Everybody seeks happiness in the world. We will be really happy when we get a new car or a big house or get married... The thing is, if we are continually searching for happiness in the outside world, we will be very disappointed. It seems as if we are forever chasing it and it is always just one step away.
Happiness is a short state of mind, just like the state of sadness or joy or anger. It would not be possible for us to be in a happy state 24 hours a day. If you think that sounds laughable, think about being at a funeral when everyone is mourning. Would it feel right to go about with a huge smile on your face?
What we go through in our lives helps us grow and understand the value of happiness. We need to be able to respond in all manner of ways according to what we are dealing with at any given time. All emotions and states are part of the life.
Happiness can be found in reaching out and being in relationship with people. Though time or money may be lost in helping others, these will become our happy memories. Happiness is a dance with whatever in front of you. It is a deep connection to everything around you. It does not come from expecting others to bring you joy but from how you can create joy for others.
If you want to experience happiness more often, see what you can do to put a smile on someone else’s face each day and notice how much happier you feel when you have achieved that. Happiness is not to be found in material possessions. It is freely available to everyone at any time. All that is required to experience happiness is that you place your focus on moments in your life that make you smile.
1. From the second paragraph we can infer that ________.| A．you may as well smile at a funeral |
| B．we should only keep happiness in mind |
| C．expression must be fit for the proper situation |
| D．we can be in a happy state 24 hours a day |
| A．you don’t have to work |
| B．you expect others to bring you joy |
| C．a good relationship is maintained |
| D．you are free to do anything |
| A．stretching one’s hand |
| B．offering help to someone |
| C．trying to get something |
| D．realizing one’s dream |
| A．Smiling to others is rarely available to everyone. |
| B．Making others smile can create one’s own happiness. |
| C．Having possessions leads to one’s own satisfaction. |
| D．Experiencing happiness is to smile at others. |
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【推荐1】Some people love setting goals each Jan.1.
Make it measurable
An unclear, poorly-defined target, like “get fitter”, is a reason for a failed resolution. To increase your chances of success, ask yourself what you consider “fitter”, and how you can make it. A better solution might be “run 5 km a day”.
Make it fun
If you get delight form your workouts or study sessions, research has found that you will carry on longer.
Ensuring you will face some punishment if you don’t achieve your New Year’s resolution can work wonders. An effective way to do this is by telling some people about your goal so you will feel ashamed if they check back later and find out that you haven’t followed through.
Get help from your peers.
Spending time around high achievers can help promote your own performance. If you have made a resolution to run a marathon, it would be wise for you to start hanging around friends who have make it to the finish line and can show you how it is done.
| A．Make a resolution list |
| B．Figure out a punishment |
| C．You are extra motivated to set your goals |
| D．You will pick up a bit just by spending time together |
| E．You could even add deadlines for reaching certain important stages |
| F．Others argue it is a waste of time since most resolutions fail by mid-March |
| G．One way to make going for a goal more fun is to combine it with a pleasure |
【推荐2】In an increasingly busy world, finding moments of peace is more important than ever. One way to create a peaceful area within your home is to build an indoor water fountain(喷泉).It adds beauty to your home. And it also offers a lot of calming benefits.
Reducing Stress
The soft sound of flowing water has an ability to reduce stress and worry.
Improving Air Quality
Strengthening Focus and Concentration
The calming effect of an indoor water fountain can help improve concentration and production. By creating peace, these fountains can help reduce distractions (分心).
Helping Sleep Better
For those who have sleep problems, an indoor water fountain can be a valuable help.
| A．Everyone can feel stressed. |
| B．These can increase your happiness. |
| C．They also help you form a more focused mind. |
| D．It can bring calm and relaxing feelings. |
| E．Indoor water fountains can make the air in your home cleaner. |
| F．Indoor water fountains can also serve as good-looking decorations. |
| G．The peaceful sounds of flowing water can calm you into a deeper sleep. |
【推荐3】Sleep tips
Think about all the factors that can disturb a good night's sleep—from work stress and family responsibilities to unexpected challenges, such as illnesses. You might not be able to control the factors that affect your sleep
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Try to limit the difference in your sleep schedule on weeknights and weekends to no more than one hour. Being regular is better for your body’ s sleep-wake cycle.
If you don't fall asleep within about 20 minutes, leave your bedroom and do something relaxing. Read or listen to soft music. Go back to bed when you’re tired. Repeat as needed.
Pay attention to what you eat
Create a restful environment
Create a room that 's good for sleeping. Often, this means cool, dark and quiet. Exposure to light might make it more challenging to fall asleep.
Limit the time of naps (小睡)
Long daytime naps can affect nighttime sleep. If you choose to nap, limit it to 30 minutes and avoid doing this late in the day.
If you work at night, you might need to nap late in the day to help make up your sleep debt.
Include physical activity in your daily routine
Regular physical activity can help better sleep.
| A．Form a sleep pattern |
| B．Stick to a sleep schedule |
| C．but nothing can affect your sleep |
| D．Don't go to bed hungry or too full |
| E．Do some peaceful activities in the daytime |
| F．but you can form habits that encourage better sleep |
| G．Avoid being too active close to bedtime, however |
【推荐1】Peanuts are among the most popular snack foods in the United States, but about 2 percent of U.S. schoolchildren have an allergic (过敏的) reaction to them. A 2015 British study might bring hope to the American parents who are concerned about their kid’s allergy to peanuts.
People allergic to peanuts can develop skin conditions or watery eyes. Children with a peanut allergy can develop a skin condition called eczema. Some reactions are so serious that they can result in death. So far, doctors have advised parents not to serve peanut-containing foods to children under the age of 3. But a study published in 2015 in Britain found that feeding children peanuts earlier might help to solve the problem.
Anthony Fauci, head of America’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, notes that in Israel, people have a tradition of feeding peanuts to babies and says the percentage of Israeli children with a peanut allergy is much lower than the rate among Jewish children living in England. “In Israel, there is a custom of feeding peanut-based foods to babies within the first few months of life, and the rate of peanut allergy dropped by over 80% among the Israeli kids compared to those Jewish children living in England.”
Dr. Fauci says this finding is very important. It means that babies have a natural mechanism (机制) that can be trained to react positively to peanuts, which may turn off as the baby reaches the age of 1. He says a team of experts have agreed on new guidelines for U.S. doctors who deal with children’s allergies.
Fauci calls giving children peanuts a way of “challenging” their bodies. “If the child has a history of serious eczema, you should bring the child to do a skin test or a blood test to determine if the child has an allergy to peanuts. If they do, you should refrain from challenging that child. If they don’t, it would be safe to feed them peanuts when they are babies at 4 to 6 months old.”
1. What might be the worst result of allergic reaction to peanuts?| A．Watery eyes. | B．Serious eczema. | C．Death. | D．Skin cancer. |
| A．Babies’ mechanism can be trained to react actively to peanuts. |
| B．Feeding babies peanuts earlier might increase the rate of allergy. |
| C．Jewish children in England are less likely to be allergic to peanuts. |
| D．A skin test is not necessary for a child with a history of serious eczema. |
| A．Risk. | B．Continue. | C．Keep. | D．Avoid. |
| A．Say NO to Products Containing Peanuts | B．Feeding Peanuts to Children Early Helps |
| C．Peanut Allergy Threatens Children’s Health | D．Guidance on Dealing with Children’s Allergies |
【推荐2】Nervous suspects(嫌疑犯) locked up in Britain's newest police station may feel relieved by a pleasant yellow colour on the door. If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance.
Gwent Police have abandoned colours such as greys and browns of the 20th-century police cell(牢房) and have used colour psychology to decorate them.
Ystrad Mynach station, which recently opened at a cost off5 million has four cells with glass doors for prisoners who suffer from claustrophobia（幽闭恐怖症）, Designers have painted the frames yellow, which researchers say is a calming colour. Other cells contain a royal blue line because psychologists believe that the colour is likely to encourage truthfulness.
The station has 31 cells, including 12 with a"live scan" system for drunken or disturbed prisoners, which detects the rise and fall of their chest. An alarm alerts officers if a prisoner's breathing stops and carries on ringing until the door is opened.
Designers and psychologists have worked for years on colour. Blue is said to suggest trust, efficiency, duty, logic, coolness, thinking and calm. It also suggests coldness and unfriendliness.It is thought that strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft colours will calm the mind and aid concentration.
Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect and friendliness. Get the colour wrong and it could cause fear, depression and anxiety, but the right yellow can lift spirits and self-respect.
Ingrid Collins, a psychologist who specializes in the effects of colour, said that colour was an"energy force", She said: "Blue does enhance communication but I am not sure it would enhance truthful communication.”
Yellow, she said, affected the mind. Red on the other hand, should never be considered because it could increase aggression. Mrs Collins praised the designers for using colours in the cells. Gwent is not the first British force to experiment with colour to calm down or persuade prisoners to co-operate. In the 1990s Strathclyde Police used pink in cells based on research carried out by the US Navy.
1. The expression"tip the balance" in paragraph 1 probably indicates that the blue might_________.| A．let suspects keep their balance. |
| B．make suspects cold and unfriendly in law court. |
| C．help suspects to confess their crimes. |
| D．enable suspects to change their attitudes to colours. |
| A．Pink. | B．Red. |
| C．Blue. | D．Yellow. |
| A．Royal blue lines. | B．Scanning equipment. |
| C．Glass doors. | D．Yellow frames. |
| A．the relationship between colours and psychology. |
| B．a comparison of different functions of colours. |
| C．scientific ways to help criminals reform themselves in prison. |
| D．the use of colours in cells to affect criminals psychology. |
【推荐3】Spring approaching, temperatures are warming and daylight lasts longer. People who like to garden may be ready to get their hands dirty and start clearing the ground for new plantings.
Jessica Damiano, one such expert, says that removing plant matter too early can disturb (打扰) important insects not ready for the cool early spring temperatures.
Experts do not all agree on the best time to start cleaning the ground and garden area in the spring. But they usually agree to wait until the temperatures are regularly above 10 degrees Celsius.
Early cleaning of a garden is often followed by early mulching (覆盖). Applying mulch makes the garden look neat and clean.
Mulch is an important part of a healthy garden. It keeps soil wet, limits the growth of weeds, and helps keep soil temperatures even. But timing is important. Mulching before the soil has warmed enough will keep in the cold and slow the reawakening of the plants.
| A．This can also limit their growth. |
| B．Insects are fairly low down the food chain. |
| C．That is when sleeping insects “wake up”. |
| D．But garden experts warn — not too fast. |
| E．In early spring, those insects are still sleeping. |
| F．Growing young plants in early spring is another hard job. |
| G．But Damiano reminds us that soil and plants are not just for show. |
【推荐1】A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists. The new material is easy to make and could be used in everything from packaging and textiles (纺织品) to medicine and electronics.
The researchers in Switzerland have already used the technique to make packaging films, fibres that can be used for clothes or other textiles and threads for 3D printing.
Conventional plastic is so widespread because making it combines low cost, heat stability, mechanical strength and processability, the researchers say. Until now, few, if any, alternative plastics have managed to match or surpass conventional plastic in these aspects, which is vital if they are to be used more widely.
To make the plastic, scientists “cooked” wood and other plant waste in inexpensive chemicals to make a plastic precursor (前身). The sugar structure stays complete within the molecular (分子) structure of the plastic, making the chemistry much cheaper than other types of alternative plastic.
Back in 2016, the researchers found out that if they added an aldehyde (乙醛) chemical they could stabilize parts of the plant material to avoid their destruction during extraction. But now, they are using glyoxylic acid, a solid organic substance that occurs naturally and is used in industry. The team could simply fasten “sticky” groups onto both sides of the sugar molecules, which allowed them to act as plastic building blocks. Using this simple technique, they could turn up to a quarter of the weight of agricultural waste, or 95 percent of purified sugar into plastic.
“The plastic has very exciting properties, notably for applications like food packaging,” Professor Jeremy Lautenbacher from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, who created the plastic, said. “What makes the plastic unique is the presence of the complete sugar structure. This makes it incredibly easy to make because you don’t have to change what nature gives you, and it is simple to break down because it can go back to a molecule that is already plentiful in nature.”
1. What can be learned about the conventional plastic and new type of plastic?| A．The new type of plastic can be directly made from plant waste. |
| B．Researchers use the same chemical in making the conventional plastic and new plastic. |
| C．The sugar structure stays complete in the conventional plastic. |
| D．The sugar structure is destroyed in the new type of plastic. |
| A．The conventional plastic. | B．The new type of plastic. |
| C．Packaging film. | D．3D printing. |
| A．The new type of plastic contains sugar structure. |
| B．The new type of plastic is easy to make. |
| C．The new type of plastic is simple to break down. |
| D．The new type of plastic has splendid features. |
| A．History. |
| B．Sports. |
| C．Technology. |
| D．Entertainment. |
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, "PK" is short for "Player Kill", in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the "Super Girl" singing competition, "PK" was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons (行话) which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
"My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. I loved to 'FB' with him together; he always took me to the 'KPM'," went one composition.
"GG" means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). "PLMM" refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). "FB" means Fu Bai (corruption). "KPM" is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
1. By writing the article, the writer tries to ________ .
| A．explain some Internet language |
| B．suggest common Internet language |
| C．laugh at the Beijing father |
| D．draw our attention to Internet language |
| A．Fathers can't possibly know it. |
| B．The daughter should understand it. |
| C．Online game players may know it. |
| D．"Super Girl" shouldn't have used it. |
| A．are used not only online |
| B．can be understood very well |
| C．are welcomed by all the people |
| D．cause trouble to our mother tongue |
| A．A puzzled father |
| B．Do you speak Internet-ish? |
| C．Keep away from Internet-ish |
| D．Kong Long or Qing Wa? |
【推荐3】The human thirst for knowledge is the driving force behind our successful species. But curiosity can also be dangerous, leading to setbacks or even downfalls. Given curiosity’s complexity, scientists have found it hard to define.
While pinning down a definition has proven tricky, the general consensus is it’s some means of information gathering. Psychologists also agree curiosity is intrinsically(内在地)motivated.
Curiosity covers such a large set of behaviors that there probably isn’t any single “curiosity gene” that makes humans wonder about and explore their environment. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component. Genes and environment interact in many complex ways to shape individuals and guide their behavior, including their curiosity.
Regardless of their genetic makeup, infants have to learn an incredible amount of information in a short time, and curiosity is one of the tools humans have found to accomplish that gigantic task.
Hundreds of studies show that infants prefer novelty. It’s what motivates non-human animals, human infants and probably human adults to explore and seek out new things before growing less interested in them after continued exposure.
But curiosity often comes with a cost.
In some situations, the stakes are low and failure is a healthy part of growth. For instance, many babies are perfectly proficient crawlers, but they decide to try walking because there’s more to see and do when they stand upright. But this milestone comes at a small cost. A study of 12- to 19-month-olds learning how to walk documented that these children fell down a lot. Seventeen times per hour, to be exact. But walking is faster than crawling, so this motivates expert crawlers to transition to walking.
Sometimes, however, testing out a new idea can lead to disaster. For instance, the Inuit people of the Arctic regions have created incredible modes to deal with the challenges of living in northern climates, but what we forget about are the tens of thousands of people that tried and failed to make it in those challenging landscapes.
1. What does the author say about curiosity?| A．It is too complex for non-scientists to understand. |
| B．It is the force that pushes human society forward. |
| C．It is a unique trait specific to the human race. |
| D．It is often the major cause for human failures. |
| A．They determine people’s way of thinking. |
| B．They account for age differences in learning. |
| C．They enable people to undertake massive tasks. |
| D．They work in conjunction with the environment. |
| A．They are far more curious than adults. |
| B．They prefer to go after all that is novel. |
| C．They have different interests than adults. |
| D．They show non-human animal behaviors. |
| A．The cost of human’s curiosity to explore. |
| B．The incredible harshness of cold weather. |
| C．The innovative ideas stemming from curiosity. |
| D．The importance of learning from past failures. |
【推荐1】April 25 is World Penguin Day, which is reported to have been started by researchers in Antarctica to celebrate the time of year that Adélie penguins begin moving north for the winter.
Though it was started for Adélie penguins, it has been used for all of the world’s 17 different species of penguins. Meanwhile, penguins are also celebrated on January 20,which is known as Penguin Awareness Day. Most penguins spend about half their time on land and the rest in the sea. They depend on fish and other kinds of small sea life for food. However, climate change has had serious effects on penguins. Around two-thirds of penguin species are dropping in numbers and struggling to adjust. Warming seas, changing ice patterns, loss of food, and pollution are just a few of the problems faced by penguins.
But there’s also happier penguin news. Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo announced the hatching of four penguin babies. Visitors to the zoo’s webcams(网络摄像机) were able to watch live as the baby birds came out, who are especially good news because they are northern rockhopper penguins-a species in danger of dying out. People who want to see the baby birds grow can watch them over the zoo’s webcamn. Dawn Nicoll, who’s in charge of penguins at the zoo, says there are 14 eggs in all, so it’s possible that more penguin babies will hatch soon. With the zoo struggling to live on, it hopes the webcams will also encourage people to contribute to it.
Another piece of good news about penguins is that two male gentoo penguins, called Sphen and Magic, paired up and began to make a nest. The workers gave the pair an extra egg from another penguin couple(Gentoo penguins may lay more than one egg, but they only raise one baby.)Sphen and Magic turned out to be great parents. They raised a baby girl, who’s known as “Sphengic”.
1. Why was World Penguin Day set up initially?| A．To take the place of Penguin Awareness Day. | B．To mark the day penguins move northward. |
| C．To appeal to people to protect wild penguins. | D．To call for more attention to penguin babies. |
| A．Its finances are not in good shape. | B．It attracts more and more visitors. |
| C．Its environment is unfit for penguins. | D．It advocates hatching more eggs once. |
| A．Entertainment programs for zoos. | B．Introduction to the rare penguins. |
| C．Studies on penguins’ living habits. | D．Efforts to increase penguin numbers. |
| A．A poster. | B．A novel. | C．A guidebook. | D．A magazine. |
【推荐2】I remember exactly how I felt when I was listening to instructions on what to do in the water for my first ever whitewater rafting (漂流) trip. It was a mixture of fear and excitement—feelings I usually get before I begin a new adventure. I had been in Costa Rica for three days and one of my goals for the trip was to raft down the beautiful Pacuare River.
I think it is stories like this that lead people to tell me I have an adventurous spirit. But was this experience really adventurous? My tour guide has gone down the river many times, but the excitement was gone and he was just doing his job. Another couple I had met on the trip had been to Costa Rica six times. To them, it was just another trip.
I think a big part of any adventure is in the novelty (新鲜) of the experience. You have to break new ground and experience what you’ve never experienced before. Part of the fun of adventures lies in not knowing what the result will be. That’s not something you get from things you know really well.
The second feature of adventure is fear. Anything adventurous has a little bit of fear in it. That doesn’t necessarily mean overcoming your biggest fears. Just a little fear is all that is needed.
It doesn’t matter if the thing you’re doing has been done before by other people. If it is new to you and something you feel nervous about, it is adventurous. This is why my rafting down the river in Costa Rica was adventurous to me while to my guide, it was just another day on the job.
For me, one of the greatest things about adventure is how it affects me internally (内在地). Before an adventure you only recognize your limits; afterwards you realize that you have no limits. That’s an amazing thing to think about and something I think everyone should experience.
1. How did the author feel before the first whitewater rafting?| A．Excited but hesitant. | B．Calm and hopeful. |
| C．Amused and relaxed. | D．Excited but fearful. |
| A．Because the trip lost freshness to them. |
| B．Because they were doing their separate jobs. |
| C．Because they overcame their fears completely. |
| D．Because they didn’t like the trip actually. |
| A．Overcoming the biggest fear. | B．Knowing something well. |
| C．Facing the unknown result. | D．Breaking one’s old ground. |
| A．First experience of whitewater rafting trip. |
| B．Love for outdoor adventurous experience. |
| C．Memory of living in Costa Rica. |
| D．Understanding of the adventurous spirit. |
【推荐3】Where to Drink
Cafe San Bernardo
Join table-tennis and pool-playing port. Cafe San Bernardo has been running since 1912. The Villa Crespo dive bar also offers up table football for £ 4 an hour. Service is efficient with last orders at 5 am. The daily happy hour between 6 pm and 9 pm includes 60 minutes playing your game of choice, plus a half-bottle of red wine and a corn pie, for £ 9.
◆ Avenue Corrientes 5436, Villa Crespo, 54 11 4855 3956, cafesanbernardo.com
M Salumeria & Enoteca
Trading only in wine with a story, sommelier(侍酒师）Mariana Torta chooses new ways on a daily basis, and keeps a list of around 250 labels. There’s no wine menu—simply take your bottle from the shelf.
◆Open 11:00 am —11:30 pm, El Salvador 5777, Palermo Hollywood, 54 11 4778 9016, on Facebook
La Calle
Head to the Niceto Vega address and you’ll be faced with a pizza. Don’t worry. It’s the right place. La Guitarrita is the front to “hidden” bar La Calle. Order the house cocktail, special candy, and prepare to sing until dawn with a high-energy young crowd.
◆Open 8:00 pm—2:00 am, Niceto Vega 4942, Palermo Soho, 54 11 3914 1972, on Facebook
1. Which number should you call if you want to do some sports?| A．54 11 3914 1972 | B．54 11 4778 9016 |
| C．54 11 4322 3000 | D．54 11 4855 3956. |
| A．3:00 pm | B．1:00 am. | C．10:00 am. | D．All day |
| A．Its having special candy | B．Its having no wine menu. |
| C．Its allowing you to play games. | D．Its opening for the longest time. |
| A．To show wine culture. |
| B．To introduce some wine bars. |
| C．To help people choose a drink. |
| D．To show how to enjoy yourself. |
