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【题目】Ways to Improve Your Happiness

The happiest people appreciate what they have, keep an open mind to new ideas, use their leisure time as a means of self development, and love good music, good books, good pictures, good company and good conversations. 【1】 It’s a lot easier than it sounds. Anything that helps you feel more positive and joyful is self-improving. Here are some simple ideas to get you started.

1. Make yourself smile is the first thing in the morning.

【2】 Fill your bathroom or bedroom mirror with notes of your favorite quotes, goals, photos, etc., and then look at the mirror for a minute or two when you first wake up.

2. 【3】

Laughter helps reduce blood pressure, decrease blood sugar, and lower stress. Spend time with those who do good things and make your life a little brighter simply by being in it.

3. Try something totally new.

Do something you’ve never done. Variety truly is the spice (调味品) of life. You can see or do something a million times, but you can only see or do it for the first time once. As a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. So spice it up! 【4】

4. Work on something that’s meaningful to you.

Get yourself in a meaningful personal project, or set about doing something you’ve wanted to do for a long time, but haven’t yet had the determination to do. Life is really short.【5】

A.Today is the day to take action.

B.Appreciate those around you sincerely.

C.Spend time with people who make you smile.

D.It’s difficult to feel down when your face is happy.

E.Instead, concentrate on a few things that really matter.

F.The more first time experiences you have, the richer your life will be.

G.In other words, they do small things every day to improve their happiness.

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】C

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要向我们描述了提升幸福感的一些方法。

【1】

根据前文The happiest people appreciate what they have, keep an open mind to new ideas, use their leisure time as a means of self development, and love good music, good books, good pictures, good company and good conversations.(最快乐的人会欣赏他们拥有的东西，对新想法保持开放的心态，利用他们的闲暇时间作为自我发展的一种手段，喜欢好音乐、好书、好照片、好伙伴和好谈话)可知，G. In other words, they do small things every day to improve their happiness.(换句话说，他们每天都做一些小事情来改善他们的幸福)与上文承接自然。故选G。

【2】

根据下文Fill your bathroom or bedroom mirror with notes of your favorite quotes, goals, photos, etc., and then look at the mirror for a minute or two when you first wake up.(在浴室或卧室的镜子里贴满你最喜欢的格言、目标、照片等，然后在你第一次醒来的时候，对着镜子看一两分钟)可知，D. It’s difficult to feel down when your face is happy.(当你面带笑容时，就很难感到沮丧)符合语境。故选D。

【3】

根据下文Spend time with those who do good things and make your life a little brighter simply by being in it.(花时间和那些做好事的人在一起，让你的生活变得更加美好)可知，C. Spend time with people who make you smile.(花时间和让你微笑的人在一起)也在讲和积极的人在一起，符合语境。故选C。

【4】

根据上文As a result, first time experiences usually leave a deep mark in our minds for the rest of our lives. So spice it up!(因此，第一次经历通常会在我们的脑海中留下深刻的印记，直到我们的余生。所以给它加点香料吧)可知，F. The more first time experiences you have, the richer your life will be.(你的第一次经历越多，你的生活就会越丰富)符合语境。其中first time experiences是对应词组。故选F。

【5】

根据上文Get yourself in a meaningful personal project, or set about doing something you’ve wanted to do for a long time, but haven’t yet had the determination to do. Life is really short. (让自己参与一个有意义的个人计划，或者开始做一些你一直想做但还没有决心去做的事情。人生苦短)可知，作者建议大家立刻采取行动。由此可知，A. Today is the day to take action.(今天是采取行动的日子)符合语境。故选A。

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