Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Happiness is like a stone dropped into a pool to cause many circles. As Stevenson said, “Being happy is a duty.”

There is no exact ___【1】__ (explain) of the word “happiness”. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth ___【2】___ physical health because we find beggars, the disabled (残疾人) and so-called failures who are ___【3】___ (extreme) happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected benefit. But staying happy is an achievement, a gift to the heart. It is not selfish to struggle ___【4】__ it. It is, indeed, a duty to __【5】__ (our) and others.

Being __【6】__ (happy) is like a disease. It causes people to stay away from people in need of help. He soon finds himself alone and bitter. There is, ___【7】___, a cure so simple that it seems silly: if you don’t feel happy, pretend ___【8】_ (be)!

It works. Before long you ___【9】__ (find) that you are making more and more friends. You discover how inspiring it is to be the center of a wider and wider circle of good will.

Then the make-believe (假装) becomes a __【10】___ (real). You understand the secret of peace of mind, and can become a better you through helping others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 explanation

【2】 or

【3】 extremely

【4】 for

【5】 ourselves

【6】unhappy

【7】however

【8】to be

【9】will find

【10】reality

【解析】

【1】explanation 考查名词。there be后面缺名词，故填所给词的名词形式explanation。

【2】or 考查并列连词。根据后文“我们发现乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者都是非常快乐的”可知，幸福的关键不是财富或者身体健康，or表示并列关系，用在否定句中。

【3】 extremely 考查副词。修饰形容词happy用副词形式，故填extremely。

【4】. for 考查介词。struggle for sth.为固定搭配，意思是“为……而努力”。

【5】. ourselves 考查反身代词。此处表示“对我们自己和他人来说，快乐的确是一种责任”，因此用反身代词形式ourselves。

【6】unhappy 考查形容词。根据第三段首句及本段后面的内容可知，此处应用happy的反义词unhappy。

【7】however 考查副词。由语境可知，这里表示转折，又因为空格前后都有逗号，所以用however。

【8】to be 考查非谓语动词。pretend to do sth.意为“假装做某事”。

【9】will find 考查时态。此处表示不久后，你就会发现你结交了越来越多的朋友，因此用一般将来时。

【10】reality 考查名词。不定冠词a修饰名词，因此用reality。