One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled（铺瓦的）ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room I see is hair.” Once you’ve what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different , or forget about it and the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but remain happy.
The first is gratitude. All happy people are . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should this truth: if you choose to find the in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is your decision to make.
A．different B．missing C．short D．broken
A．nothing B．none C．all D．anything
A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined
A．completely B．naturally C．hopefully D．really
A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house
A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．rely on
A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary
A．certainly B．merely C．hardly D．generally
A．secret B．factor C．rule D．key
A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous
A．upset B．quarrel C．complain D．depress
A．admitting B．assuming C．proving D．realizing
A．sources B．results C．answers D．goals
A．among B．from C．through D．for
A．probable B．possible C．likely D．capable
A．value B．destination C．survival D．existence
A．need B．lack C．demand D．expect
A．involve B．include C．absorb D．mean
A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative
A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．largely
One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” started going up.
He said, “I am going to this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who wants it?” Still the hands were in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very lesson. No matter what I did to the , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in . It is still worth $20, with we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are , and trampled underfoot by the decision we and the circumstances that come our way. We feel we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you this lesson in mind, it will help you to again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
A．holding up B．picking up C．keeping up D．bringing up
A．Chats B．Voices C．Hands D．Talks
A．pass B．give C．show D．lend
A．ever B．even C．also D．still
A．on B．off C．up D．out
A．What for B．How come C．What about D．What if
A．floor B．desk C．shelf D．dustbin
A．usable B．small C．dirty D．old
A．meaningless B．amazing C．rare D．valuable
A．money B．paper C．book D．card
A．shape B．value C．quality D．size
A．which B．what C．that D．whose
A．warned B．pushed C．dropped D．reminded
A．prefer B．receive C．face D．make
A．as though B．even though C．if only D．only if
A．take B．lose C．miss D．win
A．how B．what C．where D．who
A．honest B．wise C．young D．special
A．keep B．forget C．impress D．leave
A．stand up B．put up C．take up D．jump up
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career .She and told me to come to her Studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…?” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days draft（草稿）after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿）into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I
in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me greatly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A． joy B． voice C． speech D． smile
A． proud B． active C． satisfied D． moved
A． visited B． emailed C． phoned D． interviewed
A． agreed B． refused C． hesitated D． paused
A． replied B． discovered C． explained D． knew
A． seriously B． patiently C． nervously D． quietly
A． blaming B． fooling C． inviting D． urging
A． hardship B． failure C． comment D． pressure
A． with B． by C． on D． in
A． Disappeared B． returned C． spread D． improved
A． Compare B． struggle C． survive D． Compet2e
A． ignore B． deliver C． face D． receive
A． Decorating B． repairing C． cleaning D． leaving
A． surprise B． anxiety C． horror D． trouble
A． Subjective B． detailed C． private D． complex
A． broadcast B． create C． publish D． Asses7s
A． recover B． prepare C． escape D． Concen9trate
A． Energetic B． endless C． typical D． enjoyable
A． Experience B． success C． benefit D． accident
A． attempt B． afford C． expect D． Pretend
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。
Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life. he enters into the highway, he must certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is to keep a constant (不断的) , which can be compared with his activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too the police will give him a , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law. too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person the others driving at a(an) speed.
When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life he can be sure of completion by doing so. He not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must where he is now by recognizing some appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work. if he is careful and serious enough, will provide him with much pleasure.
A．seats B．condition C．petrol D．passengers
A．Once B．While C．For D．Although
A．listen to B．find C．follow D．insist on
A．ordered B．hoped C．believed D．supposed
A．state B．speed C．mind D．level
A．outdoor B．broken C．good D．continuous
A．large B．high C．limited D．expected
A．speedily B．slowly C．hurriedly D．willingly
A．hand B．lift C．chance D．ticket
A．Acting B．Running C．Getting D．Working
A．persuading B．getting C．bothering D．refusing
A．average B．normal C．usual D．fast
A．attention B．notice C．evidence D．regards
A．if B．when C．unless D．because
A．dare B．need C．may D．should
A．think B．discover C．prove D．observe
A．signs B．signals C．signatures D．symbols
A．money B．luck C．time D．trust
A．Therefore B．Then C．And D．But
A．it B．he C．they D．you
A man found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly, One day a small appeared , He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any . It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go further.
So the man decided to the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly came out. But it then had a swollen（肿胀的）body and small, shriveled (褶皱的) .
The man to watch the butterfly because he’d expected that , at any moment, the wings would enlarge to be able to the body , which would contract (缩小) in time . So he waited patiently.
happened! In fact, the butterfly _the rest of its life crawling (爬行)around with a swollen body and shriveled wings , It was never able to .What a shame!
The man, in his kindness and fast action, made a . He did not understand that the suffering and the struggle for the butterfly to get through the tiny hole were nature’s way of fluid (体液) from the body of the butterfly into its wings it would be ready for flight once it achieved its from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are what we need in our lives. If nature allowed us to go through our lives any difficulties , it would weaken or even disable us. We would not be as as what we could have been . We could never fly !
A．mark B．insect C．sign D．opening
A．learned B．struggled C．pretended D．expected
A．progress B．decision C．choice D．noise
A．any B．still C．no D．much
A．study B．help C．trouble D．leave
A．silently B．naturally C．easily D．excitedly
A．wings B．legs C．feet D．head
A．waited B．stopped C．hoped D．continued
A．examine B．cover C．trust D．support
A．Neither B．All C．Either D．Both
A．devoted B．spent C．put aside D．gave up
A．walk B．fly C．get through D．get up
A．mistake B．discovery C．face D．fortune
A．wasted B．watched C．required D．searched
A．forcing B．making C．producing D．letting
A．even though B．as if C．so that D．in case
A．energy B．freedom C．progress D．life
A．almost B．probably C．hardly D．exactly
A．with B．by C．from D．without
A．wise B．satisfied C．strong D．patient
A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggling with a large package（包裹）. It was half in and half out of her car.
He was a kind of man so he went up to the woman and said, "Let me give you a hand with that package. It looks very ."
"That's very kind of you," the woman said. "I'm having a lot of with it. I think it's stuck."
"Together we'll soon move it," the man said. "I'll get into the and take the other end."
"Oh, that's very . Thank you so much," the woman said gratefully. He got into the back of the car and took hold of the other end of the package.
"Right," he said, "I'm ready." And he began to push with all his .
For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the package. Soon they were both red in face and out of .
"Let's pause for a minute," the man said. "You're right. It really is ."
They paused for a few to wipe the perspiration from their faces and get their breath back.
Then the man said, "Let's try again. Are you ?"
They took hold of the package again.
"One, two, three!" the man said, and again they their struggle with the package.
At last, when they were both , the man said, "I'm sorry, but the package really seems to be stuck. I don't think there's any way we can get it out of the car."
"Get it out of the car!" the woman cried. "You fool! I'm trying to get it in!"
A．helpful B．careful C．useful D．hopeful
A．big B．small C．heavy D．light
A．problems B．trouble C．pain D．worry
A．seat B．package C．street D．car
A．sensible B．interesting C．possible D．moving
A．car B．box C．seat D．chair
A．power B．strength C．hands D．arms
A．mind B．air C．exercise D．breath
A．stuck B．taken C．shaken D．broken
A．times B．hours C．moments D．days
A．alright B．ready C．OK D．right
A．both B．all C．each D．every
A．stopped B．kept C．paused D．continued
A．interested B．excited C．exhausted D．surprised
A．mostly B．completely C．nearly D．greatly