Question

【题目】语法填空

Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to cause a circle of ripples. As Stevenson said, "Being happy is a duty."

There is no exact 【1】 (definite) of the word "happiness". Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being 【2】 we find beggars, the disabled and so-called failures 【3】 are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend(红利). But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of the soul. It is not selfish to strive 【4】 it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and 【5】 .

Being 【6】 is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone and miserable. There is, 【7】 , a cure so simple that it seems, at first glance, ridiculous: if you don’t feel happy, pretend 【8】 (be)!

It works. Before long you 【9】 (find) that instead of annoying people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of a wider and wider circle of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes 【10】 reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】definition

【2】since/because/as

【3】who/that

【4】for

【5】others

【6】unhappy

【7】however

【8】to be

【9】will find

【10】a

【解析】

试题分析：本文的话题是快乐的本质和重要性。得到快乐的最简单的方法就是假装快乐。

【1】definition 考查词性转换。there be 后面缺名词,故填所给词的名词形式definition"定义"。【2】since/because/as 考查连词。后面所说的"我们发现乞丐、残疾人和所谓的失败者都是非常快乐的"正是前一句的原因,故此处用表示因果关系的连词。

【3】who/that 考查定语从句。先行词是"beggars, the disabled and so-called failures",指人,故用关系代词who/that引导定语从句,关系代词在从句中作主语。

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

【5】others考查代词。others在这里指代除ourselves以外的其他人,此处表示"对我们自己和他人来说,快乐的确是一种责任"。

【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。

【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,你就会发现你并没让人们讨厌你,而是吸引了他们,因此用一般将来时。

【10】a考查冠词。此处reality意为"事实",是可数名词,且表泛指,故用不定冠词a。