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An ancient philosopher felt: be content with what you have; be pleased about the way things are. When you realize that, the whole world belongs to you.
When we can be grateful for what we have, and take our focus off what we think we are short of, it's amazing how our feelings will shift to a place of peace and happiness. The reason for "an attitude of thankfulness" isn't necessarily so that God can hear our appreciation, but perhaps so that we can live happily and peacefully, with a feeling of "all is well".
Have you ever experienced this－the feeling that "what is" is great, and there is no need to wish for things to be different? It's a wonderful feeling and a great way to go through life.
Here's an example: We have strong winds in the desert at times, and the other day the high winds broke three arms on the beautiful mimosa tree in my back yard. The tree's arms are twisted and the leaves and flowers are dying. It looks hurt and brown.
Well, that's certainly one way to choose to look at it, And if I choose that way, then I can allow myself to get upset that the tree has been hurt, that there will be less shade in the yard, that I have to cut up and pull away the branches, etc. OR I can choose to see that "all is well" –that nature does what it does, that trees will lose branches, that the yard is not a static thing, but it is alive. In other words, I can choose to be okay with "what is".
Either way, the tree situation hasn't changed－I've simply changed how I choose to interpret it. My interpretation then affects my emotions, my state of peacefulness, my happiness with things, etc.
When I choose to be content with "what is", to be pleased about the way things are, and to see that nothing is missing, that everything is just fine, then I choose to be at peace. Suddenly, the whole world looks beautiful. Instead of seeing problems, I see reality. I see "what is" and I am okay with it.
Try seeing everything and accepting everything just the way it is. And watch the world open up to you.
1.What's the best title for the article?
A. We Value Life B. We Love Nature
C. We Better Ourselves D. We Lack Nothing
2.The underlined word "static" in Paragraph 5 means
A. unbelieving B. unchanging
C. unseeing D. unknowing
3.What best characterizes the writer's attitude toward life?
A. I choose to forget everything that makes me upset.
B. I choose to look at the glass as half-empty.
C. I choose to be grateful for my blessings.
D. I choose to focus on what satisfies me.
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Scientists have learned a great deal in the last thirty years by studying people as they sleep. They study the bodily characteristics that change during sleep. They have learned that there is one kind of sleep which causes rapid eye movement ( REM ) and another kind with no rapid eye movement (NREM).
Sleep is divided into three stages. In stage one, when you start to go to sleep, you have a pleasant floating feeling. In stage two, you sleep more deeply, and a noise will probably not wake you up. In stage three, the brain waves are less active. This third stage is when you dream, REM tends to signal that we are dreaming. For the rest of the night, you alternate between REM and NREM sleep.
Sleep is a biological need, but your brain never really sleeps. The things that are on your mind during the day are still there at night. They appear as dreams. Researchers say that normal people may have four or five REM periods of dreaming each night. The first one may begin only a half hour after they fall asleep, and the final one may last up to an hour. Nightmares (a frightening dream) usually happen toward the early morning.
Besides dreaming, snoring is also common in one's sleep. People snore because they have trouble breathing while they are asleep. Some snorers have a condition called apnea. They stop breathing up to thirty or forty times an hour because the throat muscles relax too much and block the airway. After a period of time, the brain will signal the person to start breathing again. During this time a person will snore. This is a dangerous condition, because once the brain is without oxygen for four minutes there could be serious brain damage. Sleep apnea can also cause irregular heartbeats, high blood pressure, and a general lack of energy.
What should you do if you have trouble sleeping? Lots of people take sleeping pills, but these are dangerous because they can be addictive. Doctors say the best thing is to try to relax and to avoid bad habits.
Sleep is important to humans. In an average lifetime, 220, 000 hours are spent sleeping, so we need to understand everything we can about sleep. Sweet dreams!
1.Sleep is a(an) ________ need for humans.
A. emotional B. mental
C. biological D. psychological
2.Which of the following conditions is NOT caused by sleep apnea?
A. A heart attack.
B. A lack of energy.
C. Irregular heartbeats.
D. High blood pressure.
3.We can learn from the article that ____________.
A. our brains can get a good rest when we are asleep
B. it's impossible to stop the habit of taking sleeping pills
C. REM and NREM are ways to see if people are in a deep sleep.
D. in stage two people will probably not wake up if they hear a noise.
4.Where is the article probably from?
A. A sports guidebook.
B. A health magazine.
C. A fashion website.
D. A news report.
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Annie sometimes felt puzzled by the relationship between her parents.
They never seemed to show much love for each other. Annie believed that people who were in love would show it. They would hold hands, speak sweet words to each other and give each other nice gifts. Annie's parents did none of these things. So, she doubted whether they really loved each other.
It was Annie's plan to ask her parents about their feelings for each other. But it was hard to find the right moment. One Saturday afternoon, she noticed that her dad was in the garage, doing some work on the engine of his sports car.
Annie's dad was always in a good mood when he was near his sports car, so she decided to ask him the question that had been bothering her." Dad, do you and Mom really love each other?"
"Of course," her father replied. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, you never seem to show it."
Annie's father was silent for a while, he spoke again. "Look at the engine of this car," he said. "It is oily and messy, and the car looks much better when the hood (引擎罩) is down. Don't you agree?" Without waiting for a reply, he went on. "If I took out the engine and put the hood back down, the car would look just as beautiful, right? But it wouldn't be a car anymore. The engine is its beating heart. You don't usually see it, but it has to be there. It's the same with your Mom and me. Our love for each other is the beating heart of this family. Don't worry just because it isn't on show all the time. "
About six months later, Annie's father lost his job. The family had to cut back on many things to make ends meet. And he had to sell his beloved sports car. But Annie noticed another change. Because he had more free time, her father spent more of it with her mother. They seemed to grow closer together, and showed their love more often. Their love, which Annie had been afraid did not exist, was plain to see. Annie was sad that the sports car had gone, but at least she understood what her father had told her that day.
1.How did Annie feel about her parents' relationship at the beginning of the article?
A. Confused. B. Angry. C. Satisfied. D. Proud.
2.What did Annie's father compare his love to?
A. A job. B. A story. C. A gift. D. An engine.
3.What happened to the love between Annie's parents after her father lost his job?
A. It no longer existed.
B. It became easier to see.
C. It grew weaker.
D. It changed completely.
4.What is the main idea of the article?
A. Children should pay attention to parents' love.
B. It's not good to show the feelings on the outside.
C. Love may not be seen, but it doesn't mean it isn't there.
D. We don't truly appreciate what we have until it is gone.
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I Am a Litter Picker!
Two years ago, I became a "litter picker".
As I walked down the hall on the last day of the school year, I watched wide-eyed as my fellow students ________ their lockers into the dustbins in front of the hall. Paper flew in all directions; broken shelves and aluminium (铝) cans were ________ everywhere.
Looking at this scene, I came up with an idea: my school really needed a ________programme.
I believed that one person could make a ________ －one person with initiative (主动性), ________ I wrote out my recycling plans and one morning got a pass to the schoolmaster's office. As I told her about my ________ , my heart was beating wildly.
With her agreement and encouragement, I would ________ cardboard boxes in the library, offices and classrooms to ________ papers, magazines and newspapers. In the dining room, I would use four rubbish bins to collect plastic bottles and aluminium cans.
That night, I designed a dozen ________ and planned to arrive at school early to stick them up and hand out ________ to classrooms on Monday.
But when I arrived, I was very disappointed－the night-watchman had ________ down all of the cardboard boxes I had saved. I was so upset that I expressed my anger throughout the day to anyone who would listen. I began searching for other boxes, but I met with ________ success.
A few days later, however, my English teacher took me into the new computer lab, and before my eyes sat a mountain of cardboard boxes. I am sure I was the ________ person in the world when I saw these boxes. These were the boxes that the new computers had arrived in, and they were the perfect size.
I rolled my recycling rubbish bins to the dining room, stuck up my posters, and ________ made an announcement over the loudspeaker, letting the whole school know they now had a choice about what would happen to their unwanted papers, cans and bottles.
Since that day, recycling has become part of everyday life at my school. Students and teachers now take active steps toward ________ their paper consumption (消耗) to save trees and other natural resources.
1.A. emptied B. opened C. repaired D. pushed
2.A. shown B. thrown C. sold D. made
3.A. cleaning B. training C. recycling D. developing
4.A. difference B. wish C. promise D. mark
5.A. since B. but C. while D. so
6.A. problems B. ideas C. changes D. decisions
7.A. place B. borrow C. return D. examine
8.A. buy B. read C. print D. collect
9.A. letters B. newspapers C. posters D. envelopes
10.A. boxes B. bags C. bottles D. bins
11.A. cut B. broken C. dropped D. put
12.A. clear B. certain C. limited D. major
13.A. cleverest B. happiest C. kindest D. richest
14.A. nervously B. patiently C. proudly D. calmly
15.A. stopping B. encouraging C. rising D. reducing
What are you doing? Don't you know it is ________ to read people's private letters without permission?
A. aggressive B. illegal C. reasonable D. secure
Smoking in places where it is not allowed is an example of bad ____________.
A. habits B. activities C. manners D. movements
