Question

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not ________ happiness. A famous person once said, “Happiness depends on________.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here is some advice that can make us _________ happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the________ thing in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the ________. For example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we can’t enjoy the present. We should enjoy the life’s simple pleasure, ________ spending time with close friends, listening to our favorite music or ________ a good book. People who have a few close friends often live ________ and healthier lives.

________secret of leading a happy life is to be active, and have________. We can collect toy cars, go fishing or play a________ like a table tennis or basketball. In this way we can enjoy ourselves and ________our problems and worries, and only think about the joy of activity.

________, many people find happiness in helping others. People will feel good when they help others. ________ we want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. We can help a friend________ his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for the elderly, or just clean up the park or streets.

1.A. show B. sell C. bring D. lose

2.A. other B. money C. success D. ourselves

3.A. feeling B. feel C. felt D. to feel

4.A. simple B. surprising C. expensive D. strange

5.A. health B. future C. money D. danger

6.A. in fact B. such as C. as a result D. rather than

7.A. closing B. printing C. reading D. copying

8.A. happier B. lazier C. poorer D. quieter

9.A. The other B. An other C. Other D. Another

10.A. hobbies B. parties C. classes D. habits

11.A. CD B. sport C. part D. joke

12.A. forget B. try C. meet D. know

13.A. Firstly B. Secondly C. At first D. Finally

14.A. After B. But C. If D. Though

15.A. in B. at C. on D. with

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.D

【解析】

1.1】句意：不是只有金钱和成功才会带来幸福。Show意思是展示；sell ，买，出售；bring，带来；lose意思是丢失，所以答案是C.

2.2】句意：一位名人曾说过“幸福决定于我们自己。”other意思是别的；money意思是金钱；success意思是成功；ourselves 意思是我们自己。所以答案是D。

3.3】句意：这里有一些能使我们感到更幸福的建议。 这里考查的是动词make 的用法。 Make sb do sth. 意思是让某人做某事。 所以答案是B。

4.4】句意：幸福的秘诀之一是享受生活中的简单事情。simple 意思是简单的；surprising，形容词，意思是让人感到惊讶的事或物；expensive意思是昂贵的；strange，陌生的。因而答案是A.

5.5】根据下文“我们却不会享受现在。”判断该句的意思是“太多时候，我们花费许多时间考虑未来。”health ，健康的；future ，未来、将来；money，金钱；danger，危险。因而答案是B.

6.6】句意：我们应该享受生活中的简单快乐。例如：和好朋友度过一段时光；听听最喜欢的音乐或读一本好书。in fact，事实上；such as，比如、诸如；as a result，结果；rather than，表示与之相比，更喜欢。因而答案是B.

7.7】句意：：我们应该享受生活中的简单快乐。例如：和好朋友度过一段时光；听听最喜欢的音乐或读一本好书。Closing意思是关上；printing，印刷；reading，阅读；copying，复制。因而答案是C。

8.8】句意：有一些亲密朋友的人经常能生活的更幸福健康。happier ，更幸福的；lazier，更懒惰的；poorer，更贫穷的；quieter，更安静的。因而答案是A.

9.9】句意：领导幸福生活的另一个秘密是活动，有爱好。The other，意思是另一个，经常和one 搭配，表示两个中的另一个。An other是一种错误表达形式。Other 通常表示特指的其他东西或人。Another表示泛指一类中的某一个。这里就是泛指某一个秘密，因而答案是D.

10.10】根据上下文理解这句话的意思是：领导幸福生活的另一个秘密是活动，有爱好。Hobby意思是爱好；Patty意思是晚会，class，班级、课程；habit指生活习惯。Hobbies，parties classes，habits分别是它们的复数形式。因而答案是A。

11.11】因为下文中提到了乒乓球、篮球体育项目，因而这句话的意思是：我们可以收集玩具车、钓鱼或者做一些像打乒乓球、篮球之类的运动。CD，光盘；sport，运动； part，一部分；joke，玩笑、笑话。因而答案是B.

12.12】句意：用这种方式我们可以忘记我们的难题、烦恼，只想着运动的快乐。Forget，忘记；try，尝试、试着；meet，会见、见到；know，知道、了解。所以答案是A.

13.13】这是文章的最后一个段落，因而可知这是最后一个建议，所以句意是：最后，许多人通过帮助别人获得幸福。 Firstly, at first意思都表示开始；secondly意思是第二；finally意思是最后。所以答案是D。

14.14】句意：如果我们想感到更加幸福，那就为别人做些好事。After，之后；but，但是；if，如果；though，虽然。 因而答案是C.

15.15】句意：我们可以帮助朋友学习、为老年人去购买一些食物，或者只是清扫一下公园或街道.这里考查的是help的用法。 在某方面帮助某人用作help sb with sth. 因而答案是D.

考点：生活哲理性短文