题目内容
9.Meaning of Happiness"Are you happy?"I asked my brother,Lan,one day,
"Yes.No.It depends what you mean,"he said.
"Then tell me,"I said,"when was the last time you think you were happy?"
"April 1967,"he said,
It served me right for putting a serious question to someone who has joked his way through life.But Lan's answer reminded me that when we think about happiness,we usually think of something extraordinary,a pinnacle(顶点) of sheer (纯粹的) delight,(71)D
(72)A I remember playing police and robbers in the woods,getting a speaking part in the school play.Of course,kids also experience lows,but their delight at such peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.
In the teenage years,the concept of happiness changes.(73)GI can still feel the pain of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to.I also remember the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a very handsome young man.
In adulthood the things that bring great joy-birth,love,marriage-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.Love may not last; loved ones die.For adults,happiness is complex.
My dictionary defines"happy"as"lucky"or"fortunate".But I think a better definition of happiness is"the ability to enjoy something".(74)E It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved,the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,even good health.
While happiness may be more complex for us,the solution is the same as ever.Happiness isn't about what happens to us; it's the ability to find a positive for every negative,and view a difficulty as a challenge.(75)F
A.For a child,happiness has a magic quality.
B.You never know where happiness will turn up next.
C.So we chase it and make it equal to wealth and success.
D.And those pinnacles seem to get rarer,the older we get.
E.The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are.
F.It's not wishing for what we don't have,but enjoying what we do possess.
G.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement,love,and popularity.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们叙述了她和他哥哥的对话,从中思考到了幸福的定义,幸福它是一种为每一个消极的人找到一个积极的能力,并将困难视为一个挑战的能力,不去希望我们没有的东西,而是享受我们所拥有的就是最大的幸福.
解答 71.D.推理判断题.根据前文"But Lan's answer reminded me that when we think about happiness,we usually think of something extraordinary,a pinnacle(顶点) of sheer (纯粹的) delight"但是蓝的话提醒了我,当我们想幸福,我们通常想到一些不同寻常的时刻,(顶点)纯粹(纯粹的)的喜悦,可知这样纯粹的幸福是会随着年纪觉得增长而减少的.故选D.
72.A.推理判断题.根据后文描述孩提时的幸福生活"I remember playing police and robbers in the woods,getting a speaking part in the school play"我记得在树林里玩警察与强盗,要在学校演话剧,可知孩子是有很多快乐的,故选A.
73.G.推理判断题.根据上下文,前文the concept of happiness changes,幸福的概念发生了变化,和后文中例举的具体变化可推测幸福的条件变成了兴奋、爱和受欢迎程度,故选G.
74.E.推理判断题.根据前文"But I think a better definition of happiness is"the ability to enjoy something"但我认为对幸福的更好的定义是"享受某事的能力"可推测我们越能享受我们所拥有的东西,我们就越快乐,故选E.
75.F.推理判断题.根据前文"it's the ability to find a positive for every negative,and view a difficulty as a challenge"它是一种为每一个消极的人找到一个积极的能力,并将困难视为一个挑战的能力,可推测幸福的方式是不希望我们没有的东西,而是享受我们所拥有的,故选F.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.
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