Happiness is like a small stone dropped into ...

Happiness is like a small stone dropped into a pool to cause a circle of ripples. 1.Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.　　 There is no exact definition of2.word “happiness”. Happy people are happy 3.all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, the disabled and so-called 4.( fail ), who are extremely happy.　　 5.(stay) happy is satisfaction of soul and character.　 6.is not selfish to try to achieve it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.　　 Being 7.(happy) is like an infectious disease. It causes people to stay away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone and sad. There is, 8.,a cure for it: if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!　　 It 9.(work). Before long you will find that you attract people. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will. Then the make-believe becomes

10.reality. You become really happy.

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In the story of “The crow and the Pitcher” from Aesop’s Fables, a thirsty crow(乌鸦) drops stones into a narrow jar to raise the low level of water inside so he can take a drink.

Now scientists have evidence to back up that story. New Caledonian crows actually do understand how to make water displacement work to their advantage, experiments showed. The results suggest that the birds are, at least in some aspects, as smart as first-graders, according to the study.

Researchers, led by Sarah Jelbert at the university of Auckland in New Zealand, presented six crows with tubes filled with water. Inside the tubes, a worm or piece of meat on a piece of wood was floating, just out of reach of the crow. In front of the tubes, the researchers arranged a bunch of heavy rubber erasers that would sink, and light plastic objects that would float. The crows found out that they could drop the heavy objects into the tubes in order to raise the water level and get their snack.

However, the birds handled awkwardly in experiments in which they could choose to drop objects in either a wide tube or a narrow tube to get a snack, the researchers said. Dropping objects into narrow tube would lift the water level by a greater amount and put the treat within reach after just two drops. In contrast, it took around seven drops to raise the snack to the same level in the wide tube. The crows obviously didn’t realize this, and most of them went for the wide tube first.

Previous studies showed that chimps and human children can solve similar tasks. In a 2011 study, chimps and kids found out that they could put water into a tube to reach a peanut that was floating in small amount of water at the bottom.

1.What does the text focus on?

A. Aesop’s prediction　　 B. Crow’s intelligence

C. The development of crows　　 D. Human-animal communication

2.How did the crows get the worm in a tube in Sarah’ experiment?

A. By dropping in the heavy erasers.　　 B. By removing the plastic objects.

C. By standing on the wood.　　 D. By breaking the tube.

3.What does the underlined part “the treat” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The tube.　　 B. The object.

C. The snack　　 D. The water.

4.What did the experiment with wide and narrow tubes show?

A. Crows are sensitive to surroundings.

B. Crows have the ability to recognize shapes.

C. Crows are cleverer than chimps and children.

D. Crows understand water displacement incompletely.

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______it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in the sea when you visit Hawaii!

A. What fun 　　　　     B.　 What a fun 　　 C.　 How fun　 　　     D. How a fun

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______it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in the sea when you visit Hawaii!

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________ it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in a river in summer!

A．What great fun                    B．What a great fun

C．How great fun                       D．How a great fun

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________ fun it is to jump into a pool or go swimming in summer!

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I know I have fallen into a bad habit and _____ it is causing me to do something wrong.

A. why　　 B. when

C. what　　 D. that

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Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences. The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis of the "5-second rule" — the belief about it being fine to eat food that has only had contact with the floor for five seconds or less. Although people have long followed the ‘5-second rule’, until now it was unclear whether it actually helped.

The study, undertaken by final year Biology students and led by Anthony Hilton, Professor of Microbiology at Aston University, monitored the transfer of the common bacteria from a variety of indoor floor types as carpet, cement floor to toast, pasta, biscuit and a sticky sweet when contact was made from 3 to 30 seconds. The results showed that: time is a significant factor in the transfer of bacteria from a floor surface to a piece of food, and the type of flooring the food has been dropped on has an effect, with bacteria least likely to transfer from carpeted surfaces and most likely to transfer from cement flooring surfaces to moist foods making contact for more than 5 seconds. Professor Hilton said, "Consuming food dropped on the floor still carries an infection risk as it very much depends on which bacteria are present on the floor at the time."

The Aston team also carried out a survey of the number of people who employ the ‘five-second rule’. The survey showed that: 87% of the people surveyed said they would eat food dropped on the floor, or already have done so. 55% of those that would, or have eaten food dropped on the floor are women. 81% of the women who would eat food from the floor would follow the ‘5-second rule’. Professor Hilton added, "Our study showed that a surprisingly large majority of people are happy to consume dropped food, with women the most likely to do so. But they are also more likely to follow the ‘5-second rule, which our research has shown to be much than an old wives’ tale."

1.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. A toast dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.

B. A sticky chocolate dropped on the carpet is easier to be polluted than that dropped on the cement floor.

C. The food dropped on the carpet shares the same potential of being polluted with the food dropped on the cement floor.

D. The food dropped on the cement floor is not as safe as food dropped on the carpet within 30 seconds.

2.What is the passage probably developed?

A. Contrast　　 B. Example

C. Time　　 D. Space

3.How did Professor Hilton feel after analyzing how many people chose to eat dropped food?

A. Puzzled.　　 B. Upset.

C. Satisfied.　　 D. Astonished.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The food which is dropped on the floor can be eaten safely.

B. A research on the safety of food dropped on the floor is undertaken.

C. The bacteria have no negative effect on the safety of food.

D. People surveyed in the research are willing to accept the idea.

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Fear is an emotion like others such as happiness, anger, hurt, sadness. We need emotions to process information we receive and decide how to respond. Being afraid of fast cars, for example, is something that might protect us from harm. Being afraid of the consequence of a choice may prevent us getting into trouble.

Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs. Fears are caused often because of experiences or ideas expressed by others, and at times, the media. Many normal fears during the early years, like men with beards, or large dogs, disappear with age. Those relating to personal failure and ridicule (嘲笑) remain through adulthood and may need special help to overcome.

Children’s fears are often trivial, but that doesn’t mean they should be ignored. They need to be recognized and accepted as real for that child. Only when we help children understand their fears can they grow normally in their ability to deal with them.

Research shows that as a child grows up, the center of his fears changes a lot. Things like divorce, a teacher who “shouted at me”, people with guns, bullies, big boys, or “making fun of me” top the list of childhood fears.

We cannot always prevent these experiences from happening, but it’s essential that children be allowed to freely express their emotions without judgment. Sympathy and a caring listener will help ease the pain of these fears. Read books and stories to your child about children who have experienced similar fears. This helps children talk about their fears and find ways to cope. With all emotions, fears become less of a problem for children as they gain self-confidence and they find that fear is normal and can be dealt with.

1.The underlined word “trivial” in the third paragraph probably means “_______”.

A. small　　 B. serious

C. harmful　　 D. common

2.In dealing with children’s fears, the final goal of the parents is to _______.

A. stop unpleasant experiences happening to children

B. let children know about the nature of fear

C. create an environment where there is nothing to fear

D. develop children’s ability to treat their fear on their own

3.From the passage we can learn that ________ .

A. some childhood fears may have a lasting influence

B. children should avoid the media to reduce their fear

C. fears can be judged according to the environment

D. children with similar fears can communicate easily

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. How to Overcome Children’s Fears　　 B. Children’s Fears

C. The kind of Children’s Fears　　 D. The Bad Effects of Fears

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Small talk is a popular way of getting to know someone, getting into a school or job, or just passing the time. But do you think you're good at it? And do you even know how to do it? If not, then it’s never too late to learn. The art of small talk is the art of talking about unimportant things like the weather. So why should you find it important?

It's completely free. It doesn't matter if you fail, and you never know where it will go. “It can lead to many results，from a pleasant exchange to the signing of a million dollar business deal”，according to Brett Nelson in Forbes Magazine. The good things to small talk don't stop there. It can also make us smarter, as a study by researchers at the University of Michigan found that friendly, social communication could help us solve problems.

You may be wondering how best to break this ice. Weather is probably the number one thing that people who do not know each other will discuss. Sports news in also a very common topic, especially if a local team or player is doing extremely well or badly. And if you and the other speaker have something in common, that may also he acceptable to talk about. For example, if the bus you are on is full, you might talk about the reasons why.

Complimenting (恭维)someone on their clothing or hair is acceptable; however, you should probably not say anything — good or bad一about a person's body. Basically, any subject that makes the other　　 person give a deep-thought answer in not welcome. If you bring up something like death, religion, politics, for serious opinions, you will turn people off.

1.The 2nd paragraph is mainly about　　　　 　　 .

A. the topics of small talk　　 B. the development of small talk

C. the art of small talk　　 D. the advantage of small talk

2.Which is the first choice for strangers to break the ice?

A. Weather.　　 B. Clothing.

C. Sport　　 D. Music

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means people will　　　　　 .

A. feel interested in your talk　　 B. quarrel with you for your talk

C. get tired of your talk　　 D. be grateful for your talk

4.Which part of a magazine might this text belong to?

A. Science & Technology　　 　　 B. Social Communications.

C. Modern Fashion.　　 D. Travel Around the World.

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