Parents often say that they don't mind what their children do in life just as long as they are happy. Happiness and pleasure are almost universally seen as among the most precious human goods.
Philosopher Jeremy Bentham believed that all sources of pleasure are of equal quality, but John Stuart Mill disagreed. Mill argued for a difference between higher and lower pleasure.
The entire debate assumes a clear divide between the physical and the mental.
Eating shows that the difference between higher pleasure and lower pleasure is not what you enjoy but how you enjoy it.
| A．The dining table is a good place to start. |
| B．Wolfing down your food is a lower kind of pleasure. |
| C．What's the real difference between high and low pleasure? |
| D．What happens if the physical and the mental cannot be separated? |
| E．All philosophers believed that cookery could never be a form of art. |
| F．Higher pleasure depends on human abilities such as self-awareness or language use. |
| G．However, disagreements will be caused about whether some forms of pleasure are better than others. |
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【推荐1】It was many years ago. I was a young dad sitting on the couch reading a fairy tale to my little girl. She sat next to me with her head on my arm as I told the tale. When it came to the end I finished with those famous words: “And they lived happily ever after.” As I looked over to her with her brown hair and big, innocent eyes, I could see the smile on her face and I never wanted it to end. Then I realized that the ending of the book was what I wanted for her. I wanted her to “live happily ever after”.
Still, deep in my heart I knew that this couldn't always be so. I knew that there would be times when her heart was broken. I knew there would be times when she cried in sorrow and I couldn't comfort her. I knew there would be times when all she felt was fear, sadness, sorrow, and despair. As I touched her hair and smiled at her I hoped that those times would be brief and that she would have joy in her life more often than not. Living happily ever after, though, seemed out of the question.
It takes me a lot of years to realize that it is possible to live happily ever after. You just have to do it “one day at a time”. Happiness you see isn't some reward that you get at the end of your journey. Happiness isn't something that depends on what life you own. Happiness is something you create in your life choice by choice and day by day.
The truth is happiness comes when you love. Love is a gift from God. It is love that mends broken hearts. It is love that heals grief. It is love that gives us joy. Choose to “live happily ever after, one day at a time”.
1. What is the author's wish to his daughter?| A．Getting a good job in the future. |
| B．Making many friends in her school. |
| C．Traveling around the world in her life. |
| D．Having a happy life ever after. |
| A．Life's meaning consists in devotion. |
| B．Living happily ever after seemed out of question to the author. |
| C．There are times that life goes against us. |
| D．Everyone has the right to obtain happiness and freedom. |
| A．Reward yourself once a day. |
| B．Create it by yourself in your daily life. |
| C．Get rid of those disturbing things. |
| D．Take charge of your life independently. |
| A．To show the significance of love. |
| B．To describe a daughter's growth. |
| C．To introduce the definition of love. |
| D．To tell a young father's experience. |
【推荐2】I’d been retired for four years, when a friend suggested university. I thought he was joking—I was rubbish at school and failed my 11-plus. But we love to compete over Mastermind and University challenge, and he thought I’d make it. And he was absolutely right!
I did a foundation course first, which was part time at the University Lifelong Learning Centre(LLC), two nights a week and the odd Saturday. I did quite well, and that gave me the confidence to do a full time, three year degree. I’m passionate about art and I always wanted to be here for the journey and not the destination. That sounds really corny, but it was the truth in my case.
Initially it was a bit strange fitting in with my course mates. They were all 18, straight out of sixth form or college. Over time, though, they’ve all been fine — now, we all get on really well and there is no issue. I’ve made plenty of friends as a member of the mature students society, and I do some volunteering through the LLC, chatting to prospective students about my experience of coming to university. I tell them my story and basically encourage them to give it a go because you’ve got nothing to lose. I like to think I’ve convinced a few of them.
I have no regrets at all. Enrolling in university was the best piece of advice I’ve received in years, especially post-retirement. I needed routine in my life; I needed purpose. I’m not going to spend my day in the bookies or the pub. If you’ve got a passion for something, you should pursue it.
1. What do we learn from Paragraph 1?| A．The author often competed with his friend at university, |
| B．The author was satisfied with his performance at school, |
| C．The advice of his friend was a big challenge for the author. |
| D．The author’s friend told a joke when suggesting university. |
| A．His long held passion for art. |
| B．His boring retirement life. |
| C．His success in the foundation course. |
| D．His desire to travel to the destination. |
| A．How he got along with his course mates |
| B．How he helped his friends at university. |
| C．What activities he took part in at school |
| D．What he experienced as a volunteer. |
| A．Knowledge is power. |
| B．It’s never too old to learn. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. |
| D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
【推荐3】It's not easy to grow up. Actually, it's far from easy. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. We are always doing things that someone else makes us do and aren't allowed to do all the things we like. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don't understand why we can't stay young forever. When we look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude, we realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains！
As a young girl my parents forced my sisters and me to do so many things that I never liked.
They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music, just because it was what they wanted me to do. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched my life in so many ways. I realize that my parents and teachers were always pushing me along, not because they wanted me to suffer but because they wanted me to succeed in life. They've always wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.
Every moment of our lives we are either living or dying, so live life to its fullest！We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just small pains in life. They might seem so huge at the time but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no fear and live life like that.
The future is ours！A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone！If we realize that these pains are just small bumps (凸块) on our road to success we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains！
1. According to Paragraph 1, we learn that when we are young ________.| A．life is full of joy | B．life is easy for us |
| C．we know we can stay young forever | D．we sometimes can't do things we like |
| A．take music lessons | B．turn gains into pains |
| C．look back on hardships | D．live a successful life by suffering a lot |
| A．Growing pains are necessary for us to grow up. |
| B．We all have to experience growing pains. |
| C．A little hard work and sweat are harmful to us. |
| D．Life without fear is a better choice for us. |
| A．angry | B．bored | C．unfriendly | D．thankful |
