What does success mean? Is it becoming famous...

What does success mean? Is it becoming famous, rich, coming up with an idea that changes people’s lives, or helping others and feeling happy?

For example, there are many people who have a billion dollars. Are they successful? Why don’t they stop trying to make more because there will never be enough. They will never be happy enough.

If all that you’re working for is money, you’ll do terrible things to get it. If all that you want is a successful business, you’ll cheat people to get it. If all that you want is fame(名声), you’ll give up your dignity to achieve it.

What’s the real success? For me, being rich or famous is not all to life. I might have a lot of readers now on Zen Habits, but I don't feel that’s what makes me a success. I’ve been a success even when I had no readers, because I was doing what I loved. Even when no one else would have called me a successful man, I loved writing, and I was happy. Success isn’t about achieving something in the future, but about doing something right now that you love.

So forget about success, and just find joy and love right now, in this moment. That is a success you can achieve, without any method. Just go out and do it.

1.Some people don’t stop making money because _____

A. They want to change their lives.

B. Making money can make them very happy.

C. Money will never be enough for them.

D. They want to become the richest men in the world.

2.The writer felt happy when ____________.

A. he had a lot of readers　　　　　　　　　 B. he made lots of money

C. he began to write　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　 D. he gave up his job

3.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. people who have a billion dollars must be very happy.

B. Readers can read the writer’s articles on Zen Habits.

C. Success is very important to the writer.

D. The writer thinks if people want to own success, they should try many ways.

4.What does the writer advise us to do?

A. Find joy and love right now.

B. Keep success in mind and try to get it

C. Read the writer’s articles on Zen Habits.

D. Work hard to be rich or famous.

5.This passage talks about_____________.

A. being rich of famous　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. starting a business

C. how to achieve success　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what real success is

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What does success mean? Is it becoming famous, rich, coming up with an idea that changes people’s lives, or helping others and feeling happy?

People who have a billion dollars, for example, are they successful? Why don’t they stop trying to make money then? Why would they possibly need more than a billion dollars? They try to make more because there will never be enough . They will never be happy enough.

If all that you’re working for is money, you will do terrible things to get it. If all that you want is a successful business, you will cheat people to get it . If all that you want is fame(名声)，you will give up your dignity to achieve it .

What’s the real success? For me, being rich or famous is not all to life. I might have a lot of readers now on Zen Habits, but I don’t feel that’s what makes me a success. I’ve been a success even when I had no readers, because I was doing what I loved. Even when no one else would have called me a successful man. I loved writing, and I was happy. Success isn’t about achieving something in the future, but about doing something right now that you love.

So, forget about success, and just find joy and love right now, in this moment. That is a success you can achieve, without any method. Just go out and do it.

1.Some people don’t stop making money because_____

A. they want to change their lives

B. making money can make them very happy

C. money will never be enough for them

D. they want to become the richest men in the world.

2.The underlined word “dignity” probably means________

A.尊严　　　　 B.智慧　　　　 C. 成就　　　　　 D. 和睦

3.The writer felt happy when he _______

A. had a lot of readers　　　 B. made lots of money

C. began to write　　　　　　　 D. gave up his job

4.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. People who have a billion dollars must be very happy.

B. Readers can read the writer’s articles on Zen Habits.

C. Success is very important to the writer.

D. The writer thinks if people want to own success, they should try many ways.

5.This passage talks about ______

A. fame　　 B. business　　 C. happiness　　 D. success

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Success is very important. But it does not come to our doors so often, so easily. It takes time! It takes efforts! Are you thirsty for success?1.

First: start young! That’s what pop star Shakira did. She first performed in public aged four　 and for nine years, she wrote songs and sang for her friends. For the last 15 years, she has been one of the most successful pop singers in the world.

2. You can try to be confident(自信的).When Steven Spielberg didn’t get into film school, he pretended( 假 装 ) that he had a job at Universal Studios. 3. And he worked there for three months. For nearly 40 years, Spielberg has directed many famous Hollywood films.

It isn’t just confidence. Our third tip is: work very hard. The “10, 000-hour rule of success” says you need to practice for 10,000　 hours.4. Microsoft　 founder　 Bill　 Gates　 is　 a　 good example; for about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent 10,000 hours working on a computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people.

5. At the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. Djokovic modeled himself on his hero, champion(冠军) Pete Sampras—he tried to be better than Sampras and everyone else. In 2011, Djokovic, aged 24, won three major world championships and became the World Number One.

A. That’s about six hours a day for five years.

B. Still he walked confidently past the guards.

C. If you can’t start young, it doesn’t matter too much.

D. Follow our four secrets of success and you can succeed.

E. Others can also encourage you, so the next tip is: set your goals high

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The photos successfully show the rich culture ______ makes Beijing so famous.

A. what        B. which        C. who        D. why

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The photos successfully show the rich culture ______makes Shiyan so famous.

A. what　　 B. which　　 C. who　　 D. why

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There is a famous English saying "You are what you eat", and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts（专家） use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.

"When we say some people 'sweet', we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts." said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. "Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone's character and behavior depending on their taste."

In one of their experiments, college students were asked questions about their character- whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.

The result of the experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.

1.The underlined word "it" in the sentence "Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit." refers to______.

A. the sweet food　　                 B. the English saying

C. the American team　　             D. the eating habit

2.According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people______.

A. overweight　　     B. excited　　     C. relaxed　　     D. friendly

3.The scientists found that the people who preferred______ were less helpful.

A. chips　　         B. chocolate　　     C. ice-cream　　     D. cookies

4.It can be learnt from the passage that______.

A. scientists asked college students questions about their future

B. scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C. people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D. people's character has nothing to do with their taste

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There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. But, a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.

“When we say some people are ‘sweet’, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people’s feelings and acts,”said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone’s character and behavior according to his or her taste.”

In one of their experiments, students were asked questions about their character - whether, for example, they were soft- hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren’t. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in hospital and so on.

The result of the experiments is that people’s helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.

1.The underlined word “it” refers to “________________”.

A.the English saying B.the eating habit

C.the American team D.the sweet food

2.According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people ________________.

A.overweight B.friendly C.relaxed D.excited

3.The scientists found that people who preferred _________________ were less helpful.

A.ice-cream B.chocolate C.cookies D.chips

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.There is some relationship between someone’s character and his or her taste.

B.What you put in your mouth will show your character.

C.Kids are told to eat more sweet food.

D.If people want to be kind or friendly, they can try some sweet food.

5.It can be learnt from the passage that ________________.

A.scientists asked college students questions about their future

B.scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C.people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D.people’s character has nothing to do with their taste

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There is a famous English saying “You are what you eat”, and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people it’s important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. However, a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food.

“When we say some people ‘sweet’, we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps his word can help us learn more about people’s feelings and acts.” said Brain Meier, a scientist from the study team. “Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is to find whether we can know someone’s character and behavior depending on their taste.”

In one of their experiments, college students were asked questions about their character-whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate nonsweet food such as chips weren’t. For example, people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in the hospital and so on.

The result of experiments is that people’s helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.

1.The underlined word “it” refers to(指代) ______.

A．the sweet food　　　　 B．the eating habit

C．the American team　　 D．the English saying

2.According to the result of the experiments, sweet food makes people ______.

A．overweight　　 B．excited　　 C．relaxed　　 D．friendly

3.The scientists found that the people who preferred _____ were less helpful.

A．ice-cream　　 B．chocolate　　 C．chips　　 D．cookies

4.It can be learnt from the passage that _____.

A．scientists asked college students questions about their future

B．scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C．people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D．people’s character has nothing to do with their taste.

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There is a famous English saying“You are what you eat”，and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you．Many experts(专家)use it to tell people it’s important to have a good eating habit．For example，too much sweet food makes a person overweight．To avoid being fat，kids are told to keep off sweet food．However，a team of American scientists have discovered something new about eating sweet food．

“When we say some people‘sweet’，we mean they are kind and friendly to us．Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people’s feelings and acts，”said Brian Meier，a scientist from the study team．“Taste is something we experience every day．What we have done is to find whether we can know someone’s character and behavior depending on their taste．”

In one of their experiments，college students were asked questions about their character—whether，for example，they were soft-hearted or not．Then they were asked to make a list of their favorite food．According to their answers，the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer．

In their another experiment，the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food such as cookies and chocolate were more willing to help other people in need，and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren’t．For example，people with a sweet tooth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city，visit sick children in the hospital and so on．

The result of the experiments is that people’s helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food．So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful．Next time，try some ice cream．

1.The underlined word“it”refers to(指代)________．

A．the sweet food

B．the eating habit

C．the American team

D．the English saying

2.According to the result of the experiments，sweet food makes people________．

A．overweight

B．excited

C．relaxed

D．friendly

3.The scientists found that the people who preferred________were less helpful．

A．ice cream

B．chocolate

C．chips

D．cookies

4.It can be learnt from the passage that________．

A．scientists asked college students questions about their future

B．scientists told college students not to eat sweet food

C．people with a sweet tooth are more willing to help others

D．people’s character has nothing to do with their taste

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What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment — the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.

Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society”. That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones. Many times, if you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike, why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don’t need to buy one? And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced.

Recycling has never been easier. Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become “Chief of Recycling” for your family. Now that you know what things you can recycle, find a place to keep them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they’re thrown away.

Almost everyone likes traveling. But next time before you travel around the world, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? If so, get there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root, and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe, red tomatoes or tiny, juicy blueberries. Who knew being green would taste so good?

1.In the first paragraph, the writer introduces the topic of the passage by________.

A.telling an interesting story B.explaining the word “green”

C.giving some special examples D.showing some research results

2.In a “throwaway” society, ________

A.people shouldn’t produce any plastic things

B.people can get anything they want from others

C.people always throw away the used things and buy new ones

D.people never keep anything useful

3.To be “Chief of Recycling”, you should________.

A.recycle things all by yourself B.ask your family to use the old things all the time

C.find a place to keep the things that can be recycled D.never allow your family to throw anything

4.You are advised to run a fruit or vegetable garden in order to________.

A.create a green environment B.make a lot of money

C.get your hands dirty D.travel more happily

5.The purpose of the passage is to tell us that________.

A.we must enjoy nature B.we had better eat more green food

C.we need to keep everything forever D.we should protect our environment

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