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1、第二十四天一美文晨读 When I first read this line by Englands Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it. Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realize
2、d that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused by fear. Active happiness-not more satisfaction or contentment-often comes suddenly, like an April sh
3、ower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision. Nor are the i
4、nsights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.?The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you-people, thoughts, emot
5、ions, pressures-are now fitted into the larger scene. Everything assumes a fairer proportion. And here is the beginning of wisdom二. 词汇训练1He had the _ (安全感) of a good home and loving family. 2At great _ (花费) I was finally able to buy the painting. 3He was _ ( 任命) to a new post. 4They wanted to rent a
6、 _ (配备家具的)flat. 5He did not want to _ (显露)his fears and insecurity to anyone. 6The president d_ the prizes to the winners. 7I made his a_ at a party. 8The boy wants to be a soldier. He i_ to join the army. 9They s _ the wall with metal supports. 10Progress has been made towards a political c _ betwe
7、en the two nations. 三阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Red envelopes 1 (relate) to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long. I myself have had plenty of 2 (experience) both receiving and giving out red envelopes in the past, and generally speaking, its been fun. I mean, who doesnt love free money?Im
8、 truly surprised by the extent of peoples obsession with virtual red envelopes this year. In fact everyone I know spent at least a day or two 3 (crazy) shaking their smart phones, mostly trying to get as much lucky money as possible. Thanks to messaging app giant WeChats new feature 4 allows users t
9、o send money electronically, grabbing virtual red envelopes has never seemed so easy.Just in case you are one of the very few people still not on the bandwagon, heres 5 it works. Givers link their WeChat to their bank accounts, and then they can send specified amounts of money to their WeChat contac
10、ts through a personal message. They can also put the cash up for grabs in chat groups full of friends, and anyone who acts fast enough will get 6 share. Later, receivers can transfer the funds from their WeChat back into their own bank accounts.In theory, this sounds like a fun game. Im always for s
11、ome harmless fun in life, so my 7 (nature) response would be: Why not? Moreover, Ive always believed that its human nature to want free stuff, regardless of whether you actually need it or not. This may not be a good quality, 8 its not against the law, so I wont get all judgmental here. 9 (consider)
12、 these reasons, I really cant fault anyone for their enthusiasm in grabbing virtual red envelopes. I would have done it too, 10 I not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.四阅读理解AMr. Robinson had to travel somewhere on business and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by a
13、ir. He liked to sit beside a window when he was flying. So, when he got on to the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them had already been taken except one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one and Mr. Robinson was happy that he had not taken the one by the window
14、; but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.When he reached it, however, he saw there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said “This seat is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr. Robinson had never seen such a notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane must be carryi
15、ng something heavy in its baggage room which made it necessary to have the passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.Then, when the plane was quite full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier quickly took the notice off the seat beside him and in this way succeeded in having the girl beside him during the whole trip.1. In the sentence “This seat is reserved for proper ” the word “reserved” may mean _ A. keptB. desertedC. servedD. not seated2. When he got on the plane he was happy to find
