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AGuidetoLivingtheGoodLife
Author:
LauraRowley
Publisher:
Wiley(March1,2005)
LauraRowleymakesusa1lunderstandthemoney-happinessconnectioninourownlivessothatwespendourtimeandoureffortswisely.Sheoffersinsightthateveryreadercanusetomakesmarterdecisionsthatwillleadtolivingarichlifeineverypossibledefinitionoftheterm.TheHappinessMakeoverHowtoTeachYourselftoBeHappyandEnjoyEveryDay.
M.j.Ryan
Broadway(May10,2005)
Ryan’sowndesiretobehappierfirstledhertostudywhatisknownabouthappinessfrombrainscience,psychology,andthewisdomtraditionsoftheworld.TheHappinessMakeoverdrawsonthiswide-rangingknowledgeandpresentsaplanthatwillhelpyou:
*Clearawayhappinesshindrances(障碍物)likeworry,fear,envy,andgrudges
*Discoverhappinessboosterslikemeaningfulwork,challenge,andgratitude
*Learntothinkoptimistically(乐观地)(itisreallypossible!
)
*Finddailywaystotrulyenjoy,evenrelish,themomentsofyourlifeHappiness.TheScienceBehindYourSmile
DanielNettle
OxfordUniversitypress(Julyl,2005)
Thisisthefirstbooktolookthoroughlyatwhathappinessisandhowitworks.Nettleexamineswhetherpeoplearebasicallyhappyorunhappy,whethersuccesscanmakeUShappy,whysomepeoplearehappierthanothers,andmuchmore.
Hormones,Health,andHappiness
StevenF.Hotze
ForrestPublishing(April,2005)
DrStevenHotzeisleadingawellnessrevolutionthatadvancesanewmodelofhealthcare.InHormones,Health,andHappinessyouareshownhowtoreachandmaintainoptimalcell,tissue,andorganfunctioningsothatyoucanenjoyabetterqualityoflife.
1.Atleasthowmanybooksarewrittenbywomenaccordingtothepassageabove?
A.4.B.3.C.2.D.1.
2.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreabouthappiness,youshouldturnto_____.
A.MoneyandHappiness
B.Happiness
C.TheHappinessMakeover
D.Hormones,Health,andHappiness
3.Whosemodelwillpossiblyhelpreadersobtainhealthnaturally?
A.LauraRowley’s.B.Ryan’s.C.DanielNettle’s.D.StevenF.Hotze’s.
B
Mybirthdaypresentcameinthemailalittleearlythisyearandmychildrenarethesweethearts.Theyletmegoaheadandopenit.Itwasanewrecordplayertoplaymyoldrecordson.Isetitupinmybedroom.Itlookedlikeablackbriefcasebutithadspeakersbuiltintothesides.IwentovertotherecordcollectionthatIhadkeptsincechildhoodandpulledouta35⁃year⁃oldrecord.Iplaceditgentlyontherecordplayer.Ipushedonthepowerbutton.ThenIcarefullypickeduptheneedleandplaceditonthespinning(旋转)record.Thenthesweetsoundofmusicflowedfromtherecordplayerintomyearsanddowntomysoul.Itwasoneofthosemomentsofpurejoythatmakeslifesowonderful.Iclosedmyeyesanddancedtothesound.InmymindIwasfourteenyearsoldagain,singinganddancingtothemusicinmymom'
slivingroom.
Iopenedmyeyesagainandsmiled.Myyoungpuppy,however,jumpedupanddownaroundmyfeetandbarkedhappilywhileIdancedwithdelighttothesweetsoundscomingfrommybirthdaypresent.
Ihavebeenthankfulforsomanysweetsoundsinmylife.Ihaveheardthefirstbirdssinginginthespring.Ihaveheardthewindwhistlingthroughthetrees.Ihaveheardmynewbornbabies'
firstcries.Ihaveheardchildrenlaughingandplaying.Ihaveheardthewonderfulwords,“Iloveyou.”Ihaveheardbeautiful,gloriousmusic.Ihopetokeepaddingthesoundsofmyownlove,laughter,kindness,andjoytothemtoo.IhopetodoallIcantomakethisearthsoundalittlemorelikeHeaven.Mayyoudosoaswell.
4.Whatwasmybirthdaypresentinthepassage?
A.Anewspeaker.B.Arecordplayer.C.Ablackbriefcase.D.Arecordcollection.
5.What'
stherightorderoftheevents?
①Idancedtothesound.②Ipushedonthepowerbutton.
③Thesweetsoundofmusicflowed.④Iwentovertotherecordcollection.
A.②③①④B.②①③④C.④③②①D.④②③①
6.Theunderlinedword“glorious”inParagraph3probablymeans.
A.attractiveB.modernC.classicD.loud
7.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MyOwnLoveB.SweetSoundsC.MyBirthdayPresentD.UnforgettableMemories
C
ElectricCars
Wheredocarsgettheirenergyfrom?
Formostcars,theanswerispetrol.Butsomecarsuseelectricity.Thesecarshavespecialmotorsthatgettheirpowerfromlargebatteries.
Mostpeopletendtothinkofelectriccarsasanewinvention,buttheyhavebeenaroundforalongtime.Theywerepopularwhenthetechnologyforpetrolengineswasnotveryadvanced.Recently,
electriccarshaveagainbecomepopularbecausepeoplewantcarsthatpolluteless.
Electriccarsarebetterthanpetrolcarsinseveralways.Thebiggestbenefitisreduced
pollution.Inareaswherethereisahighpercentageofelectriccars,thereislesspollution.Butit
isimportanttounderstandthatelectriccarsstillcausepollution.Rememberthattheelectricityto
powerelectriccarshastocomefromsomewhere,whichismostlikelyapowerstation.Unless
thesepowerstationsrunonsolarorwindenergy,theyaremostlikelyburningcoalandoilto
makeelectricity.Thesecondbenefitofelectriccarsisareductioninthedependenceonforeignoil.
Thereareseveralcountries,includingtheUnitedStates,whichdon'
twanttorelyonoilcoming
fromothercountriestopowertheirtransportationsystems.Theywantthepowertocomefrom
withintheircountry,andsinceelectriccarscanrunonelectricityfromcoalornuclearpower
stations,thereislessofaneedtoimportoil.
Despitethebenefitsofelectriccars,therearesomeproblemswiththemaswell.One
disadvantageisthatelectriccarsaremoreexpensivethanpetrolcars.Thisismostlyduetothe
highcostofthebatteriesthesecarsneed.Electriccarsrunonbatteries,justlikeamobilephone
does.Butunlikeamobilephone,youcannotchargeyourelectriccar'
sbatterybypluggingitinto
awall.Theyneedtobechargedinspecialplaces.Now,thereisalackofplaceswherepeople
canchargethebatteries.Anotherproblemisthatelectriccarscannottravelasfaraspetrolcars.
Somepeopleareafraidthatthebatterywillrunoutofelectricity(andthecarwillstop)before
theyreachtheirdestination.
Despitetheseproblems,manypeople,includingautomobileindustryexperts,believethat
thepercentageofelectriccarswillincreaseinthefuture.
8.What'
sthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Electriccarsmakesomecountriesindependent.
B.Electriccarscausenopollutiontotheenvironment.
C.Electriccarshavesomeadvantagesoverpetrolcars.
D.Electriccarsneedelectricityfromsolarorwindenergy.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastheshortcomingsofelectriccars?
A.Petrolcarsarecheaperthanelectriccars.
B.Electriccarsneedspecialmotorstogetpower.
C.Petrolcarscantravelfartherthanelectriccars.
D.Electriccarsneedspecialplacestogetcharged.
10.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.
A.electriccarswilltaketheplaceofpetrolcars
B.nooneholdshopeforelectriccarsatpresent
C.electriccarswastemoreenergythanbefore
D.moreandmorepeoplewilluseelectriccars
11.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.
A.argueandproveB.attractanddiscuss
C.inform(告知,通知)andexplainD.advertiseandconclude(推断,做结论)
D
Ifyou'
relookingforanysortofcareeradvice,it'
slikelyyou'
veheardacertainsuggestion
before:
Pursue(追求)yourpassion!
Inthiseconomy,you'
llhardlymakeanymoneynomatterwhatyou
do,sowhynotdosomethingyou'
repassionate(热情的)about?
However,that'
snotexactlyhowtheworldworks.Passionisrarelyenoughtogetyouthrough
onitsown.Findingaprojectyouloveisallwellandgoodonasunnydaywhenyou'
refeeling
okay.Butonthosegraydayswhenyou'
resufferingfromthefluoryou'
reotherwisedown,passion
israrelyenoughtogetitdone.
Iknowthatfeeling.Atthemostbasiclevel,Ispendeverydaywriting.I'
mpassionateabout
writingandthetopicsIcover.Buttoday,it'
stoocoldoutside.Ididn'
tgetenoughsleepandallI
canthinkaboutiscrawlingintoanicewarmbed.Yet,I'
msittinghere,typingupapostjustfor
you.HowdoIkeepitup?
There'
sanotherrouteyoucouldgo.Youcouldtakeonanythingthatpaysthebills,thenfind
funprojectsyou'
repassionateaboutontheside.ThisisexactlytherouteItookwhenIwasa
freelancer(自由职业者)freshoutofcollege.Thatapproach,asithappens,leadsstraightto
passionburnout(烧坏,燃料用尽).
ThereasonI'
mstillplantedfirmlyatmykeyboardonadaywhenIdon'
thaveanimmediate
deadlineisnotjustbecauseI'
mpassionateaboutwriting.Ialsohaveasenseofpurpose.Besides
followingyourpassion,youalsoneedtodefineyourpurpose.Iwritetohelpbusinesseswiththeir
contentbecauseIknowmywritingmakesadifferenceforthem.
Mypurposekeepsmypassion.MyworkissomethingI'
llsticktowhetherornotIfeel
passionateaboutwritinganythingtoday.
Youcanfindyourpurposeaswellasyourpassion—andthenfindaplacewhereboth
intersect(交叉).Itmaybeeasiertofindadayjobyoucantolerate.Buttheonlywaytofind
somethingthatworksforyouistogetinvolvedwithdifferentgroupsandtoexploredifferent
purposesyoucareabout.Youdon'
tneedanall-consumingcause,butyoudoneedsomethingyou
careenoughabouttogiveupsleepinginontheweekends.