300 meters, but throughout the breading season of several weeks, male seals do not eat or drink.
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一个关于海豹的神话故事,结尾时介绍了一些海豹的知识。
(1)
According to the passage, some people’s impression of seals is that _________.
[ ]
A.
they are the cleverest creatures in the sea
B.
they are good at swimming
C.
they are the fairies of the sea
D.
they are our friends
(2)
We learn from the second paragraph that _________.
[ ]
A.
“In the Kingdom of the Seals” tells the seal hunter not to wound a seal
B.
“In the Kingdom of the Seals” tells a story about a seal hunter
C.
the seal hunter did not want to kill the seal
D.
the seal can always swim with a knife in its back
(3)
The seal hunter begs forgiveness of the old seal because _________.
[ ]
A.
he is sorry to have wounded the old seal
B.
he is afraid that the seals would kill him
C.
he knows that the old seal is the king in the kingdom of the seals
D.
the seals give him many pearls
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A.
The stranger on a black horse is a seal doctor.
B.
We know that this is not a true story.
C.
The old grey seal puts the knife beside the bed.
D.
The seal hunter’s name is Donald A.Mackenzie.
(5)
The writer of the passage intends to tell us that _________.
[ ]
A.
he believes the story “In the Kingdom of the Seals”
B.
we should know something about seals and not kill them
C.
Donald A.Mackenzie knows a lot of the seals
D.
True seals are earless and fur seals are not true seals
Some people say that seals are the fairies of the sea and should not be killed.The seals are the cleverest creatures that have ever been found in the sea.“In the Kingdom of the Seals” is an English fairy story by Donald A.Mackenzie.It tells of a seal hunter who wounds a seal.The seal swims away with the hunter’s knife still in its back.That evening a stranger on a black horse calls at the home of the seal hunter and takes him to the edge of a cliff.Suddenly the seal hunter finds himself falling.He falls to the bottom of the sea.
The stranger changes into a seal and leads him towards a huge underwater palace.Inside the palace he sees an old grey seal lying on a bed in terrible pain.Beside the bed is a knife which the hunter recognizes as his own.He is ashamed of his cruelty and begs forgiveness of the old seal.Because this is a fairy story the wound is healed when the seal hunter lays his hand on it and wishes.The old seal regains his strength straight away.The seal hunter promises never to hunt seals again.Then he is led back to dry land.When he gets home he finds his pockets are filled with pearls.
So much for the story - what about the reality?True seals are earless.There are 18 species of earless seals.Fur seals are not true seals.Fur seals feed mainly on krill-a small type of shrimp.When diving for food seals have been known to reach depths of 300 meters, but throughout the breading season of several weeks, male seals do not eat or drink.
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一个关于海豹的神话故事,结尾时介绍了一些海豹的知识。
(1)
According to the passage, some people’s impression of seals is that ________.
[ ]
A.
they are the cleverest creatures in the sea
B.
they are good at swimming
C.
they are the fairies of the sea
D.
they are our friends
(2)
We learn from the second paragraph that ________.
[ ]
A.
“In the Kingdom of the Seals” tells the seal hunter not to wound a seal
B.
“In the Kingdom of the Seals” tells a story about a seal hunter
C.
the seal hunter did not want to kill the seal
D.
the seal can always swim with a knife in its back
(3)
The seal hunter begs forgiveness of the old seal because ________.
[ ]
A.
he is sorry to have wounded the old seal
B.
he is afraid that the seals would kill him
C.
he knows that the old seal is the king in the kingdom of the seals
D.
the seals give him many pearls
(4)
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A.
The stranger on a black horse is a seal doctor.
B.
We know that this is not a true story.
C.
The old grey seal puts the knife beside the bed.
D.
The seal hunter’s name is Donald A.Mackenzie.
(5)
The writer of the passage intends to tell us that ________.
[ ]
A.
he believes the story “In the Kingdom of the Seals”
B.
we should know something about seals and not kill them
C.
Donald A.Mackenzie knows a lot of the seals
D.
True seals are earless and fur seals are not true seals
War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about. 1 I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to 2 more on a growing problem-global warming.
Global warming will not only 3 our country and our generation, but also the entire 4 and future generations.It is 5 because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years, which 6 the melting(融化)of the ice in the Antarctic.This will soon cause water levels to 7 and flood parts of the world.
Many people ignore this problem because they feel 8 they can't do anything about it and have more 9 things to worry about.If we all 10 so, then our ozone layer(臭氧层)will be 11 and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist.We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's 12 resources(资源)and keep our air clean. 13 , future generations will suffer from our 14 .
Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from 15 .But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a 16 effort.Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to 17 change.This may include cars burning oil, but we can 18 adjust some of these things.People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or 19 just walking.
If everyone takes 20 now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.
In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS.The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life.They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages.Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born infected with HIV:his mother was also infected.From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive.When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest.This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back.Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream.At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease.It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicineladen backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon.All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him.Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red.That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him.
This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler.He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV-infected mother.When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death.She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon.I'm not scared.When I die, please dress me in red.Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too.I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.”