Money and Happiness
A Guide to Living the good life
Author: Laura Rowley
Publisher: Wiley (March 1, 2005)
Laura Rowley makes us all understand the money-happiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and our efforts wisely. She offers insight that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.
The Happiness Makeover
How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every Day
Author: M. J. Ryan
Publisher: Broadway (May 10, 2005)
Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led(引领) her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wide-ranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:
Clear away happiness hindrances(障碍物) like worry, fear, envy, and grudges
Discover happiness boosters like meaningful work, challenge, and gratitude
Learn to think optimistically(乐观地)（it is really possible!）
Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life Happiness
The Science Behind Your Smile
Author: Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2005)
This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.
Hormones（荷尔蒙）, health, and Happiness
Author: Steven F. Hotze
Publisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2005)
Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of health care. In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and maintain optional cell, tissue(身体组织), and organ（器官） functioning so that you can enjoy a better quality of life.
1.At least how many books are written by women according to the passage above?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
2.Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health naturally(自然地)?
A. Laura Rowley B. Ryan’s C. Daniel Nettle’s D. Steven F. Hotze’s
3.Which book is the result of the author’s own need to know more about happiness?
A. Hormones, health, and Happiness
B. Money and Happines
C. The Happiness Makeover
D. The Science Behind Your Smile
What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Spanish? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it often has no exact translation. It’s not surprising really, because the idea of home differs from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
But it’s not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and reveal（显示） different attitudes and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
“In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”
Cheryl, Boston, USA
What are typical features of homes in your country?
“In Britain, even in town there’s always a garden and sometimes a cellar（地下室）. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies (阳台). The weather isn’t warm enough!”
— Pat, Exeter, England
1.Which one is true according to the passage?
A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.
B. “Home” is a place where you feel safe and relaxed.
C. Although homes look different in different countries, they have the same needs.
D. Houses in northern Europe always have big windows and cool stone floors.
2.The word “home” has no exact translation because ______.
A. people can’t find this word in the dictionary
B. no one knows what it is
C. it has different meanings in different countries
D. people can’t understand each other very well
3.You can ______ at home according to the passage.
A. eat, play, and teach students B. cook, talk, and play games
C. swim, eat, and make friends D. do nothing
4.Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?
A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.
B. Because there’s a fire in the living room.
C. Because they wear heavy clothing all day long.
D. Because the sun there shines a lot.
Long ago there were two people--- a young father and an old neighbor. One day the young father was visiting the old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side. “Now tie it again，please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
1.The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
B． how to tie and untie the string
C． how to take care of young trees
D． how strict parents should be with their children.
2.The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
B． in order to let the old man teach him
C． in order to throw it away
D． so that both of the trees would grow straight
3.When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． When the young man has untied it next time
B． When the young tree grows strong enough
C． When the old man has left
D． After you have untied it
4.At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
B． that he should be hard on them
C. that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
D． that he should always be strict with his children
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I still remember my first job in the city center. The was large, dark and old the physics lecture room was on the second floor. , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM’ on the . The students were sixteen or seventeen years old, several years younger than me. , some of them looked and acted older than me sometimes.
The room was directly the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses. One day, I was some words on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me. There was a man standing in the room with an apple in his hand. He looked .
“Who threw this?” he asked, looking round the class.
“I beg your pardon? What is the matter?” I said. “ threw this apple out of the window,” he said. “It on my car.”
“Who threw an apple out of the window?” I to the class. There was no answer.
“I the fellow who threw this.” said the man. “I will be outside for you.” And then he left, closing the door behind him.
was silence and I continued with the lesson. At the end of every lesson, usually the class were all before the bell finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty . This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one . “That’s all for today,” I said. “You go first, sir,” said one of the boys. It made a nice change, I being out first.
1.A. room B. building C. floor D. city
2.A. and B. as C. so D. but
3.A. Happily B. Luckily C. Properly D. Actually
4.A. floor B. ground C. door D. window
5.A. over B. only C. up D. almost
6.A. In fact B. In the end C. After all D. As a result
7.A. more B. less C. very D. even
8.A. on B. above C. below D. in
9.A. getting B. making C. taking D. putting
10.A. hardly B. almost C. half D. such
11.A. angry B. kind C. sorry D. happy
12.A. Anyone B. One C. Who D. Someone
13.A. hit B. defeated C. landed D. arrived
14.A. asked B. said C. talked D. told
15.A. hate B. find C. get D. want
16.A. waiting B. looking C. finding D. seeing
17.A. It B. There C. This D. That
18.A. walked B. left C. gone D. ended
19.A. lesson B. class C. room D. lecture
20.A. heard B. finished C. spoke D. moved
Although Xiamen is a gorgeous city, Harry still decided that he would drive all the way home instead of _____ at a hotel for the night.
A. putting down B. putting off C. putting on D. putting up
—Mary，new copies of Harry Potter are on sale now．
—Great! Let’s go and buy this afternoon．
A．it B．that C．any D．one
