I have a close friend who has a good family tradition, that is, each year after Thanksgiving dinner, all of the people sit around in the living room and each person takes a few minutes and gives thanks for what really matters and what has added value to their life over the last year. This is something I valued and followed. I have thought about a lot in the last year, and I finally came up with two things.
The first one is the healthiness of my daughter. She’s as healthy as she can be, and her weight and height are in good condition and she has no illnesses or genetic diseases. I am so thankful for having this wonderful baby in my life, and thankful that she has the gift of good health.
Secondly, I am thankful for the discovery of the value of writing in my life. A year ago, my website. The simple Dollar was only a few weeks old and was far from popular, but on Thanksgiving Day Last year it had about three score readers who ordered it in advance. The process of writing was bringing me enjoyment, but I hadn’t yet realized that I could be successful in it and attract many readers. This past year showed me a lot and I am deeply thankful for it.
After thinking for a while, I began to realize that it was a very powerful and wonderful positive exercise. You spend time reflecting deeply on the positive things in your life, and you often realize that even when things are bad, you do have a lot to be thankful for because there is lots of good in your life, and it can shine a bright light even in a dark spot in your life.
What is the good family tradition of the author’s friend’s?
A．Learning from the past and planning for the future.
B．Taking about the things that are most worth appreciation.
C．Learning from the strong points of other family members.
D．Having Thanks giving dinner together with family members.
The author is thankful for all the following thins EXCEPT .
A．her success with writing B．the enjoyment in writing
C．the healthiness of her daughter D．the founding of a magazine
How many people had ordered The simple Dollar by Thanksgiving Day last year?
A．About 30. B．About 20. C．About 60. D．About 40.
What’s the purpose of this passage? It tells us that people should .
A．hold a positive attitude B．reflect on their mistakes
C．have low expectations of life D．neglect their disadvantages
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---- Could I have a word with you?
---- Sorry, I am busy ______. Shall we do it later?
A. at the moment B. for a moment C. on the moment D. in a moment
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根据对话情景和内容， 从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。
Jerry: Hi, Mike. Look like you’ve got some sun.
Mike: I guess so. I spent the weekend on the beach.
Jerry: Really? That sounds exciting. 1.
Mike: At my friend’s house. He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted.
Jerry: 2.
Mike: Oh, I have a paper to work on.
Jerry: 3. I mean besides lying out in the sun.
Mike: I played some volleyball. I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.
Jerry: 4. Did you go swimming?
Mike: I intended to. 5. So I just went fishing.
Jerry: All sounds so relaxing.
A.What a pity!
B.It must be cool.
C.Where did you stay?
D.But how did you get there?
E.So what else did you do out there?
F.But the water wasn’t warm enough.
G.Then why not stay there for a longer time?
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A．Forget it. B．I’m afraid not.
C．It depends. D．Of course.
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How many times have you got upset because someone wasn't doing his job，because your child isn't behaving？How many times have you been irritated (恼怒的) when you've planned something carefully and things didn't go as you'd hoped?
This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us—it’s part of the human experiences.
One thing that irritates me is when people talk during a movie，or cut me off in traffic. Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances—don't we all？And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or irritated.
Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind: see the glass as already broken .
See, the cause of our stress, anger and irritation is that things don't go the way we like, the way we expect them to. Think of how many times this has been true for you. And so the solution is simple：expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned，expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.
One quick example: on our recent trip to Japan, I told my kids to expect things to go wrong—they always do on a trip. I told them, “See it as part of the adventure.”
And this worked like a charm. When we inevitably(不可避免地) took the wrong train on a foreignlanguage subway system, or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea, or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children's Castle closed on Mondays...they said, “It's part of the adventure！” And it was all OK—we didn't get too bothered.
So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks some day, you might get upset. But things will be different, if you see the glass as already broken, from the day you get it. You know it'll break some day, so from the beginning, see it as already broken. Be a timetraveler, or someone with timetraveling vision, and see the future of this glass, from this moment until it inevitably breaks. And when it breaks, you won't be upset or sad—because it was already broken, from the day you got it. And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.
1.The author would probably agree that________.
A．we should control our anger and irritation
B．we must get well prepared for the future
C．optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation
D．anger and irritation is a natural part of our life
2.The purpose of the author is to________.
A．tell us his own experience in life
B．advise us how to find peace of mind
C．tell us a happy trip he took with his children
D．ask us to see things from both sides
3.By the underlined part (in Para.3), the author tells us to________.
A．get ready for the worst result of things
B．enjoy the process of things
C．expect little from life
D．find the relationship between cause and effect
4.The author’s children could enjoy their trip to Japan because________.
A．everything went smoothly
B．they had a lot of adventures
C．they had expected things to go wrong
D．they could soon get used to the customs there
5.We can learn from the passage that the author________.
A．often gets angry in his life
B．can adjust his state of mind accordingly
C．always expects others to act in his way
D．always suffers from his anger and irritation
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A．it |
B．ones |
C．that |
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