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. Why do people have this social about happiness? Because we assumed you were average.
Many people think happiness is genetic. That’s only half the story. When we stop studying the average and begin positive outliers — 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 success.
, happiness is a choice. It is a choice about where your single processor brain will devote its limited 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 it the other way round, you start to acquire an advantage.
A．rises B．arises C．arouses D．raises
A．faith B．concept C．misunderstanding D．tradition
A．discovering B．researching C．observing D．finding
A．wildly B．hardly C．mildly D．crazily
A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Strangely D．Scientifically
A．positive B．negative C．active D．passive
A．annoying B．interesting C．amazing D．Embarrassing
完形填空（共２０小题；每小题１分，满分2０分）
When Miss Hughes entered the classroom, the children stopped playing and talking.. Then they stood up as one body and ____ the teacher in a loud voice,“Good morning ! Miss Hughes smiled and told the class to sit down. She____ at a glance that there seemed to be thirty-five pupils in the class, ____ . They were all watching her with fixed eyes, ____ no doubt to find what sort of person she was.
“ I ____ you want to know my name,” she said. But before she could tell them, a student ____ out, “It’s Miss Hughes .” Miss Hughes laughed. “_____ travels fast,” she said. “ I’m ___23__ it will take me longer to learn all your names. ”
Miss Hughes_____ a list and began to call the pupils’ name in ____ . When she came to the last one, John, she _____ that he had been absent for over a month. “What’s the matter with John ? ” she asked, ____ puzzled. “He’s in hospital. He had his leg broken,” said a girl in the front _____ . “ He slipped while skating, ” a boy ___ . “Has anyone _____ to see him ? ” Miss Hughes asked. No one ____ .
It was time to start the ____ . A lot of pupils in the classroom _____ Miss Hughes to tell them a story. “Very well, ” she said. “But first of all I’d like you to write a letter to John . We’ll ____ the best ones to him and cheer him up in hospital . I’ll tell you a story , _____ you are finished. ”
A．greeted B．congratulated C．amused D．asked
A．said B．found C．reported D．decided
A．more or less B．after all C．most of all D．above all
A．having B．getting C．stopping D．waiting
A．expect B．imagine C．consider D．wish
A．called B．laughed C．helped D．pulled
A．Light B．Sound C．Surprise D．News
A．glad B．afraid C．confident D．sorry
A．went over B．took out C．dealt with D．searched for
A．turn B．fact C．case D．action
A．believed B．guessed C．learned D．mistook
A．turning B．staying C．smelling D．looking
A．class B．row C．room D．desk
A．added B．shouted C．cried D．agreed
A．started B．been C．gone D．wanted
A．continued B．left C．came D．answered
A．game B．show C．business D．lesson
A．advised B．persuaded C．begged D．ordered
A．choose B．send C．lend D．leave
A．while B．whether C．if D．until
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The story happened ages ago, when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to my husband. I wanted to reach my destination before supper time, I quickly for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became and needed to stop for a(n) to get refreshed.
I found a rest area. It was mostly , in a quiet area of the highway. I the car and carried my daughter into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged couple around. Feeling about that, I asked the lady . What surprised me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our car. She informed me that sometimes rest areas be a dangerous place for a young lady like me. I was very by their being so to a stranger. Being young, and probably inexperienced to the dangers of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any of something going wrong. I them for their kindness and continued the journey, reaching our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have and the memory of their kindness is still rooted in my mind. Sometimes angels(天使) come in make-up and just because you can’t see their it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A．attend B．join C．force D．encounter
A．Since B．while C．when D．before
A．walked B．ran C．flew D．drove
A．worried B．pleased C．tired D．frightened
A．rope B．confusion C．break D．advantage
A．empty B．pleasant C．elegant D．romantic
A．booked B．ordered C．parked D．bought
A．warning B．whistling C．wandering D．disturbing
A．anxious B．curious C．obvious D．nervous
A．why B．how C．where D．when
A．told B．guaranteed C．reminded D．explained
A．should B．need C．could D．must
A．confused B．affected C．impressed D．moved
A．tough B．kind C．essential D．grateful
A．lost B．hidden C．raised D．declared
A．need B．demand C．chance D．duty
A．complained B．asked C．thanked D．blamed
A．died B．passed C．gone D．disappeared
A．finally B．widely C．originally D．deeply
A．kindness B．fitness C．faces D．wings
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
In 1989 an earthquake of 8.2 magnitude（震级） hit America, killing over 30,000 people. A father ____ his wife safely at home and rushed to the ____where his son was supposed to be, only to ____that the building was as flat as a pancake.
Seeing this, he remembered the ____ he had made to this son, “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!”Tears began to____ his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ____that once was the school, it looked ____, but he kept remembering his words to his son.
He began to direct his attention ____ where his son’s _______ was. _______ his son’s classroom had been in the back right corner of the teaching building, he rushed there and started digging ____the ruins.
He kept digging and digging. Hours later, other ____parents tried to pull him off ____ had been his son’s classroom, saying,” It’s too late! They’re all dead!”
But the father kept digging for his son. The fire chief ____ and said, “Fires are breaking out. You’re in ____. Go home.” Hearing this, the American father, ____ very tired now, asked politely, “Are you going to help me?”
He went on ___. He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s ____. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” And he heard his son shout back,” Dad?! It’s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were ____ you’d save us. You promised no matter what happened, you’d always be there for me! You did ____, Dad!”
A．left B．stayed C．reached D．had
A．house B．company C．school D．office
A．discover B．realize C．know D．make
A．belief B．promise C．decision D．advice
A．rise B．cover C．fill D．suffer
A．ruins B．disasters C．earth D．bricks
A．careless B．hopeless C．helpless D．useless
A．in B．up C．of D．towards
A．doorway B．situation C．classroom D．entrance
A．Forgetting B．Making C．Remembering D．Keeping
A．from B．through C．by D．across
A．disappointed B．excited C．devoted D．satisfied
A．who B．while C．whose D．what
A．showed up B．showed off C．got up D．got off
A．frustration B．difficulty C．danger D．fear
A．when B． as C．if D．though
A．lonely B．alone C．together D．as well
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．shout
A．right B．dead C．alive D．injured
A．that B．this C．one D．it
Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman, who was wearing only thin clothes, coming in when I was working at a college. She started coughing as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room. , she wasn’t well. Without too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find in the “Lost and Found” box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way . A co-worker told me I should not help this person it would only lead to her wanting help. I ignored(忽视) her and carried on, in spite of the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my and asked to speak with me in private. Curious(好奇的), I gave him my full . He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I burst into tears, because I really the money at the time, but also because I had been recognized in such a way for helping someone! We became good and, twenty years later, he called me up and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He gave me $ 120,000 to buy my house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large . And he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I deserved it. I was able to the perfect little home for me, all because one day I a homeless woman without hesitation.
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Truly D．Really
A．worrying B．joking C．thinking D．caring
A．clothes B．trousers C．socks D．coats
A．out B．back C．in D．off
A．so B．unless C．though D．because
A．more B．less C．much D．little
A．home B．bank C．office D．classroom
A．attention B．patience C．preparation D．satisfaction
A．argument B．conversation C．agreement D．warning
A．worried B．foolish C．painful D．sad
A．how B．whether C．when D．why
A．needed B．deserved C．liked D．gained
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．always
A．students B．experts C．friends D．graduates
A．hopelessly B．unexpectedly C．carelessly D．unwillingly
A．buy B．select C．run D．build
A．favorite B．splendid C．dream D．large
A．present B．effort C．home D．friendship
A．live B．stay C．own D．go
A．found B．helped C．met D．respected
David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
A．starting B．leaving C．arriving D．studying
A．time B．hope C．hunger D．chance
A．let B．have C．see D．help
A．lack B．choice C．favor D．desire
A．and B．so C．but D．as
A．individually B．spiritually C．energetically D．evidently
A．more B．fewer C．smaller D．some
A．showing B．teaching C．improving D．acquiring
A．even B．never C．ever D．just
A．doing B．creating C．applying for D．taking up
A．turned off B．put down C．held up D．turned down
A．even when B．if only C．even D．as if
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．anything D．something
A．pays back B．puts off C．gets in D．pays off
A．wealth B．determination C．hardship D．love
A．yourself B．himself C．herself D．itself
A．developing B．following C．continuing D．reaching
A．demanded B．expected C．inspired D．attracted
A．get B．make C．conduct D．perform
A．journey B．distance C．life D．future