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The MississippiThe Mississippi is a great river whose relationship with man goes way back beyond its discovery in the 16th century．The River Indians used it as a highway and as a source of food, and it was they who gave it its name－“misi”meaning“great”and“sipi”meaning“water”．When the length of its branch, the Missouri, is added to it, the Mississippi becomes greater． 1 ．From the source of the Missouri to the tip of the delta(三角洲), it is 2, 480 miles long．
Great rivers are likely to suffer floods．In 1927 the Mississippi flooded 26 thousand acres, sweeping away farms, towns, everything in its path．In 1938 its floods drowned or killed 200 people and made millions homeless．Today the river has largely been controlled． 2 ．
Industries have spread down some of the waterways of the delta, but otherwise the delta is a remote place, the homeland of a little colony of French Canadians that the British drove out of Nova Scotia in the 18th century．They still speak French, mixed with English, Indian, Spanish and Negro idioms．They keep to themselves, farming the rich soil of the delta． 3 ．
4 ．Pioneers who first reached its banks wondered not only where it went, but what lay beyond．In 1764 the French founded a city on the right bank of the river, and named it after their king, Louis XV．This city, named St．Louis, became the jumping-off(起点)place for the adventurous men and women who opened up the Great Plains, and the way to the Far West．
Some 40 years earlier, at the beginning of the 18th century, the French had founded another city just above the Mississippi delta, New Orleans． 5 ．New Orleans is one of the great ports of the world, and one of the greatest terminals for both sea and river traffic．
A．It was the Mississippi that made the city what it is
B．Levees, high banks built of earth, hold back the flood waters
C．Therefore, as we know, it's the third longest river in the world
D．It is known that the“Great Water”has also been a frontier river
E．However, they paddled up and down the Mississippi in their boats to seek their fortune
F．The“Great Water”always remains a threat, for the streets of the city are below the level of the river
G．They call themselves Cajuns, who have actually been leading fairly primitive lives and preserving their own traditions
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Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1 The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life．
Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy．Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value．
Surround yourself with happy people．It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地)when you are surrounded by people who think that way． 2
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity．Truly happy people don't allow setbacks(挫折)to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor．
3 These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness．
4 Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously(下意识地)putting yourself in a better mood．
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness．Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy．
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness． 5
A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy．
B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy， their emotional state will be easily passed to you．
C．Being overweight or not eating foods containing nutrition have a negative effect on your mood．
D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves．
E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy．
F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness．
G．It's also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself．
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 (不可避免的) brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement,
religious commitment (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 (解放) 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..
B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
B. a thankless job
C. a moral duty
D. a source of inevitable pain
B. ignorance
C. prejudice(偏见)
D. misunderstanding
A. have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime
B. be able to distinguish happiness from fun
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
B. One must know how to attain happiness.
C. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.
D. It is pain that leads to happiness.
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(不可避免的)brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (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（解放） 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 finds more fun in dating than in marriage
B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
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 rewarding task B. a thankless job
C. a moral duty D. a source of inevitable pain
3. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from(由…造成)________ .
A. hatred B. ignorance C. prejudice(偏见) D. misunderstanding
4. To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .
A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime
B. be able to distinguish happiness from fun
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
5. What is the author trying to tell us?
A. It is important to make commitments B. One must know how to attain happiness.
C. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. D. It is pain that leads to happiness.