[一]
Wearenotsuggestingthatyoucanreachapermanentstatecalled“happiness”andremainthere.Buttherearemanywaystoturnthepathofanxiety,anger,andsadnessintoastateofhappiness.Herearefourideastogetyoustarted.
●Laughoutloud
Justexpectingahappy,funnyeventcanraiselevelsofpleasure-causinghormones(荷尔蒙)andlowerproductionofstresshormones.ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniatested16men,whoallagreedtheythoughtacertainvideotapewasfunny.Halfweretoldthreedaysinadvancetheywouldwatchit.
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Whentheyactuallywatchedthevideo,theirlevelsof
36.stresshormonesdroppedgreatly,whiletheirlevelsofpleasure-causinghormonesrose27percent.
●Doonethingatatime
EduwardSuarez,professorofmedicalpsychologyatDuck,foundthatpeoplewhodoseveralthingsatthesametimearemorelikelytohavehighbloodpressure.38
Insteadoftalkingonthephonewhilecleaningthe
kitchen,sitdowninacomfortablechairandturnyourentireattentionovertotheconversation.
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Althoughrelationshipshelptakeawaystress,sometimesyouneedtimetorechargeandreflectonyourown.Takeyourselfouttolunchortoamovie,orsimplyspendanafternoonreadingathome,orlookingthroughbooksinabookstore.
●Practicemindfulness40
Insteadofworryingaboutyourcheck-uptomorrowwhilehaving
dinnerwithyourfamily,focusonthehereandnow—food,thecompany,andtheconversation.A.Spendtimealone.B.Focusonthepresent.C.Takecareofthesoul.D.Takethatfindingseriously.E.Choosetheonesthatworkforyou.
F.Theystartedexperiencingbiologicalchangesrightaway.
G.findaquietplacenearyourhouseandmakeityoursecretplaceto.参:36-40EFDAB[二]
Aconflictatworkiscommon.Ifyoucanavoidconflict,itmeansyouwillwinwhatyouwantregardlessofwhattheotherpersonwants.Sincethepotentialproblemhasnotbeenremoved,itwillsimplyreappearlater.36.______
Beawareofthefactthatsomeconflictsareunavoidableatwork.On
manyoccasions(场合),conflictanddisagreementarelikelytohappen.Butwhenaconflicthappens,itisnottheendoftheworld.37.________Conflictsmeanthatpeoplecareenoughtodisagreestrongly.Thetrickisnottoallowtheconflicttogoonforever.
38.________Solveaconflictwhenitstarts,asitonlygetsworse
withtimegoingby.Everyoneiswaitingfortheothertoadmitheorsheiswrongandgetsmoreunpleasantaftertheconflicthaslastedawhile.Itisnecessarytointerruptthe\"waitinggame\"beforeitgetstothatpoint.
Asknicely.Ifsomebodyhasdonesomethingthatmakesyouangry,
orifyoudon'tunderstandtheirviewpointsoractions,simplyaskingnicelyaboutthemcanmakeaworldofdifference.Neverassumethatpeopledowhattheycantoannoyorhurtyou.Sometimesthereisagoodreasonwhythatpersondoeswhatheorshedoes,andapotentialconflictdisappearsright
there.39.________
Appreciate.40.________Tellthemwhyitisworthittoyoutosolve
theconflict.Thiscanbedifficultasfewpeoplefinditeasytoappreciateapersontheydisagreestronglywith,butitisagreatwaytomoveforward.A.PraisetheotherpartintheconflictB.Dealwithconflictssoonerratherthanlater.C.Invitetheotherpersontotalkaboutthesituation.
D.Doremembertomakeanenquiry(询问),notablameofanysort.E.HerearethenecessarystepstoeffectivelygetridofconflictsatworkF.Onthecontrary,itcanbethebeginningofaninterestinglearningprocess.G.Clearthinkingisunlikelytohappenwhileanargumentcontinuestoboilover.
参:36-40.EFBDA
[三]
Hollywoodmoviesareregularlyfilledwithsexandviolence.Theycanbeexcitingfilmsbutsometimesallyouwantisalittlelight-heartedentertainment.
HaveyouheardofBollywood?Allsinging,alldancingandunrealistic,itistheperfectalternativetonormalHollywoodmovies.BollywoodistheIndianfilmindustry,basedinMumbai,formerlyknownasBombay.
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Yet
Bollywoodisthelargestproduceroffilmsintheworld.ThisyeartheIndianFilmgareAwards,Bollywood'sOscars,turn50yearsold.
ThetypicalBollywoodmovieusuallyhasthefollowingingredients:acupofromance,atea-spoonofcomedy,adashofinternationalsight-seeing,servedwithahugesliceofsinginganddancing.Therewillalsobeonebravehero,onebeautifulheroineandonebaddie.
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38
Bollywoodfilmsarefullofidealthingsandfreeofdailyworries.
Theactorschangeclothesandlocationswithinasinglesong.Butthe
audiencedon'tmind.ToIndianmovielovers,especiallythepoor,suchfilmsareagatewaytoheavenandthestarsaretheirgods.Thefilmstakethemtoamagicalworldawayfromtheireverydaytroubles.Thefilmstellthemtheimpossibleispossibleandthattrueloveconquersall.
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Behindthebeautifulscenes,Bollywoodstillemphasizes
traditionalfamilyvalues.Inmostfilms,iftwoloverswanttobreakanarrangedmarriage,theycan'tjustrunaway.Theymustwinovertheirparents.
Bollywoodisadecentrefreshingreplacementforthoseover-stimulatingHollywoodfilms.
40Theywilltakeyoutoabrighter,cheerierandmore
colorfulworld,whereit'sstillcooltodancearoundatreeandsingalovesong.
A.Bollywoodhasgraduallywonitsreputationontheworldstage.B.Thereisneveranymentionofpolitics,povertyorwar.
C.MostChineseschoolkidshaveprobablyneverseenanIndianfilm.D.Bollywoodfilmsaremostlycomicromanceswithlight-heartedincidentalmusic.E.
Bollywoodpaysgreatattentiontotraditionalvalues.
F.Theresultisafun-filledmusical.
G.Soifyou'retiredofallthatHollywoodactions,checkoutthefollowingBollywoodfilms.参:36-40CFBEG
[四]
Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itispossibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan’tbeavoided.36
◆Tryphysicalactivity
37Running,walking,playingtennis,andworkinginyourgardenare
justsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.◆Maketimeforyourself
Scheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don’tforget,playcanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-beingaswork.
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Go
window-shoppingorworkonahobby.Allowyourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyouenjoy.◆Takecareofyourself
39Ifyougetangryeasilyandcan’tsleepwellenough,orifyou’re
noteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.◆
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Stresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthat“there’ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime”.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouand,asaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime,checkingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttaskfirst.
A.Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.B.Makealistofthingstodo.
C.Thefollowingaresuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.D.Youcouldsmiletoyourselfinfrontofamirroreveryday.E.Whenyouarenervous,angryorupset,tryreleasingthepressurethrough
exerciseorphysicalactivity.
F.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelaxandhavefun.G.Dowhateveryoulikeandwanttodo.参:36-40CEFAB
[五]
Smartphonesstorealotofpersonaldata.Thesedevicesknowournames,thenamesofourfriends,ouraddressesandwherewearerightnow.36Aweatherappneedstoknowwhereapersonistoreportthelocalforecast,forexample.
Manysmartphoneappsdon’tcostanythingtodownloadanduse.Butdon’tbefooled.There’sstillaprice.37Thosesameappsmayoftensenddataontoadvertisersaswell.Thoseadvertiserswillpaywelltoknowhowpeoplebehaveandlive.Onceyourdataleaveadevice,youcan’tgetthemback.Andthatdatatheftmaynotbeharmless.However,thosedatamaytellwhensomeoneleaveshomeandwhentheygetback.38Socialmediasitesoftenhaveaccesstoauser’simagesandposts.
Recentlyanewonlinetoolhasbeendevelopedtotrackthemisuseofprivatedata.39Ittellspeoplewhentheirappsaresendingdata,whichcanhelpspotmisuse.SPEProxyidentifiesthemisuseofdatausinganapproachthathasalreadybeenusedtodiagnoseillness.
Intheclinicalfield,amedicalsoftwareisusedtocollectdatafromapatient.Thenitcomparesthemtothosetypicalofmanypossibleillnessestomakeadiagnosis.
Rightnow,peoplecanonlytrackdatawiththenewtoolbygoingtoawebsite.40It’salsoabitawkwardtouse.Peoplemaynotwanttogotothetroubleofgettingonlinetotracktheirdata.Amoreconvenientversionthatpeoplecouldinstallontheirphonesisinurgentneed.
A.ItiscalledSPEProxy.B.Thatmeansit’slimited.
C.Itismorethanconvenienttouseincomputers.D.Yourprivacyiswhat’spayingforit.E.Someappsusethosedatatodotheirjob.
F.Someappsmaychargeyoumuchmoneytooperate.
G.Theycanshowhowandwherepeoplespendtheirdays.参:36—40EDGAB
[六]
Inmanycountriesoftheworldpeopledowhatiscalledhousesitting.Itmeansthatifownersofthehousearegoingaway,theywantsomeonetocomeintotheirhomeandlookafterthehouseandmaybepetswhiletheyareaway.
InAustralia,manypeopletravel.Afterpeopleretire,theymightbuyavanandtravelalloverthecountry.36
Soifsomeonewantstotravelorgoawayforsomereason,theymightwantsomeoneintheirhometocareforitandkeepthegardenstidy.Housesittersmighthavetocareforpets.Also,quiteafewpeoplehaveswimmingpoolsintheirbackyardandtheyneedcleaning.37Ifeelitisagreatwayofseeingthecountry,becauseyougoandstayinanewcity,gettomeetnewpeople,andhavetimetogosightseeinginanewarea.
38Therearewebsiteswhereyoufindtheadvertisementsby
peoplewhowanttotravel,andbyreplyingtotheadvertisement,youcanmakearrangementstogoandlookaftertheirhome.
Therearesomerequirementstobeahousesitter.Youmustbeatrustedperson,sothatthehomeownerknowsyouwillnotstealanything.Youmustbeabletogowhenthehouseownerwantsyoutogo,soyouneedlotsoffreetime.39Youneedtobegoodwithpets,abletocareforcatsanddogs,orotherpetstheymayhave.
Somehousesittingjobsarejustforafewdaysoracoupleofweekswhilethehouseownershaveashortholiday.Sometimesitisformuchlonger.Wehavehadonehousesitforsixmonths,whilethehomeownertravelledtoEurope.
40Thenyoucantraveltomanydifferentcountriesandstay
there.Oneoftheimportantthingstogetisreferencesfromthehomeownerswhereyouhavestayed.Areferenceisawrittenlettertosaythatyouaretrustworthyandhavelookedaftertheirhomewell.Youcan
showtheseletterstopossiblehousesittingjobsandtheyknowyouwilldoagoodjob.
A.Ihavedonehousesittingmanytimes.B.Thousandsofpeopledothisallthetime.
C.Itisalsopossibletodohousesittinginothercountries.
D.Generallyyouhavemanyopportunitiestogetahousesittingjob.E.Youmusttakealittlecareoverwhatyourdescriptionsaysaboutyou.F.Thisisaninternationalhousesittingserviceforallcityandcountryareas.
GYoumusthaveagoodcar,soyoucantraveltodifferentpartsofthecountry.参:36.B[七]
Englandistheperfectplaceforyoutotraveltoifyou’rethinkingabout
37.A
38.D
39.G
40.C
takingyourfirstabroadtrip.You’llneedtoprepareforthetripwithsomeinternationaltravelbasicsandmapoutarealisticitinerary(旅程)tomakethemostofyourexperience.Getyourpaperworkdone._____36______
Ifyoudon’thaveacurrentpassport,you’llneedtobring
yourpicturesandsomeproofofyourcitizenship—abirthcertificate,acertificateofnaturalization,oracertificateofcitizenship—toapostoffice.Filloutapassportapplication,andinamonthyou’llhaveyourpassport.Planyourtrip.
PlanyourtriptoEnglandinearlytomid-Octoberorinmid-to-lateMarch,becausethat’swhenflightsarethecheapest.Duringthewinter,thedaysgrowveryshort.Besides,sunlightissometimeslimitedtolessthaneighthoursperday.____37________SettleyourselfinEngland.
Findaffordableaccommodationsbystayingatahostel.Hostelsvaryinshapes,formsandsizes._____38______Ifyoucanaffordtostayatahotel,makesureyouareawareofcheck-intimesandpolicies.To
get
around
England,
the
most
common
methods
are
bus
and
rail.____39______Passesforafullday,week,ormonthcansaveyoumoneyifyou’regoingtotaketheTubeforevenafewstops.
______40______Buyabudgettravelbooktofindattractionsandsitesincitiessuchas:London,Bath,CambridgeOxford,Canterbury,LeedsandWimbledon.Popularattractionsinclude:BuckinghamPalace,TrafalgarSquare,PortobelloMarketandtheTowerofLondoninLondon;BathAbbeyinBath;thecollegesofCambridge;andtheCanterburyCathedralinCanterbury.A.Budgetyourtrip.
B.Findthebestthingstodo.
C.YoucangetavisafromanyBritishEmbassy.
D.You’llneedapassportandvisatovisitEngland.E.Thesummerbringsinrecord-breakingnumbersoftourists.F.Ifyoudecidetousetheundergroundrailsystem,getapass.G.Buttheygenerallyprovideaffordablehousingwithminimalpleasures.参:36-40DEGFB
[八]
Everybodylikestogetafreebie(赠品).OnmywaytoworktodayIwasofferedabottleofnewmineralwater.Luckymeeh?(36)﹣whereyoucangetafreebiedependsonanumberoffactors.
Forbusinesses,givingoutsomethingfornothingisanimportantmarketingtechnique.Theywanttoseeourreactionandhearourfeedback(反馈)andfinallymakeusbuymore.(37).Theywanttotargettheso﹣calledtrendsetters,inthehopethattheywillspeakpositivelyabouttheproductandencouragepeopletobuymore.
Livinginacapitalcitycertainlyimprovesyourchancesofgettingafreebie.(38).SoifyouliveinLondon,ParisorBeijing,you'llprobablyseeanewpromotionalcampaignstartingtherefirst.Thehopeisthatthefashionablepeopletherewilltryandlikethenewitemandsupportitonsocialmedia.Eventuallyeveryonearoundthecountrywillknowaboutit.Howbusinessesgiveawayfreebiesisalsoofinterest.(39):futureselling,cross﹣sellingandup﹣selling.Thefirstisaboutgivingsomethingawayassumingwewilllikeitandbuymoreclients(客户)throughanentranceproduct,withtheintentionofsellingthemadditionalproductsduringitslifecycle,andup﹣sellinghappenswhenabasicversionisgivenawayforfreebutchargesaclientformoreadvancedandcompleteversions.(40)﹣someonehastopayforitandthisusuallycomesfromafirm'smarketingbudgetwhichisfundedbytheproductswebuy﹣sotheexpression\"there'snosuchthingasafreelunch\"couldbetrue.A.Wemightnotgivenitmuchthought
B.Wellit'sanotnecessarilydowntoluckC.OfcourseafreebieisnotactuallyfreeD.Butwhotheyhearfromisveryimportant
E.Maybeyouhaveexperiencedoneoftheseapproaches
F.AccordingtoeconomistEnricoTrevisan,theyhavethreeapproaches
G.Notonlyisthepopulationlargerbuttheseplacesareconsideredthetrendsetter
参:36-40.BDGFC
[九]
HowtoBecomeanActivist(活动家)
Activistsarepeoplewhoseetheneedforchangeanddevotetheirtimetodoingsomethingaboutit.36Ifyouareinterestedinityoucandoso.
37Thiscouldbeanythingfromastudentclubtoanationalorganization(liketheAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionortheNationalOrganizersAlliance).
Most
activist
organizations
offer
different
levels
of
involvement,soyoucandowhateveryoufeelmostcomfortablewith,whetherthatmeansattendingmeetingsanddemonstrationsorjustdonatingalittlemoneywhenyoucan.
Volunteeryourtime.Oneofthebestwaystomakeadifferenceistovolunteeryourtime.Reachouttoorganizationsinyourcommunitythatdoworkforyourcause,andaskhowyoucanhelp.
Donatemoneyorsupplies.38Ifyoucan’taffordtodonatemoneytoanorganizationthatsupportsyourscause,youmaybeabletodonateotherthing,theyneed,likeclothingorcannedfood.
Reachouttofamilyandfriends.Tellyourfamilyandfriendsaboutyourcause,andinvitethemtogetinvolved.Iftheyareinterested,shareliteratureaboutyourcauseorjusttalktothemaboutwhatyouhavelearned.39
Promoteyourcauseonsocialmedia.Youcanusesocialmediatohelpkeepyourfriendsandfollowersinformedaboutthecausesyousupport.40Also,youcaninviteyourfriendstoattendeventsordonatetofundraisersforyourcause.
A.Takeclassesonissuesrelatedtoyourcause.B.Joinanorganizationthatsupportsyourcause.
C.Theyaredrivenbypassionandavisionforabetterfuture.D.Ifyoudovolunteerwork,invitethemtovolunteerwithyou.E.Mostactivistsorcharitableorganizationsneedresourcestodotheir
work.
F.Postusefularticlesandwriteaboutwhatyouaredoingtostay
involved.
G.Ifyoucan’treachout`totheminperson,thentryconnectingto
peopleonline.参:31-35BCADA[十]
Urbanization
Untilrelativelyrecently,thevastmajorityofhumanbeingslivedanddiedwithouteverseeingacity.Thefirstcitywasprobablyfoundednomorethan5,500yearsago.36_.Infact,nearlyeveryonelivedonfarmsorintinyrural(乡村的)villages.Itwasnotuntilthe20thcenturythatGreatBritainbecamethefirsturbansocietyinhistory---asocietyinwhichthemajorityofpeopleliveincitiesanddonotfarmforaliving.
Britainwasonlythebeginning.37.Theprocessofurbanization---themigration(迁移)ofpeoplefromthecountrysidetothecity---wastheresultofmodernization,whichhasrapidlytransformedhowpeopleliveandwheretheylive.
In1990,fewerthan40%ofAmericanslivedinurbanareas.Today,over82%ofAmericansliveincities.Onlyabout2%liveonfarms.38.
Largecitieswereimpossibleuntilagriculturebecameindustrialized.Eveninadvancedagriculturalsocieties.Ittookaboutninety-fivepeople
onfarmstofeedfivepeopleincities.
39.Untilmoderntimes,thoselivingincitiesweremainlytherulingelite(精英)andtheservants,laborersandprofessionalswhoservedthem.Citiessurvivedbytaxingfarmersandwerelimitedinsizebytheamountofsurplusfoodthattheruralpopulationproducedandbytheabilitytomovethissurplusfromfarmtocity.
Overthepasttwocenturies,theIndustrialRevolutionhasbrokenthisbalancebetweenthecityandthecountry.40_.Today,insteadofneedingninety-fivefarmerstofeedfivecitypeople,oneAmericanfarmerisabletofeedmorethanahundrednon-farmers.
A.Thatkeptcitiesverysmall.B.Therestliveinsmalltowns.
C.Theeffectsofurbanlivingonpeopleshouldbeconsidered.D.Soonmanyotherindustrialnationsbecomeurbansocieties.E.Buteven200yearsago,onlyafewpeoplecouldliveincities.F.Modernizationdrewpeopletothecitiesandmadefarmersmoreproductive.
G.Moderncitieshavedestroyedsocialrelationsandthehealthofhuman
beings.
参:36-40EDBAF
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