Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasure, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
1.The best title（标题）of the passage is ________.
A. Money Makes You Happy
B. The Secrets of Happiness
C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy
D. Good Friends Make You Happy
2.The second paragraph tells us that ________.
A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be
B. we shouldn’t think about our future
C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.
D. some people fail to live a happy life
3.The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
4.The writer thinks that ________.
A. everyone knows how to live a happier life
B. it’s wrong to spend time on work
C. hobbies take up too much time
D. doing good things for someone can make you happier
5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Reading a good book.
B. Traveling to a foreign country.
C. Playing a sport.
D. Spending time with close friends.
阅读理解
A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crow’s sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.
1.Crows “live on bad food” means “ _________ ”.
A. Crows eat old bad food.
B. Old bad food is crows’ nests.
C. Crows make their nests on old bad food.
D. Crows sleep on old bad food.
2.Crows are more useful to us because they ________________.
A. are clean birds B. can move away waste food
C. can make our streets clean D. aren’t dirty
3.Crows always look for food _________.
A. in the evening B. all day
C. in the morning D. at night
4.People can’t hear crow talk __________.
A. together B. by turns
C. noisily D. quietly
5.If a pair of crows loves each other, ________
A. they will not live together.
B. neither of them can live alone happily.
C. they will die.
D. one of them will die
完形填空
Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can a lot from our mistakes.
Donnie was a student and never answered questions in class. He was to make mistakes. He never finished his homework he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed .Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our .
One morning , Marry Anne asked Donnie to some qu estions. After a while Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk.
“Look, Donnie,” she said standing him. “I’ve got something to show you.” She the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.
“See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try . That’s what you must learn.”
“Here,” she said, “I’ll one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that may make mistakes.” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.
Donnie a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.
1.A. take B. make C. get D. bring
2.A. good B. shy C. clever D. small
3.A. glad B. excited C. surprised D. afraid
4.A. because B. so C. if D. but
5.A. after B. while C. until D. when
6.A. row B. class C. team D. classroom
7.A. answer B. ask C. give D. have
8.A. Suddenly B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Carefully
9.A. on B. with C. beside D. to
10.A. put out B. took away C. took out D. took off
11.A. when B. how C. what D. why
12.A. more B. again C. another D. one
13.A. forget B. carry C. leave D. give
14.A. nobody B. somebody C. no one D. everybody
15.A. changed B. got C. learned D. thought
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A. on, at B. at, on C. at, at D. on, on
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A. to bring B. to take
C. bringing D. taking
He made a fire _______ himself _______ warm.
A. make; to keep B. to make; to keep
C. to make; keep D. make; keep
