Some people think if you are happy, you are blind to reality. But when we research it, happiness actually ______every single business and educational outcome for the brain. How did we ______ this? Why do we have these social misunderstandings about happiness? Because we assumed you were ______.
When we study people, scientists are often interested in what the average is.
Many people think happiness is genetic. That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their ______. When we stop studying the average and begin ______ positive outliers(离群值) -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a ______ different picture appears. Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and ______.
______, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its finite resources as you process the world. If you scan for the ______ first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded(嵌入) in your work. But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an ______advantage.
I wrote the cover story for the Harvard Business Review magazine on "Happiness Leads to Profits." Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I ______ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a ______ and busy workforce.
A decade of research in the business world ______ that happiness raises nearly every business and educational ______: increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and ______ on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements.
A.rises B.arises C.raises D.realizes
A.think B.miss C.know D.understand
A.usual B.single C.unique D.average
A.bodies B.faces C.genes D.fates
A.researching B.discovering C.finding D.observing
A.mildly B.hardly C.crazily D.wildly
A.interest B.success C.safety D.failure
A.Scientifically B.Fortunately C.Gradually D.Strangely
A.active B.passive C.negative D.positive
A.interesting B.embarrassing C.annoying D.amazing
A.Talked B.summarized[来 C.thought D.underlined
A.silly B.funny C.common D.happy
A.means B.proves C.wishes D.hopes
A.outcome B.answer C.cause D.reality
A.behavior B.mistake C.accuracy D.possession
One night, a young school teacher had a dream.In his dream, an angel appeared and said to him, "You will be given a child who will grow up to become a world 26 .How will you prepare him so that he will realize his 27 , grow in confidence, be open-minded, and strong in character? In short, what kind of 28 will you provide so that he can become one of the truly 29 leaders?"
The young teacher 30 in a cold sweat.It had never 31 to him before --- any one of his present or future students could be the person 32 in his dream.Was he preparing them to 33 to any position which they want? He thought, "How might my 34 change if I knew that one of my students was this person?" He 35 began to develop a plan in his mind.
His teaching 36.Every young person who walked through his 37 became, for him, a future world leader.He saw each one, not as they were, but as they could be.He 38 the best from his students, yet tempered (使缓和) it with compassion (同情).He taught each one 39 the future of the world depended on his instruction.
After many years, a man he taught rose to a 40 of world prominence (著名).Of all the various teachers in his life, he was the 41 .
Children are 42 messages we send to a time and place we will never see.Believe that one child’s 43 may depend upon influence only you can provide, and something remarkable will 44 .For no young person will ever be 45 to you again.And you will never be the same.
A.businessman B.teacher C.leader D.doctor
A.intelligence B.wealth C.memory D.name
A.food B.education C.stage D.power
A.polite B.rich C.brave D.great
A.nodded B.stopped C.awoke D.stood
A.shown B.turned C.given D.occurred
A.described B.reported C.saved D.born
A.lead B.rise C.point D.stick
A.appearance B.teaching C.accent D.driving
A.possibly B.immediate C.regular D.gradually
A.stayed B.changed C.formed D.paused
A.classroom B.village C.company D.dream
A.accepted B.took C.expected D.kept
A.unless B.because C.only if D.as if
A.type B.position C.cause D.case
A.best B.smartest C.strongest D.busiest
A.strange B.short C.living D.flying
A.nationality B.habit C.grade D.future
A.break B.happen C.end D.return
A.ordinary B.similar C.important D.familiar
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 36 the teddy bears(泰迪熊) beside her father 37 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 38 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 39 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 40 his head, “No”.
Rather 41 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 42 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 43 on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases and 44 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 45 , the little boy and his father got in line 46 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “ 50 , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 51 in disbelief. It was, he said, 52 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and 53 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 54 into the strong who care and the 55 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
A.looking through B.getting through C dressing up D.tidying up
A.while B.when C.after D.once
A.Then B.Therefore C.However D.Otherwise
A.stopped B.continued C.avoided D.kept
A.shook B.nodded C.moved D.held
A.anxious B.disappointed C.angry D.curious
A.also B.instead C.lastly D.indeed
A.laying B.lying C.to lie D.lain
A.accompanied B.helped C.admired D.followed
A.surprise B.satisfaction C.joy D.regret
A.behind B.before C.between D.beyond
A.put B.handed C.sent D.carried
A.whispered B.shouted C.gave D.showed
A.basket B.bag C.bear D.gift
A.Sorry B.Excuse me C.Congratulations D.Pardon me
A.cry B.stare C.jump D.pay
A.extremely B.only C.exactly D.wonderfully
A.widest B.greatest C.prettiest D.dearest
A.divided B.changed C.included D.cut
A.poor B.ugly C.unhappy D.weak
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A.keep fit B.rise early C.earn money D.collect money
A.magic B.romantic C.fantastic D.attractive
A.simple B.easy C.relaxing D.luxurious(奢侈)
A.the question B.question C.reach D.control
A.feeling B.love C.quarrel D.smile
A.raised B.shook C.lifted D.bowed
A.hurt B.injured C.wounded D.harmed
A.in great surprise B.in a great embarrassment C.with delight D.in great astonishment
A.happens B.comes about C.appears D.occurs
A.warm and soft B.hot and hard C.thin and cool D.strong and durable (耐用的)
A.somewhere and sometime B.anywhere or anytime C.more or less D.everyhere and everywhere
A.inside B.outside C.faraway D.nearby
A.could believe B.couldn’t understand C.wouldn’t recognize D.might know
A.got sick B.got stuck C.threw up D.became disabled
A.quite healthy B.very pale C.fairly red D.much surprised
A.jump high B.go hurriedly C.run fast D.walk slowly
A.think about B.talk with C.worry about D.laugh at
A.Reading B.Listening C.Speaking D.Writing
A.fresh roses B.gold ring C.sweet kisses D.beautiful jewelry
A.a thread B.a needle C.the cloth D.the cotton
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D),选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment 36 my views on life.All my life 1 had been waiting 37 I could get my driver’s 38 and my first car. When I 39 got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very 40 . From that day on, the most 41 thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and 42 what else I could do to make it better. My car was my 43 and joy and when 1 had fixed it up into "perfect" condition, I finally began to 44 it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest, _ 45 nothing could stop me, but one day I was 46 that just like every other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too 47 outside to see clearly, I was in the 48 with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving, 49 soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt 1 was 50 the car. It was flying. When I 51 what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don’t remember much, but I do remember the 52 I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were 53 for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never 54 me. I learned that material things should 55 be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
A.formed B.changed C.replaced D.moved
A.until B.after C.when D.since
A.test B.guide C.advice D.license
A.finally B.happily C.actually D.immediately
A.interested B.surprised C.excited D.embarrassed
A.difficult B.comfortable C.successful D.important
A.notice B.watch C.see D.find
A.pride B.memory C.task D.inspiration
A.repair B.check C.drive D.clean
A.though B.as if C.even though D.despite
A.shown B.decided C.thought D.appeared
A.cold B.wet C.dark D.fine
A.office B.house C.school D.car
A.so B.because C.but D.before
A.taking advantage of B.losing control of C.making use of D.putting an end to
A.expected B.realized C.accepted D.wondered
A.situation B.surprise C.hospital D.pain
A.in my hands B.within my reach C.beyond my imagination D.at my mercy
A.impress B.leave C.trouble D.interrupt
A.always B.sometimes C.never D.mainly
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A friend in need
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you 36 find in any neighborhood, these two 37 each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family 38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no 39 Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and despite(尽管)their 40 to find him, by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty 41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored the 42 little neighbor dog. Finally, one morning Spotty 43 to take “no” for an answer any longer. He followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say," 44 me! It’s urgent!”
Then Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 46 but one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement 47 Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply 48 Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the 49 dog, Ted found some dog food, which was later 50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that 51 !Spotty had been visiting Brownie 52 in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spotty had obviously 53 with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎)with him at night to keep him warm and touching him gently with its nose to keep his 54 up. Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterward, the two 55 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
A.must B.should C.can D.need
A.loved B.hated C.stayed D.fought
A.watched B.heard C.feared D.noticed
A.hope B.success C.failure D.information
A.wishes B.demands C.efforts D.worries
A.showed up B.showed off C.turned out D.turned off
A.clever B.eager C.angry D.nervous
A.decided B.refused C.wanted D.pretended
A.Love B.Feed . C..Forgive D.Follow
A.beautiful B.distant C.wild D.clean
A.alive B.dead C.brave D.sleepy
A.immediately B.seriously C.directly D.honestly
A.asked B.told C.informed D.led
A.regarded B.determined C.recognized D.showed
A.month B.day C.evening D.week
A.particularly B.regularly C.usually D.especially
A.lived B.slept C.stayed D.played
A.head B.spirits C.temperature D.mind
A.families B.parents C.dogs D.friends
完形填空(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.
A.displeased B.passed C.brightened D.celebrated
A.cards B.gifts C.roses D.clothes
A.man B.waiter C.patient D.lady
A.recognized B.noticed C.realized D.knew
A.Happily B.Excitedly C.Angrily D.Nervously
A.prisoner B.patient C.customer D.fellow
A.book B.gift C.bag D.baby
A.informed B.reminded C.allowed D.invited
A.Since B.Though C.Unless D.While
A.looked up B.brought up C.turned up D.took up
A.guard B.lady C.prisoner D.visitor
A.wondered B.believed C.understood D.found
A.painful B.kind C.careful D.comfortable
A.chatted B.gave C.wished D.hoped
A.prison B.home C.hospital D.work
A.worried B.astonished C.sad D.pleased
A.opinion B.message C.promise D.idea
A.joy B.sadness C.astonishment D.worry
A.right B.opportunity C.feeling D.time
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late, 31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 32 where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ 36 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew(提取) some money and 39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 40 and she went out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 44 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 48 , the first customer was a girl 49 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
A.as B.but C.and D.or
A.hotel B.shop C.bank D.restaurant
A.believe B.think C.guess D.hope
A.lucky B.happy C.sorry D.angry
A.excuse B.idea C.cause D.answer
A.Hurry B.Set C.Catch D.Get
A.Before B.Behind C.Beyond D.Against
A.nervous B.shy C.calm D.angry
A.cared B.talked C.asked D.worried
A.information B.offer C.news D.support
A.Again B.Then C.Thus D.However
A.hidden B.filled C.decorated D.covered
A.took B.closed C.filled D.came
A.before B.after C.when D.that
A.Even B.Still C.Just D.Ever
A.As usual B.For one thing C.In fact D.In general
A.Less B.Plenty C.More D.None
A.pleasure B.surprise C.joy D.regret
A.of B.with C.on D.in
A.dream B.story C.affair D.incident
完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Now ,”Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions .”
The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be _36 _. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, plus give an oral report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This _39_ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him_40_ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”I shook my head.
“How about some 41_ ?”I shook my head again .
Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 : “Never,never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into. ”After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I _45 _Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __46__me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. _48__gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __50 __ stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area. 52 _ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __53__Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her.
A.good B.mad C.careless D.curious
A.university B.family C.professions D.life
A.interview B.find out C.admire D.learn from
A.expressed B.ordered C.expected D.meant
A.hardly B.nearly C.naturally D.eagerly
A.drink B.newspapers C.preparations D.paper
A.satisfied B.comfortable C.terrified D.sorry
A.student B.journalist C.teacher D.writer
A.research B.books C.imagination D.memory
A.called B.recognized C.remembered D.visited
A.answer B.promise C.stop D.persuade
A.how B.whether C.why D.when
A.It B.Virginia DeView C.My parents D.My oral report
A.breaking in B.getting down C.falling off D.going on
A.making up B.listening to C.covering D.writing
A.of course B.finally C.doubtfully D.in all
A.When B.As long as C.Once D.On condition
A.for B.with C.of D.to
A.hurt B.excited C.disappointed D.asked
A.respect B.support C.thank D.favor
Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon(茧), a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen(肿胀的)body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled(褶皱的)wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste(匆忙)did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
A.build B.force C.form D.destroy
A.as far as B.as long as C.as soon as D.as quick as
A.seize B.leave C.bring D.help
A.took off B.made up C.cut off D.picked up
A.spread over B.came out C.stayed in D.flew away
A.hard B.strong C.small D.large
A.watch B.look for C.look after D.follow
A.butterfly B.wings C.cocoon D.scissors
A.disappear B.enlarge C.lose D.shorten
A.Luckily B.Probably C.In all D.In fact
A.crawling B.approaching C.running D.wandering
A.ever B.seldom C.always D.never
A.fear B.kindness C.evil D.confidence
A.restricting B.loose C.soft D.little
A.prepared B.wanted C.allowed D.required
A.place B.room C.opening D.space
A.even if B.otherwise C.when D.so that
A.life B.course C.progress D.freedom
A.courage B.struggle C.wisdom D.strength
A.fun B.friends C.difficulty D.achievement
The other day I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize machine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to 46 his prizes with another child. He hesitated(犹豫) for a while because he is a(n) 47 boy, but said yes after I 48 him a bit.
A father and his daughter were 49 . I approached the father and asked if my son could give his 50 a lolly that he had won. The father looked at me in 51 and was unsure what to say. I 52 explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. Eventually he said it was okay.
53 , his daughter, who was looking at us sideways(侧向一边地), 54 accept the lolly! At this moment, my son was rather embarrassed(尴尬) and then he 55 to me, “We go to the same 56 , Mum.”
Rather than say sorry to my son for embarrassing him and give up this 57 , I put a couple of lollies into their shopping bags and 58 them a great day!
When we left the supermarket, I 59 to my son, “People in the world today are not so open to 60 because their thoughts and opinions have been 61 by the past. However, we can reshape their opinions by 62 small acts of kindness. So don’t be embarrassed. Hey, they may have been standoffish(冷淡的), but I’m sure we left them 63 , moved and inspired in some way. Not only that, 64 the young girl will probably remember you as the boy with a 65 heart when she comes across you at school!”
A.give B.show C.eat D.share
A.shy B.outgoing C.handsome D.kind
A.praised B.encouraged C.persuaded D.blamed(责备)
A.far away B.out of sight C.nearby D.lost
A.daughter B.friend C.wife D.mother
A.joy B.sorrow C.surprise D.anger
A.only B.further C.hardly D.difficultly
A.Therefore(因此) B.Besides C.Anyway D.However
A.shouldn’t B.mustn’t C.wouldn’t D.couldn’t
A.shouted B.whispered(小声说) C.smiled D.cried
A.shop B.school C.hospital D.park
A.moment B.girl C.lolly D.lesson
A.hoped B.helped C.wished D.offered
A.explained B.shouted C.pointed D.cried
A.happiness B.kindness C.luck D.presents
A.turned B.viewed C.tested D.shaped
A.doing B.reading C.learning D.knowing
A.disappointed B.touched C.sad D.angry
A.and B.or C.but D.so
A.small B.big C.cool D.hot
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity(永恒),” God smiled, “What questions do you have(1)_________for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they (2)__________ bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children(3)_________. That they lost their health to make money… and then lost their money to restore their (4)__________. Then by thinking anxiously (5)__________ the future, they forget the (6)___________, so that they live in neither the present nor future. That they live as if they will never die, and die (7)__________ they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked, “(8)__________ a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to(9) ___________?” He answered, “To learn they (10)__________make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love(11)____________. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only(12)___________ a few seconds to open profound(深的) wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal (13)__________. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is the one who need the (14)___________. To learn that there are people who love them(15)____________, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their(16)___________. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and (17)___________ it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one(18)____________, but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your(19)___________,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like(20)_____________ to know?” God smiled and said, “Just to know that I am always here.”
A.in life B.by heart C.at hand D.in mind
A.run B.live C.get D.prove
A.either B.too C.further D.again
A.life B.health C.lives D.spirits
A.about B.in C.for D.over
A.children B.living C.time D.present
A.so that B.in order that C.as though D.in case
A.As B.For C.About D.By
A.listen B.study C.learn D.attend
A.can’t B.won’t C.needn’t D.mustn’t
A.others B.anyone C.everyone D.someone
A.gets B.has C.spends D.takes
A.it B.them C.themselves D.these
A.best B.least C.last D.health
A.mainly B.lovely C.dearly D.fairly
A.words B.expressions C.ideas D.feelings
A.see B.watch C.regard D.treat
A.other B.another C.of them D.itself
A.time B.word C.belief D.kindness
A.me B.your humankind C.your life D.your children
There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa.When she was a teenager, she of going to the United States.Most of what she knew about American was from the textbooks she had read.“I had a in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”
Atsuko __to attend college in California.When she arrived, however, she found it was not her world.“People were struggling with problems and often seemed ,” she said.“I felt very alone.”
One of her hardest was physical education.“We played volleyball,” she said.“The other students were it, but I wasn’t.”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to the ball to her teammates so they could knock it the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko.She was afraid of losing face __she failed.
A young man on her team what she was going through.“He walked up to me and , ‘Come on.You can do that.’”
“You will never understand how those words of made me feel…Four words: You can do that.I felt like crying with happiness.”
She made it through the class.Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not .
Six years have passed.Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk.“I have forgotten the words,” she said.“When things are not going so well, I think of them.”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness to her. “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said.That may be the lesson.Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will .She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four words: You can do that.
A.learned B.dreamed C.spoken D.heard
A.picture B.education C.life D.spirit
A.photo B.painting C.way D.drawing
A.frying B.baking C.steaming D.boiling
A.hoped B.attempted C.liked D.arranged
A.described B.created C.imagined D.discovered
A.tense B.cheerful C.relaxed D.deserted
A.classes B.questions C.times D.projects
A.curious about B.nervous about C.slow at D.good at
A.kick B.hit C.carry D.pass
A.over B.into C.through D.past
A.if B.after C.because D.until
A.believed B.considered C.sensed D.wondered
A.warned B.whispered C.ordered D.sighed
A.excitement B.suggestion C.persuasion D.encouragement
A.interested B.sure C.puzzled D.doubtful
A.seldom B.already C.never D.almost
A.happened B.applied C.meant D.seemed
A.stay B.continue C.exist D.live
A.merciful B.bitter C.easy D.simple
To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!
In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country.The fighter the young man down the hill where he was to be .
But a(n) thing happened. The young man, who had military training, was able to disarm the fighter.Now, the table was and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill.
As they walked, , the young man began to reflect on what was happening.Recalling the of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who you." He found he could go no farther.
He 10 the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was to go and turned back the hill.
Minutes later, he heard footsteps53 behind him as he walked."Is this the end after all?" he . Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off.But he continued on, glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out for sparing his life.
Mercy often wears the face of .And though it usually isn't an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have for our forgiveness. You know who they are.
As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. " Be strong. Forgive.
A.shot B.murdered C.killed D.caught
A.demanded B.reminded C.ordered D.required
A.beaten B.shot C.accepted D.driven
A.amazing B.frightening C.inspiring D.confusing
A.watched B.received C.accepted D.suggested
A.turned B.covered C.moved D.repaired
A.thus B.indeed C.therefore D.however
A.expressions B.plans C.words D.signals
A.forgive B.hate C.instruct D.help
A.packed B.dragged C.forced D.threw
A.free B.slow C.nervous D.eager
A.for B.into C.up D.down
A.showing B.waving C.running D.jumping
A.shouted B.counted C.wondered D.argued
A.seldom B.never C.always D.sometimes
A.marks B.favors C.thanks D.reasons
A.awareness B.kindness C.safeness D.forgiveness
A.opportunities B.explanations C.hopes D.lessons
A.need B.responsibility C.patience D.energy
A.lonely B.weak C.healthy D.calm
A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木)is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 21 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can’t how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom that even though she couldn’t see , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fal the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her attitude.
Lola never thinks about . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids she grows up.
Lola is of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her for others is “just believe in yourself”.
A.runs B.teaches C.trains D.dances
A.since B.unless C.after D.though
A.tell B.guess C.assume D.predict
A.deeply B.well C.ahead D.closely
A.task B.sport C.event D.show
A.boring B.enjoyable C.difficult D.satisfactory
A.talent B.quality C.nature D.condition
A.doubt B.advantage C.challenge D.progress
A.examine B.express C.open D.trust
A.fearful B.harmful C.unfair D.inconvenient
A.to B.on C.off D.against
A.greeted B.treated C.served D.paid
A.pains B.stresses C.injuries D.problems
A.positive B.friendly C.flexible D.cautious
A.defending B.quitting C.winning D.bargaining
A.standard B.range C.view D.goal
A.until B.as C.when D.before
A.proud B.tired C.ashamed D.confident
A.plan B.advice C.reward D.responsibility
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