The secret of happiness

江苏盐城市射阳县陈洋中学 于 荣

人类早已进入太空时代，早就可以坐太空船去月球，却无法探索别人内心的宇宙。但是我们可以努力做到探索自己的内心、真正了解自己。只要一个人愿意反思，那么他对自己内心的探索是没有尽头的。怎样才能获得幸福呢?看来答案只有自己知道。今天的文章藏着跟幸福有关的秘密,让我们一起来阅读吧。

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Ⅰ.判断正误

听下面一段录音并阅读3个简短的陈述，根据录音内容判断这些陈述是否符合所听内容。考查重点是学生对意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

In this section,you will hear a passage.After you hear the passage,decide whether each of the statement is correct(A),incorrect(B)or not mentioned(C).

1.People are longing for health,power and fame. A B C 2.The author thinks that the peace of mind is the sum of mortal goods. A B C 3.The wise elder is very contented with the author's list. A B C

Ⅱ.根据录音内容填空

一边听录音一边阅读以下文字材料，这些文字材料不是录音的全部内容，而是以提纲、摘要、笔记、图表等形式再现的录音的主要内容，需要补全的内容一般是录音中的关键信息。注意每空一词。

The secret of happiness

1.I undertook to________ __________a catalogue of the acknowledged “goods” of life.

2.I write health,love,__________,talent,power,riches,and__________on the list.

3.I proudly showed my list to a（n）__________ __________.

4.My friend wrote down three syllables on my list,that is,__________ __________ __________.

5.The wise man said that__________is commonplace,__________not rare.

文本解说

当作者还是个年轻人时，他给自己列了一份人生幸福的清单，上面写着财富、美丽、权利等。当他将这份清单交给一个智者时，智者用铅笔划掉了他的表格，写下了三个字：心之静。

“On my head pour only the sweet waters of serenity（平静）.Give me the gift of the Untroubled Mind.”Once,as a young man full of exuberant（精力充沛的）fancy,Iundertookto draw up a catalogueoftheacknowledged“goods” of life.As other men sometimes tabulate（列成表格） lists of properties they own or would like to own,I set down my inventory（清单） of earthly desires：health,love,beauty,talent,power,riches,and fame.

When my inventory wascompleted I proudly showed it to a wise elder who had been the mentor（导师）and spiritual model of my youth.Perhaps I was trying to impress him with my precocious（早熟的）wisdom.Anyway,I handed him the list. “This,” I told him confidently, “is the sum of mortal goods.Could a man possess them all,he would be as a god.”

At the corners of my friend's old eyes,I saw wrinkles ofamusementgathering in a patient net.“An excellent list,” he said,pondering（沉思） itthoughtfully.“Well digested in content and set down in not-unreasonable order.But it appears,my young friend,that you have omitted（忽略）the most important element of all.You have forgotten the one ingredient,lacking which each possession becomes a hideous（令人厌恶的） torment（折磨）.”

“And what,” I asked,peppering my voice with truculence （刻 薄 ）, “is that missing ingredient?”

With a pencil stub（残端）he crossed out my entire schedule.

Then,having demolished （推 翻 ）my adolescent dream structure at a single stroke,he wrote down three syllables（音节）：peace of mind.

“This is the gift that God reserves for His special protégés（门徒）,” he said. “Talent and beauty He gives to many.Wealth is commonplace,fame not rare.But peace of mind—that is his final guerdon（奖赏） of approval,the fondest insignia（象征）of his love.He bestows（授予）it charily.”

Using Language

Ⅰ.Important vocabulary in the text

1.fancy n.想象的事物;想象（力）

2.undertake v.承担;允诺

3.acknowledge v.承认；感谢；致意

4.amusement n.消遣活动；娱乐；愉悦

5.thoughtfully adv.沉思地；体贴地

Ⅱ.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.

1.To my__________he couldn't get the door open.

2.He__________to finish the job by Friday.

3.Do you__________going out this evening.

4.She refused to__________the need for reform.

5.It is very__________of you to send the flowers.