① The way we spend our time can be put into three “bottles”. These are the Necessary Tasks Bottle (必要任务瓶), the Voluntary Tasks Bottle (志愿任务瓶) and the Happiness Bottle.
②Every day, we spend time filling the Necessary Tasks Bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, and paying bills.
③We then fill another bottle with Voluntary Tasks. These are things we do for others, we may not enjoy, but we do them anyway. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and washing clothes for family.
④However, we often forget to fill the third bottle—the Happiness Bottle. This is the bottle we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your Happiness Bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks, time flies by, and before we know, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.
⑤This is why each day we have to try to fill our Happiness Bottle. I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I arrive. This week, I had fun joining in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We showed our musical talent and practiced music for charity (慈善). It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my Happiness Bottle was filled to top.
⑥The challenge (挑战) for each of us is to not let the day go by without filling our Happiness Bottle. That takes some planning. Many of us probably need to pencil happiness activities into our schedule (日程表): If we don’t do that, we will have to fill our schedule with those Necessary and Voluntary Tasks.
⑦Think about how your time is being spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks using up all your time? At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our Happiness Bottle is filled.
1. Which activity is a Necessary Task according to the passage?| A．Having fun with your good friend. | B．Preparing a big dinner for your family. |
| C．Going to work although it is raining heavily. | D．Sending your son to a piano lesson on Sunday. |
| A．People often fill the Happiness Bottle at bedtime. |
| B．People are happy to fill the Voluntary Tasks Bottle each day. |
| C．It is OK if we don’t fill the Necessary Tasks or Voluntary Tasks Bottle. |
| D．It is necessary for people to plan happiness activities on the daily plan. |
| A．To describe what the Happiness Bottle is like. |
| B．To introduce ways to fill the Happiness Bottle. |
| C．To share the experience of filling the Happiness Bottle. |
| D．To tell people to spend time filling the Happiness Bottle. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
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【推荐1】When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” Or “I know I’m late, but isn’t my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming(责备) somebody or something else for a bad situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming (克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility (责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable (可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of(不管) how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “ whose mistake it is. ” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
1. According to the passage, winners _________.| A．blame themselves rather than others |
| B．have responsible and able workmates |
| C．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives |
| D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
| A．find a better way to overcome the problem |
| B．tell him to find the cause of the problem |
| C．blame him for his lack of responsibility |
| D．ask a more able workmate for help |
| A．excuses for their mistakes |
| B．difficulties to greater power |
| C．chances to develop their own talents |
| D．challenges to their workmates |
| A．A Winner’s Secret |
| B．A Winner’s Problem |
| C．A Winner’s Chance |
| D．A Winner’s Achievement |
【推荐2】As a student, I was most afraid to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the teacher asked a question, I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me.
One day, in a foreign language class, Mr. Black gave us a lesson. He wanted us to be active in class, so he asked us some questions, but no one answered. “Let me tell you a story first,” he said.
“When I came to the United States to study, the university often invited famous people to make speeches. Before the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting thing. The students around me always took a cardboard folded (折叠的) in half, wrote their names in bold with the most eye-catching color, and then placed the cardboard on the seat. So when the speaker needed the answers from the students, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.”
“I couldn’t understand that. My classmate told me the speakers were all top people, who meant chances. When your answer was to his surprise, it meant he might give you more chances. In fact, I really saw a few students got great chances because of that.”
After listening to the story, I understood that the chance will not find yourself. You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance on the card.
1. What did Mr. Black want the students to do in his class?| A．Read loudly. | B．Be active. | C．Take notes carefully. |
| A．They raised their hands. | B．They shook their heads. | C．They lowered their heads. |
| A．He got them from the computer. |
| B．He saw the cardboards on the seats. |
| C．He got them from the name list on the teacher’s desk. |
| A．引人注目的 | B．眼睛疼痛的 | C．目光呆滞的 |
| A．Doing as others do is necessary. | B．Answering questions bravely is easy. | C．Showing yourself bravely can win chances. |
【推荐3】Most scientists agree the Great SpiGiza (吉萨狮身人面像) was built around 2500 B.C.
West, a writer and film maker, first got interested in ancient history after studying the work of a French researcher. The researcher said Egyptian civilization could have developed as early as 30,000 years ago, rather than 4500 years ago, as most experts believe.
West gave some advice to kids: If you are interested in a topic, read everything you can find on it. Do your own research. Don’t always believe everything others tell you. Have your own judgement (判断) and ideas.
| A．West joined a scientist to do research together. |
| B．Ask a lot of questions, and find your own answers. |
| C．Listen to teachers carefully and take notes. |
| D．But John Anthony West says that it is much older. |
| E．How could that be? |
【推荐1】A study from the U.S. found that Americans were more likely to go to libraries than movie theaters, concerts, amusement parks and zoos.
It’s good to know that libraries are not shriveling up (萎缩) in a digital (数字的) age, when so much information is available on our phones.
Americans attend live music or theatrical events and visit national parks four times a year on average (平均). Trips to amusement or theme parks (1.5) and zoos (0.9) are the least common activities among this list. The average 10.5 trips to the library far exceed these.
The study found that women are twice as likely to go to a library as men, who prefer sporting events and national parks.
Also, it’s mostly adults between the ages of 18 and 29 who go to libraries. Perhaps this is because some are college students who depend on the library for resources (资源) and study space.
The discovery that libraries are still so popular shouldn’t come as a surprise. In fact, libraries are popular for many other reasons, not only because they’re free. They prepare young kids with books, toys and so much more to make parents feel welcome. These kid areas are usually separated from the adult areas, which means that adults can enjoy a peaceful visit.
Libraries are a powerfully positive (积极的) force in our society, and the more we support them, the happier and smarter we’ll be.
1. The study found that ________.| A．American people didn’t like going to movie theaters |
| B．people can get information and enjoy themselves on their phones |
| C．American people were more likely to go to libraries |
| D．the library is a good place for people to play |
| A．超过 | B．抵制 | C．选择 | D．追赶 |
| A．they are free to get in | B．they have lots of things for kids |
| C．adults can have separated areas | D．people can take books home for free |
| A．He disagree with it. | B．He doesn’t care about it. |
| C．He supports it. | D．He doubts its benefits. |
【推荐2】The Internet is a big place. Nobody has the time to look at every web page to find something. Yahoo can help us to find what we need.
David Filo and Jerry Yang, two Stanford University students, started Yahoo in 1994. They started by making a list of their favorite web pages. When their list got bigger, they made a database(数据库) to keep their information. They let everybody use it for free. Soon, thousands of people began to use their service.
They then made a new kind of software. It would take some information and arrange it for someone to look at. If you search for, say, “Hangzhou”, the engine will give you a list of web pages with that word. Yahoo became a public company in 1996. Filo and Yang, still young students, became rich. As their company grew, they went on working hard. They improved their software. They also added more services, like shopping, free e-mail, many different countries and languages.
Yahoo. com is famous on the Internet. And unlike most other web companies, Yahoo makes much money in fact.
1. When Filo and Yang wrote the first Yahoo software, they _________.| A．had left school | B．were still students |
| C．made people pay to use it | D．knew it wasn’t useful |
| A．stopped working at Yahoo | B．became lazy |
| C．worked less | D．went on working hard |
| A．Search engine | B．E-mails. |
| C．Shopping on the Internet | D．Buying and selling stocks (股票) |
| A．Yahoo is a web company. | B．Yahoo is always a small company. |
| C．Yahoo makes people spend money on their e-mails. | D．Yahoo is a company in which many workers making things. |
| A．lose money | B．make money |
| C．are just like Yahoo | D．are famous |
【推荐3】Researchers recently discovered some unusual behavior among chimpanzees living in the forests of West Africa. An adult male in the wild would pick up a rock, throw it at a tree while yelling, and then run away. Researchers aren’t certain why the chimpanzees fling the rocks, but they have discovered that they seem to prefer trees that create longer-lasting, more resonant sounds.
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, first discovered this behavior three years ago. The group designed more experiments to find out why the chimpanzees were so interested in throwing rocks at trees. This time around, they went to the same areas but set up microphones to capture the sounds of stones as they were thrown. While waiting for the chimpanzees to hurl the rocks, the researchers threw stones at 13 different kinds of trees in different places.
“It was quite fun, I have to say,” coauthor and primatologist Ammie Kalan tells Science. Researchers found that the chimpanzees prefer throwing rocks at trees that made lower, longer-lasting sounds. Often these were trees that had exposed roots.
In their findings, carried in Biology Letters, the researchers write that “low-frequency sounds travel further in the environment and are good for long-distance communication.” In addition, more resonant sounds last longer in the environment. But if chimpanzees were looking to communicate, it would work well for them to drum on the trees or choose the ones that made the loudest noises.
The researchers found that chimpanzees stick to the same trees and never choose new ones. Kalan tells Science that maybe the locations of the trees have something to do with things around like food and water, and the sound is a signal to others about where to find them.
1. What is the unusual behavior of chimpanzees in paragraph 1?| A．Throwing rocks at trees. | B．Making longer-lasting noises. | C．Shouting to adult males. | D．Collecting stones in the forests. |
| A．Those trees can live longer. | B．Those trees are very easy to find. |
| C．The sounds those trees make last longer. | D．The sounds those trees produce travel fast. |
| A．To warn their partners nearby. | B．To remember things they have done. |
| C．To know about the environment around them. | D．To tell others of food and water near the trees. |
| A．health | B．nature | C．sports | D．travel |
