1 . We’ve all heard the expression, “Money doesn’t buy happiness.” Since happiness is a side effect of laughter, shift your focus from the secret of happiness to experiences that bring you laughter. Instead of asking yourself “How can I be happy?”, ask “What makes me laugh?” This approach creates space for more actionable practices.
•Look at the situation through a child’s eyes.
When times get stressful, take a moment to think about how you saw things as a kid. The more we can experience that childlike wonder and enthusiasm, the less we sweat even the big stuff.
•Add laughter to your mornings.
•Learn to laugh at yourself.
Relieving yourself of pressure is the joy of learning to laugh at yourself. It also allows you to show more of your true self.
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There is no better way to practice laughing at yourself than going outside your comfort zone. From learning German to taking up rollerblading and Zumba, plenty of new activities will fuel your laughter. With so many ways to laugh more, why wait for your bit of happiness?
A.Hang out with friends. |
B.Take up something new. |
C.Permit yourself to be silly. |
D.Morning routines set the tone for the entire day. |
E.Read on four ways to get your daily amount of laughter. |
F.Money doesn’t buy happiness but it can help us find happiness. |
G.Instead, try any of the ideas above, and start feeling better now. |
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I was backpacking in Panama over Christmas in 2018, and planned to climb Volcán Barú. It is one of the only places on earth from where you can see the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans at the same time.
I set off before sunrise. It was a bit cold, so I had pulled on leggings under my trousers. I’ve always felt safe travelling as a solo (单独) woman. I love the freedom. When I got to the base at 7 am, the ranger (护林员) was unwilling to let me go alone, but relented (缓和) because an American couple were behind me.
The first part of the climb was beautiful. I walked for an hour and had reached a fair height. The views were impressive, so I stopped to take a photograph. Suddenly I heard violent barking behind me.
I turned and saw two dogs running aggressively towards me. I could see their teeth looked sharp, and they looked angry. There was nowhere for me to run. I tried to keep calm, but my heart was racing. They stopped a dozen feet from where I stood and kept barking. I knew they could move fast, so I didn’t want to try to outrun them.
I kept walking, saying, “Good dog, calm down,” as evenly as possible. But I was terrified. Then one dashed up and sunk his teeth into my leg below the knee. I was shocked. He held on for a few seconds. The pain took my breath away as I felt his fangs (犬牙) in my flesh. I considered bending down to get a rock to fight him off, but was nervous in case he went for my neck or the other one launched at me.
I tried to keep walking, and he finally let go. Then he was behind me, growling (嗥叫). I kept going, my body shaking, until after about 15 minutes I was out of their sight.
When I thought it was safe, I stopped.
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A pickup truck appeared, driven by the ranger.
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3 . My mom taught me songs. However, she never taught me how to sing. Of course I never really learned the English
When I came to the UK I realized that music has
People use
A.interaction | B.gesture | C.club | D.language |
A.hope | B.plan | C.want | D.need |
A.enjoy | B.catch | C.create | D.remember |
A.history | B.life | C.home | D.story |
A.change | B.express | C.hide | D.record |
A.essential | B.initial | C.outstanding | D.appropriate |
A.persuaded | B.helped | C.forced | D.employed |
A.nature | B.protection | C.hobby | D.habit |
A.dancing to | B.performing | C.listening to | D.writing |
A.Seldom | B.Sometimes | C.Strangely | D.Suddenly |
A.similar | B.suitable | C.wonderful | D.different |
A.poems | B.movies | C.videos | D.sounds |
A.hosted | B.discussed | C.celebrated | D.missed |
A.peace | B.creation | C.instruments | D.police |
A.made | B.considered | C.united | D.shared |
4 . Wonderful Music
I have to say that music really has a strong attractiveness to me. Naturally, everyone can choose suitable music to listen to.
When you feel sad, you can have a try to listen to soothing music. Soothing music will let you calm down. You will find that you will pay much attention to the music, and then your sadness can be decreased. It does not matter that when you listen to soothing music, you want to cry; you should just follow your feelings to have a thorough release.
Music can also double your happiness and arouse the fighting. For instance,when you solve some very difficult situations and gain success eventually, you will have a great mood.
Music indeed has a magical power to help the development of people and society.
A.Music can change the world because it can change people. |
B.In addition, people can learn precious knowledge from music. |
C.I believe that music will still continue to bring us many surprises. |
D.Music will give you enough encouragement to overcome sadness. |
E.Next time you feel low, put on some classical or meditative music to lift your spirits. |
F.When you find a kind of music which can bring happiness to you, you will be surprised and become excited. |
G.At this time, exciting music will witness your success, and can give you unlimited motivation to achieve goals. |
Dear Sally,
I recently became engaged, I love my fiancé a lot but we are getting into a lot of arguments
It’s not a question whether we can afford it although I
——Nervous
Dear Nervous,
Planning weddings
Why don’t the two of you talk about
——Sally
6 . Humans are emotional beings, showing feelings in our behavior and facial expressions. But whether these mean the same thing in different cultures has been hotly debated. Now a new study has found that in different social contexts, such as weddings, funerals and sports, people indeed show universal facial expressions.
For the new study, Alan Cowen’s team used a machine learning model, Deep Neural Network (DNN), to systematically analyze facial expressions in thousands of different contexts. These contexts come from more than six million videos uploaded to You Tube between July 2009 and May 2018 by people in 144 countries.
Facial expressions were rated by English speakers in India by selecting applicable emotions from a list of 31 labels, resulting in a total of 16 distinct facial expressions. Meanwhile, contexts were classified in a separate experiment. The results showed that people from different cultures share about 70% of the facial expressions used in response to different social and emotional situations.
“This supports Darwin’s theory that expressing emotions in our faces is universal among humans,” the study co-lead author Dacher Keltner said. “The physical display of our emotions may define who we are as a species, enhancing our communication and cooperation skills and ensuring our survival.”
However, Lisa Barrett, from the Northeastern University College of Science notes that the English speakers in India were given the emotional word ratings rather than labeling the expressions themselves. They used emotion labels such as “anger”, “fear” and “sadness” instead of descriptive terms, thereby inferring the emotions behind the expressions.
She further comments that the raters (评定者) saw the faces in contexts which can’t necessarily be separated from the emotions themselves, and that the key point is that the raters are from just one country. “The ultimate value of Cowen and his colleagues’ study might lie not in the answers it provides,” she concludes, “but in the opportunity for further discovery that it opens up.”
1. What can we learn from the text?A.The study is opposite to Darwin’s theory. |
B.People in different cultures show similar facial expressions. |
C.The team conducted the study by downloading facial expressions. |
D.Facial expressions and contexts were classified in the same experiment. |
A.By using a learning machine. |
B.By uploading videos to YouTube. |
C.By analyzing facial expressions. |
D.By using emotion labels. |
A.Social success is dependent on facial expressions. |
B.Facial expressions have constantly changed over time. |
C.Social skills reflect the ability of one’s expression management. |
D.Facial expressions play a vital role in humans’ development. |
A.Objective. | B.Ambiguous. | C.Critical. | D.Contradictory. |
7 . Anger is the most destructive (破坏性的) emotion. When you are
Firstly, you need to change your attitude to the way the world
A.sad | B.happy | C.angry | D.surprised |
A.written | B.spoken | C.read | D.heard |
A.has worked | B.is working | C.will work | D.works |
A.accept | B.receive | C.take | D.refuse |
A.another | B.others | C.other | D.the other |
A.where | B.that | C.how | D.when |
A.facing with | B.facing up to | C.looking up to | D.looking forward to |
A.positive | B.negative | C.pessimistic | D.passive |
A.kept | B.developed | C.formed | D.broken |
A.drinks | B.clothes | C.food | D.water |
A.because | B.but | C.and | D.so |
A.normally | B.effectively | C.slightly | D.seriously |
A.that | B.which | C.what | D.who |
A.Above all | B.In conclusion | C.To begin with | D.What’s more |
A.anything | B.nothing | C.everything | D.something |
8 . The human mind suffers from a lot of stress and anxiety in daily life. There are many sounds that can help the people to concentrate on current situation or matters.
Classical music is music played with instruments including orchestra, sitar, etc.
Spa music is the music that is used in spa centers. This music has special slow beats which arouse the relaxing cells. It feels relaxing and good to the mind and ear. These sounds are used as a soul spa therapy in many countries.
Electrical music is also instrumental music, but it is different from classical. Classical is Sufi music. On the other hand, this music is produced with the help of new digital instruments and devices.
These mentioned sounds are those few that help the people to rebuild their concentration.
A.This music has no or fewer lyrics. |
B.Nature beat consists of natural sounds. |
C.Most of the music have unknown original authors. |
D.Music isn’t just a means of entertaining ourselves. |
E.The selection of music varies from person to person. |
F.This music is also related to the soul of religious music. |
G.So many people do music therapy to stabilize their minds. |
1、得知四川发生突如其来的特大地震灾害,心情非常难过;
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4、美好家园可以重建,希望你们要看到希望、充满信心。
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10 . How to deal with frustration
From time to time terrible things occur. When something awful happens in our life, we always feel sorry for ourselves and it is natural to fall into a negative feeling of frustration.
When you feel frustrated by life it can be hard to feel thankful for the blessings in your life.
Another lesson of positive psychology is that your own problems are often relieved when you make an effort to help others. When you’re volunteering your time, doing random acts of kindness, or simply trying to make a positive difference in the lives of others, your brain will produce more dopamine(多巴胺), which gives you a sense of pleasure.
Finally, I am sure you have heard the old saying, “
A.Don’t judge a book by its cover. |
B.The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. |
C.But that is when you need to feel grateful the most. |
D.You should set aside some “me time” to rest and restore. |
E.It hurts us and keeps us from making the proper decisions. |
F.You can actually relieve your own frustration by doing others a favor. |
G.The most practical way to feel grateful is to start a gratitude journal. |