Want to be happier? Well, you can do something about it. Some experts believe that 40% of your happiness is the result of your own choices and personal attitude. So you have a lot of control over how happy you feel.
Spend time with the persons who will encourage, support and cheer you up when you’re down.
Your schoolwork doesn’t have to be perfect before you can be happy. Your relationship with your parents, your friends, your bicycle, your clothes...nothing has to be perfect.
| A．They see the best in you. |
| B．You can think about the meaning of life. |
| C．And remember that nothing can ever be perfect. |
| D．Compare yourself to yourself, not to other people. |
| E．Choose people who make your life better and happier. |
| F．The key is to make choices and develop habits that make you happier. |
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Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don’t worry because most are so weak that they can’t be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan in 2008. Thousands of people died in it. So it’s important to know what to do, when one hits.
If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide(躲藏) under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.
If you are outdoors, move to a clear place.
If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t try to run outside and rush for exits.
If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can.
| A．Gas line in your house may be broken. |
| B．Everyone will be doing that and you’ll find it hard getting out. |
| C．Here are some tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake. |
| D．Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and street lights. |
| E．When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks may still happen. |
Success in life often comes from your constant effort, and only self-discipline (自律) allows you to do that.
It’s up to you.
No matter what your goals are, there is one great law that you need to follow in order to be successful—No one else is going to climb the ladder of success for you.
Think life through in the long term.
Abraham Lincoln said, “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” If you wonder where you will be 10 years from now, look at your current life. What actions are you taking?
Setbacks (挫折) are part of success.
In life, nothing worth having comes easy.
If you could build unbreakable self-discipline, you will succeed in anything you set your mind to. Maybe not immediately, but definitely.
| A．How many new things are you learning? |
| B．Here are three powerful ways to build it. |
| C．So keep going whenever you face a challenge. |
| D．Actually chances and challenges come together. |
| E．You have to devote time and effort to your goals if you want to make it. |
| F．You are responsible for your life when you start to make your own choices. |
【推荐3】Like any other skill, a reading habit requires time to develop. It is, however, a lifelong hobby for anyone who wants to pick up a book. There are some people who want to make reading their habits but just can’t do it. Well, it is time to develop the reading habit and make you a true book lover!
Pick up a proper book. The important thing is that the things you read must be at your level (水平) or similar, no matter what your age. Don’t choose the book too high for your level, or it will waste your time. It should be something that you find interesting. If there are no books nearby, you can choose to read newspapers, magazines, novels and so on.
Practice your reading regularly. Any time is a good time to read. But if you can set a proper time for reading every day, that will help in developing a reading habit. Reading for 15 minutes every day is OK, and make it your habit. During the 15 minutes, you should not care about anything except your reading. After that you can do something else.
Don’t give up. If you cannot complete the task (任务) in time, cheer up! Remember, winners never give up! You just have to try again and again until you achieve it.
Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If you find yourself worried while reading the book, stop to relax for some minutes. Reading is for joy, so don’t push yourself too hard. And even if you can read in such a way, the result won’t be so good either.
1. When finding something to read, readers should choose the ones ________.| A．similar to their levels | B．advised by the teacher |
| C．most people like to read | D．with many pictures in them |
| A．有感情地 | B．有目的地 | C．有规律地 | D．有节奏地 |
| A．they should keep reading harder | B．they won’t get good results |
| C．they won’t read fast enough | D．they should choose a better book |
| A．The importance of reading a book. | B．The way of developing a habit of reading. |
| C．The proper time of reading a book. | D．The most difficult skill in reading. |
【推荐1】You feel sick, so you go to the doctor. She checks your fever, looks at your throat, she gives you some medicine, but also a list of thinking skills that you are supposed to practice daily. She says that the way you think is causing some of your illness.
Doctors and other scientists who study the human mind and try to explain why people behave in the way that they do, called psychologists, are starting to believe it. You know that your brain is connected to every part of your body through your nervous system (神经系统).
Stress is caused whenever there is a problem or a change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less; nobody’s life is perfect. In fact, we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would probably be bored to death. But too much stress can hurt you. It can weaken your body’s protection so that you are more likely to catch diseases. It can even make you more likely to have an accident.
When you feel stress, your brain sends a message to your body to produce a chemical called adrenaline (肾上腺素). Adrenaline speeds up your breathing and your heartbeat. Today you have a different kind of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kind of things you can’t fight or run away from, and that’s what can do something bad to you.
What can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can set up a plan to finish homework or go to a doctor or a psychologist to try to work things out with your family or your friends. But sometimes you can’t change a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to. A big change might be a good change, but it will still be stressful.
The link (关联) between your body and brain works in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are under stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and eat nutritious meals. Some people take a vitamin-mineral pill every day. Another thing that you can do is daily exercise. If you go walking or do aerobic dancing or work out at the gym, a person who isn’t used to much physical activity should start slowly. Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs.
1. A psychologist is a person who may help you with your ________.| A．illness and abilities |
| B．thoughts and behaviour |
| C．mind and nervous system |
| D．physical activity and daily exercise |
| A．You shouldn’t go to the gym if you are under stress. |
| B．One can do his homework to burn up adrenaline. |
| C．Diseases and accidents are caused by stress. |
| D．Everyone needs stress to improve himself. |
| A．it’s difficult to change a stressful situation |
| B．it’s not stressful when a good change takes place |
| C．a big change will cause another stressful situation |
| D．a stressful situation can’t be changed without any effort |
【推荐2】Everyone feels unhappy sometimes, but it’s not a good idea to stay in those bad feelings. If you learn how to keep yourself happy, you’ll probably avoid a lot of problems.
Talk to your parents, friends or teachers, and tell them what is going on. It is amazing how much better you feel after talking about your problems.
Do something you enjoy, like reading novels, listening to music or even sleeping.
Play a sport you enjoy. This will improve your mood.
Keep a “Happy Moments” journal where you write down your best memories, successes and the moments you felt great. When you feel down, read them and remember how great you are.
Go for a 15-minute run, then take a nice shower, and pick out a new movie to watch!
Do something crazy. Dance in the dark. Scream as loudly as you can. Eat a big bowl of something you have never eaten before.
Think about your goals in life and how happy you’ll be when you complete them.
1. If you want to keep yourself happy, you can do the following EXCEPT ________.| A．fight with others | B．talk with your friends |
| C．play a sport you like | D．do some reading |
| A．textbook | B．newspaper | C．magazine | D．diary |
| A．one hour | B．half an hour | C．a quarter | D．five minutes |
| A．When you feel sad, you can have a talk with your best friend. |
| B．You mustn’t talk with your parents about your problems. |
| C．You will be very happy when your goal comes true. |
| D．Doing something new can make you feel relaxed. |
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine . Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain . Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather . But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest .
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided . I think failure(失败) is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude（态度）decides everything. With an optimistic（乐观的）attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
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1. People sometimes complain __________ .
| A．their studies are successful |
| B．they have no enough money |
| C．life is tiring |
| A．the students don’t like their lessons |
| B．the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs |
| C．the teachers are tired of their work |
| A．you want to go out |
| B．you can listen to a concert |
| C．crops will grow better |
| A．don’t know what to do |
| B．may give up hope |
| C．shouldn’t be afraid of it |
| A．Smile and the World Smiles to You |
| B．Complaining about Life |
| C．Failure is the Mother of Success |
Most parents tell their children, “you can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often. But I also want you to understand that the dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing.
Jason, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world, from your dad.
Be open-minded to changing your path (even several times) along the way.
In high school, I wanted to be an officer. I left my hometown and entered a college in Washington D.C. There, I discovered that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to the head of a national organization. Becoming a dad while in that job opened my mind to starting a business. Now I run a successful company I started up all by myself.
Work out what you are good at and what you are interested in. Keep an open mind and change what you are doing based on what you are learning about yourself.
Failure is very important to your success. I won’t tell you to feel good about failure. Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has certainly made me better. Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school were embarrassing（令人尴尬的）. I finally passed, and I’ve never failed an exam again. I learned from that experience to ask for help. Now, I ask for help in business all the time.
I’m proud to be role model to you as a dad and a company owner. I hope I can help you believe that you can be anything you want and you can have everything on your list.
Love,
Your dad
1. According to the father, the dream itself comes from all of these except ________.| A．strong leaders | B．hard work | C．good luck | D．good timing |
| A．He should learn from failure. | B．He should avoid any failure. |
| C．He should feel good about failure. | D．He should be sad about failure. |
| A．Worried but kind. | B．Wise and successful. |
| C．Open-minded but cold. | D．Careless and impatient. |
| A．make his way wisely | B．find his interests |
| C．be open-minded | D．run a successful company |
【推荐2】Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you’d better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients(营养物质) your body needs.
Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the No One choice(选择). Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium(钙)your body needs to grow strong bones(骨头).
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach(胃) feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
Fourth, limit(限制)screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos,or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day.
Fifth,be active(积极的). One thing you’d like to do as a kid is to find out which activity
you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
1. You should eat different foods especially| A．meat | B．junk food | C．hamburgers | D．fruit and vegetables |
| A．Milk | B．Juice | C．Cold water | D．Cola |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．SiX |
| A．When you’re eating, you don’t have to notice how your body feels. |
| B．You can eat more your favorite food |
| C．You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information. |
| D．We should try to live in an active way in our life |
| A．How to make yourself important | B．How to be a healthy kid |
| C．How to be a popular kid | D．How to make your parents healthy |
【推荐3】We all know there is a “World No Tobacco Day (世界无烟日)” every year. It reminds (提醒) us of the danger of smoking.
First, smoking is bad for our health.
Third, smoking is not cheap. When we have the habit of smoking, we may have to buy cigarettes often.
| A．We must say no to smoking. |
| B．These years the cigarettes are dear. |
| C．And it tries to ask more people to give up smoking. |
| D．Second, smoking makes smokers have few friends. |
| E．It will be bad for both the smokers and people around them. |
