You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions ---we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
【小題1】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Choose to Be Happy B．Pretend to Be Happ
C．Choose Your Emotions D．Find Happiness
【小題2】The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.
A．balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an art
B．one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy
C．she can depend on her husband to find happiness
D．happiness can be influenced by outside forces
【小題3】Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A．To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
B．To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
C．To help to move to the next paragraph easily.
D．To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.
【小題4】The writer suggests that we should ________.
A．hold back our feelings properly
B．let others control our feelings
C．respond immediately to others’ words
D．pay more attention to words than actions


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】D
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：決定開心與否的權(quán)力掌握在你自己手中，開心是一種選擇。一個(gè)人可以選擇自己的心情，同時(shí)，他還要學(xué)會(huì)控制自己的情感，有選擇性地去表達(dá)那些讓我們覺得快樂的情感。
【小題1】根據(jù)“You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice. ...I learned that you have to choose to be happy. ...You can choose your emotions. ...Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up ...Remember that we can always choose happiness.”可知，文章講的是“選擇開心”，開心其實(shí)是一種選擇，故選A。
【小題2】根據(jù)第二段“You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage.”可知，作者從婚姻中學(xué)到的是“一個(gè)人不能依靠他人而獲得快樂”，故選B。
【小題3】根據(jù)第三段“The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.”和第四段“So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?”可知，作者舉買鞋子的例子是為了說明，心情和感受也是可以選擇的，我們應(yīng)該選擇那些讓我們開心的情緒，故選D。
【小題4】根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.”可知，我們需要控制我們的情感，應(yīng)該先經(jīng)過思考再作出行動(dòng)，故選A。
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Let’s get you out of this mess. Your husband’s family is making a request that borders on a demand and sugarcoating it with self-serving flattery (恭維）? Put your foot down, and tell the truth. Say you don’t feel equipped or comfortable hosting the little darling, and regretfully decline (拒絕).Under no circumstances should you take part in any discussion that attempts to change your mind through flattery.
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【小題5】The author doesn’t say anything to Allie when they are standing together because_________.
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B．she is afraid that Allie will leave
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【小題6】From the underlined part in the last paragraph we can know that___________.
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During my elementary school years, I used to compare my mom with my best friend Tiffany's mom.
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Whenever I didn't get what I wanted, I would complain to my mom, Tiffany's mom would give her that! I wish she were my mom. "Every time, my morn would calmly say "Poor Tiffany". I couldn't understand her. "She shouldn't be feeling sorry for Tiffany!" I thought. "She should be feeling sorry for me."
One day, I couldn't help saying to Mom, "Poor Tiffany? Lucky Tiffany! She gets everything she wants! Why do you feel sorry for her? " I burst into tears.
My mom sat down next to me and said softly. "Yes, I do feel sorry for her. I have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. "
I looked up at her. "What are you talking about?"
Mom said with care, "One day she will really want something. Maybe she'll find out that she can't have it. Her mother won't always be around to give her money, and what's more, money can't buy everything. "
She continued, "I have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. You'll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she won't. You'll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she won't. When Tiffany is a grown woman, she'll wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one you've got. Life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. "
It took some time, but I eventually understood my mom's words. Now I am a happy and successful woman.
【小題1】During the author's elementary school years, she        .

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A．She felt sorry for Tiffany because Tiffany was poor.
B．She wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author.
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D．She told the author this and wanted her to help Tiffany.
【小題3】What do we learn about the author's mother?
A．She was strict and taught the author to be independent.
B．She cared for other people's children more than her own.
C．She thought that life lessons were as important as money.
D．She was so poor that she couldn't give the author much money.
【小題4】What can we infer from the passage?
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People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars.And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months，anyway.Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months.I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interesting，and some acted just simply rudely.I started hating the way I was treated，and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜) before were pretty ordinary.So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths (神秘)．If the star was a bad guy，I would say so.If I thought anyone was stupid，I did not hold back that information.
I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty.Surprisingly，many of them hated me for it.I have gotten so many attacks on my character.In their eyes，being famous is everything，even more desirable that being truly creative and talented.
Why do we need stars？In fact，the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (閑聊)．Over time，talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about.Thus，some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends.That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview—as we care.We want the dirt on their personal lives.
There is another reason we worship stars.As a whole，our society is not as religious as it once was.It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.
We make them stars，but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant，and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.
【小題1】What are the stars like according to the author?

A．They always treat others rudely.
B．They always talk about something dull.
C．They are actually ordinary people.
D．They are usually honest and polite.
【小題2】We worship stars because ________.
A．we need true mental heroes to support us
B．we can learn something useful from famous stars
C．we concern about the stars，family and friends
D．we like talking about the star's dressing styles
【小題3】When the author is writing this article，his tone sounds ________.
A．excited B．a(chǎn)ngry
C．worried D．calm
【小題4】What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?
A．To show the disadvantages of working with stars.
B．To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.
C．To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.
D．To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.

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