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Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh.But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun.They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness". But in memoir(回忆录)after memoir, they expose the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness. Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment.For commitment is in fact quite painful.The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement.Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness.They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep.I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to.It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness.It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless.And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 67.If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____. A.will start a business B.won' t place too much value on money C.will seek for freedom D.won't devote himself to his family 68.The author probably agrees that ____. A.fun creates long - lasting satisfaction B.fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting C.fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness D.long - standing fun may lead to happiness 69.What does the author think of marriage? A.It ends in pain. B.It leads to raising children. C.It affords greater fun. D.It means commitment. 70.What is the passage mainly about? A. Marriage and commitment. B.Success and satisfaction. C. Fun and happiness. D.Entertainment and responsibility. 51—54 DCDA 55---59 BADB 59---62 AADB 63—66 DABD 67—70 BBDC 23. 【2013•湖北省荆州中学期中】 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won't carry disease. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it. People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone. 51. The passage mainly talks about ________ . A. how to keep disease from pets B. pets in Canada C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada 52. They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ___ . A. the pets are sick B. the pets are wild C. they want to stop them from carrying disease D. they want them to sleep on the way home 53. This passage shows that Canadians ________ . A. hate animals B. often kill animals C. love animals D. don't keep pets inside house 54. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because _____ . A. they don't love their parents any more B. they can only find jobs far from their parents C. their parents' houses are too small D. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more B The following is a true story. It happened in the northern end of Queensland, Australia, where all kinds of animals live in the forest. Lisa, a 33-year-old woman, went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, leaving Barney, her three-year-old son, playing by himself in the back garden. Suddenly, a sharp cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa rushed into the backyard in a hurry and found a big snake entwining the little child with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! It was a boa(蟒)! Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth. It was fearless mother love that made Lisa forget what she faced. She took up an old hoe from the ground and beat the boa with all her might. One...two... With the hoe, Lisa beat the snake repeatedly, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad. Suddenly Lisa put away the hoe and threw herself to the boa, opening her mouth and bit into the boa’s back as if trying to eat a rare steak(牛排). Lisa was really mad! Blood was spurting(喷射) out of the boa’s body and covered most of Lisa’s body. The boa was so badly wounded that it let go of(松开) Barney and moved back into the forest hurriedly. It had never known how a man had such terrible sharp teeth! On halfway home, the boa died. It was fearless mother love that saved the little boy. 55. When she rushed into the back garden, Lisa found______ A. a boa eating her son B. her son was playing with a big snake C. her son in danger of losing his life D. her son was fighting with a boa 56. Lisa failed in fighting against the boa at first just because ______. A. she was bitten by the boa B. the boa was too strong C. the hoe was too sharp D. she was afraid that she would hurt her son 57. Lisa bit the snake because ______. A. she was mad B. she thought her teeth were much sharper than the boa C. her son was entwined by the boa D. she hadn’t got any other way to fight with the snake 58. What does the underlined word “entwining” probably mean? A. Biting. B. Twisting or winding sth. around. C. Eating. D. Being closely connected with C What to do if you don't feel popular? ●Try to take part in activities. Call your friends. Plan to do something. The worst feeling is staying home alone, because it makes you feel even more lonely. ●Try to make new friends. Choose friends carefully, not just because you think they're popular. And remember, making good friends takes time. Choosing a popular person to be friends with is okay. If they are nice. ●Be yourself(保持独立). If you want to become friends with someone who's popular, don't make yourself into someone you are not just to impress that person. ●Be nice. Be friendly. Be outgoing(开朗的). But don't overdo it!Talk to trusted friends if you are feeling really bad. Or you might want to write it down in a journal(期刊)or diary. ●Do something special for yourself. You could take pictures of your friends, or collect their school pictures, and take a collage(拼贴画)to hang on your wall. This will remind you, when you are feeling unpopular, that you really do have friends. ●Think up your own ideas. These suggestions might not work for everyone. What to do if you have a problem with your teacher? ●Talk to your parents, or another adult who will listen to you and perhaps can help. Talk to your friends. Maybe they have had problems with the same teacher, too. ●Don't give the teacher a reason to have problems with you. Do your work, complete your task, attend the class seriously and take notes. Maybe you just need to give the teacher a chance(机会). ●Try to find out what the problem is. ●Talk to the teacher if you feel comfortable doing this. Don't be nasty(闹别扭的), but express your concerns(关心). Listen to the teacher, as well. ●Just accept the fact that you're not going to love all your teachers. 59. What do we mean by saying“ not feeling popular” ? A.Not liked by our classmates or workmates. B.Not doing what we want. C.Not showing any interest in anything. D.Not so happy. 60. What does the underlined word “overdo” mean? A.Do something too much or in an extreme way. B.Try your best to do something. C.Do something carefully. D.Work too hard. 61. The writer _______________. . A.believes that your friend will help you out if you take their pictures (责任编辑：admin) |