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For kids,happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement,love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love,marriage,birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults,happiness is complicated (复杂的).
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”.The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing,which I love.When the kids and my husband came home,I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don’t think that my grandmother,who raised 14 children,had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family,and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We,however,with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area,have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success,without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us-it’s about how we see what happens to us.It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It’s not wishing for what we don’t have,but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older,they________.
A.feel it harder to experience happiness |
B.associate their happiness less with others |
C.will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness |
D.tend to believe responsibility means happiness |
A.She cares little about her own health. |
B.She enjoys the freedom of traveling. |
C.She is easily pleased by things in daily life. |
D.She prefers getting pleasure from housework. |
A.Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness. |
B.Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’ case. |
C.Grandma often found time for social gatherings. |
D.Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life. |
A.consider pressure something blocking their way |
B.stress their right to happiness too much |
C.are at a loss to make correct choices |
D.are more likely to be happy |
A.Happiness lies between the positive and the negative. |
B.Each man is the master of his own fate. |
C.Success leads to happiness. |
D.Happy is he who is content. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
小题1:解析:选A。细节理解题。由文章第一段中的...which seems to get rarer the older we get.可知,人们越老越觉得很难获得幸福。
小题2:解析:选C。推理判断题。在第五段作者讲述了自己的幸福观;在第六段作者讲述了自己因能够不受打扰地写作而感到幸福,安静过后一家人在一起喧闹也感到幸福。由此可知作者对日常生活是容易满足的。
小题3:解析:选D。推理判断题。由文章第七段中的She did have a network of close friends and family,and maybe this is what satisfied her.可知,祖母有一群亲密的朋友和家人,或许她正是因此而满足。由此可以推断出,祖母的幸福来自对生活的适度期盼。
小题4:解析:选B。细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段最后一句可知,我们追逐幸福并以财富和成功来衡量它,却没注意到那些拥有财富和成功的人们并不一定更幸福。由此可知,以财富和成功来衡量幸福的人其实是对幸福施加了太多的压力。
小题5:解析:选D。主旨大意题。从作者对于幸福的论述我们可以看出,幸福就是对于自己已经拥有的感到满足,而过分追求财富和成功只能给自己更大的压力,由此我们得出答案为D。
核心考点
试题【 (2013·高考天津卷,D)When asked about happiness,we usually think of something extraord】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
It’s a library built with love.
A year ago,shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization,a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available,she announced to her family of four,“That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break!”
Son Austin,now a 10thgrader,didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.But Janey insisted,and husband Peter unwillingly got to work.The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses,and made a door of glass.
After adding the library’s final touches (装点),the family hung a signboard on the front,instructing users to“take a book,return a book,”and making the Henriksen library,now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world,the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read,a mix of science fiction,reference titles,novels and kids’ favorites.“I told them,keep in mind that you might not see it again,”said Janey,a stayathome mom.
Since then,the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself,thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers.The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project’s best payoff,says Peter,are the thankyou notes left behind.“We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
小题1:In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”?
A.It owns a yellow roof. |
B.It stands near a sidewalk. |
C.It protects book lovers from the sun. |
D.It uses palmtree stickers as decorations. |
A.a visit to Brian Williams |
B.a spring break with her family |
C.a book sent by one of her neighbors |
D.a report on a Wisconsinbased organization |
A.by a ship supply company |
B.on the basis of toy horses |
C.like a mailbox |
D.with glass |
A.It was made by a user of the library. |
B.It marked a final touch to the library. |
C.It aimed at making the library last long. |
D.It indicated the library was a family property. |
A.donate books to the library |
B.get paid to collect books for the library |
C.receive thankyou notes for using the library |
D.visit the library over 5 times on average daily |
One summer,I remember,a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario,turning it into a ____ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed,which ___ took twenty minutes.That morning,however,the process didn’t ___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field,we ____needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ___.Dropping the basket heavily,I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen,they can pick it themselves!”Dad ____,“Just think,my little girl,only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ____.” Such is Dad-whatever problem he ____,he never gives up.
____,the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone,____ Dad remained optimistic.He ____ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to ___ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ____.From dawn to dusk,he works countless hours to___ our family.He always puts our happiness ____ his own,and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ___ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ____,putting others first.
Dad,the life ____ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father,teacher,friend and,most importantly,my hero.
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Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London.It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13thcentury religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13thto 15thcentury paintings,and artists include Duccio,Uccello,Van Eyck,Lippi,Mantegna,Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16thcentury paintings,and artists include Leonardo da Vinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17thcentury paintings,and artists include Caravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,Van Dyck,Veláazquez,Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18thto early 20thcentury paintings,and artists include Canaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free,but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations:Charing Cross (2minute walk),Leicester Square (3minute walk),Embankment (7minute walk),and Piccadilly Circus (8minute walk).
小题1:In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?
A.The 13th. | B.The 17th. |
C.The 18th. | D.The 20th. |
A.In the East Wing. |
B.In the main West Wing. |
C.In the Sainsbury Wing. |
D.In the North Wing. |
A.Embankment. | B.Leicester Square. |
C.Piccadilly Circus. | D.Charing Cross. |
According to psychologist Christina Villarreal,celebrities-famous people-worry constantly about their public appearance.Eventually,they start to lose track of who they really are,seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them,not as the people they were before everyone knew their names.“Over time,”Villarreal says,“they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages.In the 4th century B.C.,painters followed Alexander the Great into battle,hoping to picture his victories for his admirers.When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century,his soldout readings attracted thousands of fans,leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy.Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about filmstars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today,however,is a lot more difficult than it used to be.Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras.When they say something silly or do something ridiculous,there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome,why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it.Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities.They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice.Still,even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are.They are tired of being famous already.
小题1:It can be learned from the passage that stars today________.
A.are often misunderstood by the public |
B.can no longer have their privacy protected |
C.spend too much on their public appearance |
D.care little about how they have come into fame |
A.Great heroes of the past were generally admired. |
B.The problem faced by celebrities has a long history. |
C.Wellknown actors are usually targets of tabloids. |
D.Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers. |
A.Availability of modern media. |
B.Inadequate social recognition. |
C.Lack of favorable chances. |
D.Huge population of fans. |
A.Sincere. | B.Sceptical. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Sympathetic. |
Redwoods State Park, California
With its towering redwoods and thick forest, it"s hard to beat the atmosphere at this Northern California park.Moneymaker recommends taking a walk along the Smith River on Howland Hill Road.“We heard of lots of different sightings and sounds in there,”he says.“I"ve found tracks crossing that road.”7074657335.
SalmonHuckleberry Wilderness, Oregon
You don"t have to go far to find Bigfoot.This area 20 miles east of Portland in the Mount Hood National Forest is prime spotting territory.Bigfoot apparently has a sweet tooth and goes ape for huckleberries, which grow in the area.Scores of campers have been scared off by noises and have had rocks thrown at them.5036681700.
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
The high density of deer attracts Bigfoot to this place.The creatures may use the park"s mountainous lookouts to watch over deer in spring.Even when there"s no wind, dead trees often topple mysteriously, with their roots above the earth.“They let you know that they"re there.”5056613333.
Bird Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Vermont
This prominent mountain peak outside the town of Rutland has had its share of activity, including a trailcam picture famous in Bigfoot circles of what appears to be a female one carrying her offspring (后代). Centuries ago,American Indians reported seeing an apelike creature and,more recently, hikers say that they have come upon a Bigfoot.8007568880.
Fahnestock State Park, New York
There"s a long history of Bigfoot in this mountain park a mere 90 minutes from New York City. Moneymaker says investigators have found mysterious markings in the snow.8452257207.
Ponca Wilderness Area, Arkansas
Moneymaker says he had several good Bigfoot moments on a recent expedition in this area along the Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas.Most of the Bigfoot action centered on the area near Steel Creek Campground.8704392502.
小题1:Visitors are likely to see Bigfoot in the following places EXCEPT________.
A.California | B.New Mexico |
C.Hawaii | D.Arkansas |
A.5036681 700 | B.8452257 207 |
C.5056613 333 | D.8007568 880 |
A.Bigfoot is often attacked by human being. |
B.Bigfoot doesn"t like eating animals like deer. |
C.Bigfoot is afraid of inhabiting in a thick forest. |
D.Bigfoot likes eating sweet fruit like huckleberries. |
A.In Valles Caldera National Preserve. |
B.In SalmonHuckleberry Wilderness. |
C.In Ponca Wilderness Area. |
D.In Bird Mountain Wildlife Management Area. |
A.fall down | B.eat up |
C.move over | D.burn down |
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