I recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery (彩票)  are__21_for about 3 weeks. And then they go back to their__22__state of being before they won the money.I__23__that they would have been happy for a much longer time.
The reason for this is that__24__we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery，or getting a new car or house，it never__25__.The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting (飛逝的)．We cannot__26__them for very long.In some way，it may be a good thing.It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is__27__to us at any moment.True happiness has__28__to do with what is happening outside；it is an inside job.Happiness is a__29__.
We can make the decision to be happy for one day，when we__30__in the morning，every morning.We can find something that brings us great __31__，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and__32__the birds sing，or watching the dog or cat play，and just__33__the moment.It is our__34__state and we need only allow it in.At any moment，we can__35__，take a deep breath，and remember who we really are，and why we came here，and that truly is to__36__joy and the aliveness of being.
“Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always __37__our reach，but，if you will sit down___38__，may fall upon you，”   said Nathaniel Hawthorne，an American novelist.So，today，no matter what is going on in your own__39__，stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just__40__to be happy，whatever that means to you.
小題1:
A．cleverB．luckyC．happyD．cautious
小題2:
A．previousB．unusualC．constant D．positive
小題3:
A．concludedB．suspectedC．promisedD．thought
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)nyhowB．a(chǎn)nytimeC．a(chǎn)nywhereD．a(chǎn)nyway
小題5:
A．changesB．forms C．worksD．a(chǎn)ppears
小題6:
A．keepB．controlC．blameD．guide
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)vailableB．consistentC．sensitiveD．similar
小題8:
A．muchB．littleC．someD．enough
小題9:
A．choiceB．chanceC．resultD．reward
小題10:
A．wake upB．look upC．turn upD．stand up
小題11:
A．successB．surpriseC．pleasureD．worry
小題12:
A．makingB．helpingC．listening toD．calling on
小題13:
A．wasteB．spendC．saveD．enjoy
小題14:
A．naturalB．commonC．a(chǎn)ccurateD．special
小題15:
A．stayB．stopC．leaveD．a(chǎn)rrive
小題16:
A．discoverB．presentC．experienceD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題17:
A．beyondB．withinC．throughD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題18:
A．noisilyB．silentlyC．carefully D．quietly
小題19:
A．mindB．heartC．lifeD．body
小題20:
A．pretendB．decideC．a(chǎn)greeD．hesitate

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:A
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:A
小題18:D
小題19:C
小題20:B
作者從中彩談起，討論了我們在生活中如何才能獲得幸福：選擇幸福，你就會感到幸福。
小題1:C 考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的they would have been happy for a much longer time等信息可知，贏得彩票應(yīng)該是高興的。
小題2:A考查形容詞辨析。然后他們回到贏得彩票“之前的(previous)”狀態(tài)。
小題3:D考查動詞辨析。聯(lián)系文章的意思可知，作者本來“認(rèn)為(thought)”他們應(yīng)該高興更長的時(shí)間，然而情況并非如此。 
小題4:B考查代詞辨析。聯(lián)系上下文的意思可知，這里指“任何時(shí)候(anytime)”我們想憑借外部事物來改變自己的感覺。
小題5:C考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)下文中的The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting可知，顯然這不“起作用(works)”。
小題6:A考查動詞辨析。這種幸福感經(jīng)常很快就消失了，因而無法長時(shí)間“擁有(keep)”它們。   
小題7:A考查形容詞辨析。它會提醒我們幸福確實(shí)來自我們的內(nèi)心，并且在任何時(shí)候都是“可以得到的(available)”。
小題8:B考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文的語境可知，真正的幸福和外部的因素“沒有多少(little)”關(guān)系。
小題9:A考查名詞辨析。綜合上文的意思可知，幸福是自己的一種“選擇(choice)”。
小題10:A考查短語辨析。根據(jù)for one day的語境可知，這里指早晨“醒來(wake up)”。
小題11:C考查名詞辨析。我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)選擇高興會給自己帶來很多“快樂(pleasure)”。
小題12:C考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)句意，聽鳥叫聲，故答案為listening to.
小題13:D考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)文中選擇幸福的語境可知，此處指“聽(listening to)”小鳥唱歌、看貓狗嬉戲，“享受(enjoy)”這樣的時(shí)刻。
小題14:A考查形容詞辨析。根據(jù)上文的意思可知，這是一種“自然的(natural)”狀態(tài)，我們要允許它的存在。
小題15:B考查動詞辨析。根據(jù)句中的語境及最后一段的stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply可知，這里指我們可以停下來做深呼吸。
小題16:C考查動詞辨析。那才是真正地“體驗(yàn)(experience)”快樂。
小題17:A考查介詞辨析。 根據(jù)此處上下文的對比意義可知，我們越是追求幸福，越是“抓不住(beyond our reach)”它。   
小題18:D考查副詞辨析。如果你“安靜地(quietly)”坐著，而不是刻意地去追求時(shí)，幸福也許就會降臨到你身上。
小題19:C考查名詞辨析。最后一句話升華總結(jié)：無論“生活(life)”中發(fā)生什么事情。
小題20:B考查動詞辨析。聯(lián)系文章意思及第三段的We can make the decision to be happy可知，這里指“下定決心(decide)”做到幸�？鞓�。
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Deb is also still running. She received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The award was because of her excellent academic record and great sports potential.
But she recently got hurt again and was unable to run for weeks.
Even so, I am confident Deb will write a happier ending for herself one day. Both of these young women make you feel confident about the future. They are strong, compassionate（富于同情心的）and smart.
As Einstein said-and as Jenna showed 11 months ago— “we are here for the sake of others”.
小題1:The story is intended to __________.
A．tell us an unexpected story in the girls’ running race
B．introduce a famous sportswoman
C．show the beauty of good sportsmanship
D．remind athletes to pay attention to their safety during the race
小題2:The reason why Jenna pushed Deb in front of her at the finishing line is that __________.
A．she wanted to get the prize
B．she thought she didn’t match Deb in reality
C．she helped Deb’s team to win the regional race
D．Deb had been injured
小題3:Deb received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College because __________.
A．she is still running
B．she was good at her academy and sports
C．she showed the good sportsmanship in the race
D．she never gave up even though she had been injured
小題4:What can we know from the passage?
A．Jenna was the last one to reach the finishing line.
B．Deb went to Colorado to accept the prize with her parents.
C．The author had a face-to-face interview with Jenna the other night.
D．Helping each other can make a big difference to people’s lives.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   34   water to the runners. I remember being so 35   to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 36  up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked 37 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (決定性) 38  .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 39  because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 40  for a second.
But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 41   abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 42  was only to finish.
After a minute, it 43  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 44   .
I decided that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare  45 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment. In life we all have those moments where we 46  ourselves to others. It’s only natural . Don’t allow those moments to  47  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 48 anything you want in life.
小題1:
A．bring outB．pass outC．take outD．pick out
小題2:
A．excitedB．worriedC．concernedD．a(chǎn)nxious
小題3:
A．gaveB．madeC．signedD．dressed
小題4:
A．At timesB．In timeC．In allD．After all
小題5:
A．victoryB．decisionC．momentD．conclusion
小題6:
A．embarrassedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．movedD．thrilled
小題7:
A．relaxedB．defeatedC．puzzledD．inspired
小題8:
A．specialB．evidentC．commonD．different
小題9:
A．mottoB．planC．goalD．direction
小題10:
A．worriedB．hitC．reachedD．hurt
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ttractionB．devotionC．inspirationD．expectation
小題12:
A．slightlyB．hardlyC．clearlyD．properly
小題13:
A．introduceB．relateC．presentD．compare
小題14:
A．weakenB．woundC．a(chǎn)muse D．cheer
小題15:
A．reserveB．deliverC．a(chǎn)chieveD．a(chǎn)bandon

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

How many times have you gotten upset because someone wasn’t doing their job, because your child isn’t behaving？How many times have you been annoyed when you’ve planned something carefully and things didn’t go as you’d hoped?
This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us — it’s part of the human experience.
One thing that annoys me is when people talk during a movie. Or cut me off in traffic. Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances — don’t we all? And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or annoyed.
Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind: see the glass as already broken.
See, the cause of our stress, anger and irritation is that things don’t go the way we like, the way we expect them to. Think of how many times this has been true for you. And so the solution is simple: expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.
One quick example: on our recent trip to Japan, I told my kids to expect things to go wrong — they always do on a trip. I told them, “See it as part of the adventure.”
And this worked like a charm. When we took the wrong train on a foreign-language subway system, or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea, or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children’s Castle closed on Mondays … they said, “It’s part of the adventure!” And it was all OK — we didn’t get too bothered.
So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks, someday, you might get upset. But not if you see the glass as already broken, from the day you get it. You know it’ll break someday, so from the beginning, see it as already broken. Be a time-traveler, or someone with time-traveling vision, and see the future of this glass, from this moment until it inevitably breaks. And when it breaks, you won’t be upset or sad — because it was already broken, from the day you got it. And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.
小題1:The author would probably agree that________.
A．we should control our anger and irritation
B．we must get well prepared for the future
C．optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation
D．a(chǎn)nger and irritation is an important part of our life
小題2:The purpose of the author is to ___________.
A．tell us his own experience in life
B．give advice on how to find peace of mind
C．tell us a happy trip took with his children
D．a(chǎn)dvise us to see things from both sides
小題3:By the underlined part, the author intends us to _____________.
A．get ready for the worst result of things
B．enjoy the process of things
C．expect little from life
D．find the relation between cause and effect
小題4:The author’s children could enjoy their trip to Japan because _____________.
A．everything went smoothly
B．they had a lot of adventures
C．they had expected things to go wrong
D．they could soon get used to the customs there
小題5:We can learn from the passage that the author ____________.
A．often gets angry in his life
B．can adjust his state of mind accordingly
C．a(chǎn)lways expects others to act in his way
D．has suffered a lot from his anger and irritation

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