Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把…歸類) as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility(高尚).
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
【小題1】According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_______.
| A．self-respect | B．financial rewards | C．a(chǎn)dvertising ability | D．friendly relationship |
| A．lying | B．stealing | C．cheating | D．a(chǎn)dvertising |
| A．telling the truth to the clerk | B．offering advice to the clerk |
| C．a(chǎn)sking the clerk to be more attentive | D．reminding the clerk of the charged item |
| A．We'll be very excited. | B．We'll feel unfortunate. |
| C．We'll have a sense of honor. | D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk. |
| A．How to Live Truthfully | B．Importance of Peacefulness |
| C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect | D．Happiness through Honorable Actions |
科目：高中英語 來源：江西省2009-2010學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試試題（英語） 題型：填空題
第II卷 （非選擇題，共35分）
第一節(jié): 對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
D—David, T---Tony
D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?
T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David, 76_______
it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly
(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much. 77_______
D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing 78_______
a pair of glasses now.
T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?
D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.
Do you wan to join us?
T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to 79______
do recently.
D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget 80______
that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try
to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first, 81_______
after all.
T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to
go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun. 82______
D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents
(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe 83_____
he doesn’t want to go with us.
T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears. 84_____
D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.
T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down. 85_____
D: Yes.
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Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become spectators (旁觀者) in the lives of their children and shrug, "It' s their life," and feel nothing?
When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my son' s head. I was asked, "When do you stop worrying?" A nurse said, "When they get out of the accident stage." My mother just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little chair in a classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted (打斷) the class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher said, "Don't worry. They all go through this stage, and then you can sit back, relax, and enjoy them." My mother listened and said nothing.
When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for the phone to ring and the cars to come home, the front door to open.
My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my mother' s wan ( 淡淡的 ) smile and her occasional words, "You look pale. Are you all right? Call me the minute you get home."
Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse? Or is it a virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?
One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I' ve been calling for three days, and no one answered. I was worried! ! !"
I smiled a wan smile.
1.What can we know about the author’s mother from the passage?
A. She seems to laugh at the author.
B. She is not concerned about the author.
C. She has a thorough understanding of the author.
D. She tries to give the author some encouragement.
2.What did the author do in her forties?
A. She was less concerned about her children.
B. She couldn't stop worrying about her children.
C. She would like her children to see her often.
D. She became more patient with her children.
3.Why did the author smile a wan smile at the end of the passage?
A. She wanted to learn from her mother.
B. She stopped worrying about her children at last.
C. She succeeded in tricking her children.
D. She got a kind of satisfaction from her child's concern.
4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ______.
A. the concern between parents and children is natural
B. parents’ love for their children is selfless
C. parents show more concern for their children
D. parents will worry about their children all their lives
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第II卷 （非選擇題，共35分）
第一節(jié): 對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
D—David, T---Tony
D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?
T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David, 76_______
it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly
(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much. 77_______
D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing 78_______
a pair of glasses now.
T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?
D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.
Do you wan to join us?
T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to 79______
do recently.
D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget 80______
that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try
to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first, 81_______
after all.
T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to
go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun. 82______
D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents
(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe 83_____
he doesn’t want to go with us.
T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears. 84_____
D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.
T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down. 85_____
D: Yes.
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第二卷 （非選擇題，共35分）
第一節(jié): 對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
D—David, T---Tony
D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?
T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David, 76._______
it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly
(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much. 77_______
D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing 78_______
a pair of glasses now.
T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?
D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.
Do you wan to join us?
T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ ve got (79) p___of work to 79______
do recently.
D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget 80______
that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try
to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first, 81_____
after all.
T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to
go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun. 82_____
D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents
(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe 83_____
he doesn’t want to go with us.
T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears. 84____
D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.
T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down. 85____
D: Yes.
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第II卷 （非選擇題，共35分）
第一節(jié): 對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
D—David, T---Tony
D: Hi, Tony. Are you reading something exciting?
T: Oh, nothing much. I’m just reading some science (76) f__. David, 76_______
it’s a long time since I saw you last and I could hardly
(77) r___ you because you’ve changed so much. 77_______
D: Oh, I’ve just had a (78) h____ in the barber’s and I am wearing 78_______
a pair of glasses now.
T: No wonder. By the way, what’s your plan for this weekend?
D: We are going to have a picnic in the countryside on Saturday.
Do you wan to join us?
T: I’d like to, but I’m afraid I can’t as I’ve got (79) p___of work to 79______
do recently.
D: I know you are always as (80) b___as a bee.But don’t forget 80______
that no matter how much work you have to do, you should try
to (81) s___ aside some time for a rest. Health must come first, 81_______
after all.
T: Yes, you are right. I’ll go with you. And why not ask Sam to
go with us together? He can (82) b___ us a lot of fun. 82______
D: That’s a good idea, but not this time, for his parents
(83) d____ two days ago and he is very upset now. Maybe 83_____
he doesn’t want to go with us.
T: Really? I simply can’t (84) b____my ears. 84_____
D: Yes, I’m surprised to know that their marriage has broken up ,too.
T: I think he needs to stay(85) a_____and calm himself down. 85_____
D: Yes.
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