Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.
Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky (偷偷摸摸的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quite sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility (高尚).
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorable again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
1．According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our _________.
A．self-respect B．financial rewards
C．advertising ability D．friendly relationship
2．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to __________.
A．lying B．stealing
C．cheating D．advertising
3．The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention” (in para. 5) means __________.
A．telling the truth to the clerk B．offering advice to the clerk
C．asking the clerk to be more attentive D．reminding the clerk of the danger
4．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．How to Live Truthfully B．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect D．Happiness through Honorable Actions
A lot of people live their lives having no clue what they want. If you ask me, I’d like to point out that you have only one life.____36___You should start right now!
If you don’t want to spend your life wandering aimlessly, you can use the following four tips to find out exactly what you want in life.
1.Regret nothing
It’s your life. It’s time for you to live it exactly the way you want to. If you constantly regret things you did or didn’t do in the past, then you won’t be able to move forward. Don’t live in the past. ___37___
2. Figure out what you need
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what you need. ___38___ Is it your family? The freedom to express yourself? Love? Financial security? Something else? If it helps, you can make a list of priorities. Also think about the kind of legacy (遗产)you want to leave behind.
3. Let people around you know what you’re trying to achieve
___39___Voice them all out! If you tell people what you’re trying to accomplish, they will most likely support you and give you new ideas.
4. Stay positive.
Life doesn’t always go the way you want it. Don’t feel discouraged as your plans stray(偏离). Take control. ___40___You will get there someday. You’re just taking a little detour. Sometimes a positive attitude is all you need to keep going.
A. Live in the present and the future!
B. Don’t keep your goals and desires to yourself.
C. Sit down and think about what you need the most.
D. Instead of going crazy, try your best to deal with the changes.
E. Setting a goal can help you experience everything you want in life.
F. You should get the most out of it and do things that make you happy.
G. Once you find the thing that makes you happy the most, you will have a clear idea of what you should strive for.
Tens of thousands of ancient pictures carved into the rocks at one of France’s most important tourist sites are being gradually destroyed. Scientists and researchers fear that the 36,000 drawings on rocks in Mont Bego in the French Alps are being damaged so rapidly that they will not survive for future generations.
The mountain, believed to have once been a site for prayer, is scattered (散布) with 4,000-year-old drawings cut into bare rock. They include pictures of cows with horns, cultivated fields (耕地) and various gods and goddesses. But as the popularity of the site increases, the pictures are being ruined by thoughtless graffiti (涂鸦).
Jean Clottes is the chairman of the International Committee on Rock Art. He says, “People think that because the pictures have been there so long they will always continue to be there. But if the damage continues at this rate there will be nothing left in 50 years.”
He describes seeing tourists stamping on the drawings, wearing away the rock and definition (清晰) of the artwork as they do so. Some visitors, he says, even cut off parts to take home as souvenirs. “When people think they can’t take a good enough photograph, they rub the drawings to get a clearer picture,” he said. “The drawings are polished by the weather, and if the sun is shining and the visitors can’t see them properly they simply rub them to make them look fresher.” Other researchers describe how people arrive carrying long sticks with sharp ends to scratch (刮) their own drawings, or even their names, in the rocks.
But experts are divided over the best way to preserve the drawings. Henry de Lumley, director of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, believes that the only way to save the site is to turn the whole mountain into a “no-go” area, preventing the public from going there except on guided tours. Otherwise, he says, not only will the site be completely destroyed but important research work will be reduced.
Clottes disagrees, “The measure suggested by Henry de Lumley is the most severe, and while it is the most effective, it is also certain to bring about protests from people who live there,” he said. “The site was classified as a historic monument years ago by the Ministry of Culture, and we must do as much as possible to save what is there.”
David Lavergne, the regional architect, also wants to avoid closing the site. “Henry de Lumley’s idea isn’t ideal,” he said. “Our department feels that the best solution is to let people look at the site, but because the area is very big it is difficult to prevent visitors from damaging it. I would prefer that everyone was able to look at it, but the main problem is money. We do not have the funds to employ the necessary number of guards. We may have to consider charging a fee. It doesn’t seem to be possible to get the government support.”
In Nice, Annie Echassoux, who also worked on researching the site, is alarmed that as the mountain becomes easier to reach — tourists can now avoid the three-and-a-half-hour walk by hiring vehicles — the damage will increase rapidly. She thinks that the only solution is to rope off the area and provide guides. “You can’t say the plan can’t go ahead because there is no money,” she said. “That is not good enough. Money must be provided because the Ministry of Culture has classified this area as a historic site. If we don’t take steps, we will be responsible for losing the drawings for the next generation.”
50. Jean Clottes says that people who visit the mountain____.
A. do not believe the drawings are old. B. believe they are allowed to paint there
C. think the drawings should be left alone D. think the drawings will not disappear
51. According to Jean Clottes, some of the visitors to the area have____.
A. helped to clean the drawings B. taken bits of the rock home
C. been unable to take photographs D. misunderstood what the pictures mean
52. Henry de Lumley is eager to ____.
A. set up research projects B. protect public rights
C. keep out individual visitors D. ban traffic in the area
53. Which word best describes Annie Echassoux’s attitude towards saving the historic site?
A. Supportive. B. Disappointed. C. Worried. D. Hesitant.
54. This passage has been written about Mont Bego to ____.
A. advertise the closing of the site B. warn visitors about the dangers of the site
C. encourage scientists to visit the site D. describe fears for the future of the site
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B. www.chinablog.com --- this is the perfect site for anyone interested about what people in China are thinking about today. Chinablog already hosts the weblogs (blogs-opinion web pages that allow readers to also post comments about the article featured) of over 50,000 people and is growing every day. For a monthly fee of $10 join chinablog and share your opinions with the world.
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46. Jessie was out last night and missed the big football match that was shown on TV. He already knows the result of the match but he would like to see the highlights of the game online.
47. Robert is a university student studying political science and has a great interest in news and politics from around the world. However, he feels that mainstream news sources do not provide balance analysis of most of these stories so he is looking for a site with a different perspective(角度) where he can also voice his own opinions about the topics discussed.
48. Killah is a student planning to travel to China in the summer and wants to find out more about the country, its people and interesting places to visit. Being on a limited budget however, he has no money spare to pay for this kind of information.
49. Jordan is a business analyst with a large financial company. In order to write a report for the general manager he needs the latest data about the performance of the London Stock Exchange.
50. Bluey is a man of many opinions and is interested in what people think about his ideas. He therefore wants to start his own blog where he can tell the world what he thinks and where he can get feedback on his ideas from the readers. However, Bluey is currently unemployed so he can't afford to play for the privilege.
When we had our class, our psychology teacher would take any liquid medicine from a tiny bottle. This touched the whole classes. We thought that he should ask for leave and stayed at home for a rest, so he came to each class on time. Therefore, all of us studied psychology hard than we did any other subject. In the end of that term, we told him that how much we appreciated him. We were so worrying about her health that we asked him what disease he got and what medicine he took. With satisfied smile, he said, “I’m quite all right and it’s a bottle of tea.
They may be just passing your office, computer bag slung (悬挂) over one shoulder. Or they may be sitting in a car outside it, causally tapping away at a laptop. They look like innocent passers-by. In fact, they are stealing your corporate secrets.
Drive-by hacking is the trendy term given to the practice of breaking into wireless computer networks from outside the buildings that house them. A recent study in the UK, sponsored by RSA Data Security, found that two-thirds of organizations with wireless networks were risking their data in this way. Security experts patrolled (巡逻) several streets in the City of London seeking evidence of wireless networks in operation.
Of 124 that they identified, 83 were sending data without encrypting（加密） them. Such data could readily be picked up by a passer-by armed only with a portable computer, a wireless modem and a few pieces of software that can be freely downloaded from the Internet.
The data could include sensitive company documents containing valuable information. Or they could be e-mail identities and passwords that could be used by hackers to log into corporate networks as if they were legal users.
Most companies using wireless networking technology do not take even the simplest of measures to protect their data. Nearly all wireless network technology comes with some basic security features that need only to be activated (激活) in order to give a minimum level of security, for example, by encrypting the data being passed over the network.
Raymon Kruck, business development manager at Check Point Software, a security technology specialist, believes this could be partly a psychological problem. People see the solid walls of their building as safeguards and forget that wireless networks can extend up to 200 meters beyond physical walls.
Companies without any security at all on their wireless networks make it ridiculously easy for hackers to break in. Switching on the security that comes with the network technology should be automatic. Then there are other basic steps a company can take, says Mr. Kruck, such as changing the passwords on the network from the default (默认) setting.
Companies can also install firewalls, which form a barrier between the internal network and the public Internet. They should also check their computer records regularly to spot any abnormal activity, which might betray the presence of a hacker.
41. According to the study sponsored by RSA Data Security, two thirds of the subjects _______.
A. had most of their company data stolen
B. depended on wireless computer networks
C. were exposed to drive-by hacking
D. were unaware of the risk of wireless hacking
42. Whichof the following is NOT considered in the study?
A.The number of computer hacking incidents.
B.The number of wireless computer networks identified.
C.The way in which data are sent and received.
D.The way in which data are hacked and stolen.
43. Most wireless network technology has_________.
A.data encryption program B. password security programs
C.illegal-user detection D. firewall
44. Raymond Kruck most probably agrees that wireless network security involves ________.
A. wireless signal administration B. changes in user’s awareness
C. users’ psychological health D. stronger physical walls
45. The passage is lost likely to be seen in a __________
A. book review B. science fiction C. textbook D. computer magazine
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When an English traveler, who spent a few week in Sweden, 1．________
was about to return to home, he found he had only enough 2．________
money left to get a ticket to England．Since it was only two-day 3．________
voyage, he believed he can get home without eating 4．________
anything．He final bought a ticket with that little money and 5．________
went to board the ship．He closed his ears to the sound 6．________
of the lunch bell or refused to go to where people had 7．________
his dinner when dinnertime came．However, he couldn’t 8．________
stand this any longer and went to the dining hall, enjoy the 9．________
last meal on the ship．He then said, “Waiter, brings me the bill.” 10．________
“Oh, meals are included in the ticket,” said the waiter．
Sam is going to talk about the history of his country, but I’d rather he ______more on its culture.
A. focus B. focused C. focusing D. will focus
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A：My wife and I are going to the exhibition of Chinese painting this afternoon, Henry. 1
B：Thanks. 2 I haven’t been there .You know I don’t much about Chinese painting. I just have an interest in it.
A：That’s good enough for us . We know almost nothing about it.
B： 3 .
A：Well ,why not come and have lunch with us? We’ll have an early lunch and then go there by bike together.
B： 4 You see, some of my students said that they would be coming over Sunday morning.
5 I’ll come at about one thirty .Will that be too late?
A：Well, but come earlier if you can.
A．Thanks, but I’m afraid not.
B．Would you like to come with us?
C．That would be nice.
D．We’ll wait until you arrive.
E．I don’t know when they are leaving.
F．When and where shall I meet you?
G．I learned something about it at school.
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Bob told me that before he was a teacher, all what he 1．_______
would like doing was to be a lawyer. 2．_______
He had worked very hard at his lessons and try to 3．_______
enter into a famous university, but something unfortunate 4．_______
happened in his family, which made necessary for him 5．_______
to work for a life. As a young man, he had been a 6．_______
bus driver, a dustman and a salesman, and he spent his 7．_______
spare times studying and finally became a college teacher. 8．_______
“Young people,” he often said, “ are fill of 9．_______
wishes and hopes before they step into the society.” 10．_______
One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem, while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter（仲裁人）. I read the examination problem: “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer（气压计）. ”The student had answered; "Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building.”
The student had really answered the question completely, but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and dashed off one, which read：“Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula（公式）to calculate the height of the building.”
At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then added, "Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him, ‘Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.”,
Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional(传统的) answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
1. The student got a zero at the beginning because _____.
A. the teacher wasn't satisfied with him
B. his answer wasn't complete or correct
C. the teacher didn't fully understand his answer
D. his answer didn't show his knowledge of physics
2. We know from the passage that _____.
A. the student knew the expected answer
B. the administrator told Bohr the height
C. the author preferred Bohr's last answer
D. the teacher was a very stubborn person
3. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. instructors can teach students how to think
B. arbiters can help students to get high scores
C. students should be given more freedom in thinking
D. teachers should make students use physical formulas
4. What was Bohr's attitude toward his schooling?
A. Optimistic B. Critical C. Approving D. Neutral
--- Oh my god! You ______ wear slippers to attend the conference．
--- I'm sorry I forgot there is a conference．
A．must B．can C．should D．shall
It was a rather boring class； the part about using data was quite useful.
A．and B．but C．for D．so
—Some English idioms are difficult to understand.
—Exactly, ________ you know the meaning of each word.
A．if only B．even if C．as if D．now that
---Guess what? I met Mark at the party.
---If my memory serves me correctly, you two _______each other for almost ten years.
A. haven’t seen B. hadn’t seen C. didn’t see D. don’t see
He hesitated for some time to decide he would choose to improve his reading skills from all the books referred to.
A. what B. which C. if D. whether
More and more TV shows, movies and sporting events are being broadcast in High Definition (HD) -including “Good Morning America.” If you want to join the millions who are already experiencing a superior picture, you’ll need a High Definition TV (HDTV). But even if you’re ready to retire your old TV-or move it into the back bedroom where no one will ever see it-you’re bound to have lots of questions before you make an investment in a new drool-worthy HDTV.
You might be wondering about hardware, cost and how to actually receive High Definition programming on your set. “GMA” technology contributor Becky Worley offers this instruction to understanding the complicated world of HD.
What is HDTV ①？
High definition TV is a richer transmission of television signals that makes for a more vivid viewing experience. HDTV is to standard TV what FM radio is to AM radio. HDTV is crisp, clear and noise-free, with resolution that is at least twice that of analog (模拟信号)television and CD-quality sound.
How Do I Get HDTV ②?
HDTV signals are broadcast via antennas (天线)in urban areas, and via satellite TV or cable TV.
To receive an over-the air HDTV signal, you must live within a certain radius（半径）of an HDTV broadcast antenna and have the proper HDTV tuner (调谐器) or antenna installed in your home.
To receive a Cable or Satellite HDTV signal, you must have a proprietary (专利的)HDTV set-top box supplied by your provider.
Not all programming is available in HDTV yet, but many network shows and sporting events are currently in HD and many more are converting over.
When you watch a DVD on your HDTV, it is not technically HDTV quality, but it will look crisper on your HDTV than on a regular TV.
There are three major terms that will describe the high-end TV sets that are on sale today :HDTV ③ are TV sets that can receive and process over-the-air HD signals. You may need an antenna to receive the HD signal, but an HD tuner is built into the set and can process the signal without any other equipment. If you want to receive an HD signal from your cable or satellite provider, you will need one of the provider’s proprietary set-top boxes.
HD-Ready TV are TV sets that need an additional piece of hardware to actually receive the HD signal, such as a stand-alone HD tuner (from $250 and up) or the set-top HDTV box provided by your cable or satellite TV company.
EDTV stands for Enhanced Digital Television. The visual quality of an EDTV is better than a standard analog TV, but is not as crisp or bright as a true HDTV.
1．Which of the following best describe the features of HDTV?
A．It offers programs with clearer pictures and sound of better quality.
B．It offers more interesting and entertaining programs.
C．It offers more TV channels and choices of programs.
D．It offers program for high technology
2．“HDTV is to standard TV what FM radio is to AM radio.” in this passage is .
A．an example to show HDTV is different from common TV.
B．an example to show the similarity between HDTV and FM radio.
C．a comparison to show HDTV is more advanced than common TV.
D．a comparison to show HDTV is better than FM radio.
3．As for the meaning of “HDTV” in different places (①②③) of this article, which of the following statement is TRUE?
A．①and ③carry the same meaning while ②carries different meaning.
B．①and ②carry the same meaning while ③carries different meaning.
C．②and ③carry the same meaning while ①carries different meaning.
D．①, ②and ③all carry the same meaning.
4．If you want to receive HDTV program at home, you should have .
A．an antenna, an HDTV set and a tuner
B．an HD-ready TV set and live within the radius of an HDTV broadcast antenna
C．an EDTV set and a set-top box
D．an HDTV set, an antenna and live within the radius of an HDTV broadcast antenna
Nowadays, you’ll notice a phenomenon _____ a lot of people are wearing jeans to concerts.
A. where B. that C. if D. whether
Do you make friends 61 (easy)? Do a wall-sit test and you’ll find out.
Researchers at the University of Oxford did 62 study with 101 participants aged between 18 and 34. Participants first 63 (fill) out questionnaires about their social lives, and they were then asked 64 (press)against a wall with their 65 (knee) at right angles(直角)for as long as they could, 66 can be really painful.
The results showed that the longer participants held the position, the bigger 67 outer network---or distant friends they contacted once or twice a month—was. That was 68 the brain’s painkilling system is associated __69 both pain tolerance and social bonding, which means that the more active this system is, the 70 (good) you are at both.
---Excuse me, what can I do for you?
---Yes. I'd like to place ________ advertisement for ________ used car in your paper.
A. the; a B. an; / C. an; a D. /; the
