Not long ago, I opened an interesting e-mail from Jennifer, a friend of mine. “I’ve realized I want to be around people who make me happy,” she wrote, “I’ve been seeing how I feel after communicating with different people and making a mental list of who I feel good about. And you’re on my list.”
Then she invited me — and 11 other women— to a “Movie Night” to be held every six weeks at her house. We’d chat, eat, and watch feel-good movies. She made it clear in her invitation that there was no stress to show up to all or any movie nights. Wonderful! I e-mailed her back immediately. I was in.
Later, Jennifer told me she had some puzzled reactions to her invitation. Though all the women were willing to join, some said they didn’t see themselves as cheerful people. “I’ve told them they didn’t have to be cheerful around me all the time. I invited them because they made me feel happy,” she says.
Research shows that gatherings such as Jennifer’s make sense. In a US study, researchers measured(测量) the happiness of 4739 people at regular intervals (间隔) over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on(取决于) the happiness of people they connect with. Amazingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to be the most contagious (传染性的) among friends of the same sex.
“People with more supportive friends are less likely to develop sadness,” says Dr Toupey Luft, a psychologist in Penticyon, British Columbia. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive(乐观的) relationships to your social circle. Here’s how…
【小题1】How many people did Jennifer invite?

A．1

B．11

C．12

D．13

【小题2】What kind of things can you do on Jennifer’s movie night?

A．Gathering and measuring happiness among friends.

B．Chatting, eating and watching feel-good movies.

C．Being cheerful all the time.

D．Showing up stress.

【小题3】What do the underlined words mean?

A．有意义

B．有鉴赏力

C．有感觉

D．制造气氛

【小题4】Which of the following is right?

A．Jennifer was puzzled with her invitation.

B．All the women who were invited are cheerful people.

C．Jennifer invited people who are cheerful around her all the time.

D．People with more supportive friends seem to be more positive than people who don’t.

【小题5】Can you guess what will be talked about in the following passage?

A．Why it is important to pick friends who make you feel good.

B．How to make friends who make you feel good.

C．What kinds of friends you should not make.

D．How you can find your social circle.

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A. Every area of your map should be filled in with colors[B. For a clear map, it must show a number of things C. On your map, you must tell people where the hospital is D. Next, fill in the shapes of the places and roads in light colors E. Think about places you often have to go to

 

A map is a picture of a place. There can be many different maps of the same place. A map cannot show everything about a place.    1    . Here, you will get to make a map which shows the things that make your community a special place to live in.

Before you start drawing, make a list of the places and things in your community that you want to include on your map.    2    , places where your relatives and friends live and your favorite places. How do you get there? What roads or paths do you take? What kind of things do you see along the way? As you know, some maps are made to show locations and other maps show us how to get there. They can also show the distances.

Now, let’s create a map of your community. On a large piece of paper, draw pictures of the places or the things you decide to include on your map.    3   . Use darker colors to fill in the areas between the features and roads on your map to make your map more interesting to look at.    4   . When your map is finished, show it to your friends or family members to see what they think of it.   

 

 

Not long ago, I opened an interesting e-mail from Jennifer, a friend of mine. “I’ve realized I want to be around people who make me happy,” she wrote, “I’ve been seeing how I feel after communicating with different people and making a mental list of who I feel good about. And you’re on my list.”

Then she invited me — and 11 other women— to a “Movie Night” to be held every six weeks at her house. We’d chat, eat, and watch feel-good movies. She made it clear in her invitation that there was no stress to show up to all or any movie nights. Wonderful! I e-mailed her back immediately. I was in.

Later, Jennifer told me she had some puzzled reactions to her invitation. Though all the women were willing to join, some said they didn’t see themselves as cheerful people. “I’ve told them they didn’t have to be cheerful around me all the time. I invited them because they made me feel happy,” she says.

Research shows that gatherings such as Jennifer’s make sense. In a US study, researchers measured(测量) the happiness of 4739 people at regular intervals (间隔) over 20 years. The study found that a person’s happiness depends on(取决于) the happiness of people they connect with. Amazingly, it also found that happiness spreads not only between direct friends, but also among friends of your friends’ friends! And those good feelings seem to be the most contagious (传染性的) among friends of the same sex.

“People with more supportive friends are less likely to develop sadness,” says Dr Toupey Luft, a psychologist in Penticyon, British Columbia. “Though you can’t choose your family or workmates, you do have control over friendships.” With a little effort, you can add more positive(乐观的) relationships to your social circle. Here’s how…

1.How many people did Jennifer invite?

   A. 1             B. 11               C. 12               D. 13

2.What kind of things can you do on Jennifer’s movie night?

   A. Gathering and measuring happiness among friends.

B. Chatting, eating and watching feel-good movies.

C. Being cheerful all the time.

D. Showing up stress.

3.What do the underlined words mean?

   A. 有意义       B. 有鉴赏力        C. 有感觉           D. 制造气氛

4.Which of the following is right?

   A. Jennifer was puzzled with her invitation.

   B. All the women who were invited are cheerful people.

   C. Jennifer invited people who are cheerful around her all the time.

   D. People with more supportive friends seem to be more positive than people who don’t.

5.Can you guess what will be talked about in the following passage?

   A. Why it is important to pick friends who make you feel good.

   B. How to make friends who make you feel good.

   C. What kinds of friends you should not make.

   D. How you can find your social circle.

 

填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。

A: Hello! May I speak to Li Ming, please?

B: This is Li Ming    1..

A: Hi, Li Ming, this is Wang Hong. Next Saturday is my mother’s birthday. I want to buy a present for her. Would you like to go shopping with me?

B: Yes, I’d like to. But do you know what kind of things your mother likes?

A: Of    2.I know. She likes a woolen sweater.

B: And what color does she like?

A: She    3.dark blue to light blue.

B: Then where shall we buy the dark blue sweater?

A:    4.go to Yuan Da Shopping Center. There are a lot of beautiful sweaters there.

B: Have you    5.to Yuan Da Shopping Center? Is it far from here?

A: Yes. It’s about five kilometers away. We’d    6.take a bus.

B: Which bus?

A: The No.8 bus will take us there.

B:  7.and where shall we meet?

A: At 10:00 o’clock tomorrow morning at the No.8 bus stop.

B: OK. See you.