In the past two weeks we have looked at the happiness formula defined by positive psychologist Martin Seligman, where H (happiness) = S (your biological set point for feeling happy) + C (the conditions of your life) + V (the voluntary choices you make). This week we look at the conditions in life that can increase our happiness level.Step 1: Peace and quietJoin Jon Haydt in his excellent book, "The Happiness Hypothesis (假说)", notes that research shows that we can never completely adapt to new or long-lasting noise pollution. Loud noises cause one of our most primitive fear responses and we can never fully relax if we are surrounded by intrusive (扰人的) noise. Noisy neighbors are one of the most emotional causes of domestic upset for a very good reason. It is essential to have some peace and quiet every day. If you are unfortunate enough to live somewhere noisy, persist with complaining to your landlord. Additionally, try1/5What will happen to a person if he is surrounded by intrusive noise?A. He can never fully relax.B. He will have a poor health.C. He will have a bad relationship.D. He can adapt to it very soon.

The term “off the grid” refers to living ina self- sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. On13 April 2006, USA Today reported that there were some 180,000 familiesliving off-grid in America, a figure that has jumped 33 percent a year for adecade. Because many third-world citizens have never had the chance to go onthe grid, current estimates are that 1.7 billion people live off-gridworldwide. Off-the-grid homes do not rely on municipal water supply, natural gas, electricalpower grid or similar utility services. A true “off the grid” house is able tooperate independently of all traditional public services. Electrical power canbe generated on-site with renewable sources such as solar, wind or geothermal (地热) energy; with a generator and adequate fuelreserves; or simply done without. Such electricity system is called astand-alone power system. On-site water sources can include a well, stream, orlake. Depending on the water source, this may include pumps and / orfiltration. Rainwater can also be harvested. In his book How to Live Off-grid, Nick Rosen lists seven reasons forgoing off-grid. The top two are saving money, and reducing the carbonfootprint. Another is survivalism, which means preparing for emergencies suchas disruptions in social or political order. Others include preparing for thecollapse of the oil economy and bringing life back to the countryside. Going off-grid can be done to lower the environmental impact of living, asthe typically limited amount of on-site renewable energy available is anincentive to reduce its use. But if energy usage is not reduced, going off-gridactually has a larger environmental impact against using the grid, due to thelower efficiencies of the components. It is often done to residential buildingsonly occasionally occupied, such as vacation cabins, to avoid high initialcosts of traditional utility connections. Other persons choose to live inhouses where the cost of outside utilities is prohibitive, or of such adistance away as to be impractical.21. What does the passage say about people living in third-world countries?A. Their homes are getting more dependent on public utilities.B. Thenumber of them living off-grid is increasing by 33 percent a year.C. About 1.7 billion of them are currently living off-grid.D. Many of them have no access to modern public utilities.

GOOD DEEDS NEVER GO UNREWARDEDI!! His name was Fleming， and he was a poor Scottish farmer． One day， while trying to make a living for his family， he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog （沼泽地）． He dropped his tools and ran to the bog． There， mired （陷于泥坑）to his waist in black muck was a terrified boy， screaming and struggling to free himself． Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death． The next day， a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse（稀疏的） surroundings． An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved． "I want to repay you， "said the nobleman． "You saved my son's life．" "No， "the Scottish farmer replied， waving off the offer． At that moment， the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel （茅舍） "Is that your son？" " the nobleman asked． "Yes， "the farmer replied proudly． "I'll make you a deal． Let me take him and give him a good education． If the lad is anything like his father， he'll grow to a man you can be proud of．" And that he did． In time， Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St． Mary's Hospital Medical School in London， and went on to become known throughout the world as the famous Sir Alexander Fleming， the discoverer of Penicillin． Years afterward， the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia（肺炎）．What saved him？ Penicillin． The name of the nobleman？ Lord Randolph Churchill． His son's name？ Sir Winston Churchill． Someone once said： What goes around comes around．（1）What is the topic of the passage？ ____ A． You will have to face what you have done．B． What goes around comes around．C． No pain， no gain．D． Saying is one thing and doing is another．（2）Why did the nobleman come to the poor farmer's house？ ____ A． Because they were close relatives．B． Because they were good friends．C． Because the nobleman knew the farmer had a promising son．D． Because he wanted to express his gratitude to the great farmer．（3）What do the underlined sentences mean according to the passage？ ____ A． He wanted to bargain with the father．B． He wanted to discuss the price．C． He wanted to repay the great helper．D． He meant nothing important．（4）What can we learn from the passage？ ____ A． It was farmer Fleming's great deed that helped his son achieve success later．B． Sir Alexander Fleming achieved success all by his own hard work．C． A good relationship between a farmer and a noble is of great use．D． No one can change you if you work hard．（5）What is the relationship between Sir Alexander Fleming and Penicillin？ ____ A． No relationship at all．B． It was Sir Alexander Fleming that helped invent penicillin．C． It was Sir Alexander Fleming's father that invented penicillin．D． Penicillin was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming．

Imagine working at a school where you rarely have to use your disciplinary skills, the students are motivated to succeed and lead well-rounded lives by participating various activities. Even better, imagine a parent-teacher conference where the parents respect you and your profession, and your professional development is of concern to the school administration. These are the kind of benefits I have reaped from my move into an international teaching career.Prior to securing my position as an international teacher in Thailand, I worked for more than three years in England. While I enjoyed my time there and learned a lot from my colleagues, there were parts of the job I didn't like, and at times found a little soul-destroying. That's one of the reasons why I now teach at an international school.When I was teaching in England, I often found I spent a considerable portion of my time on discipline. This was time that was taken away from my role as an educator and affected the chances of my students excelling. In my role as an international educator, I don't have half or even a quarter of the discipline issues I had when I was teaching in England. It's not because I teach fewer students, I still teach classes of 23 to 25 students. The reason why I spend less time on discipline is that teaching is a respected profession in Thailand and therefore teachers are treated very well by the whole community.Here in Thailand the majority of students are motivated to succeed academically. The whole school has a culture of rewarding success. In England I was constantly giving of myself to keep my students motivated and believing that they could achieve well if they put in the effort. After a while this enthusiasm became draining. Now I can concentrate on delivering content and opening my students' eyes to the wider world around them because they are so motivated to learn.If you aren't feeling the passion for education that originally inspired you to become a teacher, perhaps you should be looking at moving overseas. You can experience many benefits from teaching overseas. The additional benefit for me is that the salary is higher than I got in England.1、 In what aspect did the job in England benefit the author?A.Knowing the ways to discipline students well.B.Knowing how to motivate students to learn.C.Learning much from his or her workmates.D.Learning how to enjoy his or her time.2、 Why does the author seldom use disciplinary skills when teaching in Thailand?E.Students there are self-disciplined and teachers are respected.F.He does not know how to discipline the foreign students.G.He has fewer students to deal with in his classes in Thailand.H.The school administration doesn't allow teachers to use these skills.3、 What happened to the author when he taught in England?I.He often encountered disrespectful behavior from parents.J.He seldom found hard-working students.K.He lost enthusiasm to keep the students motivated at last.L.He had no patience to teach bad students.4、 For those who are losing passion for education, what is the author's attitude towards their teaching overseas?M.Neutral.N.Indifferent.O.Disapproving.P.Supportive.5、 What can be inferred from the passage?Q.The author dislikes the students in England.R.The author got tired of teaching in England.S.Teachers receive much respect in England.T.Teachers are very low-paid in England.

Filling roofs with plants and dirt can help pull a modest amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) out of the atmosphere, found by a new study.While green roofs certainly won't solve the global warming problem, their ability to absorb greenhouse gases—even just a little bit—supports the case for planting them on city buildings, despite extra costs on the front end, said lead researcher Kristin Getter, of Michigan State University in East Lansing."The key to fighting global warming is capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in new reservoirs that weren't storing carbon before," Getter said. "In the whole scheme of things, green roofs are not the one answer to sequestering carbon, but they will certainly help."Green roofs offer a long list of known benefits. They lower air-conditioning costs in the summer by absorbing and reflecting heat. They lower heating costs in the winter by adding extra isolation.Green roofs appeal to cities because they soak up rainwater, making excess storm-water less likely to flood sewage (下水道) systems and increase sewage treatment costs. Plant-filled roofs make urban areas less likely to become heat islands. They reduce air pollution and noise pollution. And plants, even when it's several stories up, provides living places for animals.What does the word "sequester" mean in the sentence "In the whole scheme of things, green roofs are not the one answer to sequestering carbon...?" (Para. 3)A. Decompose.B. Recirculate.C. Remove.D. Decay.

The reason I have to go is ________ if I don't．A. that she will be disappointedB. because she will be disappointedC. on account of her being disappointedD. that she will be disappointing

The benefits and______of club membership extend beyond the tangible facilities. A priorities B instructions C restrictions D privileges

阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。-|||-It was the end of the summer holiday,and school would open in two weeks,which-|||-means we kids only had a very short period of time to enjoy.However, the holiday was so-|||-boring that it was impossible for me to find something fun to do.When I had successfully-|||-contacted all of my friends,one of them suggested that we all should go down to the sea and-|||-just relax.-|||-It wasn`t fun at first, just relaxing on the beach, seeing an old man repair an-|||-ancient-looking boat,but it was clearly on our minds to jump into the sea and just take a-|||-swim in the clear cold water because it was getting so hot.So we stripped off our clothes and-|||-dived into the water.The salt water was so truly cool and refreshing that we splashed cold-|||-water in each other`s faces.-|||-"You shouldn`t swim that day,"The old man advised."There is a storm coming up."-|||-Enjoying the soft sea wind,I didn`t take it scriously."If you go further there you`ll be sorry,"-|||-the old man called after me."Thanks for your reminding,we know very well in our heart."I-|||-replied and walked into the gentle waves. We were having so much fun that I didn`t notice-|||-how far I had reached into the sea as the water had almost reached my chest.-|||-Suddenly,a gust of wind lifted a huge wave over me and threw me further away.My-|||-friends failed to reach me so they swam ashore and screamed for help. Then white caps began-|||-rolling in and it became harder to swim against the currents. Before I knew it,before I could-|||-do anything to maintain my balance in the deep water, I was bringing my whole entire body-|||-into the sea.-|||-注意:-|||-1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;-|||-2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;-|||-3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;-|||-4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。-|||-Frightencd,I tried to resurface from the water.-|||-Then,just as it seemed as if I would sink into the sea,I heard a loud voice.

The brain is traditionally thought to sense body position in three ways. The inner ears sense motions of the head; the eyes see where the head is; and tiny sensory organs in muscles and tendons (筋) sense where the rest of the body is. More recently, researchers have realized that sensors in many other parts of the body also play a role: in the abdomen, the lower organs, and even blood vessels. As long as all of these sensors send matching signals to the brain, we feel directed. But if one or two don't match up, the brain gets confused and we become nauseated.Scientists knew the most sickening motions closely match the rate of natural breathing; they also knew that people naturally tend to breathe in time with a motion. In fact, Navy seamen in World War II discovered that they could use certain breathing tricks to combat motion sickness. But no one had ever tested whether breathing out of time with a motion could prevent nausea.35. When do people get nauseated?A. When one or two sensors don't match up.B. When the brain senses body position in three ways.C. When sensors send matching signals to the brain.D. When we feel directed.

He told me the news by telephone. 是哪个中句子结构A. 主系表B. 主谓C. 主谓宾D. 主谓双宾E. 主谓宾宾补