Does being rich make you happy? Many studies on happiness give negative answers. Here are some points in being happy.
Basic Human Needs Must Be Met
People whose basic needs for shelter, clothing and food are not met will find it very difficult to feel happy. Of course，there are exceptions，but for most of us，we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.
The Joneses Cannot Be Escaped
People's happiness is not determined by how much they have, but by how much people around them have. So, we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us.
This means that while keeping up with the Joneses could be destructive if we let it go too far, it is also part of human nature to want to feel at least on the same level，financially，as those surrounding us.
You Should Escape The Rat Race
We should know the importance of staying out of the rat race. So yes, you need to work hard，get the education you need to land a good job and work long enough and hard enough to get to a place where you can easily meet your basic needs. What are basic needs? For most middle or upper middle class Americans, basic needs are not very basic anymore.
For most of us，once our basic needs have been met, happiness is achieved when we engage in activities we like，spend time with friends and family and stay active. Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy.
Ideally, these questions should be answered when you're still young and just starting out. Don't wait until your midlife crisis to realize that half your life has passed you by and you're still unhappy.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．The research on what determines happiness
B．Being rich makes people happy
C．What makes people feel unhappy
D．Key points on being rich and being happy
2.What does "the Joneses" in Paragraph 4 probably stand for？
A．Expensive things B．Neighbors
C．Money D．Richer people
3.From the passage，what people probably do in "the rat race"？
A．To enjoy their life with family.
B．To get high education for better jobs.
C．To work too hard for money only.
D．To work hard for basic needs.
4.What's the attitude of the author towards the passage?
A．Money is happiness.
B．The love of money is the root of all evil.
C．Money doesn't grow on trees.
D．Money is a big problem, but money isn't everything.
Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors，artists，and other figures as the main subject. Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women's Movement with her strong writings.
Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba（古巴）where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16 Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.
In 1923 Nin got married to her husband，Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924 Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D. H. Lawrence：An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939 Nin left Paris as it was a French government's request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steloff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.
In 1931 Nin wrote her book Henry and June from the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936 Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel.
Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973 Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate（荣誉博士学位）by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974 Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.
In 1977 Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.
1.What information can we get from Paragraph one?
A．Anais Nin was a native American.
B．Anais Nin started Women's Movement.
C．Anais Nin gave lectures in several colleges.
D．Anais Nin wrote mainly about her family life.
2.Why did Nin and her husband move back to New York in 1939?
A．Because they expected to enter the film industry.
B．Because the couple wanted to stay away from the coming war.
C．Because they intended to have her books published.
D．Because they both meant to promote the sales of new books.
3.We can infer from the passage that＿．
A．Nin got married in 1923 and started writing a year later
B．Nin wrote her book Henry and June from the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin after she moved to America
C．Nin directed and played in various films
D．Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Philadelphia College of Science
Introduction:
Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively, you
need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to
remember when speaking English in the United States.
General Points to Remember
Most Americans only speak English.
While it is true that more and more Americans
speak Spanish, most Americans only speak
English. Don't expect them to understand
your native language.
Americans have difficulty understanding
foreign accents. Many Americans are not used
to foreign accents. This requires patience from
both of you! Conversation Tips
Speak about location.
Talk about work. Americans commonly
ask "What do you do?" It's not considered
impolite（as in some countries）and is a
popular topic of discussion between strangers.
Talk about sports.
Be careful when expressing ideas about
race, religion or other sensitive topics.
Addressing People
Use last names with people you do not
know.
Always use “Ms.” when addressing
women.
Many Americans prefer first names.
Americans prefer informal greetings and
using first names or nicknames when speaking
with colleagues and acquaintances. Public Behavior
Always shake hands.
Look your partner in the eye.
Don't hold hands: Same sex friends do
not usually hold hands or put their arms
around each other in public in the United
States.
1."When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place”can be used as a supporting sentence to _____.
A．talk about sports B．address people
C．talk about work D．speak about location
2.If you are introduced to a woman called Pearl S. Buck, how should you address her usually?
A．What are you doing, Madam Buck?
B．How do you do, Ms. Buck?
C．How are you doing, Mrs. Pearl?
D．How are you, Miss Pearl S.?
3.The underlined word “acquaintance” in the table may probably mean______.
A．things that are precious
B．foreigners that you can talk to
C．persons who you are familiar with
D．languages that you can speak
4.We can infer from the text that ______.
A．smoking is allowed in public in the modern United States
B．different sex friends should hold hands during the first meeting
C．when you speak to others, it's polite not to look into their eyes
D．Americans shake hands when greeting the same sex friends
I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer last surnmen The training
I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.
My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket,because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.
As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie's self-confidence,which encouraged her to continue her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarketelt. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son,Tony, a shy first grader with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.
As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.
1.What did the author do last summer?
A．She worked in the supermarket
B．She helped someone to learn to read
C．She gave single mothers the help they needed
D．She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer
2.Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?
A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket
B．Because she lived far away from the bus stop
C．Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket
D．Because she couldn’t find the right bus
3.How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?
A．She knew where the goods were in the supermarket
B．She asked others to take her to the right place
C．She managed to find the goods by their looks
D．She remembered the names of the goods
4.What did the writer think of her work as a literacy volunteer?
A．Interesting B．Meaningful
C．Tiring D．Touching
When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher if I grew up，simply because I wanted to write on the chalkboard！My teachers seemed to be the 36 printers，curving their letters just so，and I wanted to do it 37 ！Now，after "higher education"，and three 38 career paths，I have come back to want to be a 39 ，but my reasons have changed. I was 40 in my years of high school，to have teachers that really 41 me as an individual, and I want to 42 this back.
A teacher's gentleness needs to be shown when 43 or encouraging the students. It is important to make the corrections in order for the students to learn. 44 ，this needs to be done in a 45 that will help to 46 the student to make the changes necessary,___47___ discouraging them from learning.Being patient is also extremely important，because the class needs to know what to 48 from the teacher.This will also help to build a better agreement with the students，and help both the teacher and students to learn more about each other.
If a teacher exhibits a true love of 49 and helping students learn，many of the qualities ___50___ above will just fall into place. The teacher that had the most 51 on me had the best fame in the school. She was strict，and she did demand a lot, but she was able to show us it was ___52___she cared for us. She knew each of us was worth it，and she knew we each could do it. She __53___ knowledge，gently, firmly, patiently，respectfully, and most effectively. She gently encouraged us to make 54 when we needed to，and 55 us when we did. She was a true teacher, not just someone who taught，and this is the kind of teacher I hope to be.
1. A．funniest B．greatest C．strangest D．cleverest
2. A．too B．either C．also D．hard
3. A．ordinary B．familiar C．difficult D．different
4. A．teacher B．doctor C．lawyer D．secretary
5. A．diligent B．active C．successful D．fortunate
6. A．cared about B．believed in C．longed for D．thought about
7. A．take B．keep C．give D．hold
8. A．talking B．working C．correcting D．stressing
9. A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Otherwise
10. A．sense B．class C．means D．manner
11. A．prevent B．motivate C．force D．forbid
12. A．beyond B．through C．without D．towards
13. A．result B．hear C．suffer D．expect
14. A．teaching B．learning C．considering D．treating
15. A．discussed B．referred C．mentioned D．engaged
16. A．goal B．impact C．affect D．duty
17. A．while B．although C．since D．because
18. A．passed on B．pulled on C．kept on D．turned on
19. A．decisions B．choices C．changes D．attempts
20. A．blamed B．ignored C．helped D．praised
—Well,it’s getting late.I must be going.Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party.
—______.
A．Oh,it’s so late B．Thank you for coming
C．All right D．I really had a happy time
