Everyone wants to achieve true happiness in life.But the biggest factor holding most of us back is actually our ownselves.The Huffington Post released a list of seven mistakes we need to let go of in order to become happier people.Let’s take a look.
1.Placing too much emphasis on fulfillment (成就感)
Those who put a lot of pressure on themselves to be happy feel more lonely on a daily basis than those who do not,according to research conducted at the University of Denver,US.
2.Keeping it all in
Keeping it all together during tough times can hurt you.Crying is the body’s emotional response to outside triggers (诱因).By suppressing it,you may be damaging your mental and physical health.
3.Looking at your smartphone all the time
Connecting with others may be the key to happiness,but a recent University of Michigan study found that the more time participants spent on social networking sites,the less happy they felt.
4.Not moving
It’s no secret that a healthy lifestyle is a big part of happiness.Something as simple as a walk can help you increase your creativity and expose you to essential vitamins.
5.Not reflecting on the past
In a 2013 study on nostalgia (怀旧) and emotion,participants reported a higher sense of physiological comfort when they looked back on the past.Affection for heartwarming memories helps people relate their past experiences to the present in order to create a greater sense of meaning.
6.Resisting change
A study on the psychology of choices shows that the human brain naturally tries to avoid loss—but that resistance can cause stress.Whether it’s fear of the unknown or fear of losing what you currently have,the pressure to hold on to the present can harm your future life satisfaction.
7.Not being mindful
Setting aside time for meditation (沉思) allows your body to relax,cultivates an attitude of gratitude and lowers your stress level,according to researchers at University of California,Los Angeles,US.
1.What is the main purpose of the article?
A.To inform readers of the benefits of being happy.
B.To explain why our happiness depends on our own actions.
C.To point out the things we do that prevent us from being happy.
D.To discuss some typical characteristics of happy people.
2.The underlined word “suppressing” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A.speaking of B.holding back
C.thinking about D.taking no notice of
3.According to the article,to be a happy person,it is important for us to .
A.set goals and achieve as much as we can
B.avoid recalling the past
C.do exercise in our spare time
D.spend more time on social networking sites
4.According to the article,meditation is helpful mainly because .
A.it increases our creativity
B.it makes us less afraid of the unknown
C.it helps us relax and thus reduce our stress
D.it allows us to relate our past experiences to the present
Memory， they say，is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious（有意识的）effort，then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful，there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week，for example，I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night，yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month，for example，I was sitting in a barbershop（理发店）waiting for my turn to get a haircut，and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and interesting in incidents（事件）caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years. Unfortunately，however，absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks”of our memory can cause us great trouble.
1.If you want to have a good memory， _____.
A. you should ask someone else to help you to remember things
B. you should make a conscious effort to practice and exercise
C. you should never stop learning
D. you should try hard to remember things
2.In the passage，the writer seems to tell us _____.
A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous
B. always forgetting things is understandable
C. forgetting things at times is natural
D. the ways to protect yourself from memory “tricks”
3.The best title for this passage is“_____”.
A. How to Get a Good Memory
B. Tricks of Memory
C. The Danger of Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness
D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness
On Wednesday afternoon Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or so she would walk up down between the stalls(摊位) at everything， bargaining and buying here and there. And then,after all the things she had been bought，she would the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour the way she liked best: looking in furniture-shop windows.
One Wednesday，she found a new shop full of the delightful things，with a inviting anyone to walk in and look without feeling they had to buy . Annie paused for a moment before through the doorway where she suddenly before a green chair. There was a card on the chair which : “This fine chair is yours less than a pound.” ! She could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never it!
Just then,a voice at her shoulder made her .“Can I help you，madam？”She looked round at the who had come softly to her side. “Oh，well，no，” she said.“I was just looking.”“We have chairs of all kinds on . I think you will find something to you.”Annie,worried at the thought of being to buy something she did not need,left the shop hurriedly.
1.A. sat B. lay C. attracted D. stopped
2.A. told B. said C. wrote D. printed
3.A. in B. about C. for D. with
4.A. Why B. Who C. How D. Where
5.A. afford B. use C. miss D. get
6.A. worst B. best C. least D. most
7.A. promise B. order C. notice D. form
8.A. out B. over C. up D. round
9.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
10.A. stepping B. running C. looking D. pushing
11.A. and B. to C. then D. or
12.A. observing B. glaring C. looking D. watching
13.A. examined B. asked C. needed D. saw
14.A. enter B. leave C. search D. take
15.A. on B. by C. in D. of
16.A. wonder B. jump C. laugh D. wake
17.A. tailor B. policeman C. assistant D. customer
18.A. vacation B. purpose C. show D. fire
19.A. suit B. fix C. comfort D. seat
20.A. welcomed B. asked C. run D. persuaded
At the railway station,the mother waved goodbye to her son until the train was .
A.out of sight B.out of reach
C.out of order D.out of place
Some teenagers hold the view that parents a full understanding of their children.
A.are lacked in B.lacking of
C.lack of D.lack
He kept his eyes and stayed where he was.
A.shut B.to be shut
C.shutting D.to shut
