Do you know what makes you happy? Write a lis...

Do you know what makes you happy? Write a list of all the things that make you happy. How many of them are fun? Most of them? So, if you spend your time doing all these fun things, you’ll be really happy, won’t you?

Well, maybe not. For most people, fun isn’t enough for real happiness. Paul Dolan wrote a book called Happiness by Design. 1. If most of the things on your list are about pleasure, that is what you think makes you happy. But you also need activities with purpose.

2. It’s easy to do well in subjects you like, but subjects you don’t like are less motivating. They’re not fun for you, but you have to study them so you need to find purpose. An “A” in a subject you hate won’t help the world. 3. Each person can study one part until they understand it and then teach it to the rest of the group. The purpose becomes helping the team.

Go back to your list of things that make you happy. 4. Can you add any? Remember, some activities might bring both pleasure and purpose.

Now you need to design a happy life. Paul Dolan believes people should “decide, design, do”. First decide what brings you pleasure and/or purpose -that means your two lists. 5. For example, you might love riding a bike but never have time to do it. So, ride to school or the library or the shops. Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck, but we can still design the rest to make more happiness.

A.But can you be part of a study team with friends?

B.How many of them are activities that bring purpose?

C.There are different ways we can find pleasure in things.

D.He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose.

E.If you’re a student, your “job” is studying and passing exams.

F.If you think something makes you happy, then it makes you happy.

G.Then, don’t just think about these activities, fill your life with them.

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Do you know what your child is going to do when the school bell rings at the end of the day? More than 14 million students leave school every afternoon and have nowhere to go, since they do not have access to affordable after-school opportunities. According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC), nine out of ten Americans think all youths should have access to after-school programs, but two-thirds of parents say they have trouble finding programs locally. The bad news is that situation may be getting worse.

After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug use. The NYVPRC states that children who do not spend any time in after-school activities are 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more likely to become a teen parent. Kids are also at the highest risk of becoming a victim of violence after school, particularly between the hours of 2p.m. and 6p.m.. The highest amount of juvenile crime occurs between 3p.m. and 4p.m. , when most children are dismissed from school.

The NYVPRC defines after-school programs as safe and structured activities that offer children opportunities to learn new skills. The skills students learn can range from technology and math to reading and art. Some programs also offer opportunities for internship(实习), community services , or mentoring. These programs have been shown to improve academic achievements, as well as relieve the stresses on working families. A report by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of justice shows that students in after –school programs have fewer behavioral problems and more self-confidence , and can handle conflicts better than students who are not involved with these programs. In addition, according to the Harvard Family Research Project, after-school programs help students from low-income families overcome the inequities (不公平) they face in the school system.

1.What is the theme of the passage?

A．Prevention of juvenile crimes.

B．Risks kids face after school.

C．A research report on the stresses of students.

D．The benefits of after-school programs.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

A．Most parents don’t believe in after-school programs.

B．Students are not willing to attend after-school programs.

C．It’s difficult for parents to find after-school programs for their children.

D．Parents don’t care about where their children go after school.

3.We learn from the second paragraph that __________________ .

A．the teachers should watch over kids after school

B．children are dismissed from school too late

C．after-school hours are a risky time for children

D．children should go home immediately school is over

4.The author of the passage probably __________.

A．fully support after-school programs

B．doubts the effects of after-school programs

C．believes structured activities are useless for children

D．thinks students today are too stressed

5.The underlined word “juvenile” in Paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to “_____” .

A．student           B．teenager          C．adult             D．campus

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Do you feel 1     difficult to be happy all the time? Now I’ll give you some tips(秘诀) 2       how to make yourself happy. One way is being   3      (self) because unselfishness is the key factor   4      (require) if you want to get along well with others. By   5    (say) being unselfish we mean we   6     not want everything our own way or demand the best share of everything. Another way is to look for good points in  7      people. You’ll find most people pleasant to get along with and it will surely make you happy. Third, you cannot expect to be too perfect,   8      don’t be too unhappy when you make a mistake. Everything will be OK if you try to make things right. Finally, it is important to remember that while you are not  9      (bad) than others, chances you have may not be much better. In this case,  10      surest way to be happy is to think yourself above other people.

高三英语填空题简单题查看答案及解析

Was it at the beginning _____ you made the promise ____ you would do all to help make it?

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We all think that we know what happiness is. We all seem to be making great efforts towards this goal of happiness but what is it really? It is an agreed fact that all the creatures want happiness and are afraid of pain and sadness. The question, however, is “what is real happiness?” What really is called happiness? The desire for happiness has no meaning without understanding the real nature of happiness.

Some thinkers say, “Happiness does not lie in objects of enjoyment; happiness or unhappiness lies in imagination.”

To prove their belief, they give examples like the following one: A man has a two-storey house; on the right is a five-storey building and on the left a cottage. When he sees right, he feels unhappy and when he sees left he feels happy. As such happiness does not lie in possession of sensory objects, but in imagination. They advise people to look towards those who have fewer possessions and be happy. If you look towards people having more wealth and possessions, you will always be unhappy.

It is unreasonable to hold this point of view. It is unkind to regard one happy by imagining that one is better than the poor and the unhappy. “If you want to be happy, look towards the poor”. We know that those poor people cannot satisfy even their basic needs. This attitude satisfies the sense of pride of possessions, but this can never be called happiness.

Unless we really find where happiness lies, we cannot really be happy.

Some ask people to do this and do that and say, “This way your desires would be satisfied. You would get the desired objects and become happy.” People holding these views regard happiness as satisfaction of desires. But it is not possible to satisfy one’s desires because there are countless desires of countless people and the material things are limited. Then new desires arise as soon as the previous ones are satisfied. Therefore, desires, which are changing all the time, can never be satisfied.

Happiness is a characteristic of a good life, that is, a life in which a person fulfills (履行) human nature in an excellent way. People have a set of purposes which are typically human: these belong to our nature. Happiness is also a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated (培养), and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives and come to being happy. Happiness lies in the distribution of easiness among others. Happiness stands for forgiveness and justice. Happiness is the name of struggle and courage. Happiness may be founded in seeking of true knowledge and rule of wisdom. Happiness may be shared in service and duty. This life is combination of joys and sorrows, and honest efforts should be done to make this life journey full of happiness, love, peace and harmony.

1. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To show how to achieve happiness.

B. To encourage people to achieve happiness.

C. To explain the features of happiness.

D. To argue how to understand happiness.

2. According to the passage, people who think happiness lies in imagination will try to achieve happiness by 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. looking towards those with fewer possessions

B. looking towards people having more wealth

C. imagining how rich you will be in the future

D. imagining that you have a five-storey building

3.The writer doesn’t think that happiness lies in the satisfaction of desires because 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. no desires of a person can be satisfied at all

B. ever-changing desires can never be satisfied

C. there isn’t enough money to meet people’s needs

D. the desires of a person are limited

4.In the writer’s opinion, happiness 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. can be achieved easily by earning money

B. must belong to those with rich knowledge

C. can be gained by setting small goals

D. can be gained by controlling inner experience

5.According to the last paragraph, who can have real happiness?

A. Jack who often struggles with others.

B. Tom who has life of a high quality.

C. Mike who always forgives others’ mistakes.

D. Tim whose requirements are always met.

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What we know of pre­birth training makes all this attempt made by a mother to influence the character of her unborn child by studying poetry, art, or mathematics during pregnancy seem totally impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child？There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child, because it changes the activity of her glands(腺) and the chemistry of her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we cannot see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved(溶解) in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.

In our discussion of instincts(本能) we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit(继承) must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be, however, that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics, they will probably make a success of that study.

As for musical ability, it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear, a special structure of the hands or the vocal(发声的) organs connections between nerves and muscles. If these factors are all organized around music, the child may become a musician. The same factors, in other circumstance, might be organized about some other center of interest.

The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited, then nor even the love of it, but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other fields may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A. A mother can't help her child become a talented poet just by studying poems during pregnancy.

B. A pregnant mother needn't have pre­birth training because of no nervous connection with her child.

C. Mothers' pre­birth training is totally unlikely to influence the character of unborn children.

D. An emotional shock to the mother has little effect on her unborn child for their unconnected vessels.

2.It can be concluded from the passage that a child may not inherit　　 from mother.

A. sensitive ears　　 B. capable fingers　　 C. a knowledge of maths　　 D. intelligence

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

A. Inherited Talents　　 B. Role of the Environment　　 C. An Unborn Child　　 D. Role of Inheritance

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

What we know of pre­birth training makes all this attempt made by a mother to influence the character of her unborn child by studying poetry， art， or mathematics during pregnancy seem totally impossible. How could such extremely complex influences pass from the mother to the child？ There is no connection between their nervous systems. Even the blood vessels of mother and child do not join directly. An emotional shock to the mother will affect her child， because it changes the activity of her glands(腺) and the chemistry of her blood. Any chemical change in the mother's blood will affect the child for better or worse. But we can not see how a looking for mathematics or poetic genius can be dissolved(溶解) in blood and produce a similar liking or genius in the child.

In our discussion of instincts(本能) we saw that there was reason to believe that whatever we inherit(继承) must be of some very simple sort rather than any complicated or very definite kind of behavior. It is certain that no one inherits a knowledge of mathematics. It may be， however， that children inherit more or less of a rather general ability that we may call intelligence. If very intelligent children become deeply interested in mathematics， they will probably make a success of that study.

As for musical ability， it may be that what is inherited is an especially sensitive ear， a special structure of the hands or the vocal(发声的) organs connections between nerves and muscles. If these factors are all organized around music， the child may become a musician. The same factors， in other circumstance， might be organized about some other center of interest.

The rich emotional equipment might find expression in poetry. The capable fingers might develop skill in surgery. It is not the knowledge of music that is inherited， then nor even the love of it， but a certain bodily structure that makes it comparatively easy to acquire musical knowledge and skill. Whether that ability shall be directed toward music or some other fields may be decided entirely by forces in the environment in which a child grows up.

1.What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A. Mothers' pre­birth training is totally unlikely to influence the character of unborn children.

B. A pregnant mother needn't have pre­birth training because of no nervous connection with her child.

C. A mother can't help her child become a talented poet just by studying poems during pregnancy.

D. An emotional shock to the mother has little effect on her unborn child for their unconnected vessels.

2.It can be concluded from the passage that a child may not inherit 　　　 from mother.

A. sensitive ears　　 B. capable fingers

C. intelligence　　 D. a knowledge of maths

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage？

A. Role of Inheritance　　 B. Role of the Environment

C. An Unborn Child　　 D. Inherited Talents

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项

Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more　 36　 and parents have noticed another kind of pollution, which came from the printed papers　 37　 on streets. These printed things　 38　 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with　 39　 , you can only find reading materials badly made up there—— some are too strange for anyone to 40 ; others are frightening stories of something　 41 ．However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such　42　 reading, which 43   them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares（恶梦）and immoral（邪恶的）ideas in 44  . Homework was left　 45　 ; daily games lost.

　These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers,　 46　 they are, we never know, are　 47　their silent money.

　The sheep - skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not　 48　 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers.　 49 　, the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it.　 50 　 you may even find out several children, driven by the curious nature,　 51 　 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.

　It really does 52 　 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 53　 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time the young　 54　 need more interesting books to help them　 55　 those ugly papers.

　36．A. writers     B. readers    C. students      D. teachers

　37．A. sold        B. printed     C. put          D. found

　38．A. work out   B. look like    C. act as        D. depend on

　39．A. them       B. children     C. young people  D. it

　40．A. think　     B. believe      C. know        D. understand

　41．A. still worse  B. even better   C. very good   D. more important

　42．A. wonderful  B. interesting   C. useful        D. poisonous

　43．A. spends     B. costs        C. pays         D. takes

　44．A. sight       B. common     C. return       D. use

　45．A. unknown  B. much       C. less        D. undone

　46．A. what       B. whoever    C. whatever     D. who

　47．A. making     B. spending     C. wasting      D. using

　48．A. forbid     B. separate      C. leave        D.forget

　49．A. Luckily    B. Unfortunately C. Badly        D. Happily

　50．A. Always    B. Hardly      C. Sometimes   D. Seldom

　51．A. share      B. get          C. hold        D. take

　52．A. good       B. favor        C. wrong      D. harm

　53．A. puzzled     B. surprised     C. disappointed  D. worried

　54．A. teachers     B. parents     C. readers       D. writers

　55．A. come into   B. break down   C. get rid of     D. get of

高三英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

"What kind of stuff do you write? ''one student asked on my first day at the University of Massachusetts. After a decade away from the classroom, I was back to _______.

"I write creative nonfiction," I said, “as you'll be doing.”

It was a _______. I couldn't remember when I'd last written a _______ essay. But it must have been before my mother fell ill, leaving me feeling my family story wouldn't end _______. It seemed that nothing I wrote could change that. _______ I couldn't write my own stories, I could _______ my students to tell theirs. "You're going to keep a _______ in this class, and I want you to tell your stories like they _______ ."

“Why do they matter? ” a boy named Michael asked. Looking out at the roomful of students, I _______. No one said a word. Many of them, I learned, worked while in school. Most didn't know their stories did matter. They didn't even realize their stories were as __________ as their own lives.

Finally, I looked at Michael. “They matter because they' re what you have. Stories allow us to make meaning of what we've __________ I said. Michael didn't look __________, but he didn't challenge me, either.

In his first essay, Michael wrote about how his high school English teacher seeing his __________and helped him fill out a college __________. I had Michael read his essay out loud. After he finished, the class went so __________ that we could hear the sound of each other's ____________. I looked at him and saw a small __________ in his dark eyes. Then, I said, "That's why you tell your stories."

I went home that night and __________ my journal from where it lay, dusty and __________. For the first time in months, I had to __________ .

1.A.studying B.teaching C.traveling D.operating

2.A.lie B.joke C.game D.trick

3.A.moving B.creative C.useful D.fascinating

4.A.safely B.proudly C.happily D.perfectly

5.A.Once B.Unless C.Because D.Although

6.A.warn B.order C.permit D.encourage

7.A.book B.letter C.journal D.fiction

8.A.exist B.matter C.happen D.remember

9.A.nodded B.laughed C.hesitated D.responded

10.A.meaningful B.frustrating C.ridiculous D.satisfying

11.A.taken over B.turned over C.gone through D.broken through

12.A.worried B.frightened C.impressive D.convinced

13.A.weakness B.potential C.amusement D.difficulty

14.A.invitation B.suggestion C.application D.composition

15.A.still B.loud C.free D.alive

16.A.breath B.debate C.thought D.remark

17.A.flying B.doubting C.praising D.softening

18.A.got at B.picked up C.looked at D.kept up

19.A.amazed B.shocked C.disabled D.untouched

20.A.write B.sleep C.rest D.stop

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

“What kind of stuff do you write?" one student asked on my first day at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. After a decade away from the classroom, I was back to ___________

“Creative non-fiction,n I said.

It was a _______ I couldn't remember when I’d last written a creative essay. It must have been before my volatile（喜怒无常的）mother fell ill, leaving me resigned to the idea that our story of family dysfunction would not end _______. It seemed that nothing I wrote could _________ that.

With too much time and lack of _________ , I accepted a position to teach creative non-fiction. Although I couldn't get myself to tell my own _______, I could require that my students tell theirs.

“You're going to be keeping a _______ in this class, ” I said. "And I want you to tell your stories like they _______."

"Why?” a boy named Michael asked. "I mean, who _________ about our stories?"

Looking out at the roomful of students, I realized I didn't have an __________.

No one said a word. I ________ that most didn't know their stories were stories一as beautiful and hard——as their own lives.

Finally , I said, “ Because it's what you have. Stories allow us to make meaning of what we've been through. When you shape your ________ into a story, it becomes yours and not just something that ________to you."

Michael didn't look ________, but he didn't challenge me either.

In his first essay, Michael wrote about how he grew up in one of the ________ neighborhoods in Boston. He wrote about the night he was out with two friends. The feeling of numbness(麻木)shot through my body as a car came zooming towards us. At that moment everything went blank. Both of my two mates were hit down, drenched in blood. Minutes after I witnessed that, I decided I was leading the dangerous neighborhood and going to college.

He went on to write about how his high school teachers, who saw his ________, helped him get into this school.

I had Michael __________ his essay out. After he finished, the class went so ________that we could hear the sound of each other's breath. After a moment, I said, “ That's why you tell your stories. ”

I went home that night and picked up my journal, ________and untouched. I found a pen and for the first time in months, I had to ________ .

1.A.studying B.teaching C.visiting D.consulting

2.A.lie B.fact C.task D.dream

3.A.slowly B.naturally C.happily D.violently

4.A.prove B.explain C.destroy D.change

5.A.control B.support C.inspiration D.security

6.A.jokes B.stories C.thoughts D.faults

7.A.list B.note C.record D.journal

8.A.exist B.succeed C.matter D.spread

9.A.cares B.worries C.debates D.inquires

10.A.argument B.opportunity C.influence D.answer

11.A.assumed B.predicted C.ignored D.checked

12.A.choice B.performance C.progress D.experience

13.A.applied B.happened C.belonged D.appealed

14.A.interested B.astonished C.convinced D.concerned

15.A.biggest B.quietest C.safest D.worst

16.A.potential B.creativity C.anxiety D.confusion

17.A.read B.bring C.figure D.point

18.A.relaxed B.still C.nervous D.friendly

19.A.clean B.special C.dusty D.marked

20.A.wonder B.write C.compete D.practise

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析