One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled(鋪瓦的)ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 2  I see is hair.” Once you’ve 3what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 4 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 5, or forget about it and 6 the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively 7 life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but 8 remain happy.
The first 9 is gratitude. All happy people are 10 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 11 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is 12 that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious 13 are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything 14 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 15 to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 16 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 17  a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 18 this truth: if you choose to find the19in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 20 your decision to make.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      different
    2. B.
      missing
    3. C.
      short
    4. D.
      broken
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      nothing
    2. B.
      none
    3. C.
      all
    4. D.
      anything
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      determined
    2. B.
      predicted
    3. C.
      assumed
    4. D.
      imagined
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      completely
    2. B.
      naturally
    3. C.
      hopefully
    4. D.
      really
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      tile
    2. B.
      brick
    3. C.
      ceiling
    4. D.
      house
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      look on
    2. B.
      focus on
    3. C.
      count on
    4. D.
      rely on
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      peaceful
    2. B.
      difficult
    3. C.
      easy
    4. D.
      ordinary
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      certainly
    2. B.
      merely
    3. C.
      hardly
    4. D.
      generally
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      secret
    2. B.
      factor
    3. C.
      rule
    4. D.
      key
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      wealthy
    2. B.
      grateful
    3. C.
      proud
    4. D.
      generous
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      upset
    2. B.
      quarrel
    3. C.
      complain
    4. D.
      depress
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      admitting
    2. B.
      assuming
    3. C.
      proving
    4. D.
      realizing
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      sources
    2. B.
      results
    3. C.
      answers
    4. D.
      goals
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      among
    2. B.
      from
    3. C.
      through
    4. D.
      for
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      probable
    2. B.
      possible
    3. C.
      likely
    4. D.
      capable
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      value
    2. B.
      destination
    3. C.
      survival
    4. D.
      existence
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      need
    2. B.
      lack
    3. C.
      demand
    4. D.
      expect
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      involve
    2. B.
      include
    3. C.
      absorb
    4. D.
      mean
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      worst
    2. B.
      best
    3. C.
      positive
    4. D.
      negative
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      absolutely
    2. B.
      totally
    3. C.
      exactly
    4. D.
      largely
BCADA BCDAB CDABC DABCD
試題分析:
【文章大意】文章介紹了兩個(gè)快樂(lè)的秘密,總之,如果你決心去發(fā)現(xiàn)每種情況的積極面(事實(shí)上都有),你就會(huì)得福;如果你決心去發(fā)現(xiàn)其消極面,你就會(huì)遭殃?鞓(lè)取決于你自己。
1.B考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處different不同的;missing 缺失的;short短的;broken破碎的。毀壞幸福最有效的方法是觀察事情而且專(zhuān)注于那些小的污點(diǎn)。就像看鋪瓦的天花板,只注意缺(missing)瓦的地方。
2.C考查代詞的用法。此處nothing什么都沒(méi)有;none一個(gè)沒(méi)有;all一切;anything任何事情。曾經(jīng)我聽(tīng)到一位禿頂?shù)娜苏f(shuō):每當(dāng)我走進(jìn)房間,我所看到的(all)是頭發(fā)。
3.A考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。此處determined決定;predicted預(yù)測(cè);assumed假設(shè);imagined想象。一旦你決定(determined)你缺失的瓦片是什么,探索能否得到它將真的使你很幸福。
4.D考查副詞詞義辨析。此處completely徹底地;naturally自然地;hopefully有希望地;really真正地。一旦你決定你缺失的瓦片是什么,探索能否得到它將真的(really)使你很幸福。
5.A考查名詞詞義辨析。此處tile瓦片;brick磚;ceiling天花板;house房子。找到一個(gè)瓦片,用不同的瓦片替換它,或忘記它。根據(jù)前文的語(yǔ)境可知,此處指瓦片。故選A。
6.B考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)的用法。此處look on看待;focus on集中精力于;count on信賴;rely on依靠。集中精力(focus on)關(guān)注你生活中沒(méi)有缺失的瓦片。
7.C考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處peaceful平和的;difficult困難的;easy簡(jiǎn)單的;ordinary普通的。我們都認(rèn)識(shí)一些人,他們過(guò)著相對(duì)安逸的生活卻根本不快樂(lè)。
8.D考查副詞詞義辨析。此處certainly當(dāng)然;merely 僅僅;hardly   幾乎不;generally一般地。當(dāng)人們?cè)馐芎芏嗤纯嗟臅r(shí)候卻一般情況下仍然保持幸福。
9.A考查名詞詞義辨析。此處secret秘密;factor因素;rule規(guī)則;key鑰匙。根據(jù)后文的The second secret is可知此處選A。第一個(gè)秘密是態(tài)度。
10.B考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處wealthy富有的;grateful 感恩的;proud驕傲的;generous慷慨的。根據(jù)后文的Ungrateful people cannot be happy.可知此處選B。所有幸福的人都感恩。
11.C考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。此處upset使……難過(guò);quarrel 爭(zhēng)吵;complain抱怨;depress郁悶。根據(jù)后文的complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.可知此處選C。不幸福使人們抱怨,抱怨使人們不幸福。
12.D考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。此處admitting承認(rèn);assuming假如;proving證明;realizing意識(shí)到。第二個(gè)秘密是幸福是某東西的副產(chǎn)品。
13.A考查名詞詞義辨析及語(yǔ)境理解。此處sources來(lái)源,出處;results結(jié)果;answers   答案;goals目標(biāo)。最明顯的來(lái)源是那些給我們的生活目的追求。
14.B考查介詞的用法。此處among在……中間;from從……;through通過(guò)……;for為了。從研究昆蟲(chóng)到打棒球等都是給我們帶來(lái)幸福的事情。
15.C考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處probable可能;possible 也許;likely可能,常用be likely to結(jié)構(gòu);capable有能力的。你越有激情,你可能(be likely to)體驗(yàn)的幸福就越多。
16.D考查名詞詞義辨析。此處value價(jià)值;destination目的;survival生存;existence存在。超越我們自己的永久的信仰和我們的存在有更大的意義能幫助我們感到更加幸福。
17.A考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語(yǔ)境理解。此處need需要;lack缺乏;demand要求;expect期望。我們需要(need)精神信仰或者哲理。它應(yīng)該包括這條真理:如果你選擇在每種情況下找到積極的因素,你會(huì)是幸福的;如果你選擇找到令人討厭的東西,你會(huì)受到詛咒。
18.B考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析及語(yǔ)境理解。此處involve涉及;include包括;absorb吸收;mean意味著。它應(yīng)該(include)包括這條真理:如果你選擇在每種情況下找到積極的因素,你會(huì)是幸福的;如果你選擇找到令人討厭的東西,你會(huì)受到詛咒。
19.C考查形容詞詞義辨析。此處worst最壞;best最好;positive積極的;negative消極的。如果你選擇在每種情況下找到積極的(positive)因素,你會(huì)是幸福的;如果你選擇找到令人討厭的東西,你會(huì)受到詛咒。
20.D考查副詞詞義辨析及語(yǔ)境理解。此處absolutely絕對(duì)地;totally完全地;exactly準(zhǔn)確地;largely主要的。就幸福本身而言,幸福主要(largely)是你的選擇。
考點(diǎn):考查議論文的完形填空。
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