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【題目】 Every year, more books on happiness are published. And every year, more people feel depressed because they do not see themselves as happy. They don’t remember or know what it feels like, and instead, they feel guilty that they aren’t as happy as everyone says they should be. This is really a sad state of emotional affairs.

The books, blogs, YouTube videos and advice columns (專(zhuān)欄) will tell you that if you read, exercise, stay busy, help others, and increase your intimacy (親密) every day, then you too can be happy.

The simple truth is that no one can be happy all the time. That doesn’t mean you have to be sad, angry, or depressed the rest of the time but that you can find a middle ground called contentment. This middle ground is a good place mentally and emotionally, and spending time there is a healthy choice.

Contentment is somewhere between satisfied and peaceful. When you are in that place, the stuff of life can be going on around you, but you don’t need to allow it to bother you. And that, my friends, is a very nice way to go through life.

I find contentment in walks and in writing, and in talking with my partner and reminding each other that our life is good, despite temporary setbacks or scary moments. Because I know about myself and I can respond differently. Doing this takes away stress and will keep you from losing your state of contentment.

If there is even one thing that puts you in a state of contentment — you do it regularly and early enough each day — it will help you go through any challenges you may have to face later.

Right at this moment, things around me are still a little out of my control — such is life — but I am feeling pretty good because I actively living my purpose. I am now content, and that feeling will last the whole day through. You can do the same.

【1】What does the author want to stress by mentioning “Books on happiness in paragraph 1?

A.People find it difficult to agree on what happiness is.

B.Such books are so popular that they are sold out very soon.

C.Happiness is something easy to gain in our daily life.

D.Experts find it useless to argue about the value of happiness.

【2】When facing setbacks or sad moments, what does the author do?

A.He turns to such media as blogs.

B.He definitely communicates with partners.

C.He adjusts himself and reacts positively.

D.He sees himself unlucky and feels depressed.

【3】What is the author most likely to agree with?

A.Still water runs deep.B.Health is better than wealth.

C.Enough is as good as a feast.D.One good turn deserves another.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A.To introduce a novel experience.

B.To advocate a proper life attitude.

C.To encourage studies on happiness.

D.To persuade us to work endlessly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章講述了作者對(duì)生活的積極態(tài)度。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)后文講越來(lái)越多的人們無(wú)法像別人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該的那樣快樂(lè)（they feel guilty that they aren’t as happy as everyone says they should be）可知，前文提到每年都有更多關(guān)于快樂(lè)的書(shū)出版是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)人們無(wú)法對(duì)書(shū)中定義的快樂(lè)產(chǎn)生認(rèn)同感，故選A。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。“Doing this takes away stress and will keep you from losing your state of contentment.”(這樣做會(huì)帶走壓力并讓你免于失去滿(mǎn)足感)中的this是指前文中的“I find contentment in walks and in writing, and in talking with my partner and reminding each other that our life is good”，可知每當(dāng)作者遇到挫折時(shí)，他會(huì)散步、寫(xiě)作、和搭檔交談，調(diào)節(jié)自己，積極面對(duì)，故選C。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)“If there is even one thing that puts you in a state of contentment — you do it regularly and early enough each day”可知，作者強(qiáng)調(diào)要保持對(duì)生活的滿(mǎn)足感，才能獲得快樂(lè)。由此可知，作者會(huì)認(rèn)同這個(gè)觀點(diǎn)“知足常樂(lè)”，故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句“You can do the same.”可知，作者是要號(hào)召人們像文中說(shuō)的一樣，讓自己對(duì)生活有滿(mǎn)足感，從而獲得快樂(lè)，即提倡正確的生活態(tài)度。故選B。