I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun.You may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others.If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness.The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common.Fun is what we experience during an act.Happiness is what we experience after an act.It is a deep, long-lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh.But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun.They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir(回忆录) after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Man-iage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness.They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep.I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness.It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Fun and happiness. | B.Success and satisfaction. |
C.Marriage and commitment. | D.Entertainment and responsibility. |
2.The author probably agrees that ____.
A.fun creates long - lasting satisfaction |
B.long - standing fun may lead to happiness |
C.fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting |
D.fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness |
3.What does the author think of marriage?
A.It ends in pain. | B.It means commitment. |
C.It affords greater fun. | D.It leads to raising children. |
4.If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____.
A.will start a business B won' t place too much value on money
C.will seek for freedom D.won't devote himself to his family
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I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun.You may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others.If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness.The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common.Fun is what we experience during an act.Happiness is what we experience after an act.It is a deep, long-lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh.But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun.They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir(回忆录) after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Man-iage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness.They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep.I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness.It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Fun and happiness. | B.Success and satisfaction. |
C.Marriage and commitment. | D.Entertainment and responsibility. |
2.The author probably agrees that ____.
A.fun creates long - lasting satisfaction |
B.long - standing fun may lead to happiness |
C.fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting |
D.fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness |
3.What does the author think of marriage?
A.It ends in pain. | B.It means commitment. |
C.It affords greater fun. | D.It leads to raising children. |
4.If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____.
A.will start a business B won' t place too much value on money
C.will seek for freedom D.won't devote himself to his family
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The natives could live for thousand years in the desert land _______ a foreigner could starve.
A.on which | B.which | C.in that | D.where |
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Was it in June 2016 ______ Shanghai Disney land ______ you have been dreaming of visiting was opened to the public.
A.when; that B.that; which C.that; where D.when; where
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I was the fourth generation to live on a land of woods and fields that had once been a working farm.Through the___,my family watched a city spread all around us. Gradually, neighboring families sold their houses,which were____with housing developments and____centers.
When I was a student in college,a shopping center was built directly behind us.While it was now ___to do our shopping,we also had to get used to the ___noises at night from delivery trucks.
One morning,having finished my exams for the last term,my mother and I walked on the land while talking about my future plans.Megan,our three-year-old dog,had____into the woods.Before long Megan reappeared,carrying some____in his mouth.My mother had always been proud of teaching her children good___ .It was clear by the look on her face that she had the same___ of the dog.
She looked____at the possibility that the dog could be a criminal.Maybe somebody had thrown it into the trash and Megan had simply____it up.Mum kept a watchful eye on him to ____that it did not happen again.For a while things seemed____However,one Saturday afternoon my mother sent me to the store to get some last-minute things.
While at the checkout counter I heard the___ worker say,"Oh here comes that dog again. I watched,__,as everyone laughed.He __ to the bread shelf,took some bread and walked out.All I could think of to do was to offer to___ for the bread.When I got outside,the dog was___ in sight.I found him at home with the bread and told Mum what I had just seen.My mother took the bread from the dog and shook her head in___.She could not believe she had____a shoplifter.
Megan was locked inside the house after that.
1.A.farms B.generations C.woods, D.families
2.A.destroyed B.bought C.designed D.replaced
3.A.conference B.game C.shopping D.culture
4.A.important B.necessary C.convenient D.difficult
5.A.loud B.weak C.amazing D.rare
6.A.barked B.looked C.pointed D.disappeared
7.A.meat B.bread C.chocolate D.waste
8.A.values B.skills C.songs D.knowledge
9.A.disappointment B.sympathy C.disagreement D.expectation
10.A.interested B.frightened C.tired D.pleased
11.A.picked B.given C.turned D.kept
12.A.stick out B.break up C.make sure D.think about
13.A.funny B.simple C.ordinary D.good
14.A.woods B.store C.house D.college
15.A.ashamed B.happy, C.helpless D.careless
16.A.left B.knocked C.headed D.threw
17.A.run B.ask C.stand D.pay
18.A.somewhere B.nowhere C.anywhere D.everywhere
19.A.disbelief B.encouragement C.trouble D.demanding
20.A.lost B.known C.raised D.sent
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______ is known to all, the earth travels round the sun once every year.
A.That | B.As | C.What | D.It |
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阅读下面材料,用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空。
shanghai Disney Resort is intended to open in the summer of 2016, and will offer discounted tickets to 1. (vary) groups of visitors, according to the city’s tourism administration.
Tickets prices will be set according to Disney’s international practice and the project’s 2. (operate). Therefore, children, seniors and special groups usually enjoy a good discount. While the major construction work is expected 3. (complete) in May 2016, the current focus has been 4. combining operations with ongoing construction. 5. number of projects to improve the environment and manage traffic are being processed along with the theme park.
Shanghai Disney Resort, of 6. the theme park is a part, is a joint venture(合作企业) between the state-owned Shanghai Shendi Group and Disney. The park 7. (intend) to open in 2015, but a decision to invest a further $800 million rescheduled 8. (it) opening. The extra money covers the increase in the park’s size and is expected to attract 30% more visitors 9. it was originally forecast.
Upon completion, the world-class destination will be the first Disney park on the Chinese mainland and the 10. (five) around the world.
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As more Europeans arrived in America 500 years ago, they were in such great need of the land that they and the Native American Indians battled constantly. By the end of the 19th century, most Indian tribes (部落) were moved to reservations. A lot of their children were taken away to boarding schools to learn to speak English. By the end of the 20th century, more than half of the Native Americans in the US were living in the cities. They gave up speaking their old tribal language and only used English. As a result, many Native American languages disappeared and with that their culture.
Today some American Indian languages are usually spoken by the older members of the tribes who still live on the reservations. In North America there are 150-170 languages that have at least one speaker. One ancient language spoken by the Northern Paiute tribe has over 100 speakers.
But the good news is that some of these people are keeping their culture and language alive. They are also receiving help from the National Geographic Society’s Enduring Voices project, whose aim is to help languages around the world which are dying out. The team meets these “last speakers”. The experts interview them and they are recorded with video, pictures and so on. They also tell old stories which are written down in English so people can learn more about the cultures.
Recording the language and culture is only part of the project. The next stage is to pass on the language to the next generation. The Salish tribe is an excellent example of how schools can help. The tribe lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. Their language is spoken by about 50 people aged over 75. So now, the local people have set up a school. It has 30 students aged two to twelve during the day and there are also courses for adults in the evening.
1.Why did Europeans fight with the American Indians?
A. To live in American cities B. To occupy more living space
C. To have Indians speak English D. To make Indian cultures disappear
2.What does the underlined word “They” refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. The experts B. The recordings
C. The Indian cultures D. The last speakers
3.What can we know about the Salish tribe?
A. It has its own language school. B. It has given up speaking English.
C. Its next generation speaks English. D. Its language is only learnt by adults.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Learning American Indian Languages
B. Researching on American Indian Languages
C. Saving American Indian Languages
D. Finding Lost American Indian Languages
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No spacecraft will ever land on the sun. the sun is a flaming ball of gas that reaches thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. But next year, a ship from Earth will fly closer to it than any man made craft has flown before. The mission(任务)is a big development for scientists and, maybe, for everyone else.
In September 2018, NASA plans to launch the Parker Solar Probe. After a journey of nearly 90 million miles, it will fly within 3.8 million miles of the sun. within two months of launching, the probe is expected to reach the sun’s corona(日冕). That’s the sun’s outer atmosphere of gases.
Getting there won’t be easy. Designing a spacecraft tough enough to hold up to the sun’s heat has proved difficult. But that hasn’t stopped engineers from trying. Temperatures in the corona can reach millions of degrees. The probe will limit itself to regions where things get no hotter than 2,500oF. That’s still a heavy heat load for a spacecraft. But a 4.5-inch-thick heat shield(罩)will protect the probe’s camera and scientific instruments.
NASA says the data the probe collects could provide knowledge into the physics of stars. Our sun is special to us. But as a star, it’s rather common. So the better we understand how it works, the better we understand all stars of its mass and color.
Perhaps the most important is what the probe may show us about solar storms. During solar storms, charged particles stream through the solar system. They can disable communications satellites and shut down powder systems. One study has found that a very intense solar storm could cause up to $2 trillion in damage in the US alone. It could also black out the East Coast for a year.
Understanding solar storms might allow us to predict them and protect ourselves. That could make even a mission with a billion-plus price tag one of NASA’s great bargains.
1.What can we learn about the probe?
A. It’ll fly closer to the sun that the previous ones
B. It’s the first man made instrument to fly to the sun
C. It’ll get to the core of the sun in nearly two months
D. It’ll fly about 3.8 million miles to reach the corona.
2.What is the challenge for the engineers?
A. Directing the probe to collect data
B. Reducing the temperature of the probe
C. Building a shield against the heat
D. Limiting the probe to proper regions
3.What might be the best title?
A. Exploring the stars B. Getting close to the sun
C. Designing a spaceship D. Protecting the earth
4.Where does the value of the mission lie?
A. Monitoring satellites B. Exploring solar energy
C. Developing scientific instruments D. Forecasting solar storms
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Deep Amazon
Fly in to a small dirt landing strip in the middle of the Amazon and continue downstream by canoe for several days. Camp on beaches along the way and do side hikes in search of wildlife.
Learn from your local native guides about a rapidly disappearing way of life in tune with the forest rhythms.
• Most enjoyed by: Adventurous travelers with a moderate to very good level of fitness and some previous camping experience.
Rainforest Multi-Sport
Exciting and varied activities in addition to getting deep into the rainforest. Hiking, swimming, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, hot spring soaking, tent camp in the middle of the jungle. Traveling by van, raft, foot, small plane, canoe and kayak.
• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a good level of fitness who seek to stay active and enjoy a variety of types of adventures. Require some flexibility regarding exact schedule of daily activities in the deeper rainforest portion.
Bolivia Bike and Hike
Biking and hiking are two activities that Bolivia is perfectly suited for with its varied and rugged landscape and beautiful views. Exciting biking on single track and dirt roads. Hiking in the footsteps of the Incas on a trade route from the eastern Andes into the lowlands. Remote windswept highlands with fantastic views of the snow covered Andes mountains.
• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a good level of fitness looking to get to know Bolivia by its backroads and trails.
Rainforest & Culture
Travel on foot, by van, small plane, kayak and canoe to experience a very special Amazon region and learn about a way of life nearly lost. Meet with native people living a subsistence(存活)lifestyle, enthusiastic to share their stories and traditions as a way to help keep these traditions alive.
• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a moderate level of fitness who seek an authentic cultural experience and who are flexible regarding exact schedule of daily activities.
1.Deep Amazon is most suitable for a person who ________.
A.has a low level of fitness
B.can adapt to the flexible schedule
C.is most interested in local culture
D.has some previous camping experience
2.Rainforest & Culture will provide you a chance to learn ________.
A.a nearly-lost lifestyle B.an amazing lifestyle
C.a fast-changing lifestyle D.an attractive lifestyle
3.Which offers the chance of enjoying fantastic views of the snow-covered Andes mountains?
A.Deep Amazon B.Rainforest Multi-Sport
C.Bolivia Bike and Hike D.Rainforest & Culture
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A round moon in the sky _____ an attack of homesickness to Li Bai and then came the poem, A Tranquil Night.
A. set in B. set out C. set about D. set off
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