1 . Do what you love and love what you do, and success will come? Well, we wish.     1    It takes more than just passion to succeed in anything.

Passion is just emotion; care is an action.

Wishing hard and wanting something really badly won’t give you anything. Passion is a barely controllable emotion, and emotion is not always reliable.     2    

In today’s world where people always talk about finding your passion, it still seems vague (模糊的) to many. On the other hand, if you’re asked to find something you care about, it’s easier for you to take action.

    3    

There’s a lot of work to do besides being enthusiastic. For example, you can be enthusiastic about painting, but if you don’t have any art sense and painting skills, you can hardly become an expert in painting.     4    The belief that you’ll do it well anyway as long as you like it is just an illusion.

Learn not just what you care about, but what’s around that too.

When you’ve got your focus, try to map out the skills you need to get better at that. When you have the learning plan ready, apply that course you need, get yourself the tools required and start learning and practicing.

Success is a way to go, but you can start right now.

    5    But if you’ve already got your passion, it will be good enough to make that your foundation and motivation to keep moving. Start mapping out the skills you need and take actions, Instead of passively letting your passion wander around, be active and do something that will push you forward.

A．Care is different, it implies actions.

B．“Like it” doesn’t mean “Good at it”.

C．Passion alone doesn’t guarantee success.

D．However, reality is not as simple as we want it to be.

E．You are good at something and you need the world to know.

F．Desire to make a difference in the world with your strengths.

G．To become an expert, you need to be always learning and improving your skill.

2 . Every year, more books on happiness are published. And every year, more people feel depressed because they do not see themselves as happy. They don’t remember or know what it feels like, and instead, they feel guilty that they aren’t as happy as everyone says they should be. This is really a sad state of emotional affairs.

The books, blogs, YouTube videos and advice columns (专栏) will tell you that if you read, exercise, stay busy, help others, and increase your intimacy (亲密) every day, then you too can be happy.

The simple truth is that no one can be happy all the time. That doesn’t mean you have to be sad, angry, or depressed the rest of the time but that you can find a middle ground called contentment. This middle ground is a good place mentally and emotionally, and spending time there is a healthy choice.

Contentment is somewhere between satisfied and peaceful. When you are in that place, the stuff of life can be going on around you, but you don’t need to allow it to bother you. And that, my friends, is a very nice way to go through life.

I find contentment in walks and in writing, and in talking with my partner and reminding each other that our life is good, despite temporary setbacks or scary moments. Because I know about myself and I can respond differently. Doing this takes away stress and will keep you from losing your state of contentment.

If there is even one thing that puts you in a state of contentment — you do it regularly and early enough each day — it will help you go through any challenges you may have to face later.

Right at this moment, things around me are still a little out of my control — such is life — but I am feeling pretty good because I actively living my purpose. I am now content, and that feeling will last the whole day through. You can do the same.

1. What does the author want to stress by mentioning “Books on happiness in paragraph 1?

A．People find it difficult to agree on what happiness is.

B．Such books are so popular that they are sold out very soon.

C．Happiness is something easy to gain in our daily life.

D．Experts find it useless to argue about the value of happiness.

2. When facing setbacks or sad moments, what does the author do?

A．He turns to such media as blogs.

B．He definitely communicates with partners.

C．He adjusts himself and reacts positively.

D．He sees himself unlucky and feels depressed.

3. What is the author most likely to agree with?

A．Still water runs deep.	B．Health is better than wealth.
C．Enough is as good as a feast.	D．One good turn deserves another.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce a novel experience.

B．To advocate a proper life attitude.

C．To encourage studies on happiness.

D．To persuade us to work endlessly.

3 . Advice for Graduates

Thank you for letting me share this wonderful day with you. The next part of my speech consists of some advice, which is rarely valued, seldom remembered, never followed. As Oscar Wilde said,     1     So, here comes the advice.

First, every time you celebrate an achievement,     2     Thank your parents and friends who supported you, thank your professors who were inspirational, and especially thank the other professors whose less-than brilliant lectures forced you to teach yourself. To your fellow students who have added immeasurably to your education during those late night discussions, hug them.

Second, in your future life, cultivate a generous spirit.     3     Leave the change on the table. In a successful cooperation, everybody gets 90 percent of the profit.

My third piece of advice is as follows: As you begin this new stage of your lives, follow your passion. If you don’t have a passion，don’t be satisfied until you find one.     4     When I was your age, I was incredibly single-minded in my goal to be a physicist. After college, I spent eight years as a graduate student and postdoc at Berkeley, and then nine years at Bell Labs. During that my time, my central focus and professional joy was physics.

Here is my final advice. Pursuing a personal passion is important, but it should not be your only goal. When you are old and gray, and look back on your life, you will want to be proud of what you have done. The source of that pride won’t be the things you have acquired or the recognition you have received.     5    

A．It will be the lives you have touched and the difference you have made.

B．In all negotiations, don’t bargain for the last, little advantage.

C．“I like to do all the talking myself. It saves time, and prevents arguments.”

D．“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”

E．Life is too short to go through it without caring deeply about something.

F．be thankful to those who made it possible.

G．Change your manners when you are dealing with others.

4 . Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they express regret, lost chances, mistakes, and disappointment.

My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take another minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “another minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something small like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a table, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (粘贴衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.

I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone a chance to say “I love you” or “I forgive (原谅) you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up a chance to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.

I know there will still be times when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is certainly better because of my rule of doing everything possible to avoid that possibility. And even though it takes another minute to do something right, or it sometimes takes an hour or two in my busy timetable to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for avoiding saying “if only”.

1. Why does the writer regard “if only” as two of the saddest words in the English language?

A．Because people use them when they feel sad.

B．Because they mean sadness in the English language.

C．Because they mean regrets and disappointment in life.

D．Because they make the writer think of some sad experiences.

2. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3?

A．given up.	B．looked for.
C．waited for.	D．made use of.

3. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to       .

A．see a doctor	B．finish her work
C．join a celebration	D．create a chance to see her father

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Advice from My Father	B．The “Another Minute” Rule
C．Avoidance of saying “If Only”	D．The Saddest Words in English

5 . Charles Plumb, a Naval Academy graduate, was a jet pilot. In a fight, his plane was _______ by a surface-to-air missile（导弹）. He was _______ and spent 6 years in a prison. He _______ in prison and now lectures on lessons learned from that _______.

One day, when Plumb and his wife were _______ in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were _______!”

“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.

“I _______ your parachute（ 降落伞）,” the man replied.

Plumb gasped in _______ and at the same time was really _______. The man grabbed his handand said, “I ________it worked!”

Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your parachute hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be________ today.” They all laughed.

Plumb couldn’t ________ that night, thinking about that man. Plumb was ________ about what the man might have looked like in a Navy uniform. He wondered how many times he might have ________ him and not even said good morning, how are you or anything, ________you see, he was a fighter pilot and the man was________ a sailor. Plumb thought of the many hours that sailor had spent in the bowels（内部）of the ship, ________ weaving the shrouds（罩）and folding the silks of each parachute, holding in his hands each time the ________ of someone he did not know.

Now Plumb asks his ________，“Who is packing your parachute?” Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day.

Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down. As you go through your week, month, and even New Year，________ the people who have packed your parachute and enabled you to get where you are today!

1.

A．competed

B．destroyed

C．supported

D．directed

2.

A．refused

B．caught

C．aided

D．visited

3.

A．accepted

B．minded

C．survived

D．ignored

4.

A．advice

B．belief

C．experience

D．wish

5.

A．sitting

B．experimenting

C．lecturing

D．working

6.

A．left behind

B．called on

C．turned down

D．shot down

7.

A．packed

B．stole

C．hid

D．liked

8.

A．pain

B．surprise

C．anger

D．horror

9.

A．sorry

B．embarrassed

C．disappointed

D．grateful

10.

A．promise

B．guess

C．forget

D．regret

11.

A．helpless

B．alive

C．wealthy

D．alone

12.

A．sleep

B．dream

C．laugh

D．bear

13.

A．frightened

B．unconscious

C．curious

D．impatient

14.

A．ordered

B．seen

C．interviewed

D．greeted

15.

A．unless

B．but

C．so

D．because

16.

A．still

B．just

C．ever

D．even

17.

A．randomly

B．hopelessly

C．carefully

D．dangerously

18.

A．fate

B．name

C．requirement

D．business

19.

A．wife

B．teacher

C．audience

D．employee

20.

A．mention

B．challenge

C．recognize

D．introduce

6 . Once upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium, which was__________ students. As she ________ a glass of water, everyone________ they’d be asked the _________question “glass half empty or glass half ________". Instead, with a ________on her face, the professor asked, “How__________is this glass of water I'm holding?”

Students shouted out answers ________ from eight ounces to a couple pounds. She replied, “From my________the absolute weight of this glass doesn’t _______ .It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a _________or two, it's_________light. If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm________. If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely_________and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the _______ . In each case, the________ of the glass doesn’t change, but the _______ I hold it, the heavier it feels to me.”

As the class shook their heads in ________ , she continued, “Your stresses and _______ in life are very much like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little. Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed-______to do anything else until you drop them.”

1.

A．surrounded by

B．bored with

C．owned by

D．filled with

2.

A．poured

B．drank

C．raised

D．emptied

3.

A．expected

B．enjoyed

C．liked

D．wished

4.

A．silly

B．typical

C．standardized

D．wise

5.

A．broken

B．ready

C．cut

D．full

6.

A．spot

B．tear

C．smile

D．look

7.

A．large

B．small

C．much

D．heavy

8.

A．ranging

B．dating

C．beginning

D．originating

9.

A．experience

B．background

C．perspective

D．estimation

10.

A．exist

B．matter

C．change

D．last

11.

A．day

B．hour

C．minute

D．week

12.

A．fairly

B．obviously

C．surprisingly

D．completely

13.

A．swing

B．ache.

C．shake

D．break

14.

A．cramp up

B．break down

C．stretch out

D．fold up

15.

A．sea

B．grass

C．bed

D．floor

16.

A．content

B．size

C．weight

D．position

17.

A．better

B．longer

C．more

D．harder

18.

A．silence

B．agreement

C．conclusion

D．disappointment

19.

A．comfort

B．sadness

C．worries

D．happiness

20.

A．willing

B．pleased

C．tired

D．unable

7 . Then the landlord began to examine the house. He and she were going to divorce, so it was obvious that they would not continue renting the house any more. Then the landlord began examining the house. After looking around, the landlord screamed, “The walls are full of nails! How could I rent the house to others?”

He said, “The room is too small, so we could only hang things on the walls.” The landlord didn’t listen to him and turned around up to the floor. She began looking around her familiar room. Four years ago, she became his bride here. There were several nails on the wall, on which hung his clothes yesterday. After he lived in the room, he removed all the clothes boxes and bought her a desk in the spared room because he knew she loved writing and drawing.

The landlord took toolkit down and tried to pull the nails out. After the nails were removed, the walls were left with numerous holes. All of a sudden, she felt terribly heartbroken as if her heart was pierced(刺破)through those holes and bleeding nonstop. She sprang from the seat and shouted, “Stop pulling the nails! We will continue renting the house and will only move away after we buy our own!” He looked at her with great surprise and then turned around, tearing over his face.

She finally came to understand that marriage was like wall and that all quarrels and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. When all the nails were removed, only a wall with numerous holes would be left. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable. But in the past, what she saw was only those nails.

They hung all the things back to the wall. He asked her, "Are you really willing to lead a tough life with me? " She patted away the ashes on hands and looked at those things satisfactorily, saying, "Yes! For me, it's not a suffering to live. "

1. Why did the landlord examine the house?

A．Because she wanted to drive the couple away.

B．Because the couple wanted to move away.

C．Because she decided to urge the couple to repair the house.

D．Because she decided to have the house decorated

2. Why did she feel so sad when the landlord put the nails out?

A．Because her things would be thrown away.

B．Because she was shouted at by the landlord.

C．Because she was reminded of her broken marriage.

D．Because she liked this house very much.

3. What did she finally understand?

A．Couples should tolerate each other.

B．Couples shouldn't quarrel at all.

C．Quarrelling couples shouldn't live together.

D．There is no complete and reliable marriage.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．It is not easy to divorce.	B．How to avoid divorce.
C．A story of nails.	D．Nails of marriage.

8 . One cold evening, I was waiting outside for a taxi in New York City. Later, I was _______by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining how _______New Yorkers were. I knew my _______would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep _______and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.

I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport _______a customer, which means $70 in lost fare (车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his _______. Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article _______that the happiest people are those who give. _______, he hoped to have more chance to _______in his life, I was starting to ________being with him!

Arriving at my destination, I paid him, giving a generous tip. I also pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same ________of giving with you. Here’s the extra money for you. ________it, since you’ve already ________$70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the ________of giving, give it to the next ________.”

For a moment I thought I was so ________! But the driver ________me by saying, “Sir, I have a ________idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will serve the next rider for free.”

It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of ________everyone is able to give and surprise ________with their generosity.

1.

A．taken up

B．picked up

C．sent up

D．put up

2.

A．serious

B．cruel

C．horrible

D．strict

3.

A．ride

B．flight

C．way

D．distance

4.

A．free

B．calm

C．busy

D．silent

5.

A．with

B．without

C．for

D．to

6.

A．delight

B．worry

C．unhappiness

D．surprise

7.

A．saying

B．writing

C．telling

D．speaking

8.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Besides

D．Therefore

9.

A．give

B．share

C．take

D．forgive

10.

A．mind

B．regret

C．enjoy

D．hate

11.

A．idea

B．action

C．practice

D．story

12.

A．Forget

B．Keep

C．Put

D．Pay

13.

A．given

B．got

C．lost

D．gained

14.

A．force

B．energy

C．strength

D．power

15.

A．passenger

B．conductor

C．stranger

D．tourist

16.

A．bad

B．cool

C．silly

D．simple

17.

A．disappointed

B．satisfied

C．surprised

D．encouraged

18.

A．better

B．further

C．worse

D．newer

19.

A．what

B．when

C．which

D．how

20.

A．one

B．another

C．other

D．some

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10 . Teenage life is quite dramatic but that doesn't mean you cannot enjoy your life in these years. Even with your daily troubles, your life is not very hard if you know how to deal with them.

I know exactly how you feel. Life as a teenager can be hard. You are not a kid anymore, because you are smart enough to observe and analyze your surroundings. However, you are still not an adult because there are still lots of experiences that you need to have and lessons that you need to learn from these experiences. To top it all, the hormonal (荷尔蒙的)imbalance in you body can really mess you up emotionally. I have been there. I was in it for 6 years exploring what life is about.

As a teenager, I had a major problem completing my chores on time. And at that time, all that I needed to do was to finish my assignments, study for the upcoming test and clean my room. Now, I have much more things to do: cooking, cleaning and working while striking a balance between all my relationships related to work, family and friends. That really is a lot of work. So, I will just give you one golden tip, quoting from Benjamin Franklin," Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."

Life becomes much easier now because I finish all my work on time and I have enough time to let my hair down. Half the problems as a teenager are because we hate doing things. We'd rather go and have fun than sit down and take care of our duties and responsibilities. That is why you have so much trouble in your life; your parents won't let you go out with friends because you haven't cleaned your room or your teacher is always criticizing you because you haven't finished your assignments.

1. What does the writer mainly want to tell us in paragraph 1 ?

A．Teenage life is tough.	B．Teenagers can't enjoy life.
C．Teenage life is changeable.	D．Teenagers should learn more.

2. What plays a key role in making teenage life hard according to the writer?

A．The adolescent changes.	B．The lack of life experience.
C．The failure of concentration.	D．The unfamiliar surroundings.

3. How did the writer feel about her teenage life?

A．It was difficult.	B．It was simple.
C．It was enjoyable.	D．It was boring.

4. What does the writer advise teenagers to do?

A．Abandon their friends.	B．Go and have fun.
C．Complete their homework.	D．Shoulder the burden.