Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success can’t keep lasting happiness for a long time. Aristotle, a great thinker, said, “Happiness depends on ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. We often spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job. If you always think about those, you will be unhappy. You should enjoy simple happiness in your life, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active*, and have hobbies. They can help you forget your problems and time. Many people enjoy dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an old person, or help your mother do some cleaning.The second paragraph tells us that ________.
| A．the more friends you have, the happier you will be |
| B．we shouldn’ t think about our future |
| C．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. |
| D．some people fail to live a happy life |
The passage gives us _________ pieces of advice on happiness
| A．one. | B．two. | C．three. | D．four. |
In the passage “Happiness depends on ourselves” probably means_________?
| A．others can give you happiness. |
| B．nobody can bring us happiness. |
| C．you can bring happiness to yourself. |
| D．happiness is important to us. |
Which of the following is not mentioned* in the passage?
| A．Reading a good book. |
| B．Traveling to a foreign country. |
| C．Playing a sport |
| D．Spending time with close friends. |
The writer thinks that _________.
| A．everyone knows how to live a happier life |
| B．it’s wrong to spend time on work. |
| C．hobbies take up too much time |
| D．doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Yao Ming, the centre of the Chinese National Men’s basketball team, joins the Houston Rocket in the 2002 NBA. The 2.2 m, 120kg basketball star becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外国的) team. Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a leader of the Chinese National Women’s Team. His father plays basketball, too. Yao Ming is welcome in China. He becomes a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association. It’s short for CBA.
During the 2000-2001 seasons, he gets 27.1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental(东方) Sharks in every match. Yao Ming joins the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life. He world do his best to learn from the NBA and improve(提高) himself. Sport analyst(分析家) Bill Walton says, “Yao Ming is very strong. He has the capability(能力) of changing the future(未来) of basketball.”TheHoustonRocketsisthenameofa_______team.
| A．tabletennis | B．volleyball | C．basketball | D．golf |
BothYaoMing’sfatherandmotherare___________.
| A．footballplayers |
| B．theleaderoftheChineseNationalTeam |
| C．thecentersofChineseNationalTeam |
| D．basketballplayers |
YaoMing________inCBAduringthe2000-2001seasons.
| A．doesbadly | B．isn’tgood | C．isin America | D．doeswell |
YaoMing_________theHoustonRocketsinNovember,2002.
| A．doeshisbesttojoin | B．isa teacherin |
| C．becomesamemberof | D．leaves |
SportanalystBillWaltonthinksYaoMingcan__________.
A.learnfromtheNBA.
B.changethefutureofbasketball
C.improvehimself
D.becomesthecaptainoftheHoustonRockets.
Hans says to his friend Kurt，“I’m going to take my car and drive to London.” Kurt says, “Driving to London is very difficult. You aren’t going to find your hotel.” But Hans is not afraid. He drives to Calais, puts his car on his ship, takes it off at Dover, and drives to London.
He stops near the city and looks at his map. Then he drives into London, but he doesn’t find his hotel. He drives round and round for an hour, and then he stops and gets out of his car. A taxi comes, and Hans stops it. “Take me to the Brussels Hotel,” he says. But he doesn’t get into the taxi, he gets back into his car. The taxi man laughs, but then he drives to the Brussels Hotel and Hans follows him in his car. They get to the hotel in two minutes(两分钟后).Hans goes to London by________.
| A．car | B．sea | C．air | D．both sea and land |
Hans can’t find the hotel in_______.
| A．Calais | B．London | C．Dover | D．Brussels |
Hans doesn’t find his hotel because______.
| A．he has no map | B．he doesn’t know English |
| C．he is not good at driving | D．it is not easy to find the way |
Hans stops a taxi and ______.
| A．follows it to the hotel | B．gets into it |
| C．laughs | D．drives it to the hotel |
The hotel is ______.
| A．very far away | B．very near |
| C．very difficult to get to | D．only two minutes’ walk |
A French woman goes to London to see her son. She knows a little English, but can not speak it very well. One day she goes to a shop. She wants to buy a hen for supper. But she can not remember the English word for “hen”. Just then the shop waiter asks her, “Can I help you?” “I want the egg’s mother.” the woman answered. The shop waiter does not understand her and says, “Sorry, we have not any bigger eggs.” Suddenly the woman remembers the word “cock”. “I want the cock’s wife!” she says. This time the shop waiter laughs.The woman goes to London_______.
| A．to learn English | B．to have supper |
| C．to eat some hens | D．to see her son |
The woman________.
| A．only knows a little English |
| B．knows much English |
| C．doesn’t know English |
| D．doesn’t buy a hen at last |
The shop waiter thinks that an egg’s mother must be.
| A．a bigger egg | B．the cock’s wife |
| C．a hen | D．the hen’s sister |
The shop waiter laughs because he ________.
| A．understands the woman at last |
| B．thinks it is interesting. |
| C．does not understand the woman |
| D．thinks that the woman isn’t clever |
Which of the following(如下的) is true?
| A．The waiter knows French. |
| B．The woman buys a cock. |
| C．The woman is foolish(笨的). |
| D．The woman has a hen for her supper. |
Welcome to the zoo!
| Opening time |
Tickets |
| Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m.～6:30 p.m. |
Adults￥10 15～18 ￥8 8～14￥5 Under 8 free |
| Saturday to Sunday 8:00 a.m.～8:30 p.m. |
Keep the zoo clean !
Do not touch the heads of the animals or give food to them.The zoo opensdays a week.
| A．five | B．six | C．seven | D．nine |
On Sunday, the zoo opens at.
| A．7:00 a.m. | B．8:30 a.m. | C．9:00 a.m. | D．8:00 a.m. |
Tom is 15, his brother is 9 and his sister is 6. If they go to the zoo, they need.
| A．￥23 | B．￥15 | C．￥13 | D．￥17 |
The zoo closes aton Wednesday.
| A．9:00 a.m. | B．8:30 p.m. | C．8:00 p.m. | D．6:30 p.m. |
We mustin the zoo.
| A．give the food to the animals |
| B．keep the zoo clean |
| C．touch the heads of the animals |
| D．have lunch everywhere |
People have different ways to express love. Once, our teacher asked us to talk about it. There were all kinds of answers. Someone said we could use flowers to express love; someone said we could use languages;（1）someone said we could _____ troubles and happiness _____ each other. A girl told us a true story.
A young man and his wife were both biology scientists. They often did some research（研究） on wild plants in the forest. They had a clever girl and they loved each other.
One day, they went to the forest as usual. But when they climbed up the hill, they were afraid. A lion was watching them. They didn’t bring a gun（枪）with them. It was impossible to run away. Their faces got pale and they stood there without moving. The lion stood there, too. （2） After a few minutes it came up to them slowly, and then it ran faster and faster. It came in front of his wife. Just at that time, the man shouted in a loud voice and began to run away. The lion turned around and began to run after the man. Lions prefer to attack（攻击）the running person. It is the lion’s character. After a while, the man was killed by the lion. The woman came back safely.
The girl asked us if we knew what the man had said. All the students gave one of these two answers. One was, “Honey, sorry.” And the other was “Hurry, run”. But the girl said we were all wrong. The man shouted to his wife loudly, “Take care of Lily. Live happily.”
At last, the girl said, “At the most dangerous moment, my dad ran away alone. He used the special way to show his love.”在（1）句空白处填上恰当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺:
___________ ___________将（2）句译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________.What did the man do when they met the lion on the hill?
_________________________________________________________________________在文中找出所给句子的同义句: “Do you know what the man said?” the girl asked us.
______________________________________________________________找出文中或写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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