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1
What
is
the
difference
between
happy
people
and
unhappy
people?
36
Read
the
following list of things that HAPPY
people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you
will
know.
Well,
I can tell you for sure that those people who are
really happy, FEAR less and LOVE a
lot
more. They see each moment, each challenge, each
person as an opportunity to discover more
about themselves and the world around
them.
37
Happy people understand that you
can
’
t really change a
situation by
resisting
(反抗)
it. But
they can feel better by understanding
that there might be a reason for its
existence
(存在)
.
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But rather, they ask themselves
questions like: What can I learn from this? How
can I make this
better?
They always seem to be pleasant and
hopeful no matter what happens to them.
They do the things they do because of
the meaning it brings into their lives and because
they get a
sense of purpose by doing
so.
39
They care more
about living a life full of meaning rather than,
what in our modern
society we would
call, living a successful life. The fact here is
that most of the time they get both,
success and meaning, just because they
choose to focus on doing the things they love the
most.
40
They make sure that their actions bring
meaning and happiness in the lives of many.
They look for ways to give and to share
the best of themselves with the world and to make
other
people happy.
A. They
have an ideal living and a balanced life.
B. What are the things that these
people do differently?
C. They are kind
to themselves and others and they understand the
power of love.
D. The
things happy people do are not for themselves, but
for the good of others.
E. They are
ready to embrace whatever lies in front of them.
F. They understand that “Doing what
yo
u love is the most
im
portant for living a full
life”
.
G
. When
something unpleasant happens to them, they
don
’
t try to fight it,
knowing that this will
make the
situation even worse.
2
Two hundred years after Charles
Darwin
’
s birth, studies have
found new details of his life at
the
University of Cambridge. Six leather-bound ledgers
(
皮革账本
) discovered in the
university
show this.
36
He lived in the most
expensive rooms provided for a rich student at his
time.
37
He had
someone to clean his room, make his bed
and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He
hired a
dishwasher, a clothes washer
and a man who cleaned his shoes. A tailor
(
裁缝
), hatter and barber
made sure he was well presented. A
chimney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going.
Christ
’
s
College
’
s basic
food was meat and beer.
38
Darwin
’
s
bill
topped
636
pounds
during
his
three
years
of
study
at
Cambridge.
Later
he
described this time as
the most joyful of his happy life. That large sum
(
金额
) would have been
fairly common for a student at
Cambridge in the 19th century.
39
In those days Cambridge was
full of rich students living a pretty good life
and Darwin was
just
one
of
them.
40
And
thus
he
had
plenty
of
time
for
socializing
or
private
study.
He
would
be
out
shooting,
collecting
beetles,
doing
his
scientific
hobbies
or
visiting
friends.
He
played cards and drank
wine at night, just like students always have.
A. Thanks to the richness, he was able
to hire servants to help with the daily life.
B. The findings were published on the
Internet.
C. So he paid
five and a half pence extra each day to have
vegetables.
D. He enjoyed the kind of
comfortable university life that most of
today
’
s students can only
dream
about.
E. He had
several people to help him to deal with the daily
housework.
F. When you look at the
ledgers, you can find there were many rich
students in Cambridge.
G
. The bills were paid by
his wealthy father, Robert Darwin, a doctor.
3
Khalid Mohsin
Shaeri, a Saudi man, has been unable to leave his
bedroom for the past two
and a half
years.
36
His situation
drew the attention of Saudi
Arabia
’
s King Abdullah and
he
showed great concern about him. Six
months ago, he asked for Khalid to be taken to the
hospital.
37
Finally on
Monday the 20-year-old patient was successfully
taken to King Fahd Medical City
in
Riyadh
after
the
Saudi
King
arranged
(安排)
for
his
special
air
transportation
from
the
southern
city
of
Jazan.
Saudi
government
organizations
worked
with
Shaeri
’
s
construction
department to
accomplish this task.
38
A forklift
(铲车)
was
also used to carry him to an
ambulance
(
救护车)
which took
him to a local
airport in Jazan. An aircraft then flew him to
Riyadh.
“
We have been
waiting for this moment for a long time.
39
“ Naser Makke,
the patient’
s cousin, told
R
euters excitedly. “The King had given
his
orders
to
the
government
of
health
to
do
all
the
arrangements
to
transfer
the
patient
for
treatment in a safe way. May God
protect our King and give him the long life.
”
According
to
Reuters,
Shaeri
was
reported
to
have
a
brother
and
sister
who
are
also
overweight.
40
Local media
reported that the Saudi Health Ministry has
already dealt with other over-weight
patients this year, including two
sisters who weighed 661 pounds and 771 pounds.
A. But compared to Shaeri, what makes
them better is that they are able to walk.
B. He had been in hospitals for several
times but that didn
’
t save
him from getting fatter.
C. His weight,
610 kilograms, made him unable to move and forced
him to stay in bed.
D. Part of his home
was broken down so he could be brought down from
the second floor.
E.
And
I
do
hope
he
can
lose
some
weight
and
can
walk
and
can
look
after
himself
after
the
treatment.
F. But treatment
had to wait until a special medical bed was made
for him in the United States.
G
. His family had a
traditional fat disease and his parents were also
very fat.
4
Have
you ever had a wonderful idea and thought it would
make a great invention, but
didn
’
t
know what
to do next?
36
They will help
you make your dreams come true and become a
famous inventor.
The first thing that you should do is
do some research on the Internet to see if anyone
else has
invented it. If not, you
should search through the US Patent
(
专利
) information to see if a
patent
was ever created for your type
of invention.
37
The easiest thing to do is working with
a company that can help you to make your dreams a
reality.
It
can
help
you
present
your
ideas
and
get
your
product
to
the
right
companies.
One
company that is very reputable
(
声誉好的
) is
“
Lambert and Lambert in
Minnesota
”
.
38
If
they
think
your
product
is
marketable
(
有销路的
),
they
will
help
you
to
get
it
to
the
right
company.
Call
the
company
and
make
an
appointment.
You
will
want
to
bring
in
a
model
of
your
invention and a complete description of
your ideas.
39
Then when you
meet with them, you
can present it and
they will tell you how marketable it is. If they
decide to help you, they will work
to
present it to different companies and help you to
go to the next step.
Once
your
invention
has
been
sold
to
a
large
company,
get
ready
to
get
the
benefits
of
becoming the next great inventor.
40
But the
benefits are worth the wait.
A. It may
take a year or two.
B. You will be the
next inventor.
C. Write down exactly
about your invention.
D. If there is no
patent, go to the next step.
E. You
will find something new on the Internet.
F. Here are some steps that you can
take.
G
. They offer free
advice for good ideas.
5
In spite of so many years of education
behind us, can we confidently say we understand
what
it feels like to be a teacher?
The biggest
misunderstanding about teaching jobs is that
anyone can be a teacher. In fact, the
truth
is
far
from
it.
36
They
also
know
the
teaching
theory
well.
They
should
know
how
things
should
be
taught
and
how
one
can
be
inspired
to
learn.
Also,
they
need
to
have
an
idea
about
classroom management and
students
’
psychology
(心理学)
.
Now it can be really annoying for a
teacher if someone says teaching is one of the
easiest
jobs around, because everyone
just needs to be taught for a few hours a day.
37
However,
teachers
work
longer
to
come
up
with
ways
to
make
the
knowledge
appear
more
interesting
to
students and help them
learn better.
38
And this is a big reason why
more people decide to choose teaching
as a career.
However, good teachers
choose to make good use of the break, by
enrolling(
注册
) themselves for
workshops on teaching, classroom
management, and related things.
All
teachers are not the same, as against what is
widely believed.
39
Every teacher is
different
and has a different
approach
(方法)
to
teaching.
40
A
teacher
has
meetings
to
attend,
and
is
responsible
for(
对??负责
)
organizing
school events. An
important duty of a teacher is to prepare the
progress report of each student and
discuss it with his or her parents.
In a word, teachers ought to be
respected for what they do, and we should never
forget their
great
contribution
(贡献)
to our success in life.
A. A
teacher has many things to do rather than just
teach.
B. It is true that teachers get
a lot more holidays than others.
C. A
good teacher is one who motivates students to
overcome challenges.
D. To begin with,
teachers are people who perform well in their
fields of study.
E. A statement that is
true for one teacher is not necessarily true for
the others.
F. And common people even
believe teachers are probably overpaid when their
days end at 3 pm.
G
. These
teachers give all they can to create an ideal
learning environment for their students.
6
What is
happiness? Maybe you often forget it. Here are
some happiness habits you always
forget.
You
forget
to
breathe
consciously
(
有意识地
).
Most
yoga
courses
today
talk
about
meditation (
冥想
).
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Go out and find a natural
spot. Inhale (
吸气
) deeply,
and then exhale.
Repeat this 10 times
and watch how you lighten up your mood. It can
help people feel calm.
You
forget to smile at people around you. Smiling is
not just a happiness supporter for you but for
others. In fact, the more you smile at
people, the more they are eager to help you.
37
And it
brings so
much positive energy that
you
’
ll need to make great
friends.
You forget to say
thank you.
38
It is also
about your overall feelings and imagination:
of being thankful for little things
that you receive.
Feel good, be
thankful and you
’
ll be
always
happy. So
don
’
t forget to express your
thanks to others.
You forget to taste
your experiences. Do you always hurry with what
you are doing?
39
Or do you always think that
there
’
s not enough for you
to enjoy? Take some time to enjoy the taste
of the food you are eating, or the
comfort of the chair you are sitting on.
40
You surf the
Internet, watch TV, and go to work. You are so
caught up with all these
things
that
you
have
forgotten
to
spend
some
quiet
time.
Take
a
moment
to
sit
down,
and
do
nothing
—
feeling
the silence and being happy.
A. You
forget to stretch (
伸展
) like
a cat.
B. You forget to
stay quiet for a while.
C.
And they all share the same basic instruction:
breathe.
D. Do
you always feel that you
’
re
running out of time or money?
E. Saying thank you is not just
about appreciating someone who did you
a favor.
F. Have you ever
paid more attention to your study?
G
.
That
’
s because smiling
breaks the ice between strangers.
7
Living away from your
country can be a really interesting and
unforgettable experience. But
at the
same time it has very important
effects
(影响)
on
your life.
36
The major effect, and also a very
common one, is that once you start a regular life
away from
home, you miss everything.
37
Little things like sitting
on a Sunday morning watching TV alone instead of
having a
nice chat with your mom make
you realize how valuable your family really is.
38
Since you are living in a
place with different customs and traditions from
yours, you
have
to
be
able
to
develop
yourself
in
conditions
which
you
are
not
familiar
with.
This
means
making new friends, accepting different
opinions, and catching every opportunity you have
to go
to new places.
The most significant effect of living
away from home is the independence that grows
inside
you.
39
There is no one else to go to school,
clean your room, and wash your clothes. Being
independent will help you get over many
difficulties.
40
You have to remember that all changes
are difficult, but it is necessary to go through
them to build your character and it
helps you appreciate everything you have.
A. Bad things
don
’
t last forever and you
have to make the best out of them.
B.
Missing your family and the attention they all
paid to you is a very usual thing to do.
C. Living far from home, even for a
short period of time, can be really hard at the
beginning.
D. Living on your own far
from your family gives you a lot of experience of
organizing your life.
E. The purpose of
this passage is to discuss the three main effects
that living in another country
can
influence your personal life.
F.
Foreign people are kind to you and your classmates
and they understand the power of love.
G
.
Living
in
a
foreign
country
would
mean
learning
how
to
accept
another
type
of
society
and
culture into your daily
life.
8
Having a
shy style isn
’
t necessarily
a problem. It
’
s perfectly OK
to take time to warm up new
people and
situations. Here are some tips for beating shy
feelings.
Start
small
with
people
you
know.
Practice
social
behaviors
like
eye
contact,
confident
body language,
introductions, small talk, asking questions, and
invitations with the people you feel
most comfortable around. Smile. Build
your confidence this way.
36
.
Think
of
some
conversation
starters.
37
.
Think
of
conversation
openers,
like
introducing yourself,
giving a compliment, or asking a question. Being
ready with a conversation
starter (or a
few) makes it easier to approach someone.
Rehearse(
排练
)
what
to
say.
38
.
Rehearse
it
out
loud,
maybe
even
in
front
of
the
mirror. Then just do it.
Don
’
t worry if
it
’
s not exactly like you
have practiced or if it
’
s
not perfect.
Also few of the things
confident people do are perfect. Next time,
it
’
ll be better because it
will be
easier.
39
.
Find group activities where you can be with people
who share your interests. Give
yourself
a
chance
to
practice
socializing
(
社交
)
with
these
new
people,
and
get
to
know
them
slowly. People who are shy often worry
about failing or how others will think about them.
So treat
yourself like your own best
friend. Encourage yourself instead of expecting to
fail.
Most of all, be
yourself.
It
’
s OK
to try out different conversational ways you see
others use.
40
. Being the real you and
daring to let yourself be noticed are what attract
friends.
A. It
’
s
important to make friends.
B. Then try
to do this with new friends, too.
C.
Give yourself a chance to take part in activities.
D. Write down what you want to say
beforehand.
E. Often, the hardest part
of talking to someone new is getting started.
F. But say and do what fits your style.
G
. Shyness is an obvious
shortcoming.
9
We often carry a lot of things when
we
’
re traveling.
36
On long ones we carry things
like passports, visas, etc. Though
traveling can be fun, we
’
re
likely to misplace these things and
even lose them because of the
excitement of the journey or being too busy or
tired. So how can we
carry valuable
things safely while traveling?
37
Place most of it in a wallet and put
the wallet in your main suitcase or bag with a
lock-and-key system.
Don
’
t open it until you
reach your destination
(
目的地
). Guess how much
money you
’
ll need
on the journey, and place this money in a
different wallet and carry this in your
pocket.
38
Next,
instead
of
wearing
your
jewelry,
you
can
carry
your
jewelry
at
the
bottom
of
your
suitcase
or
bag.
39
Many
people
think
that
since
the
purse
is
always
going
to
be
in
their
hands, it
’
ll
remain safe. But other things like tickets, phone
numbers, keys, etc., are all going to go
in there. So
you
’
re often going to open
your purse for something or the other. What if you
just
drop it?
Then remember
to hook (
钩住
) the keys. You
get those really nice key chains these days that
come with a big dog-hook.
40
Use
one
of
these
to
carry
your
keys.
This
way,
you
won
’
t
leave
the
keys
in
a
restaurant
or any other place.
Hope all the above
tips for traveling will help you.
A. So you
’
ll know
what to bring.
B.
It
’
s a kind of vacation, but
without your parents.
C. Spend money
from this wallet till you get to your destination.
D. Firstly, distribute
(
分开
) your money if
you
’
re traveling alone.
E. You can hook the key chain to your
jeans or your handbag.
F. On short
trips we take things like money, jewelry
(
首饰
), house keys, etc.
G
.
Don
’
t carry it in your
purse, just in case somebody is quick in stealing
your purse.
10
If you think your vocabulary is weak, a
little effort every day over six to nine months
can go
a long way in improving it. Here
are some tips for increasing your vocabulary.
36
. You may be comfortable reading a
particular part but make an effort to read
different
articles
on
every
page.
The
editorial
(
社论的
)
page
is
highly
recommended
not
only
for
vocabulary but also for structuring and
presenting thoughts. And there are different
articles in the
newspaper every day.
Make it a habit to read a new book
every week.
It is not surprising that
those who read a
lot of books develop
good vocabulary.
37
. Make a list
of words that are new to you and look
up their meanings in the dictionary.
Watching English movies and television
shows.
It is important for improving
English and
learning
new
English
words.
It
’
s
an
interesting
way
to
add
the
number
of
your
vocabulary.
38
.
Use vocabulary cards.
V
ocabulary cards are used by students
who are trying to learn many
words
in
a
short
time.
You can
make
your
own
cards
by
writing
the
word
on
one side
and
the
meaning on the other side of a piece of
paper.
39
.
Use
the
Internet.
The
Internet
is
an
unlimited
(
无限制的
)
resource
for
reading
material.
40
.
You
will
come
across
plenty
of
material
to
read,
which
you
might
find
interesting,
and
important.
The
Internet
will
also
introduce
you
to
new
words.
Be
sure
to
look
them
up
in
a
dictionary.
A. You can
consider becoming a member of the local library.
B. Flash cards are a convenient tool to
use to learn new words in your free time.
C. You cannot learn English well
without enough vocabulary.
D. Pick up a
topic of your choice and search for articles about
it.
E. You should develop your own way
of learning vocabulary.
F. Besides, by
doing this you can learn the correct pronunciation
as well.
G
. Read the
newspaper every day.
11
How to become a better reader
Language and
literacy(
读写能力
) are among
humans
’
greatest inventions.
Evolving
(演变)
over
the course of human history, languages are a
reflection of our cultural and societal attitudes.
Today,
surrounded
(
包围)
by social media, television, movies,
and, of course, books, the ability to
read and write is important to
expressing one
’
s feelings.
Most humans acquire language in early
childhood and speak fluently when they
are about three years old, but our continued
relationship
with language gives shape
and meaning to our lives.
36
(1)
Take
it
slow.
Many
readers
feel
that
they
read
too
slowly,
especially
compared
with
others.
37
The best readers are
flexible
(灵活的)
—
slowing down
when needed
—
and
always have a dictionary at hand.
(2) Read aloud.
When humans
first began reading written words, it was unusual
to read in
silence.
38
Try listening to the author reading
their own work
—
you
’
ll be surprised to find
how clearly it comes through on the
page.
(3)
Write.
Writing
and
reading
go
hand-
in-hand:
how
and
what
you
read
affects
how
and
what you write, and the best readers
often make the best writers. But while much can be
learned
from close, repeated readings,
there are many pleasures to language that can only
be experienced
through the practice of
writing.
39
(4)
Tell your friends.
All of the
literature is essentially communication from an
individual
’
s
inner voice to an audience.
40
It
’
s a good way
to see the world from someone
else
’
s eyes
and,
in the process, carefully examine your own
reaction to what you
’
re
reading.
A. But the truth
is that the faster you read, the less likely you
are to understand fully what
you
’
re
reading.
B. Can you remember the first piece of
writing that transported you to another world?
C. There is something magical about
sharing books with friends or a book club.
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