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We always seem to want those things we don't have. Moreover, we are often convinced（使相信） that if we had those things we want so badly, we would finally be happy.
The truth is that happiness is an attitude(态度). _________is not something created by outside circumstances(环境), ______ instead is completely within your control.
Nothing will give you a deep sense of satisfaction and happiness, unless you cultivate (滋养)happiness consciously. Below are some simple yet specific steps you can take to cultivate happiness.
Be grateful.
Create a sense of gratitude for what you have, for what is working, for what is wonderful and sweet in your life. A morning or evening gratitude list, written each day, can do wonders for helping you feel grateful.
Take care of yourself.
Identify（辨别） the small things in life that make you feel good, and do one daily. A short walk, a few minutes of writing in your journal, a short meditation, watching the sunset…whatever, will improve your outlook on life.
Read inspirational(励志的) material.
It helps to be reminded of positive thoughts and positive attitudes. Get a small book of positive, inspirational thoughts and keep it by your desk. Read one or two thoughts each day.
Is the glass half empty or full? Life works better when the glass is half full regardless of your life status.
No matter how many wonderful things you do to create a positive, happy, satisfied life, you could still end up unhappy. Ultimately, happiness, gratitude, a feeling of satisfaction is a choice. So, from now on, choose to be happy!
1.在划线处填入所缺单词：___________ ___________
2.How many ways can we take to cultivate happiness? ______________________________
3.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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4.找出同义句：We are sure if we can have the thing we want so much ,we will be very happy. _________________________________________________________________________
5.找出文章的主题句
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词汇运用，用所给词的适当形式填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.He said light _________________ faster than sound. (travel)
2.——What are you listening to?
——Some new songs _________________ by Jay Zhou. (write)
3.The bike must be the _____________. He put it here before entering the Police Station. (witness)
4.My English teacher’s advice is of great _________________ to us students. (value)
5._________________ this, humans on Mars will have to wear special boots. (prevent)
6.Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies(悲剧) written in his _________________ (forty).
7.Our planet is becoming_____________ than before. (crowd)
8.He has devoted most of his time to _________________ the children. (educate)
9.I met Mary in the park yesterday. We _________________ each other for half a year since we left school. (not see)
10.The football match between Chinese Team and Korean Team _____________ live on CCTV-5 at 9:00 next Sunday. (cover)
11.He took off his boots and _________________ them under the check-out. (hide)
12.We must try our best to stop pollution to live even _________________.(comfortable)
13.Britain is the first country in the world _________a free health system. (have)
14.She likes talking to others while _________________ for the bus. (wait)
15.How many _________________ are there in this building? (enter)
If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, t
ry again now, one tiny step at a time.
Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.
Here's a suggestion : Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. "We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it," said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. "What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can't find any excuse not to do it. "
“Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes. During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”.
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. "Kaizen" could possibly help people succeed in doing everything.
1.At the end of December, people usually________.
A. fail to make big changesB. plan for the last year
C. think about the new yearD. try to lose their ideas
2.Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us_________.
A. we should do everything in big steps
B. how to change one's life with one small step
C. we should try a lot of sudden changes
D. how to find a small step without any excuse
3.The underlined part "increase productivity" in the passage means “________”.
A.提高生产率B.增加成本C.增加出口量D.提高待遇
4.The writer of the passage suggests we should_________.
A. make changes at the end of the year
B. do few experiments with "kaizen"
C. do things with hard-to-achieve goals
D. take a tiny step to achieve big goals
5.Which of the following i
s true from the passage?
A. You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.
B. Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.
C. You can’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.
D. “Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War II.
Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” And invited him to sit on the porch (门廊 ). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
1.During his break every morning, the small boy would________.
A. fix the fenceB. eat sandwiches
C. climb up on the fenceD. walk around the farm
2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the b
oy thought it was a chance for him to__________.
A. go to the townB. play on the field
C. go to see the houseD. make the golden windows
3.What did the boy find when he got there?
A. Nobody lived in the poor house.
B. No golden windows were in the house.
C. The house was as old as he expected.
D. The house was nearer than he thought.
4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “______.”
A. Like father, like sonB. Love me, love my dog
C. Every dog has its dayD. The grass is greener somewhere else
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Golden Windows.B. Father and Son.
C. A Wonderful Place.D. A Boy's Promise.
A lift is wonderful. It is really only a small room. Rooms usually stay in one place. Lifts travel up and down all day long.
Sometimes a worker stands in the lift. He or she operates it up and down. In modern lifts there is no worker. The people walk in. They know what floor they want. They push a button and the lift goes to that floor. It is all very fast and easy.
Lifts are very important to us. Why? Think about a tall building. Maybe it has twenty floors. Maybe it has fifty or more. Who can walk up all the stairs? Maybe people can climb them one time. Can someone climb thirty floors to an office every day? Can small children walk up to their room on the twenty-fourth floor? Can their mother and father carry food up all those stairs? Of course not.
We can have high buildings because we have lifts. We could not have all the beautiful tall buildings in the world without lifts. They are really wonderful.
1.A lift looks like______.
A.a small roomB.a small houseC. a small ladderD.a small stair
2.Which of the following is true?
A. A modern lift has no buttons.
B. A modern lift has a worker to operate it.
C.A modern lift can go up and down with no worker in it.
D. A modern lift knows what floor people want.
3.If you want to go to the floor you want, you_______.
A. ask for helpB. open the door of the lift
C. ring the bellD. push the right button
4.Why do people have to use lifts? Because________.
A. they have tall buildings
B. they can't walk up and down
C. old people and children need them
D. lifts are wonderful
5.Choose the best title for this text.
A. ButtonsB. LiftsC. Tall BuildingsD. Climbing Stairs
When you get up in the morning, do you find it hard to choose what clothes to wear? If so, you probably need help to make the bigger choices in your life, like what to do when you’re older. “Brave New Girls”, by American author Jean Gadeberg, will help you make such choices. It says you must be a brave new girl. A brave new girl is one who is confident, healthy and happy. A brave new girl can realize her dreams. To be brave, you need to make a decision for yourself. Other people may tell you what to do, but you should not listen to them. You must only do what you want. If you always wear clothes like your favourite TV star, you must stop doing so. Instead, become your own star and wear the clothes you want. You have to like your body, it says. If you don’t, you will not take good care of it and won’t stay healthy. The book also says that girls must start becoming more confident. If you are confident, you’ll succeed in life. A good way to become confident is to realize that you are as clever as boys. In fact you are. Just look at their grades! Only then can you realize your dreams and become who you want to be.
1.What quality should a brave new girl have?
A. ConfidentB. HealthyC. HappyD. A, B and C
2.“Brave New Girls” is a ______.
A. filmB. storyC. bookD. newspaper
3.Suppose(假如) you are a brave new girl, which answer is wrong?
A. Make a decision for yourself
B. Wear clothes like your favourite TV star
C. Like your body
D. Realize that you are as clever as boys.
4.What’s the meaning of the word “grade” in this passage?
A.年级B. 成绩C. 品位D. 道路
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. To be braveB. A good book
C. To be a b
rave new girlD. Realize dreams
