The search for one of life's greatest goals, ...

The search for one of life's greatest goals, happiness, is what brings almost 1,200 students to one of Yale University's most popular classes ever. 1. Psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the class.

One in four Yale undergraduate students has registered to take it. It has the largest class registration size in Yale's 317-year history. 2. Santos says it is the hope that science can help students find peace among all the stresses and difficulties they face at college. "Students report being more depressed than they have ever been in history at college," she said.

Social science research has led to many new understandings of how people find happiness, Santos says. 3., she said of the students taking her happiness class.

Santos said feelings of happiness are created through several things. 4. She added that while many people may see money and possessions as goals in life, those things are not usually what make people most happy. School work for the happiness class, also known as Psyc157, includes showing more gratitude, performing acts of kindness and increasing social connections. Because of the popularity of the class, it has been made publicly available -- for free – on the website Coursera.

The class is already helping Yale students like senior Rebekah Siliezar. 5."What's most pressing on our minds is grades, it's the next job, it's a potential salary after graduation," said Siliezar. Now, she said tries more to "focus on the present moment and the people around me."

A. It is the third-oldest university in the United States.

B. The class is called "Psychology and the Good Life"

C. She describes her mindset before taking the class

D. Therefore, why do so many students want this class?

E. They really want to learn those insights in a science-driven way

F. Happy people even make time to talk to people who work at coffee shops.

G. Among them are socialization, exercise, meditation (冥想) and plenty of sleep.

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The search for one of life's greatest goals, happiness, is what brings almost 1, 200 students to one of Yale University's most popular classes ever. 1. Psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the class.

One in four Yale undergraduate students has registered to take it! It has the largest class registration size in Yale's 317-year history. 2. Santos says it is the hope that science can help students find peace among all the stresses and difficulties they face at college,"Students report being more depressed than they have ever been in history at college,” she said.

Social science research has led to many new understandings of how people find happiness Santos says 3. .

Santos says feelings of happiness are created through several things. 4. She adds that while many people may see money and possessions as goals in life, those things are not usually what make people most happy, School work for the happiness class, also known as Psyc157, includes showing more gratitude, performing acts of kindness and increasing social connections. Because of the popularity of the class, it has been made publicly available—for tree -on the website Coursera.

The class is already helping Yale students like senior Rebekah Siliezar. 5.“What's most pressing on our minds are grades, and then the jobs. " said Siliezar,"but now, we try more to focus on the present moment and the people around us.”

A. It is the third-oldest university in the United States.

B. The class is called"Psychology and the Good Life".

C. She describes her mindset before taking the class.

D. Therefore, why do so many students want this class?

E. Happy people even make time to talk to people who work at coffee shops.

F. And the students really want to learn those insights in a science-driven way

G. Among them are socialization, exercise, meditation(冥想)and plenty of sleep.

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Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It _______ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our _______ when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so _______ that for the time being we forget our _______.

Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us _______. With a good book in our hands we will never be _______. Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely _______, they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may _______ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present _______ types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books are always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings, When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.

One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________. Few of us can travel far from home. ________ all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when ________ else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________ and save a lot of money. Through books we may gel the thrill of adventure without ________. We can climb high mountains or cross the hoi sands of the desert, ________, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.

1.A. achieves　　 B. reduces　　 C. increases　　 D. threatens

2.A. duties　　 B. sorrows　　 C. chances　　 D. diseases

3.A. completely　　 B. naturally　　 C. frequently　　 D. desperately

4.A. performances　　 B. prejudices　　 C. responsibilities　　 D. surroundings

5.A. agreement　　 B. treatment　　 C. enjoyment　　 D. judgement

6.A. lonely　　 B. lazy　　 C. tired　　 D. guilty

7.A. average　　 B. imaginary　　 C. typical　　 D. fortunate

8.A. greet　　 B. shock　　 C. worry　　 D. delight

9.A. uncertain　　 B. unpractical　　 C. unfamiliar　　 D. unnecessary

10.A. make fun of　　 B. take care of　　 C. catch sight of　　 D. pay attention t

11.A. order　　 B. control　　 C. believe　　 D. ignore

12.A. challenge　　 B. Abandon　　 C. understand　　 D. persuade

13.A. pleasure　　 B. knowledge　　 C. experience　　 D. success

14.A. but　　 B. or　　 C. if　　 D. so

15.A. return　　 B. recover　　 C. graduate　　 D. escape

16.A. anything　　 B. nothing　　 C. everything　　 D. something

17.A. pay　　 B. stop　　 C. guess　　 D. race

18.A. reason　　 B. evidence　　 C. danger　　 D. instruction

19.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Anyway

20.A. purposes　　 B. possibilities　　 C. directions　　 D. suggestions

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What is life's greatest gift? 　 1.　 Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal. What is so great about choice? It transform us from dumb animals into artist. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt(雕刻) our life. The tool doesn’t come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility. 2.　　 The reward is happiness.

Life is not still. It is a flow. 　 3.　 We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not, what corrective measures can I take? What action will I take now to readjust(再调整) myself to my goals? Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It is the creative power of life.

4. And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example. you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our life are far mote important than deciding where to shop. The more we appreciate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment.

All chess lovers realize that it isn’t necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game. 5.　　

A．It is free will or choice.

B．You have to make choices every day.

C．Make the best moves you can under the circumstances.

D．But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great return.

E. Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals.

F. Life is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the harder they get.

G. Choose to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you want to.

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______ is conveyed here to children is that reading is one of life’s greatest treats.

A. As                            B. What                       C. That                         D. It

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

One of the proudest moments in my life is ________ I was rewarded for my courage after saving a drowning child.

A.that B.when C.what D.which

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Graduation day is a very special day,________I’ll  never forget for the rest of my life.

A．one              B．this              C．it                D．that

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

November 21 is United nations’ World Television Day. TV is one of the greatest 1.(invent) of the 20th century. We mostly had to rely on the radio or newspapers to know2.was going on in the world. But after television arrived, the world seemed a lot3.(small). It brought information right to our home. People were able to communicate better, address issues faster and become aware4.things happening around the world by watching the news. We all have at least one TV memory that will last a lifetime.5.there is undoubtedly a bad side to TV. It could be said to have destroyed communication as much as it enhanced(加强) it. In the days before television, a typical family would have played games or just chatted with each other after their evening meal. But since then, sitting around the TV in silence6.(become) a regular evening activity

Still, the United Nations7.(say) that TV continually invites people 8.(explore) beyond their living rooms and that is undoubtedly true. But sometimes, this “exploration” is at the expense of 9.(ignore) the people closest to us Although television is indeed a brilliant tool, let’s not forget about the people sitting next to us on the couch. After all, what good is watching something 10.(interest) if you don’t want to share your opinions on it?

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Arthur  Miller(1915-2005)is universally  recognized  as one of the greatest dramatists  of the 20^th  century. Miller`s father  had  moved to the USA from  Austria Hungary．Drawn like so many other by the“Great American  Dream”However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the  earlv l930s.

Milles's most famous play, Death of a SaIesman, is a powerful attack on the American system.with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into double with his worth. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment : if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at loss as to what to do with his lack of sucess. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949 ,the  play was greeted with enthusiastic revews,and it won the Tony Award for Best Play,the New York Drama Critics` Circle Award,and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.

Millerl died  of hear failure at his home in Roxbury,Connecticut,on the evening of February 10,2005,the 56th anniversary  of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

1.

Why did Arthur Miller' s father move to the USA?

A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B. He was attracted by the "Great American Dream.

C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D. His family business failed.

2.

The play Death of a Salesman

A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a company

C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

3.

What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

4.

After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman

A. achieved huge success

B.won the first Tony Award

C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D. was severely attacked by dramatists

5.

What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his family.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.

C. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.

D.Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

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Arthur Miller (1915—2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller's father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.

Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

1.Why did Arthur Miller's father move to the USA?

2.The play Death of a Salesman________.

3.What can we learn about Willy Loman?

4.After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman________.

5.What is the text mainly about?

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