I used to think the whole purpose of life was pursuing happiness. Everyone said the path to happiness was success, so I searched for that ideal job, that perfect boyfriend, that beautiful apartment. But instead of ever feeling fulfilled, I felt anxious and lost. Eventually, I decided to go to graduate school for positive psychology to learn what truly makes people happy.
And what’s the difference between being happy and having meaning in life? Many psychologists describe happiness as a state of comfort and ease, feeling good in the moment. Meaning, though, is deeper. The famous psychologist Martin Seligman says meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself and from developing the best within you. Our culture is obsessed (痴迷于) with happiness, but I came to see that seeking meaning is the more fulfilling path.
There are four pillars (支柱) of a meaningful life.
The first pillar is belonging. Belonging comes from being in relationships where you’re valued for who you are and where you value others as well. For many people belonging is the most essential source of meaning.
For others, the key to meaning is the second pillar: purpose. Finding your purpose is not the same thing as finding that job that makes you happy. A doctor told me her purpose is healing sick people. Many parents tell me, “My purpose is raising my children.” The key to purpose is using your strengths to serve others. Without something worthwhile to do, people flounder (不知所措).
The third pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself, but in a completely different way: transcendence (超然). Transcendent experiences can change you, Transcendent states are those rare moments when you’re lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life, your sense of self fades away, and you feel connected to a higher reality. For me, I’m a writer, and it happens through writing. Sometimes I get so in the zone that I lose all sense of time and place.
The fourth pillar is storytelling, the story you tell yourself about yourself. Creating a narrative from the events of your life brings clarity. It helps you understand how you became you. But we don’t always realize that we’re the authors of our stories and can change the way we’re telling them. Your life isn’t just a list of events. You can edit, interpret and retell your story, even as you’re constrained by the facts.
That’s the power of meaning. Happiness comes and goes. But when life is really good and when things are really bad, having meaning gives you something to hold on to.
1. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Life can be fulfilled by landing ideal jobs. |
| B．Life dilemma is easy for us to get out of. |
| C．Meaning is highly valued in our culture. |
| D．Happiness is what most people try to achieve. |
| A．nothing is as essential a source of meaning as belonging |
| B．purpose is less about what you want than what you give |
| C．transcendent fades easily and rarely makes us cheerful |
| D．the way of telling stories guarantees a meaningful life |
| A．meaning is more important than happiness |
| B．seeking meaning does more good than bad |
| C．chasing happiness can make people unhappy |
| D．meaning has deeper psychological significance |
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【推荐1】When I opened my closet door this morning, I saw a sign that says, “Good morning, beautiful business.” It’s a reminder to me of just how beautiful business can be when we put all our creativity, energy, and care into producing one product or service in exchange for another. Economic exchange can be one of the most meaningful and beautiful interactions among human beings.
Over the past years since I started the White Dog Café, my business has not only provided me with a way of making a living and a way of serving others but also been my teacher. In reading Small Is Beautiful I realized that so much of what my business has taught me can be found in the great lessons of E.F. Schumacher: it is of great benefit to keep your business focusing on the needs of workers rather than only on what they produce; you’d better use a management style that balances freedom and order; you should build sustainable local economies and respect the land and nature. The effects of industrialization that worried Schumacher decades ago have gotten even worse: namely, wealth inequality and the growing degradation (退化) of our environment.
Today much of what I care about ---nature, animals, communities, family farms, family businesses, native cultures, the character of our towns and cities, even our children’s future---is being threatened by corporate globalization. To protect all that I care deeply about, I need to step out of my own company, out of the White Dog Café. I started my journey with the simple idea that a sustainable global economy must be compromised of sustainable local economies. Rather than a global economy controlled by large international corporations, our movement advocates a global economy with a network of local economies made up of small independent businesses that create community wealth while working in harmony with natural system.
I opened the White Dog Café in 1983 on the first floor of my house in a neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is the house I have lived in since I was a child. Today much of the food I serve at the White Dog Café comes from the same land where my ancestors once farmed. When I opened the café years ago, it was a simple coffee and cake take-away shop serving students who lived nearby. Over the years we have expanded our menu and grown to occupy five buildings. We now employ more 100 people, can seat more than two hundred customers, and earn over $5 million a year! I owe our success to making decisions not for the purpose of maximizing profits but instead maximizing the relationships with our customers and staff, with our community, with our suppliers and with our natural environment.
Now I still live above the shop. I still have the old-fashioned way of doing business---the way it was in the old days with the family farm, the family inn, and the corner store. Living and working in the same community has given me a stronger sense of place and a different business outlook. When I make a business decision, it comes naturally for my decision to be made in the common interest of all involved because every day I see the people affected by my decision---my neighbours, my customers, and my employees as well as the natural world. There is a short distance between the business decision-maker and those affected by the decision. I believe that when we are surrounded by those affected by our decisions, we are more likely to make a decision from the heart as opposed to the head.
Business schools teach “grow or die”. But I make a conscious decision to continue to be a small business because I know that when we grow in physical size, we give up something very important ---authentic relationships with the people around us and those we do business with. I have come to realize that we can measure our success by measuring how much we improve our knowledge, deepen our relationships, achieve happiness, and have more fun.
1. What do we know about the sign on the author’s closet door?| A．It has been her family motto for years. | B．It comes from one of her favourite book |
| C．It serves as an inspiration to her.. | D．It helps her forget difficulties in business. |
| A．She fought against the global economy in her community. |
| B．She worked together with other independent businesses. |
| C．She expanded her own business at home and abroad. |
| D．She learned from large international corporations. |
| A．It gets along well with the people involved. | B．It has been run as a family business. |
| C．It makes big profits by developing fast. | D．It always has regular customers. |
| A．She wants to stay close to her family. |
| B．Neighbors can be her customers or employees. |
| C．Food in her café can be served immediately. |
| D．She can learn about others’ opinions easily. |
| A．Business schools teach when to expand or leave the business. |
| B．We tend to measure success in business by constant growth. |
| C．We usually learn how to do business in business school. |
| D．Business schools focus on the basic principles of business. |
【推荐2】I stood in my father's garden one late summer evening, watching my three kids dig in the dirt with toy bulldozers (推土机). I had driven up to my parents' house that afternoon in a fit of desperation. My husband was working a double shift, my twins hadn't napped, and I was one misstep away from a complete breakdown.
"Come up," my mom said, "Let's rest for a white."
As the day of temporary relaxation drew to a close, I wandered along Dad's once-neat garden rows and noticed the tomato plants Dad had planted.
"Roma tomatoes, the kind for sauce. Remember when your mom used to make sauce?" my father said.
I hadn't thought of it in years actually. It was a recipe passed from my Italian immigrant great-grandmother down to my grandmother and then my mother. And that's where it had stopped. Though I liked cooking, I didn't want to waste much time on the dish. Why should I simmer (慢慢地煮) tomato sauce all day when I could make different kinds of dishes?
Dad gave me an idea. "I'm going to make sauce," I said. My father raised a skeptical eyebrow but grabbed some boxes and told the kids to start picking. The twins threw tomatoes like softballs to each other as the youngest begged to join me. Everyone was crying at one point, and I almost gave up on grand scheme. Yet something inside me fought back, a deep-seated fancy for finding the link between the recipe's owner and me.
At last, I successfully finished my sauce and it was approved by my parents. The efforts I made with those boxes of tomatoes gave me a sense of accomplishment. Each crank of the handle, each slice of the knife, each stir of the stockpot was a prayer for comfort and confidence. Like most things that are worthwhile, the mess was part of the process.
1. The author went to her parents' house that afternoon to ________.| A．pick up her children | B．relieve herself from daily chores |
| C．visit her father's garden | D．learn to cook tomato sauce |
| A．The encouragement from her father. |
| B．The expectation from the recipe's owner. |
| C．Her children's requirement. |
| D．Her desire to follow a family tradition. |
| A．Experience helps to promote excellence. |
| B．A strong-willed soul can reach his goal. |
| C．Life is most beautiful when it is imperfect. |
| D．Ups and downs make one strong. |
【推荐3】Most of us need to heal (治愈) once in a while. For some of us, the hardest part of healing is simply to believe that it’s possible.
Years ago, I was watching my oldest son practice free throws. The boy was good. He made a dozen shots through the net without a miss.
“How do you do that?” I said.
“Before I release (放开) the ball,” he said, “I see it in my mind going through the net. I see it in my mind to make it happen.”
I loved those words. It struck me that they might also be said for healing. We need to believe healing can happen and picture it in our minds to see it in reality.
My late husband, the coach who taught the boy to shoot free throws, was diagnosed with cancer and given six months to live. With a firm belief that healing was possible, he stretched those six months into four years. He worked hard to heal. At the same time, he also learned to accept and let go.
Healing begins when we let go of the past, accept the present and believe that all things are possible.
A few years ago, I had surgery for a broken ankle (脚踝) and spent eight weeks in a wheelchair. I expected to start walking again. That didn’t happen.
I started going to physical therapy (治疗). I believed it could help, so I kept at it. Just when it seemed I’d never again walk as I did before, I did just that.
When hope fades away, we need to believe healing is possible. If we can see it in our minds and feel it in our hearts and believe it in our souls, we can let go of the past, accept the present and begin to move forward with our lives.
Look. Can you see it?
1. Why did the author mention her son practicing free throws?| A．To show her son’s basketball skills. |
| B．To stress their close relationship. |
| C．To explain how to shoot baskets. |
| D．To tell why she connected believing with healing. |
| A．He could walk again after surgery. | B．He was strong-willed. |
| C．His cancer had been cured. | D．He was a basketball player. |
| A．Hope. | B．The past. | C．Healing. | D．The ball. |
| A．To emphasize the importance of healing. |
| B．To share her daily exchanges with family with us. |
| C．To persuade us to believe in physical therapy. |
| D．To encourage us to be positive about healing. |
【推荐1】Have you heard yourself say “it was nothing really” when someone congratulates you on a job well done? Or when you are asked to make a list of what you have achieved, you draw a blank? Maybe you have success amnesia.
Failing to acknowledge your hard work is often a sign of “success amnesia”. People with success amnesia are often successful yet they find it difficult to admit achievements. They are people who others would describe as successful and yet they find it difficult to acknowledge their results.
Success amnesia robs them of the satisfying sense that can help them achieve a goal. And, perhaps more importantly, it robs them of confidence. Confidence does not guarantee success, but it does increases the chances of success. Think of the classic children’s story, The Little Engine That Could. The Little Blue Engine comes to the rescue of a broken-down train, working hard to pull the stranded (搁浅的) goods up and over a mountain. As she moves upwards, she continuously says “I think I can”, and finally she makes it to the mountaintop and begins downwards.
Imagine you will throw a 50th birthday celebration for your partner. If you approach the task with “I think I can” in your mind, then you’re likely to tackle it with energy. You might not have done anything similar before, but you trust yourself to work it out. You hold meetings to gather ideas and work out a plan. Approaching the task with your head full of “I can’t do this”, on the other hand, would likely result in more hesitant steps. It’s difficult to get the work finished when you hold the belief that the task is beyond you.
Confidence fuels success and success fuels confidence. Our achievements provide us with evidence of what we’re capable of, increasing our self-belief and fueling our confidence to do more. Success amnesia reduces confidence. To boost one’s confidence, it is necessary to tackle success amnesia.
1. Which student may have “success amnesia”?| A．One willing to help others. | B．One refusing to admit his mistake. |
| C．One thinking little of his achievements. | D．One speaking highly of his own composition. |
| A．To explain the reason behind success amnesia. |
| B．To praise the perseverance of The Little Blue Engine. |
| C．To give an example that confidence can guarantee success. |
| D．To prove that one is more likely to succeed with confidence. |
| A．By citing a real case. | B．By presenting supporting facts. |
| C．By analyzing contributing factors. | D．By showing comparison and contrast. |
| A．Ways to deal with success amnesia, |
| B．Different opinions on success amnesia. |
| C．Scientific research into success amnesia. |
| D．Possible consequences of success amnesia |
【推荐2】If planning offers so many benefits, why do many professionals resist it? Some are more comfortable with acting, and therefore don’t want to devote so much time to it, or they think their circumstances are so likely to change that planning is useless. Other people complain that things are going so well or so badly that there’s no point in planning. Finally, some people don’t make strategic plans because they can’t recognize the difference between strategic and short term, operational planning—how to get where you’ve already decided to go.
Circumstances do change, and it’s reasonable to wonder about the value of planning when things are changing so rapidly. But the plans we are talking about are not set in concrete. They are adaptable frameworks, goals, that can conform to(顺应) changing circumstances. There’s nothing wrong with changing direction, if we know what we’re doing and understand our own reasoning.Why plan if things are going fine? Won’t they continue like this? Won’t the skills we now use always be in demand? Probably not—especially in science and technology. Being prepared for new situations is a leading reason for having a strategic plan in the first place. Even if we cannot predict everything that will affect our path, we have a better chance of dealing with it effectively if we’ve thought ahead.Things are going terribly, and I can’t bother planning because survival is the name of the game right now. Good reasoning. If it seems that it’s going to be a close call just to reach that contracted goal, don’t worry about starting a new overall strategy. But most of us often think things are worse than they truly are. If you are continually moving from one crisis(危机) to another, you may need to take some time off to understand why. Are you really heading where you want to go? What changes in direction could prevent some of these crises in the first place？
So, spend some time thinking about your future, outline your plans, and discuss them with people close to you. Strategic planning takes work, but it pays off. It’s an exciting way to create the future rather than just coast into it.
1. Many professionals refuse to make strategic plans since they believe that .| A．operational planning is more important |
| B．planning is harmful and unhealthy |
| C．their success depends on circumstances |
| D．planning is of no use at all to their work |
| A．is flexible and may change with changing situations |
| B．may lose its value when the circumstances change |
| C．guides us through each stage of life to our destiny |
| D．adapts us to the changing environment at all times |
| A．we can do much better with an overall working plan |
| B．it offers a framework from which to solve any difficulties |
| C．work skills today will go out of use sooner or later |
| D．it helps us to deal with unpredictable situations |
| A．Disapproval. | B．Supportive. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Neutral. |
【推荐3】Going to a gallery can be really enriching for children, but how to get them through the door? According to a psychologist Michael Atar, there’s an art.
With digital distractions everywhere, the thought of taking your kids to an art gallery — and they actually enjoy it — seems a huge challenge. It’s commonly thought that art galleries are anything but child-friendly places — they are usually described in popular media as stuffy and serious, demanding intense and extended periods of concentration for meditation in the backstory and meaning locked within each golden frame.
That common view depressingly makes galleries the least-visited heritage attractions for British families. Research has found that trips each year to theaters and castles far outnumber those to galleries, with a survey revealing that 35 percent of families have never been there at all. This is a crying shame as being exposed to art holds profound significance for the development of young minds, both intellectually and emotionally.
Beyond simply offering aesthetics (美学), art galleries serve as invaluable educational and instructional resources, fostering creativity, critical thinking and empathy. Here, children have the opportunity to engage in diverse perspectives, cultures and moods, with each painting, sculpture or photograph telling a story, inviting young viewers to interpret and connect with the artwork, and offering them different ways of seeing the world. But how can we get them engaged?
First, dispose of the idea of galleries being old-fashioned, outdated institutions to the dustbin. Similarly, see engagement with art being far wider than a collection of dry facts about the artist and history. Rather than trying to make kids “fit in” with fixed labels of a gallery, instead make the art gallery fit in with kids, defining their encounters on their terms. Besides, what really matters is that children build a connection with art. To encourage this, you can make it into a game, either with or without a reward, with simple quizzes such as, “Who can guess the artist?” or, “Who can identify the period it was made?” Also, don’t spend too long in the gallery for children naturally have shorter attention spans than adults, limiting your visit to 45 minutes in a gallery is perfect for stopping boredom creeping in.
1. What is the author’s attitude towards the common view on art galleries?| A．Critical. | B．Supportive. | C．Tolerant. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．They lift children’s moods. | B．They foster educational excellence. |
| C．They give opportunities to create artworks. | D．They offer diverse ways to perceive the world. |
| A．To define artistic terms. | B．To emphasize tradition. |
| C．To link kids with art by games. | D．To make kids fit in with galleries. |
| A．Make Art Fun | B．Take Kids to Art Galleries |
| C．Art Galleries Won’t Die Easily | D．Kids Say No to Art Galleries |
【推荐1】How to Use a Modern Public Library
Has it been a while since your last visit to a public library? If so, you may be surprised to learn that libraries have changed for the better. It’s been years since they were dusty little rooms with books. They have transformed themselves into places where you can develop your love of knowledge meet interesting people, or find out how to start a business.
Check out a book. While libraries still loan out(出借)books, you’ll find it easier to get a copy of whatever you’re looking for, thanks to a cooperative network of area libraries. Via such networks, libraries share their books with each other through the use of delivery vehicles. Once the book you’ve requested is delivered to the nearest branch, they will inform you by e-mail, so you can pick it up.
Check out other items. The library is now a multimedia zone, loaded with information in many formats(载体形式). You can borrow movies on DVDs, music on CDs, and popular magazines. Some libraries even loan out toys and games. If a popular magazine you want isn’t offered and the library keeps a list of such requests, they may bring it in when enough interest is shown.
Join targeted reading groups. Libraries will often hold reading-group sessions targeted to various age groups. Perhaps you’d like to learn a language or improve your English. The library may sponsor a language group you could join. If you have difficulties reading, ask about special reading opportunities. Your library might be able to accommodate you. And you might find it relaxing to bring your small kid to a half-hour Story Time while you sit quietly in a corner with a good book.
Start a business using the help of your local library. If you want to have a business of your own, your local library can become a launch space for it. In library books and computers, you can find information on starting a business. Many libraries will help you with locally supplied information about business management shared through chambers of commerce(商会)and government agencies, and they will offer printing, faxing and database services you need.
1. Public libraries connected by a cooperative network benefit readers by______.| A．sharing their books on the Internet |
| B．giving access to online reading at a library branch |
| C．sending a needed book to a library branch nearby |
| D．making the checkout procedures diverse |
| A．A magazine and an e-book. |
| B．A game and an oil painting. |
| C．A music CD and a kid’s toy. |
| D．A DVD and a video player |
| A．the kid to learn a new language |
| B．the parent to enjoy quiet reading |
| C．the kid to overcome reading difficulties |
| D．the parent to meet their program sponsor |
| A．providing relevant information and supporting services |
| B．offering professional advice on business management |
| C．supplying useful information of your potential buyers |
| D．arranging meetings with government officials |
| A．To point out the importance of public libraries. |
| B．To encourage people to work in public libraries. |
| C．To introduce the improved services of public libraries. |
| D．To call for the modernization of public library systems. |
【推荐2】In many ways, Alma Deutscher is like other 11-year-olds. She loves to climb trees, dance, read, and draw. But Alma, who lives in Dorking, England, has made one very special achievement. She has composed a full opera and brought it to the stage. Her opera, a retelling of Cinderella (灰姑娘), premiered (首次演出) in December 2016, in Vienna, Austria.
“I’ve loved Cinderella since I was 3,” Alma said. But she felt the story needed an improvement. “I didn’t like the thing about the shoe,” she says. “Why should the prince find her because of her feet?”
In Alma’s version (版本), Cinderella is a composer. She creates a melody (旋律) that she sings to the prince before fleeing the ball. “He remembers the beginning but not how it went on,” Alma says. The prince realizes that only Cinderella would know how the melody continues. He uses that knowledge to find her.
Alma began writing the opera when she was 8. It premiered on December 29, 2016, and the audience stood up and cheered. Alma played the piano and violin and performed in the show. “It was something that was completely inside my head, in my imagination, and then it came to life,” Alma says.
Alma says she is sure that music will remain a major part of her life. “I have lots of things that I want to compose,” she says. “The first one is a piano concerto (协奏曲). Then I’m writing a novel, and I want to write a movie based on it, and the music for that.”
She also has advice for kids who want to achieve their big dreams. “It’s a lot of work to reach a high level,” Alma says. “But if you love what you are doing, it doesn’t feel like hard work. Don’t let anyone stop you from doing it.”
1. What does the author mostly want to tell us about Alma Deutscher in Paragraph 1?| A．She is a cute girl. | B．She lives in Vienna Austria. |
| C．She has a special music talent. | D．She is always ready to help others. |
| A．The prince knows how the melody continues. |
| B．The prince finds Cinderella because of a melody. |
| C．The prince finds Cinderella because of her shoes. |
| D．The prince sings a melody to Cinderella before her fleeing the ball. |
| A．It was a great success. | B．It disappointed the audience. |
| C．It set a good example for other kids. | D．It was something in Alma’s imagination. |
| A．Knowledge is power. | B．A good beginning is half done. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. | D．Nothing is difficult if you’re enthusiastic. |
【推荐3】An American woman Anna Jarvis was the first person to decide the mothers should have a holiday in their honor each year. Miss Jarvis started her campaign in 1906 in her home city Philadelphia. She wrote thousands of letters to congressmen (国会议员), city officials, teachers and newspaper publishers, proposing an official holiday for mothers. She traveled all over America, trying to get support for the idea. Her battle went on for years.
In 1914, the Congress declared the second Sunday in May each year as Mother's Day. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day to be a simple event. She thought children could honor their mothers by spending some time with them as an act of love and respect. However, the holiday turned out to be a major event for department stores, flower shops and greetingcard industry, which Miss Jarvis didn't like.
Americans spend millions of dollars on gifts for their mothers on this day. Younger children often try to prepare and serve breakfast for their mothers. Fathers may offer to take care of children so that mothers can enjoy themselves. The holiday becomes an important time for family gathering.
1. What can be inferred from the text is that ________.| A．the Congress didn't accept Anna's suggestion until the whole country supported her |
| B．the battle lasted 8 years |
| C．Jarvis didn't enjoy the usual way Americans spend Mother's Day |
| D．Mother's Day is an important day for Americans |
| A．by spending some time with them |
| B．by offering them precious gifts |
| C．by eating in restaurants together |
| D．by taking children for them |
| A．all women, young and old, receive gifts |
| B．families gather together |
| C．all people stay at home |
| D．no one goes to work |
| A．flower shops selling flowers |
| B．department stores earning money from greetingcards |
| C．greetingcard industry |
| D．the way people spend Mother's Day |
【推荐1】Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear (鞋类) in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum, you can see exhibits (展品) from all over the world.You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.
1. Where would you find a famous singer's shoes ?
| A．Room 1 | B．Room 2 |
| C．Room 3 | D．The Footwear Library. |
| A．All exhibits in each room have the same shape. |
| B．All exhibits in each room share the same theme. |
| C．All exhibits in each room belong to the same social class. |
| D．All exhibits in each room are made of the same material. |
| A．Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum. |
| B．Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data. |
| C．The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s. |
| D．Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two. |
【推荐2】Would you eat a six-month-old yogurt? This is a question you may have asked if you read the recent story about a US grocer and his year-long experiment eating expired food.
It started in October 2016, when Scott Nash, founder of the Mom's Organic Market chain of grocery stores, wanted to make a smoothie (果昔). He likes his smoothie with yogurt. As he was at his holiday cabin in Virginia, though, the only pot he had to hand was one he had left behind on his last trip there by accident, six months earlier. He opened it. No bad smell. He decided to take the risk and dumped the yogurt in the smoothie. ''I drank and waited, '' he wrote on his blog. And nothing happened.
The first thing to point out is that Nash is based in the US, where regulations on food dating differ significantly from those in the UK. While British foods carry just one date-either ''use by'' or ''best before''– Nash was faced with ''quality guarantee period, use by, best by, sell by, best if used by …'' He sells food for a living, and even he doesn't understand the system.
Clearly, this lack of clarity has influence on both the health of the environment and the health of the nation. What you don't eat, you'll end up throwing it away, even if you could have safely eaten it; and what you don't know not to eat could make you sick. A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School in 2013 said that 40% of American food goes uneaten each year, and the confusing effect of the US date labeling system is in large part to blame.
1. The underlined phrase ''expired food'' probably means the food ______.| A．which is fresh |
| B．which is sour |
| C．which is not within the quality guarantee period |
| D．which is not cooked |
| A．Nash hadn't eaten expired food before October 2016. |
| B．Nash left the yogurt in the cabin for his experiment. |
| C．Nash was sure the yogurt would do no harm to him. |
| D．Nash liked drinking six-month-old yogurt. |
| A．They are clearer than the UK's. |
| B．They are more advanced than the UK's. |
| C．They are confusing to people. |
| D．They are concrete and helpful to the Americans. |
| A．The date labeled on the bag of food plays an important role in people's health. |
| B．The food you throw away can do harm to your health if eaten. |
| C．People often get sick for eating the expired food. |
| D．The lack of clarity of date labeling system leads to a large amount of waste of food. |
【推荐3】US Open Championships
The US Open has been in existence for more than 130 years. The first tournament was held in 1881 at the Newport Casino. It was called the US National Singles Championship. Entry was limited to only those clubs which were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, and the competitors were all male, competing in both singles and doubles. Richard Sears won the men's championship and he went on to win the next six men's singles championships.
The Wimbledon
In 1875, the All England Croquet Club was troubled financially due to declining membership. A new sport called lawn tennis was gaining fast in popularity and taking away the members. Two years later, a new roller was needed for maintaining its lawns so the club proposed to hold a tournament to raise money. Twenty-two players entered that first Wimbledon tournament which was won by Spencer Gore in straight sets over W. C. Marshall. Two hundred spectators each paid a shilling to watch the final game, enabling the club to buy the needed roller plus some extra cash.
The French Open
The very first French Championship was way back in 1891, and the tournament has since grown into one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments we know today. The first competition was a one-day national championship which was won by a British. The competition was poorly attended by world class players. It took 24 years before it became fully international and an accepted tennis grand slam event. After the First World War, French tennis was achieving stature. Suzanne Lenglen was the predominant French player, winning the championships six times between 1920 and 1926.
The Australian Open
The very first tennis tournament ever played in Australia was held in January 1880, on the courts of the Melbourne Cricket Club. In 1905, the Australian Open was established as the Australasian Tennis Championship and was played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne. It became the Australian Championship in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969. Women's events were added in 1922.
1. Which of the following statements about the first U.S. Open is right?| A．It has a history of 130 years. |
| B．Only men were allowed to play in the game. |
| C．Richard Sears won six championships. |
| D．It has remained about the same through all these years. |
| A．raise some fund for a lawn roller | B．attract more people to play tennis |
| C．attract more audience to watch the game | D．celebrate the renaming of the club |
| A．the tournament has been played in the same place all these years |
| B．twenty-two players played in the first tournament |
| C．few good tennis players took part in the first French Championship |
| D．the players played in singles and doubles in the tournament |
| A．they were all born in the same year |
| B．they all had only male players in the first tournament |
| C．they have all experienced financial difficulties |
| D．they all have had a history of 130 years or more |
| A．how the four international tennis tournaments came into being |
| B．how long it took for women to have the right to play in the game |
| C．how the four international tennis tournaments get their present names |
| D．why the tennis tournaments are held in these four countries |
