Question

Writer Jean Stafford scoffed, “Happy  people don't need to have fun,” but studies show that the absence of feeling bad isn’t enough to make you feel good；you must try hard to find sources of feeling good. Research shows that regularly having fun is a key factor in having a happy life；people who have fun are 20 times more likely to feel happy.

    Recently, I noticed a pattern among activities that people find fun：Have a mission. There’s something about having a playful purpose，of trying to achieve something that makes an activity more fun.

    For example a friend told that she loved visiting flea markets（舊貨市場）and antique stores to look for old globes-not fancy ones，but cheap ones. She has a rule that she'll never pay more than＄20. She’s the kind of person who loves wandering around in those kinds of shops in any case，but having a mission makes it more fun, less aimless.

   For that matter，having a collection of any sort is a very popular way to have a mission. You get satisfaction whenever you find another piece of blue sea glass on the beach or another out-of-print book by Charlotte Yonge in an old bookstore.

   Taking photos is a common way to incorporate(使并入) a mission into traveling. Not only does this help keep memories vivid, it also makes you more attuned（協(xié)調(diào)一致）to your environment while traveling. For example，during my most recent visit to New Haven，I had a lot more fun wandering around once I set myself the mission of taking tourist photos of my own romance.

    Why is this true? The First Splendid Truth holds that to be happier，you have to think about feeling good and feeling right，in an atmosphere of growth. The more I’ve thought about happiness，the more surprised I’ve been at the importance of the “atmosphere of growth.” I think this is a huge engine of happiness, and when you have a mission, you create an atmosphere of growth whenever you pursue that mission.

    Have you found a way to have a mission? What is it and does it boost your happiness?

1.. According to the author, happy people____

A. don't need to have fun

B. don't have to be occupied with work

C. can have 20 times more fun than others

D. are always finding sources of feeling good

2.. What does the underlined phrase “Having a mission" mean in paragraph 2？

A. Have fun.                                          B. Join in an activity.

C. Find something interesting to do.                D: Hunting for a job.

3. The author explains the key factor in having a happy life by____.

A. making a comparison                         B. presenting numbers

C. stating common sense                      D. using examples

4.. What will be probably the best title?

A. How to live happily

B. Where to look for fun

C. The importance of feeling good

D. Having a mission can make you happier

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章告訴我們?nèi)艘�有樂趣，要去尋找使我們感覺幸福的資源，有樂趣的人才過得更幸福。文章也為我們介紹了一種尋找樂趣的人他們的活動也有一種模式，就是在活動中要帶著一定的使命，任務(wù)，從中發(fā)現(xiàn)樂趣，比如說有人喜歡逛舊貨市場去尋找他們想要的東西，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己想要的東西就是一種樂趣。還有收集的樂趣，旅行時拍照的樂趣等等。

1. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。you must try hard to find sources of feeling good. Research shows that regularly having fun is a key factor in having a happy life；people who have fun are 20 times more likely to feel happy. 句意為：你必須努力地去找到使自己感覺幸福的資源，研究顯示，有樂趣才是幸福的關(guān)分健因素，有樂趣的人有著（比平常人）二十倍的幸福。故幸福的人總能找到有樂趣的方式（資源），故答案D是正確的。

2.C詞義理解題。here’s something about having a playful purpose，of trying to achieve something that makes an activity more fun.句意為：下面是一些以樂趣為目的的事情，試著去做一些使活動更有樂趣的事情。Find something interesting to do.所以答案應(yīng)為C，做一些有趣的事情。

3.D大意理解題。第三，四兩個自然段分別介紹了在活動中去尋找樂趣的例子，故文章是以事例的方式解釋了幸福生活的關(guān)健因素，所以答案應(yīng)為D。

4.D主旨概括題。文章的第二自然段引出了have a mission的方法去尋找樂趣，使人幸福起來，下文分別介紹了兩個事例來解釋什么是have a mission，所以文章的主要內(nèi)容是在講人們可以用這種方法使自己幸福起來，故答案應(yīng)為D。帶著使命使自己幸福起來。

【考點(diǎn)】考查社會現(xiàn)象類文章的閱讀理解。