Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
A busy life can be personally satisfying, but it may make you feel too tired to achieve the inner peace that will connect you with your true happiness. Begin with simplifying your life and working towards a more peaceful state of mind.
Recognize the differences between the things you need and the things you want. Our culture provides us with the message that materials will make our lives better. The reality is that most of these things will complicate our lives without bringing true happiness. Free yourself-- learn to be satisfied with fewer materials and greater simplicity.
If you let someone else define your life, your’re missing the chance to follow your own desires. Your inner life is weakened when you are limited by conformity. Why do you give up your freedom and allowed all of your decisions to be defined by what others think you “should” do? Think for yourself. Let your passions be your guide.
Life is full of opportunities to earn money, give services. Learn new skills and make new friends. Some of us want them all and fill up our timetable with all kind of activities. Rushing from one activity to another leaves you with no time to slow down. No matter how worthy you think your activities are, rethink them. Keep the ones that are most important and leave out the ones that are adding to the pace of your life with little return.
Life is forever changing, and you will never reach a point of simplicity and endless happiness. But each moment you spend on the path to simplicity does have the possibility to bring happiness to your life.
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Title: Ways to Find Happiness Through Simplicity |
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A busy life will prevent you from 1. the inner peace. |
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Try to simplify your life to achieve a peaceful 2. . |
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Free yourself from dependence on 3. . |
Distingushing things you need from things you want. |
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Learning to be 4. with fewer materials and greater simplicity. |
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Think for yourself |
Never missing the chance to 5. . |
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Never being affected by what others think you “ 6. ” do. |
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Letting your passions be your guide. |
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Rethink all the activities |
Leaving time to 7. rather than fill up every day with activities. |
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Keeping the activities that are 8. . |
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Each effort to simplify your life may 10. you achieve happiness. |
Green-space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green-spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspaces in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants (居民) are using these spaces.
The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate (不成比例的) attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas (但是）there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obivous that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory (强制性的) activities can also have a recreative aspect.
The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.
1. According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment _______.
A. is still unknown B. is being closely studied
C. is usually neglected D. has been fully recognized
2.The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _______.
A. the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhood
B. all of the recreation facilities far from home
C. relatively little attention for recreative possibilities
D. the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood
3.The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of greenspaces should be provided _______.
A. in special areas B. in the suburbs
C. in the neighbourhood of the house D. in gardens and parks
4. The author says “more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect” to _______.
A. suggest that obligatory activities don’t need to serious
B. show that recreation activities are very important
C. show how recreation activities have spread wildly
D. suggest how to offer recreation activities around home
5.Why would someone only feel himself at home according to the last paragraph?
A. One lives the very best standard of living.
B. There are too many distractions outside his home.
C. There are few recreations around his house.
D. One needs the street door of his house to be opened always.
I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.
1. In this passage, the author wants to tell _______.
A. readers to try to be popular with people around
B. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves
C. parents to try to control and guide their children
D. people to try to understand and respect each other
2.The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers _______.
A. growing away from their parents B. turning to their friends for help
C. walking a new way on their own D. following the popularity trend
3.The phrase “a larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. the distractive and variable society B. the popularity wave in the society
C. the parental care and love D. the dazzling music world
4. What does the author think of advertisements?
A. Convincing. B. Instructive. C. Influential. D. Authoritative.
5. According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?
A. He/She gains valuable popularity. B. He/She loses good friends.
C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism. D. He/She falls behind the time.
As is known, healthy foods can help save your life. Now, here is a list of healthy foods that can save your memory. It is best that every person knows what he eats, as he takes in, can make or break himself, in terms of health.
Fish is helpful in regaining back the kind of memory that a person once has. Eating fish can help you save the trouble of forgetfulness. Vegetables rich in fiber and other dark and green leafy kinds are very suitable for people who want to avoid mental blocks. These foods contain high units of vitamin E.
Another food that is considered having different effects on preventing this brain deficiency (缺陷) is avocado (鳄梨), which is also rich in vitamins E and C. It is really good to know these healthy foods that can save your memory are always at hand so as to help you in your fight against diseases. Sunflower seeds are regarded as Vitamin C-powered seeds and also give you enough energy.
As for red wine, do not over consume it, as it is said to have to be taken in moderate amounts in order to help the body. Over-drinking can cause illness and like anything else. This is considered as one of the healthy foods that can save your memory; alcohol can otherwise lose it.
It is better to consume colored bread, rice and whole grains for you to get the best out of fiber. These foods can lower the body’s risk of being infected with Alzheimer’s disease（老年痴呆病）.
Knowing the healthy foods that can save your memory is living the life that you have longed and desired. Among the others, the best, of course, is exercise. Taking in different kind of exercises, physical activities or sports can keep both your body and mind healthy.
1. If you suffer from loss of memory, you _______.
A. should eat cucumbers and cabbages B. can drink as much wine as possible
C. had better take in fish in your meals D. may as well take more Vitamin C
2. To prevent mental disease from happening, _______.
A. people are advised to take avocados B. it is best to eat vegetables high in fiber
C. it is better to have more sunflower seeds D. red wine is the first and best choice
3. Which of the following is the most important for health?
A. Drinking a proper amount of red wine every day.
B. Eating bread made of whole grains.
C. Adding Vitamin C-powered seeds to meals.
D. Taking moderate exercise every day.
4. How many means for health does the author mention in the passage?
A. Six B. Seven C. Eight D. Nine
5. Which of the following is most suitable for the passage?
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C. ② ③④⑤ D. ② ③
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Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had told me that it was a good college, but it was even 1. than I had expected.
Located in the small city of Plattsburgh, PSU is 2. nice-looking school. Inside, the buildings have signs to point you in the right direction if you don’t know 3. you are going.
The average class has 24 students. One thing I found interesting was that 4. you are a good note-taker, the professor will pay you to photocopy (复印) your notes for the rest of the class.
PSU offers a lot of majors, including art, history, science 5. nursing. All of these programs are especially designed 6. students to meet their future work needs. The school also has many academic programs, including an honors program .
PSU has many clubs, ranging 7. dance clubs to sports clubs. This school has a great reputation and offers a lot to 8. students. I think that PSU is certainly a college to consider.
I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was 38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also 39 : My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He 40 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.
It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend 41 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 42 of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to 43 summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was 44 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your 45 days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 46 to me.
“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded.
“3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.
“Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I delicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 47 a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams.
1..A. happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
2. A. live B. afford C. make D. need
3. A.athletics B. music C. business D. money
4. A. right B. popular C. lucky D. confident
5. A. persuaded B. taught C. brought D. asked
6. A. sent B. advised C. gave D. recommended
7. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
8.A. give in B. give up C. give away D. give off
9. A. disappointed B. mad C. frightened D. shameful
10. A. living B. playing C. working D. learning
11. A.sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
12. A.paid B. got C. offered D. presented
