-
一
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）
. 38
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 you love is the most important 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
Reuters
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
). 36 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 thi
nk 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
be
st
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, i
t’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 rem
ain 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.
Vocabulary 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