Do you know what makes you happy or do you ju...

Do you know what makes you happy or do you just think you know? At first, these two questions look the same. If you think something makes you happy, then it makes you happy. You know yourself, don't you?

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

If you're a student, your job is studying and passing exams. 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. But can you be part of a study team with friends? 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. How many of them are activities that bring purpose? 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 purpose, then, don't just think about these activities, fill your life with them. 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. If you live too far away, take your bike on the bus or train. Get off early and ride the rest of the way. If you go in the car, put it in the back, stop a few kilometres away and ride the rest. Or move somewhere you can ride more. Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck, but we can still design the rest to make more happiness.

1.According to Paul Dohn happiness is from both ________.

A.patience and luck B.pleasure and purpose

C.subjects and grades D.conditions and decisions

2.What does the word "motivating" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Encouraging. B.Helpful. C.Disappointing. D.Valuable.

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

A.Destroying Happiness B.Enjoying Happiness

C.Creating Happiness D.Delivering Happiness

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What do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole of its own. It is full of many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.

The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

Human beings are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks (售员)to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.

We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!

1.According to the text, colorful plants and flowers live on______.

A. the leaves of the trees                   B. water and minerals

C. the soil and air                   D. all of the above

2.It is the ________ that make it possible for living things to live in the forest.

A. birds              B. trees                 C. plants                 D. farmers

3.According to the writer, human beings are_______the forest "people".

A. like         B. dislike                C. unhappy with      D. different from

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

A. we need people for friendship

B. the forest is a whole world of its own

C. we need one another in order to live on

D. the forest is full of different living things

5.Which one is the relationship (关系) between a forest and your life?

A. We are trees in the forests.

B. We like the living things in the forest.

C. We need farmers to grow our food in the forest.

D. We are the same as the forest: we need each other to live on.

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When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on .The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.

We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.According to the text, different things live on _____.

A. the leaves of the trees　　　　　　 B. water and minerals

C. the soil and air　　　　　　　　　　 D. each other

2. How do the water and minerals join from the soil and air?.

A. By using sunlight

B. By making food

C. By the deep network of roots

D. By working together

3. According to the writer, human beings need 　　　 .

A. doctors　　　 B. truck driver

C. farmers　　　　 D. all of the above

4.What do you feel when you have done something for someone else?

A. sad　　　　　　 B. happy

C. nervous　　　　 D. excited

5.According to the passage, everyone needs 　　　　　　 .

A. friends　　　　 B. fruit

C. vegetables　　 D. food

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When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on. The trees feed the forest　

＂people＂ by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

Human beings are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and shop assistants to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用＂A＂表示，不正确的用＂B＂表示。

1.According to the text, different things live on the soil and air.

2.The water and minerals from the soil and air are joined together by using sunlight.

3.According to the writer, human beings need only farmers.

4.When I have done something for someone else, I feel happy.

5.According to the passage, everyone needs friends.

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When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things (生物). But even thoughthey are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.

The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots Joins the soil together and stops it from  dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it. Human beings (人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks (售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and

cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government  leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others. We also need other human beings in another way.

We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know,  being a volunteer is so great!

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。

1.According to the text, different things live on the soil and air.

2.The water and minerals join from the soil and air by using sunlight.

3.According to the writer, human beings need only farmers.

4.When I have done something for someone else, I feel happy.

5. According to the passage, everyone needs friends.

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Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.

There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).

There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".

1.Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?

A. Children.　　　　 B. Some adults.

C. Students.　　　　　　 D. The old.

2.Where do many people think this game came from?

A. Europe.　　　　　 B. China.

C. Japan.　　　　　　 D. The USA.

3. From when could people get together to play this game for honor?

A. 1842.　　　　　　 B. 1841.

C. 1845.　　　　　 D. 1846.

4.How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?

A. Once a year.　　 　　 B. Once two years.

C. Once three years.　　 D. Once four years.

5.What will the champion of this game get?

A. A lot of money.　　 B. The leader of this club.

C. Honor.　 　　　　　　 D. A and C

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Do you know the way __1.become happy? What makes our life 100%? Is it money? Is it knowledge( 知识) or 2.else?

Now play a game together and find out the answer3.

Let`s consider A is 1, B is 2, C is 3,…and Z is 4.Then we can see : Money = M+O+N+E+Y=13+15+14+5+25=72%;Hardwork=H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K=8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%; Knowledge=K+N+O+E+L+E+D+G+E=11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96%; Love = L+O+V+E= 12+15+22+5=54%; Luck = L+U+C+K = ….How much does Attitude make? Attitude=A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E=1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100%.

Then what can you learn? What makes our life 100%. As you can see, our attitude makes our life 100%. So if you want to go to the top（顶部）, or you want to go a little 5., just change your attitude right now, make your life the 6._. Attitude is everything. Good attitude makes 100% happiness!

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A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthqua ke ?

If you are inside:

•Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also get into a small room like the bathroom, This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into lift.

•Don’t stand near window , large mirrors(镜子), heavy furniture or fireplace .

If you’re outside:

•Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.

•Squat (蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.

After the earthquake:

•Check , take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right.

•Watch out for　 aftershocks.

•Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved shirt and strong shoes.

•Listen to the radio for the latest information.

1. If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens , you’d better ______.

A. run into a lift

B. not stay in the bathroom

C. stand near large mirrors

D. not stand near window

2. If you are outside during an earthquake, _______.

A. you must move into a building

B. you can’t　 squat

C. you have to stop the shaking

D. you must move away from streetlights

3. After the earthquake, you should _______.

A. look after injuries.

B. not help the others around you

C. protect yourself without wearing shoes

D. not listen to the radio for the latest information

4.The underlined word “aftershocks” in the passage means “ ______” in Chinese .

A. 震撼　　　　 B.震源　　 C.余震　　　　 D.防震

5.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. what to do before an earthquake takes place

B. what to do if you are in an earthquake

C. how to escape from an earthquake when you’re at home

D. how to predict an earthquake in the open air.

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A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?

lf you are inside:

Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.

Don't stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture of fireplaces.

If you're outside:

Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you. Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.

After the earthquake:

Check, take care of injuries and help make sure people around you are all right. Watch out for aftershocks.

Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的)shirt and strong shoes. Listen to tile radio for the latest information.

1.If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you'd better ________ .

2.lf you outside during an earthquake ________

3.After the earthcluake, you should ________

4.The underlined word "aftershocks" in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

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It isn’t what you have or who you are that makes you happy or unhappy, but________ you think about it.

A.whether B.what C.how D.why

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