Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Here is a story to help you.
Once a bird lived unhappily. So it traveled far away to look for its happiness.
It flew and flew. Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell off the wall halfway. But it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even so, the spider didn't give up. The little bird asked the spider in surprise. "Why don' t you have pain but happiness on your face though you fail again and again?"
"Because I keep making my efforts. I'm happy." said the spider.
Then the little bird saw it happiness is a will in the heart.
The bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home. Although it was disabled, it had a smiling face.
"I'm happy because I can help others." said the lame duck.
So the bird saw it happiness is a love in the heart.
The bird went on flying and suddenly saw a little dying flower, whose face was full of smile. The bird didn't know the reason. So it asked the little flower, "You're going to die. Why are you still so happy?"
"Because my dream will come true," said the little flower.
"What is your dream?"
"To produce sweet fruit."
The little bird saw it: happiness is a hope in the heart.
So the little bird no more looked for happiness because it had seen the truth happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart. You are the maker of your own happiness.
(1)Who never gave up though it failed again and again in this passage?
A. |
The bird. |
B. |
The spider. |
C. |
The flower. |
D. |
The duck. |
(2)Why is the little dying flower still so happy?
A. |
Because it often helps others. |
B. |
Because it'll produce sour fruit. |
C. |
Because it has a hope in the heart. |
D. |
Because it keeps climbing up a wall. |
(3)What can we know from the story?
A. |
The bird found happiness in its own heart. |
B. |
The bird found happiness in the faraway place. |
C. |
The bird didn't know where happiness was at last. |
D. |
The lame duck wasn't happy because it had to help others. |
(4)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. |
Happiness is important for everyone. |
B. |
Many people know how to find happiness. |
C. |
We make happiness by ourselves. |
D. |
The way to happiness is to have a dream, to help others and not to give up. |
(5)The passage is mainly about .
A. |
will |
B. |
hope |
C. |
love |
D. |
happiness |
One day, a fisherman caught a golden fish(金鱼). “People let me go,” the golden fish said. “I will give you whatever you want.”
“Thank you, but I don’t want anything,” the fisherman said. He put the golden fish back into the sea.
But the fisherman’s wife was angry. “You should ask for a bigger wooden basin!” she shouted. The fisherman went to the seaside and told the golden fish.
“Don’t worry, she has a new basin now,” the golden fish said.
The fisherman went home. But the wife was even angrier. “I want a large house!” The fisherman went to tell the golden fish again.
But the old woman was never satisfied. “I want to be the queen of the sea! And I want the golden fish to serve me!”
The fisherman went to tell the golden fish. The golden fish swam away without saying anything. The fisherman walked back. His wife was in her cold clothes. Her old and broken wooden basin was next to her.
根据短文内容,判断下列各句正误。正确的写“T”,错误的写“F”。 The fisherman caught the golden fish three times.
The fisherman freed the golden fish after he caught it.
The fisherman’s wife was really happy every time when her husband came back.
The fisherman’s wife got a new basin, a large house and became the queen of the sea at last.
The golden fish didn’t say a word but to swim away.
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon 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. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, 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 lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this 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 elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.
The best title of the passage is ________.
A.Money Makes You Happy |
B.The Secrets of Happiness |
C.Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy |
D.Good Friends Make You Happy |
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 |
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 |
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. |
Your school has planned a visit to Lions Nature Education Centre. Here is what you should know about the centre. Please read it.
Lions Nature Education Centre
Lions Nature Education Centre opened in 1991 on what was once a government farm in Sai Kung. Both the government and the Lions Club own it now.
Aims
The aim of the centre is to show visitors everything to do with rural ( 乡下的 ) Hong Kong. We also hope to educate people about the environment. For this reason, it’s really a popular place for school trips and outgoings.
Facilities ( 设施 )
The centre has a large number of indoor and outdoor facilities and exhibitions ( 展品 ). The outdoor facilities include a garden, vegetable fields and a place where trees are grown for study. Indoor exhibition halls provide different kinds of plants, fishes and other things from land or sea. The Farmers’ Market is open at weekends.
Rules for visitors
※ Wear proper clothes, shoes and hats.
※ Bring some water and food, but take your rubbish away with you.
※ Do not break any natural appearance or plants, and do not make the water dirty.
※ Care for other visitors and wildlife ( 野生动植物 ), and do keep quiet wherever you go.
Opening hours
We are open daily from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Exhibition halls are open from 9:30 am to 4:30pm. The centre is closed every Tuesday.
Address: Hiram’s Highway, Sai Kung
Phone: 2792 2234
Website: http://www.hknature.net//lnec
You can visit Lions Nature Education Centre _____________.
A.in the city centre |
B.at Hiram’s Highway |
C.on a government farm |
D.inside the exhibition halls |
In the centre, visitors can learn about _____________.
A.rural clothes and shoes | B.different kinds of seafood |
C.outdoor lions in nature | D.the environment around us |
Before your students go to the centre, you should tell them ____________.
A.not to visit the Farmers’ Market |
B.not to make a noise or wear hats |
C.to care for the wildlife and water |
D.to look for rubbish and take it away |
Lions Nature Education Centre is closed ___________.
A.at weekends | B.after 4:30pm |
C.during weekends | D.before 9:30am |
For more information about the centre, you’d better _________.
A.call at 2792 2234 | B.ask other visitors |
C.study the facilities | D.provide the website |
One day, there were a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
What’s the blind man’s name?
A.Tom | B.John |
C.Tony | D. Sorry, I don’t know. |
Who wrote a new message?
A.The blind man. | B.The teacher. |
C.The publicist. | D.The farmer. |
How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A.By his sign. | B.By his footsteps. |
C.By his voice. | D.By his coins. |
When did the story happen?
A.In spring. | B.In summer. |
C.In autumn. | D.In winter. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.Publicists are always friendly and helpful. |
B.We can get more money by changing a sign. |
C.The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money. |
D.The power (力量) of language is great. |
My Favorite Sweater
by Bonnie Highswith Taylor
My favorite sweater grew too small.
I love that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.
I picked the yarn(纱线), a special blue.
The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露珠).
When I was three I was very small.
But now I’m five and much too tall.
I have a new jacket now that’s green.
So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋)。
My favorite sweater is now their bed. Who is the writer of the poem?
A.The grandma. | B.Miss Taylor. |
C.Mrs. Taylor. | D.Queen |
The girl in this poem is_______ years old now.
A.3 | B.4 | C.5 | D.6 |
What color is the girl's new jacket?
A.Green. | B.Blue. |
C.Red. | D.Purple. |
The word "kitten" in this poem most probably means_______.
A.a baby cat | B.a kind of food |
C.a kind of drink | D.a bed for a baby |