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北京市顺义区2024年中考一模英语试题
When Helen Keller was nineteen months old, a brief illness made her both deaf and blind. With such limitations, how could Keller ever be expected to find happiness?
Because happiness has been considered a personal concept, it is difficult to define(定义). Many people throughout history have tried. Greek scientist and philosopher Aristotle wrote, "Happiness depends upon ourselves," which is not a definition but an observation that individuals are responsible for their own happiness. Roman statesman and philosopher Lucius Seneca wrote of a particular quality of happiness, saying, "True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future."
Is there a scientific basis(基础)for happiness? Researcher suggests happiness is a matter of perspective: "Truly happy individuals construe life events and daily situations in ways that seem to maintain their happiness, while unhappy individuals construe(理解)experiences in ways that seem to reinforce unhappiness". Basically, this means the way you choose to remember events and situations affects your happiness.
Some research concludes happiness is made up of three parts: pleasure, engagement and meaning. Pleasure involves things that give physical and emotional joy, such as playing a sport or seeing beautiful art. Engagement involves positive interactions(互动)with other people, such as studying or working with people whose company you enjoy. Meaning relates to feeling that your work is useful and important to others.
Even with scientific rationalization(合理化), questions remain. For example, are younger people happier than older people? In fact, the opposite seems to be true. This may be because younger people tend to experience higher levels of negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger. The young also have less control over their lives because they lack both independence and the ability to make many of their own decisions.
Perhaps the most important question is whether you can change how happy you are. Studies of identical twins suggest that genetics forms about half of your happiness level. Your quality of life influences about 10 percent of your happiness. That means about 40 percent of your happiness is determined by your choices and actions.
From this explanation we can see that one way you can make yourself happier is to set goals. Keller had a definition of happiness in keeping with this idea. She felt happiness did not come from simply trying to satisfy your own desires but rather by contributing your time and skills to improve the world in some way.
Even if you are unable to achieve a goal that makes the world better in some small way, simply trying will likely give your life meaning and, at the same time, happiness.
{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Tom often meets some new words and phrases when doing English exercises. What he needs is a product that he can use in school to solve the problem. But connecting to the network is not allowed in his school. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Joan has a bad memory, but she wants to remember the past, especially happy moments. But she doesn't want to spend too much money. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}It's quite cold in winter in northern areas. It often snows and Dale really wants to keep warm. He wants to have a pair of warm shoes. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}David wants to have a big schoolbag because he has so many books to carry. His old bag is not big enough. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Bill's 15th birthday is coming. He wants to buy himself a cool gift. He likes sports very much and his shoes have been worn out. | A. There are many kinds of shoes and clothes here. They're for teenagers. If you want to make a change, why not try Li- Ning? B. Instant-dict is an e-dictionary made in Hong Kong, China. You can look up any word you meet when you are doing English exercises. Before you use it, you need to connect the dictionary to the network. C. "Focus on life. " It is from Olympus connecting photos and beauty. If you want to take beautiful photos with a small amount of money, use Olympus digital cameras of course! D. Please look at the mobile phone. It is quite expensive but very popular now. It can take beautiful photos to store happy moments in life. I'm sure you will like its perfect functions(功能) E. Shoes are on sale! There are many kinds of shoes for winter. They look very fashionable and are quite comfortable to wear. You can buy them for yourself or your friends as gifts. F. The schoolbag is named Big Power. You can put a lot of things like more than 20 books and your pencil box. And it has many colors, so you can choose the color you like best. If you have many books to take, buy it. G. Oxford Reading Pen is a learning tool that you can use to read books and record your reading at the same time. What's more, it can translate English words into Chinese. It doesn't need to be used in the network. |
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