Our success, satisfaction and general happine...

Our success, satisfaction and general happiness in life is not dependent on what happens to us but how we deal with it.

You will probably know from personal experience what a difference your attitude can make when, for example, you，re returning faulty goods or making a complaint. An open, polite and friendly approach，expecting a satisfactory result，normally results in one as people tend to respond with a similar attitude. If, however, you present an argument with an angry, accusing tone, expecting trouble, there is little doubt that this is what you’ll get!

Some people see the world through a filter of optimism and some through a filter of pessimism (悲观) which largely comes down to having a positive or negative (消极的) attitude. People who are suffering from a negative attitude primarily think that something can’t be done; they talk about problems, see all the difficulties, find fault with and criticize other people and focus on all the things they would like but haven’t got. On the contrary, people blessed with a positive attitude think that anything is possible. They look for ways to solve the problems, they see the good in everybody，and they are grateful for all the good things in their lives.

Whether suffering from or blessed with your attitude, this is not something that is put on us from the outside. We are very much responsible for our own attitude. We all start out with a “clean” board but this can get muddied by our experiences in life. As children we are made fun of and even get bullied (欺侮) and rejected, start to experience doubt and lose our self-confidence. If this continues into adulthood, it can result in a bad attitude in later life.

1.It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that people are likely to treat others __________.

A. the way they are treated

B. better when they are satisfied

C. worse when they are in trouble

D. the way they consider appropriate

2.According to the writer, what affects people’s life attitude?

A. The situation they face.

B. The people around them.

C. Their expectations of life.

D. The way they view the world.

3.What is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?

A. To show how to avoid a negative attitude.

B. To show the importance of a positive attitude.

C. To share his positive attitude with his readers.

D. To describe the effects of a negative attitude.

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______ is a best-known secret in success that get ready in much of our life and you may make the most of the opportunity．

A． What　     B． As　　     C． It　     D． That　

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It is generally believed that mutual understanding ______ a happy marriage and life.

A. applies for          B. depends on      C. makes for       D. allows for

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Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations．

Love

Love plays a pivotal role on our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go Hayward(不归路) and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．

Love plays a pivotal role on our life．Love makes you feel wanted．Without love a person could go Hayward(不归路) and also become cruel and ferocious．In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad．But we always tend to take this for granted．It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings．Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better．

Happiness and Sorrow

Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others face gives a certain level of fulfillment．Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow．Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

Failure and Success

Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

Hope and Despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well．Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

1.In the passage, the author compares life to ________ ．

2.In which section can readers probably read the passage?

3.How is the passage organized?

A．In order of rules．              B．In order of frequency.

4.What’s the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

5.What’s the purpose of the passage?

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Life comes in a package,_____includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, and despair.

A.One B.what C.one that D.that

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As is well known, our success in life depends on our determination to grasp opportunities that ________ to us.

A.present B.are presenting C.are presented D.have presented

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Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.

Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.

In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with “matchless savings”, businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over commercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.

Black Friday has shown that with current common standards, people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember that Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.

1.What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A. The sign of a shift .　 B. The material wealth.

C. The shopping crowd.　　 D. The true value of Thanksgiving.

2. In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?

A. They’ll make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.

B. They’ll choose a big store for their first visit.

C. They’ll visit some newly-opened shopping centers.

D. They’ll go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.

3.In the last paragraph the author mainly intends to tell us that we should _________.

A. set aside a single day to buy more

B. stay with our families as long as we can

C. try to spend less to get low cost products

D. appreciate what we’ve possessed with our families

4.The author is __________ about the present ways people celebrate Thanksgiving.

A. puzzled　　 B. worried

C. supportive　　　 D. unconcerned

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Turn on CCTV news and we ________how happy our life is. But there is no denying that over the past decades, the cost of living ________ sharply.

A. are seeing; had increased             B. will see；has been increasing

C. see; increased                            D. have seen; is increasing

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Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It _______ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our _______ when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so _______ that for the time being we forget our _______.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us _______. With a good book in our hands we will never be _______. Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely _______, they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may _______ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present _______ types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books are always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings, When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________. Few of us can travel far from home. ________ all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when ________ else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________ and save a lot of money. Through books we may gel the thrill of adventure without ________. We can climb high mountains or cross the hoi sands of the desert, ________, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.

1.A. achieves　　 B. reduces　　 C. increases　　 D. threatens

2.A. duties　　 B. sorrows　　 C. chances　　 D. diseases

3.A. completely　　 B. naturally　　 C. frequently　　 D. desperately

4.A. performances　　 B. prejudices　　 C. responsibilities　　 D. surroundings

5.A. agreement　　 B. treatment　　 C. enjoyment　　 D. judgement

6.A. lonely　　 B. lazy　　 C. tired　　 D. guilty

7.A. average　　 B. imaginary　　 C. typical　　 D. fortunate

8.A. greet　　 B. shock　　 C. worry　　 D. delight

9.A. uncertain　　 B. unpractical　　 C. unfamiliar　　 D. unnecessary

10.A. make fun of　　 B. take care of　　 C. catch sight of　　 D. pay attention t

11.A. order　　 B. control　　 C. believe　　 D. ignore

12.A. challenge　　 B. Abandon　　 C. understand　　 D. persuade

13.A. pleasure　　 B. knowledge　　 C. experience　　 D. success

14.A. but　　 B. or　　 C. if　　 D. so

15.A. return　　 B. recover　　 C. graduate　　 D. escape

16.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. everything　　 D. something

17.A. pay　　 B. stop　　 C. guess　　 D. race

18.A. reason　　 B. evidence　　 C. danger　　 D. instruction

19.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Anyway

20.A. purposes　　 B. possibilities　　 C. directions　　 D. suggestions

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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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