Researchers have found that there are some basic things that you can do to become happier.
◆Self
Yourself includes your education, your health, and your sense of purpose. It is important to take care of yourself and to connect the people around you. First, find a hobby. This gives you a chance to meet people with similar interests. You can also volunteer. Volunteering takes the focus off your own problems and makes you feel grateful for what you have.
◆Home
Create a quieter, dark area where you can sit and relax. Paint your living room yellow – it can increase energy and improve mood (情緒). It also helps to own a pet. Pets can make their owners feel calm, and provide love and friendship.
◆Financial (財(cái)務(wù)的) life
According to Ed Diener, the key to greater well-being is to have money, but not to want it too much. Try to spend money on things that give you long-lasting pleasure. Buy things that will enrich your life, such as music lessons and dinners with friends and family.
◆Social life
Have friends that encourage you to eat right, to be active, to laugh, and to do your best. Meet with your friends regularly and share with them when you have more of something than you need. Support each other in difficult times.
◆Workplace
Your office should be a place that you like. Find a job with people that you enjoy being around. That includes your boss. And do something that you feel strongly about. That is more important than money.
◆Community
If possible, live near people who have about the same amount of money as you. This makes you less aware (意識(shí)到的) of what you don’t have. Live in a neighborhood where you feel safe and where you can walk a lot. Walking makes you healthier, and healthier people are happier people.
小題1:What does yourself include according to the passage?
小題2:How can we increase our energy and improve mood?
小題3:What is the key to greater well-being, according to Ed Diener?
小題4:Why should we live near people as rich as ourselves?
小題5:What does the passage mainly talk about?

小題1:Your education, health, and your sense of purpose.
小題2:By painting your living room yellow and owning a pet.
小題3:To have money, but not to want it too much.
小題4:Financial quality with our neighbors makes us less aware of what we don’t have.
小題5:Six keys to happiness and how to make us happier.

試題分析:這篇短文主要列舉了我們感到快樂(lè)六方面,那么如何做呢。一、自己照顧好自己,并與周?chē)娜寺?lián)系,包括自己的教育,健康和你的使命感。二、家 ;三、財(cái)務(wù)生活;四、社會(huì)生活;五、工作場(chǎng)所;六、社區(qū)。從這幾方面怎么做,才能更快樂(lè)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)句是:根據(jù)這篇短文,你自己包括哪些內(nèi)容?從文中這句話“Yourself includes your education, your health, and your sense of purpose.”可知應(yīng)該是:Your education, health, and your sense of purpose.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問(wèn)句是:如何增加我們的能量和改善我們個(gè)情緒?從文中這句話“Paint your living room yellow – it can increase energy and improve mood . It also helps to own a pet.”可知應(yīng)該是:By painting your living room yellow and owning a pet.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中這句話“According to Ed Diener, the key to greater well-being is to have money, but not to want it too much.”可知應(yīng)該是:To have money, but not to want it too much.
小題4:結(jié)構(gòu)分析題。從短文最后一段“If possible, live near people who have about the same amount of money as you. This makes you less aware of what you don’t have.”可知應(yīng)該是:Financial quality with our neighbors makes us less aware of what we don’t have.
小題5:主題歸納題。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容分析,主要從六個(gè)方面介紹了如何做,我們才能更快樂(lè),所以總結(jié)為:Six keys to happiness and how to make us happier.
練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example. We’re planting more and more trees. We’ve built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. More "Great Green Walls" are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world. Great Green Walls will make the world better.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,選擇正確答案。
小題1:The Great Green Wall in China is ______.
A.7,000 kilometers longB.1,700 kilometers long
C.7,000 meters longD.400 kilometers long
小題2:Trees must be grown in ______.
A.ChinaB.the USAC.some countries D.every part of the world
小題3:Which of the following statements is not true?
A.The Great Green Wall will stop wind from blowing the earth away.
B.The Great Green Wall will make our life better.
C.We don’t need to plant more trees.
D.The Great Green Wall will stop the sand moving towards the rich farmland.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主編) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.
As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.
At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.
The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.
Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(發(fā)送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.
小題1:What is the work in a newspaper office like?
A.Interesting and confusingB.Important and patient.
C.Particular and necessary.D.Fast and busy.
小題2:According to the passage, the right order for a reporter’s work is ____________.
a. writing stories          b. doing interviews         c. joining in a discussion
d. doing homework        e. handing stories to the editor
A.cbadeB.cdeabC.cbdae D.cadbe
小題3:The front page contents(內(nèi)容) are decided by ___________.
A.the importance of the eventsB.how well the stories are written
C.the knowledge of the chief editorD.whether they are the latest
小題4:Word editors’ work is to ____________.
A.help the chief editor with the morning discussion
B.decide when and how the papers can be printed
C.read the stories and make necessary changes
D.get together information from reporters and photographers
小題5:The best title for this passage is “____________”.
A.How a newspaper is producedB.How newspapers are delivered
C.What kind of papers readers likeD.Whose work is more important

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

The giant panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160kg. People think the giant panda is very lovely. ①So it is not surprising that the World Wide Fund for Nature chose the giant panda as its symbol.The WWF tells people about animals that they are in danger and raises money to save them.
The giant panda only lives in the wild in China. In the early 1980s, were only 1,000 left in the wild. The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller.
The WWF works to help giant pandas in the wild in many ways. One of the ways that helps them is to increase the size of panda reserves(自然保護(hù)區(qū)). Some reserves need to be joined together by planting bamboo between them to make “corridors”. These are paths that lead from one reserve to another. No one may harm the pandas in these areas. The corridors let pandas move from one habitat (棲息地) to another to look for food. ②People are working very hard to make sure the giant panda does not die out.
小題1: How long and heavy can a giant panda grow to be?
_____________________________________________________________________________
小題2: 將文中劃線的句子①改為被動(dòng)句。
So it is not surprising that _____________________by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
小題3:Why are the giant pandas endangered?
_____________________________________________________________________________
小題4: Give a way to help the giant pandas in the wild, please.
_____________________________________________________________________________
小題5: 將文中劃線的句子②翻譯成中文。
____________________________________________________________________________

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:完形填空

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even have lost their lives for it. Money does have a great effect on the poor, but if a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have true love, real friendship, health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words “I love you”, but can love be bought? I’m afraid not . Love means “give”, not “take”. Health and a long life are precious things for every person. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”. Of all the people who live longest in the world, few of them are millionaires. Real friendship can’t be bought, either.
In a word, where money is worshiped, money can cause brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on, No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with and no one to cry for.
閱讀上面短文,根據(jù)所給語(yǔ)境,按要求完成下列各題。(每空一詞)
小題1:根據(jù)①處完成下面的句子。(每空一詞)
It        that many people        hungry for money in today’s world.
小題2: 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,完成下面的句子。(每空一詞)
__________ love _______health can be bought with money.
小題3:將②處譯成中文.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解


To Max
Today we had to let you go,
It broke our hearts in two,
We had to leave you at that place,
Alone and feeling blue,
The only thing that we could do,
Was to drive back home and cry,
For we just couldn’t keep you,
No matter (無(wú)論) how we tried,
You’ll never be forgotten,
As long as we two live,
You gave us all the love,
A little dog could give,
Looking at your small hutch,
We know you are not with us,
From this moment on,
We begin to miss you much,
We’ll think about you often,
And wanna know where you are,
And in our hearts we’ll hear your bell,
Tinkling from afar (遠(yuǎn)處).
小題1: The writer wrote this poem to ________.
A.their new friendB.their own son
C.the new master of their dogD.their pet dog
小題2:. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The dog lived in a small hutch before.
B.The writer and the dog loved each other.
C.The dog came back with his bell.
D.The dog no longer lives with the writer now.
小題3:. How did the writer feel when he was writing the poem?
A.Sad.B.Happy.
C.Excited.D.Nervous.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:閱讀理解

Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful, popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra, people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (靈活性).
Harish Chaturvedi, a lawyer, teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga, because the body does not get tired so quickly,” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim, but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧氣) is very high in water, and you will not have any breathing problem,” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to team from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water,” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”
小題1:What is Harish Chaturvedi?
A.A teacher.B.A lawyer.
C.A doctor.D.A swimmer.
小題2:Why is water yoga more popular than others?
A. Because you can learn to swim at the same time. 
B. Because you don’t get tired so quickly.
C. Because it can keep people fat.
D. Both A and B.
小題3: The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _______.
A.快樂(lè)地B.自由地
C.免費(fèi)地D.規(guī)律地
小題4:There are more _______ than _______ in Harish’s yoga class.
A.children; adults B.a(chǎn)dults; childr
C.women; menD.olds; adults
小題5: What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Ways to keep fitB.Water yoga in India
C.Hot yoga in the worldD.Harish Chaturvedi and his classes

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:完形填空

When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess(公主) in the school play. For weeks my mother helped me practice my lines.         once on the stage, every word disappeared from my head. My teacher asked me to change roles and be the narrator (解說(shuō)員).Though I didn’t tell my mother        had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the         . It was a lovely spring day. We could see daisies coming out of the grass, lovely and cute. I watched my         carelessly bend down by some flowers.
“I think I am going to dig up all these weeds (野草),”she said.
“But I like daisies,” I said. “All flowers are beautiful—         daisies!”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” She said. I nodded.
“And that is true of people,        ,” she added.
She had guessed my pain. I started to cry and told her the truth.
“You will be a beautiful           ”, she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, I learned to take pride in the role. The big        finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came         to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,’’ she said, handing me a         . After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a daisy.
小題1:
A.ButB.BeforeC.AndD.Since
小題2:
A.whenB.whyC.whatD.which
小題3:
A.poolB.gardenC.earthD.pond
小題4:
A.grandmaB.dadC.motherD.cousin
小題5:
A.exceptB.evenC.orD.if
小題6:
A.a(chǎn)lsoB.eitherC.a(chǎn)dditionD.too
小題7:
A.doctorB.narratorC.visitorD.creator
小題8:
A.dayB.dogC.dangerD.name
小題9:
A.overB.outC.trueD.back
小題10:
A.letterB.noteC.daisyD.fish

查看答案和解析>>

科目:初中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:不詳 題型:完形填空

Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently, at the University of California in the US, a     class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35     from behind windows.
     could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao, the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao, born in Hong Kong, spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great       in math when he was very young. At the age of two, he could read. At nine, he went to college math classes. At twenty, he got his doctor’s degree(博士學(xué)位). Last summer, Tao        a Fields Medal which is known as the “Noble Prize of Math”.        he was talented, Terence Tao didn’t go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion, it’s not       to go to college too young. ” said Tao. He added, “      , studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base(基礎(chǔ)). Then it can be built higher. ”
People don’t think Tao is     the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books, too. But he     loves math. “In many ways, my work is my hobby. ” he said. 
小題1:A. math       B. music          C. Japanese
小題2:A. passing     B. watching       C. shouting
小題3:A. What       B. Which         C. Who
小題4:A. talent       B. importance     C. need
小題5:A. made       B. won           C. found
小題6:A. If          B. Although      C. Because
小題7:A. necessary   B. convenient      C. difficult
小題8:A. So far      B. At times        C. In fact
小題9:A. the same as  B. different from   C. similar to
小題10:A. even      B. also           C. still

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案