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Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes（基因）. 1. We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions.
Strategy（策略）1: 2.
The first step is to make a choice to be happy. In Seeking Happiness, Bertrand Russell said, “Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort must play a great part.”
Once you’ve decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achieving happiness.
Strategy 2: Develop gratitude（感激）.
In Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise”. 3.
Strategy 3: Remember, money can’t buy happiness.
Research shows: 4. Yes, “we always think that some things are wrong because they cannot bring us happiness.” writes Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness.
Strategy 4: Take part in meaningful activities.
“People are seldom happier,” says Jackson, “than when they’re doing meaningful activities.”
Yet, he has found that the most common leisure（休闲）activity — watching TV — produces some of the lowest levels of happiness. 5. Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily, he writes in Finding Flow.
A. Choose to be happy.
B. Seek happiness.
C. However, psychologists believe we can pursue happiness.
D. This drives bitterness from our heart, and promotes happiness.
E. Happiness is decided by many things.
F. To get more out of life, we need to put more into it.
G. More money doesn’t often bring more happiness.
Taxpayers(纳税人) in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearly 56 percent of income, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Taxpayers in the U.S. pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury. Taxes pay for services provided by the government. The U.S. ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report.
An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report. In America, an unmarried person, with no children, making the average wage of $50,000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal (联邦的) income tax and payroll taxes (工资税). A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income. The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax.
The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually April 15. This year, the deadline is April 18. American taxpayers complain that wealthy people and large companies pay too little tax, according to a Pew Research Center poll from 2015.
Americans pay tax to fund programs like Social Security and Medicaid, according to the Pew Research Center. Last year, American taxes paid for $888 billion in Social Security benefits. Social Security pays the elderly an income after they stop working. The government also paid more than $546 billion in Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Those programs pay for health and medical care to people who cannot afford it, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
1.According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The income tax rate of America ranks 25 of the world.
B. No countries in the world have a higher income tax than that in Belgium.
C. Taxpayers in America pay more in income tax than many Europeans.
D. The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually between April 15 and April 18
2. The majority of people benefiting from the taxes in America are ________.
A. wealthy people and corporations
B. unmarried people
C. married couples
D. the elderly retirees
3.How is Passage 2 mainly developed?
A. By showing differences B. By analyzing causes
C. By describing process D. By explanations
4.The author mainly wants to tell us ________.
A. how Americans use their taxes
B. how much do Americans pay their taxes
C. that Americans pay less income tax than many others
D. that many people are complaining about the taxes
Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
1.Anne's work at the summer resort .
A. showed her love for long tours
B. helped her to explore the wilderness
C. earned her high admiration in college
D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding
2. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to .
A. live in the mountains
B. enlarge her living space
C. settle in a more beautiful place
D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists
3. We can conclude from the text that Anne .
A. felt very lonely living in the woods
B. made the wilderness a part of her life
C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe
D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic
4.What's the main idea of the text?
A. A brief introduction to Anne’s life.
B. Anne’s achievements.
C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.
D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new secret of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly likely that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Twothirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving in.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”，and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”．
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously thought. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The meaning of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
1.The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. early B. quickly C. sweetly D. violently
2.Some cats and dogs may fight when .
A. they are cold to each other
B. they look away from each other
C. they are introduced at an early age
D. they misunderstand each other's signals
3.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs .
A. have common interests
B. are less different than what we thought
C. have a common body language
D. are less intelligent than what we expected
4.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
A. We should learn to live in harmony.
B. We should know more about animals.
C. We should live in peace with animals.
D. We should learn more body languages.
A Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your passport to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to buy your tickets now.
Three types of 1-day ticket are available:
Ticket Type | Price |
General Admission Ticket (aged 12—64) | HK $ 499 |
Child Ticket (aged 3----11) | HK $ 355 |
Senior Ticket (aged 65 or above) | HK $ 100 |
Free admission for Child aged under 3.
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1. In which place can you get a free gift for buying two tickets?
A. Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express.
B. Disney’s Hollywood Hotel.
C. Hong Kong Disneyland main Entrance.
D. Asia World-Expo Box Office.
2.For a young couple with a 2-year-old kid spending a day in the park, they have to pay at least .
A. HK $ 499 B. HK $ 854 C. HK $ 998 D. HK $ 1353
3.To buy tickets at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express on Sundays, you have to get there before .
A. 10:30 pm B. 6:00 pm C. 5:00 pm D. 8:00 pm
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