In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don't have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world's happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude immediately. In that case, don't let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish(教區(qū))of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us－including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody(旋律)of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend(超越)all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.
【小題1】Who do we easily forget to express our thanks to according to the writer?

A．Friends not meeting for a long time.B．Former teachers and friends.
C．People we want to get close to.D．Our family members and good friends.
【小題2】 When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.
A．benefits the people who do something for us
B．is good for both us and people who help us
C．wastes our and our friends' time at the same time
D．does harm to both us and people who help us
【小題3】What does the writer mean in the third paragraph?
A．The only way to thank others is to express by your own words.
B．The best way to thank others is to do something for them.
C．We can thank people who help us in various ways.
D．We can thank people who help us in two ways.
【小題4】The way to make us feel happy is ______ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.
A．to help and appreciate othersB．to ask others to help us
C．to remind others of our helping themD．to ask someone to help others


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

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Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.

　 Life is like a game and maybe you can award(獎勵) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.

　 What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.

　 It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.

1.By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.

　 A. human beings should try to avoid(避免) making mistakes

　 B. no one is perfect(完美的) and everyone makes mistakes

　 C. mistakes and failures make up our lif

　 D. human beings make mistakes easily

2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?

　 A. Try to reach 50 points.

　 B. Never stop trying in your life.

　 C. Award yourself for your success

　 D. Don’t be afraid of missing your points.

3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.

　 A. exampes　 B. numbers　　 C. experiments　　 D. stories

4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.

　 A. frightened　 B. disappointed　 C. surprised　 D. excited

 

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