As the famous expert ______, the secret _____...

As the famous expert ______, the secret _____happiness is to think about positive things and stay optimistic.

A. retells; on    B. reminds; to   C. remarks; of    D. respects; in

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Qian Xuesen is one of the pioneers of China's space science. As a world-famous expert on aerospace rockets and aerodynamics, he obtained great achievements in the areas of applied mechanics, engineering cybernetics and system engineering and made distinguished contributions to the foundation and development of Chinese aerospace undertaking(事业).

He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934, and Qian Xuesen went to the United States to study in MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one year later. After receiving master's degree in MIT, he went to study in California Institute of Technology and received PhD degrees in both aerospace and mathematics.

In 1955, six years after the founding of People's Republic of China, Qian Xuesen returned to his motherland. His return brought China the hope of developing space science and its own missiles. In 1956, Qian Xuesen put forward “Proposal on the Development of China's Aviation Industry for National Defense”. With the support from Zhou Enlai, the premier, and marshal Nie Rongzheng, Qian Xuesen began to prepare for the establishment of China's first missile and rocket research and development structure, the Fifth Research Institute of State Ministry of Defense. Henceforth(从此以后), he has long been in charge of the chief technological research and development of China's missile, rocket and spacecraft.

Due to research and development led by Qian Xuesen, China successfully exploded its first atom bomb in 1964. Later, China launched its first man-made satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, to the earth orbit on April 24, 1970, becoming the fifth country in the world to independently launch satellite following the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USA, France and Japan. The satellite floated around the earth, blaring(高声播放)the song Dong Fang Hong, which has the same name as the satellite.

As a forerunner leading the development of China's aerospace science and technology, Qian Xuesen also provided chances for young scientists. Wang Yongzhi, former chief designer of China's manned-space project, has benefited a lot from Qian Xuesen. “He suggested that rocket of the second generation should be developed by our second generation scientists. This suggestion gave us chances to be general designers.” Recalling the experience working with Qian Xuesen, Sun Jiadong, general designer of China's lunar orbiter project, is very grateful. “He put great expectation on us and trusted us a lot. Whenever we made mistakes, he seldom blamed us, but helped us to find out the reason so we could avoid it in the future.”

Honored as Father of China's Missile and King of Rockets, Qian Xuesen never stopped his work on scientific research after he retired. He said he had no time to review the past, but looked forward to the future.

1.When did Qian xuesen begin to study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

2.Which of the following is about the five countries that launched man-made satellite independently before 1970?

3. What does the underlined word “forerunner”(Paragraph 5) probably mean?

4.According to the passage, which of the following about Qian Xuesen is NOT true?

5.It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________.

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The following 1. (be) a few ways to promote our happiness. The first secret of happiness is to enjoy simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time 2. (think) about the future that we don’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy many of life’s simple 3. (pleasure), such as reading a good book, listening to our favorite music,4. spending time with close friends. Stop complaining about our life. We’ll be in possession of happiness if we can always appreciate 5. we have.

The second secret of happiness is to be 6. (act). People who go dancing or play sports usually enjoy happier and 7. (healthy) lives. They can forget about their problems and only think about the activities. Also, many people find happiness in helping others. People 8. volunteer their time to do meaningful things for others often feel good. Therefore, we should do all we can 9. (help) others if we want to feel happier. We can help a friend with his or her studies or go shopping to get food for an old neighbor. Happiness depends on 10. (we). In other words, we make our own happiness.

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The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found. Keeping the mind occupied with tasks—no matter how meaningless—keeps off negative emotions, the study found.

However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.

In a study, 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that about two-thirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.

Professor Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications (暗示).

“Governments may increase the happiness of idle (无所事事的) citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,” he proposed.

At the personal level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it. He added, Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too.

“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”

1.According to the passage, why can keeping busy make people happy?

A. It can help people keep off laziness. B. It can make people sleep better.

C. It can help get rid of unpleasant feelings. D. It can give people a sense of achievement.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The finding may contribute to politics.

B. The officials have taken Pro. Hsee’s advice

C. In the study one third students handed in the first survey nearby.

D. Governments can increase citizens’ happiness by building bridges.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Everybody is certainly born to be lazy.

B. Being engaged can add to the possibility of being pleased.

C. Prof. Hsee’s finding was published in Psychological Science.

D. Only by keeping working all the time can you gain happiness.

4.Why does the author write this passage?

A. To explain what happiness is.

B. To advise people not to be idle.

C. To advise people to do whatever they prefer.

D. To show people how to take work seriously.

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The secret of happiness is to spend around ￡2.50 every day on somebody else.

To give a couple of pounds each day rather than to spend it on treats and fashion for yourself is the key to happiness, according to a new study.

Dr Elizabeth Dunn and her colleagues who did a national survey of 630 people in the United States found that people report greater happiness if they spend money more socially. That means spending on gifts for others or on charitable(慈善的) donations rather than spending on themselves.

"We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn," says Dunn, who reports the work in Science.

The results from all three lines of research are quite the same.

"Regardless of how much income each person made," says Dunn, "those who spent money on others reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not."

"Making a modest donation is enough to increase people's happiness" the researchers conclude.

"These findings suggest that a very small change in spending, as little as ￡2.50, may be enough to produce real gains in happiness on a given day," says Dr Dunn.

The researchers call on governments to encourage people to spend more on others to help translate increased national wealth into increased national happiness.

Surveys have also shown that happiness levels have remained almost flat within developed countries even as incomes have increased in recent decades.

65.According to the survey, what kind of people have greater happiness?

A.People who can make enough money.

B.People who can buy whatever they want.

C.People who spend money on treats and fashion for themselves.

D.People who spend a modest amount of money every day on others.

66.The underlined word "flat" probably means______.

A.smooth       B.dull     C.same    D.interesting

67.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Researchers pay no attention to spending on others.

B.The government did much in helping others.

C."Science" in Paragraph 4 is probably a magazine.

D.The survey is very successful.

68.The purpose of the writer is to tell us______.

A.the secret of happiness.      B.money spent on friends.

C.link between money and happiness.   D.difference between national wealth and happiness.

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In interviews, famous people often say that the key to becoming both happy and successful is to “do what you love.” But mastering a skill, even one that you deeply love, requires a huge amount of hard work.

Anyone who wants to master a skill must run through the ______ of practice, critical feedback, alteration, and improvement over and over. Some people seem able to concentrate on practicing an activity like this for years and ______ their gradual improvement. Yet others find it _____ to do this kind of focused, time-consuming work. Why?

The ______ may turn on the ability to enter into a state of “flow”, the feeling of being completely involved in what you are doing. Flow states can happen in the course of any activity, and they are most common when a task has well-defined goals and is at a(n) ______ skill level, and where the individual is able to ______ their performance to clear and immediate feedback.

Flow states turn the boring practice into an autotelic activity—that is, one that can be enjoyed for its own sake, rather than as a means to an end or for obtaining some ______ reward. Then how can we get into a flow state for an activity that we want to master, so that we enjoy both the ______ and the rewards?

Those who most ______ entered into flow states had an “autotelic personality”—a quality to seek out challenges and get into a state of flow. While those without such a personality see ______, autotelic individuals see opportunities to build skills. Autotelic individuals are receptive, open to new challenges and also persistent. Such people, with an ability to focus on tasks rather than ______, have a great advantage over others in developing their inborn abilities.

____, for those of us who aren’t necessarily blessed with an autotelic personality, there is evidence that flow states can be promoted by environmental factors. In particular, the learning framework ______ by Montessori schools seems to encourage flow states. In Montessori schools, learning comes through ______ rather than direct instruction and students are encouraged to develop individual interests. Competition is ______ and grading is de-emphasized, taking the focus off of external rewards.

While there isn’t (yet) a pill that can turn dull practice into an exciting activity for anyone, it is heartening that we seem, at least to some degree, to be able to push ourselves toward flow states.

1.A.cycle B.list C.circle D.series

2.A.lose interest in B.make up for C.take pleasure in D.make use of

3.A.meaningful B.frustrating C.amazing D.shameful

4.A.behaviour B.difference C.reaction D.procedure

5.A.appropriate B.elementary C.advanced D.difficult

6.A.compare B.assess C.apply D.adjust

7.A.considerable B.well-deserved C.material D.external

8.A.process B.pleasure C.compliment D.performance

9.A.reluctantly B.blindly C.readily D.casually

10.A.advantages B.difficulties C.details D.faults

11.A.rewards B.expectations C.complaints D.contributions

12.A.Unexpectedly B.Occasionally C.Traditionally D.Fortunately

13.A.declined B.criticized C.advocated D.considered

14.A.adaptation B.discovery C.harmony D.exposure

15.A.appreciated B.guaranteed C.reserved D.discouraged

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________ the famous actress wants to offer to her fans is honesty and happiness.

A．Which　    B．What

C．That　    D．Whom

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_________ it takes many years to gain the skills of an expert.

A. It is well known to us that     B. As is known to us that

C. As we know that             D. That is well known to us

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. _____ the Emei Mountain is famous for its beauty.

A. As is known to all                  B. It is known to all

C. It is known to us all that          D. As we all know that

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Your dog is as smart as any two year old, according to a new study. Dogs bring much happiness to their owners, and even improve human health. Most two-year-olds keep us busy in life - an important part of living a long and happy life. According to Stanley Coren, Ph.D.of the University of British Columbia, our dogs are smarter than we thought.

Dr. Coren reviewed many studies to find out that dogs are as smart as 2 to 2.5-year-olds. Forget about one word orders - according to Coren, the smartest dogs can learn up to 250 words. Most dogs understand an average of 165 words. “The upper limit of dogs, ability to learn language is partly based on a study of a Border Collie　 named Rico who showed knowledge of 200 spoken words，and ‘fast-track learning,’ which scientists believed to be found only in humans and language-learning apes (猿).”

Dogs are also great at tricking. During play, they have the ability to trick humans and other dogs in order to get treats. “And they are nearly as successful in tricking humans as humans are in tricking dogs,” says Coren.

Dogs can also count to four or five, which might explain how they know when their toys are missing. Coren explains, “Their astonishing flashes of smartness and creativity are reminders that they may not be Einsteins, but are sure closer to humans than we thought.”

Animals can do much to keep us happy, healthy, and protect us from harm. Stories of dog heroes can be found using a simple Internet search. Pets teach us sense of duty, keep us from loneliness,and can help with treatment of the disabled.

1.How do dogs bring happiness and health to humans according to the author?

A.By doing funny tricks. B.By keeping their owners busy.

C.By serving their owners. D.By playing with the children.

2.In what way is Rico special?

A.He understands one-word orders.

B.He uses words like a 2.5-year-old.

C.He is Coren's favorite subject for study.

D.He shows a high level of language ability.

3.What does Coren say about dogs' counting ability?

A.It is as good as an ape's.

B.It is close to that of humans.

C.It shows their smartness.

D.It leaves a lot to be studied.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.Dogs are smarter than we thought.

B.Dogs do well in tricking for food.

C.Dogs are people's faithful friends.

D.Dogs can speak human language.

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