爱华网A busy life can be personally satisfying, but it may make you feel too tired to achieve the inner peace that will connect you with your true happiness．Begin with simplifying your life and working towards a more peaceful state of mind．
Recognize the differences between the things you need and the things you want．Our culture provides us with the message that materials will make our lives better．The reality is that most of these things will complicate our lives without bringing true happiness．Free yourself —learn to be satisfied with fewer materials and greater simplicity．
If you let someone else define your life．you're missing the chance to follow your own desires．Your inner life is weakened when you are limited by conformity （遵从）．Why do you give up your freedom and allow all of your decisions to be defined by what others think you "should" do? Think for yourself．Let your passions be your guide．
Life is full of opportunities to earn money and give services．Learn new skills and make new friends．Some of us want them all and fill up our timetable with all kinds of activities．Rushing from one activity to another leaves you with no time to slow down．No matter how worthy you think your activities are, rethink them．Keep the ones that are most important and leave out the ones that are adding to the pace of your life with little return．
Life is forever changing, and you will never reach a point of simplicity and endless happiness．But each moment you spend on the path to simplicity does have the possibility to bring happiness to your life．题型：完形填空难度：中档来源：不详
小题1:to simplify
小题2:materials
小题3:distinguishing/ recognizing
小题4:satisfaction
小题5:thinking for yourself
小题6:follow your desires
小题7:filling up
小题8:the most important
小题9:Conclusion
小题10:possibly bring
试题分析：现在的生活越来越忙碌，人们不能真正的享受生活，作者建议我们要简化生活。
小题1:词形转化题：从第一段的句子： Begin with simplifying your life and working towards a more peaceful state of mind．可知填to simplify
小题2: 原词重现题：从第二段的句子：Free yourself —learn to be satisfied with fewer materials and greater simplicity．可知填materials
小题3:词形转化题：从第二段的句子： Recognize the differences between the things you need and the things you want．可知要区分/识别是需要的和你想要的东西的差别：distinguishing/ recognizing
小题4:词性转化题：从第二段的句子：Free yourself —learn to be satisfied with fewer materials and greater simplicity．可知填satisfaction
小题5:原词重现题：从第三段的句子：Think for yourself．Let your passions be your guide．可知填 thinking for yourself
小题6:原词重现题：从第三段的句子：If you let someone else define your life．you're missing the chance to follow your own desires．可知填follow your desires
小题7:词性转化题：从第四段的句子：Some of us want them all and fill up our timetable with all kinds of activities．可知填filling up
小题8:原词重现题：从第四段的句子：Keep the ones that are most important and leave out the ones that are adding to the pace of your life with little return．可知填 the most important
小题9:归纳词：这句话是对文章的总结，填Conclusion
小题10:句意归纳题：从文章的最后一句话：But each moment you spend on the path to simplicity does have the possibility to bring happiness to your life．可知你用来简化生活的道路可能会给你的人生带来快乐。填possibly bring
考点：
考点名称：序数词序数词的概念：
表示顺序的数称为序数词。如：first, second, third, fourth。
序数词的构成与用法：
1、序数词的构成：
①一般来说，是由相应的基数词加词尾th构成。
例：four＋th→fourth
six＋th→sixth
seven＋th→seventh
ten＋th→tenth
②下面这些基数词在变为序数词时，有特殊的变化。
例：one→first
two→second
three→third
five→fifth
eight→eighth
nine→ninth
twelve→twelfth
③十位整数序数词的构成方法是将基数词的词y变成i，然后再加eth。
例：twenty→twentieth
thirty→thirtieth
forty→fortieth
ninety→ninetieth
④两位或两位以上的基数词变成序数词时，仅将个位数变成序数词。
例：twenty－one→twenty－first
thirty－five→thirty－fifth
a hundred and fifty－three→a hundred and fifty－third
2、序数词的用法：
①序数词在使用时，一般加上定冠词。
例：the first book
the second floor
the third day
the fourth week．
②序数词在多数情况下都用作定语，有的也可以作表语、主语和宾语。
例：The may1st is Labour Day. 五月一日是劳动节。
My room is on the second floor. 我的房间在二楼。
The first is larger than the secon.（主语）第一个比第二个大。
Read the book from the first.（宾语）从开头读这本书。
You'll be the sixth to write.（表语）你将是第六个写的。
③序数词的前面可以加上不定冠词，用来表示“再一”，“又一”的意思。
例：You may have a third try. 你可以第三次尝试。
序数词知识体系：
约数的表达方法：
用tens/dozens/scores/hundreds/thousands/millionsof 表示“几十、几百、上千、成千上万”等。
如：Theboyboughtdozensofpencils.
Thousandsofpeoplediedintheearthquake.
注意： (A)：dozen,score,hundred,thousand,million等表示确切数量时，不用复数。
如：fivedozen(of)eggs五打鸡蛋
hreehundredpeople 三百个人
分数词的构成和用法：
1）分数词构成法：
分数词（FractionalNumerals）由基数词和序数词构成，基数词代表分子，序数词代表分母。除了分子为1的情况下，序数词都要用复数形式：
如：1/4：one-fourth
5/9：five-ninths
2/3：two-thirds
17/5：three and two-fifths
7/12：seven-twelfths
379/8：forty-seven and three-eighths
此外还有下面表示法：
如：1/2：a(one) half
1/4：a(one) quarter
3/4：three-quarters
9/4：two and a quarter
3/2：one and half
31/4：seven and three quarters
