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“What’s the meaning of life?” This is a question we all ask _______at one point or another. The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl. He wrote that “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by_______playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing and riding my bike.
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad______.
When I was a teenager, I found meaning in playing sports, _______out with my friends and trying to impress girls.
In college, I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career(职业) I would ______for.
When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new ________and old wisdom.
When I married and had kids, I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved. When I found out _______of my sons were mentally handicapped (智障),I found meaning in loving them, ______them and learning so much from them about life, love, patience, faith and joy.
________I grew older, I began to understand meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We can give meaning to every moment of our life. We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have. We can bring meaning to the things we do we can bring meaning to the hearts we ______. All we have to do is to love.
It is love that makes life worth living. It is love that gives life meaning.
1.A. ourselves B. ours C. us
2.A. exactly B. simply C. widely
3.A. wise B. serious C. proud
4.A. hanging B. bringing C. giving
5.A. provide B. prepare C. cheer
6.A. ideas B. advice C. promises
7.A. neither B. either C. both
8.A. growing up B. caring for C. taking after
9.A. As B. Unless C. Since
10.A. feel B. touch C. beat
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“What is the meaning of life?” It is a question that I have asked myself many times over the years. Frankl once wrote, “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” The best answer I ever came across was written by the great psychologist (心理学家) Viktor Frankl, who survived the Nazi concentration camps (纳粹集中营) of World War II.
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by simply playing, running, swimming, laughing, and riding my bike.
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad proud.
In college, I found meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career I wanted to prepare for.
When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning by helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom.
When I got married, I found meaning in protecting, providing for, and watching over my spouse (配偶).
And when I found out that both of my sons were born with mental illnesses (精神疾病), I found meaning in loving them, caring for them, and learning from them about love, patience, faith, and joy.
All we have to do is love ourselves and others. It is love that gives life meaning. It is love that makes life worth living. As I got older, I began to realize that meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We are responsible for creating our own meaning.
1.From the story, we know that Viktor Frankl was _____.
A. a soldier B. a physicist C. a psychologist D. the author’s teacher
2.Which statement about Viktor Frankl is RIGHT?
A. He had been a teacher.
B. He had two sons with mental illness.
C. He had a hard life in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II.
D. He and the author were good friends.
3.When the author was a teacher at school, he found meaning of life is_______.
A. protecting his spouse
B. laughing, and riding his bike
C. trying to make his mom and dad proud
D. helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom
4.Paragraphs 3-8 were written to show _____.
A. how the author lived a meaningful life
B. how the author got through difficult times
C. that the meaning of life doesn’t change over time
D. how the meaning of life changes at different life periods
5.According to the story, who gives meaning to our life?
A. Children. B. Friends C. Parents. D. Ourselves.
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This week, our topic is pollution. What’s the answer to all of our pollution problems? We asked two experts to give their views.
Forest Smith is a member of Green First, an environmental group:
Our future on Earth looks terrible. We’re filling our country with waste. We can’t breathe the air and the sea is polluted too.
I visited some relatives recently in a small village. They grow their own food and cycle everywhere. They are not rich, but they are happy and healthy. We have too many possessions. Most of us have more things that we would ever need. It’s such a waste!
We must close down most of our factories that would reduce rubbish and the air pollution. We must recycle more, give up all cars and improve public transport. Another big problem is that we live in big cities that are crowded with people. It’s time for us to give up our big cities and factories and go back to a simple way of life.
John Green is a scientist at a university:
“Things are not as bad as Forest says. We all have a bright future. We don’t need to give up cars, but we do need to invent better, cleaner cars that do not pollute the environment. Traffic will still be bad, so we need better public transport. We should also recycle more. But some things are getting better. My sister returned last month after living abroad for five years. She said, “Our city looks different from before—it is cleaner and greener now.
Science has made life better in so many ways. A hundred years ago, most people died before the age of fifty because life was so hard. We can’t go back to a world like that.”
1.What’s Green First?
2.Why do Forest Smith’s relatives grow their own food?
3.who thinks we should invent cleaner cars?
4.Why does Forest Smith suggest closing down most of our factories?
5.What do both experts think we should do to deal with pollution problems?
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A group of reporters asked a group of 4-to-8-year-old children this question, “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
Rebecca --- age 8
“When my grandmother hurt her knees , she couldn’t bend (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚趾甲) any more. So my grandfather would do it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt, too. That’s love.”
Samantha --- age 6
“Love is when someone hurts you, and you get so mad but you don’t shout at her because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Terry --- age 4
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Bethany --- age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my Mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Lauren --- age 4
“I know my elder sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Elaine --- age 5
“Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Clear --- age 5
“My Mummy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Jessica --- age 8
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “ life ” means to children
B. what “family ” means to children
C. what “ friendship ” means to children
D. what “ love ” means to children
2.Who told us the love between Mum and Dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine. C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany wants to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love.
B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think.
D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terry?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
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A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “life” means to children
B. what “family” means to children
C. what “friends” means to children
D. what “love” means to children
2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine.
C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love.
B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think.
D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terri?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
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A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
1. The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “life” means to children B. what “family” means to children
C. what “friends” means to children D. what “love” means to children
2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine. C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love. B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think. D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terri?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
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A group of people asked this question to a group 4-to-8-year-old children. “What does love mean?” The answers were surprising. The children would answer like they did below.
“When my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. That’s love.”
Rebecca–age 8
“Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”
Samantha–age 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri–age 4
“I let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her.”
Bethany–age 4
“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”
Lauren–age 4
“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine–age 5
“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clear–age 5
“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica–age 8
1.The passage mainly tells us about ______.
A. what “life” means to children B. what “family” means to children
C. what “friends” means to children D. what “love” means to children
2.Who told us the love between mum and dad?
A. Clear. B. Elaine. C. Rebecca. D. Lauren.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.
B. Bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.
C. If Samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.
D. Lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.
4.What does Jessica mean about love?
A. Too much love is no love. B. You should say love more often.
C. You mean what you think. D. Say love more often if you have it.
5.What is love according to Terri?
A. Love is the care between husband and wife.
B. Love is a rest when you are tired.
C. Love is what cheers you up when you are tired.
D. Love is a kiss from parents.
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As we all know, a dictionary is a book ______ gives the meaning of words.
A. which B. what C. who D. whom
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We all have plans to achieve__________ in life, but what we are short of is the power that keeps us going to put plans into __________.Here are the ways that can effectively (有效地)solve the problem.
Read a book. Just read a book, especially an_________ book or a book of success stories. You can__________others, and the story will help you move ahead according to your plans. It also makes you focus your __________ on your goals rather than the problems at hand.
Think of your purpose. Think of__________ you want to achieve what you want. Your purpose could be to improve the life of others or help people do things more efficiently. Thinking of your purpose is an important way to encourage you.
Talk to a friend who can be believed in. Talking to a supportive friend will be able to overcome the problem of lacking (缺少)power. Find someone that you are _________ with and share your problems with him. After it, you will feel like that you are full of energy to go ahead.
Go through your goals daily. Prepare a list of goals that you want to achieve and go through your goals __________ once a day. You need to do this even more if you feel __________ .By doing this, you refresh your mind with the goals you have set for yourself.
Do it at once. Another way is to get started with what you need to do. Sometimes you don't feel like doing what you want to do. But by forcing yourself to do it, you'll __________ make progress little by little and you have actually finished the task on hand without realizing it.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.successful B.succeed C.success
2.A.behavior B.action C.manners
3.A.encouraging B.positive C.encouraged
4.A.get along with B.learn from C.be good with
5.A.words B.energy C.spirit
6.A.why B.what C.how
7.A.uneasy B.confident C.comfortable
8.A.at last B.at first C.at least
9.A.embarrassed B.down C.excited
10.A.possible B.probably C.doubtfully
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We asked Ann and Sue the same question, but ________ of them could answer it correctly.
A.all B.both C.none D.neither