One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．
When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”
In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．
This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing．
Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．
1.The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.
A．it is our natural emotion in the life
B．culture asks us to be different from others
C．everyone has their own opinions on things
D．we dislike something in the beginning
2.Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________.
A．depressing B．frightening C．delighting D．idealistic
3.In Paragraph 4，the underlined word "it" refers to ____________．
A．acting well at work and in politics
B．feeling depressed for the news media
C．accepting and understanding what has happened
D．saying something negative when bad things come
4.In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________．
A．to help others and make a difference
B．to enjoy what you have to do in the work
C．to judge yourself and make a wish for you
D．to try a new way when making the world better
5.What is the main theme of the passage?
A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope．
B．Accepting can make our life happier and better．
C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness．
D．Judging good or bad is important for our world．
Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new study．
In case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person is．That is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in Personality．
It is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study found．Rather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自恋的)people seek jobs in show business．The study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebrities．Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics．
It’s “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study．“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said．“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them．”
Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC’S Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy．“However, they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 years．
Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study．They anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．which rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency．
1.Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study?
A．The women stars． B．The men stars
C．The average people． D．It is not mentioned in the passage．
2.According to the forth paragraph．the fact “celebrities are narcissists” .
A．is common in the entertainment industry
B．is a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin
C．is known to most of the people
D．is unreal on the stage
3.According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT .
A．hope to attract attention
B．be kind to poor people
C．believe in themselves
D．be liked by others easily
4.How were the celebrities surveyed in the study?
A．They were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young．
B．They were invited to the University of Southern California．
C.They appeared on Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show．
D．They took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．
5.The author of this passage wants to tell US ．
A．how psychologists make a study
B．how entertainment industry produces celebrities
C．how people think of the famous stars
D．how celebrities feel about themselves
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)?When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included，he can give you a false picture．
For example，someone might say, ''I just won a hundred．dollars on the lottery(彩票)．It was great．I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"．This guy's a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought$200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser! He didn't say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That's called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．
Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks another term．One of her opponents says, “During Governor Smith’s term，the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths．It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，''Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．'' It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．
This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．
1.The underlined word“opponents”in Paragraph 3 means ．
A．enemy B．partner C．cooperator D．assistant
2.We may infer that the author believes people should ．
A．buy lottery tickets if possible
B．make use of half-truths
C．be careful about what they are told
D．not trust the Yucky Company
3.How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three．D．Four．
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Using half truths is against the law．
B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．
C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．
D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．
5.M1ich of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A．He’s really a big loser!
B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．
C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．
D．It’s against the law to make false statements．
The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8-year, 12-album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered popular culture dramatically. It wasn't just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.
Their influence was at its height in the 1 960s．but their music continues to stir listeners today．However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday：The music had never been remastered (重新灌录)．But on September 9 that situation came to an end，with the release of the entire band’s music in a digital makeover．It is probably the biggest reissue(重新发行)in pop music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times．
The albums were to be remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band produced much of their work．The cover of their 1ast album，Abbey Road of 1969．featured the four young men striding(大步行走)across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself．It is one of the most famous Of a11 Beatles images．
Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation．
Pop groups come and go．The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next．But the Beatles are one Of the few groups whose music seems to have endured．Why? Paul McCartney’s biographer Barry Miles has an explanation：“They were the first rock band…and they just happened to be the best．They were the first band to play stadiums，to have their own products．They were ground—breaking in every way．”he says．
1.Why did the Beatles change popular culture?
A．Because of the suits of the four Liverpool boys．
B．Because of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore．
C．Because of their different attitude to life．
D．Because of their albums．
2.Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph?
A．The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1 960s．
B．111eir music Yesterday had never been remastered．
C．The entire band’s music in a digital makeover will be remastered．
D．On September 9，their music came to an end．
3.What is their last album?
A．Yesterday． B．Abbey Road of l969． C．Come Together．D．In My life．
4.What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?
A．They were the first rock band．
B．They were the best one．
C．They were the first band to have their own works．
D．They wore special suits．
5.What does the author mean by“They were ground-breaking in every way．”
A．They broke the ground to find away．
B．They broke the rules while driving on the way．
C．They did what other bands had never done before．
D．They play their hits at every concert．
Until about 150 years ago, the most important, expensive and renowned kind of painting was large-scale pictures that told a story, regarded as the 1. (hard) challenge for an artist. 2. (choose) suitable subjects, artists had to be well-read. Then they had to know 3. stories could be told without words, using only gestures and expressions. To create lifelike scenes, they had to understand perspective, lighting and anatomy. So history painting needed a lot of thought and 4. . (imagine). Large-scale pictures used to be reserved for grand religious or patriotic subjects, but that changed in the 19th century, as artists began creating history paintings based 5. contemporary news stories. One of the first of these was The Raft of the Medusa, inspired by the wreck of 6. French ship in 1816, which showed how art could have a powerful political impact. It presents a scene 7. the survivors of the wreck on a raft littered with bodies try to signal to a distant ship. When they 8. ( rescue ), they told how they had been abandoned by their captain, while he sailed to safety in a lifeboat. Starving, they had to eat each other to survive—though this picture makes 9. look heroic rather than violent. The picture caused a huge outcry. Some people thought the artist meant to criticize the French king, 10. had been involved in appointing the ship's captain.
Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do . When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other when you choose your food. You may it because it smells good or because it good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice.
Different use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the . A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other in the garden. However, most animals have a more diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The of these animals will be different depending on the season.
have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much . This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal , such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modem life.
1.A. males B. children C. humans D. adults
2.A. organs B. senses C. parts D. means
3.A. hate B. sell C. like D. fancy
4.A. digests B. consumes C. touches D. tastes
5.A. creatures B. mammals C. people D. animals
6.A. different B. rare C. familiar D. unique
7.A. typical B. particular C. special D. unusual
8.A. food B. meal C. choice D. diet
9.A. flowers B. vegetables C. fruits D. branches
10.A. varied B. creative C. random D. nutritious
11.A. fish B. fruit C. diet D. insect
12.A. Animals B. Chinese C. Humans D. Foreigners
13.A. effective B. beneficial C. delicious D. attractive
14.A. sugar B. nicotine C. fiber D. alcohol
15.A. products B. attachments C. goods D. subscriptions
