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【题目】Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside subjects like maths and languages.

The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and count from one to ten: one begins, the next voice comes from the far right, a third from the other side. The aim is to listen for an opportunity to shout the number without clashing(冲突) with another voice or leaving a pause. On the first try, most of the young Germans try to be first, while a few are too shy to join in. But by the fifth round, they develop a rhythm.

The message: giving other people space but also confidently claiming your own space is a requirement for social well-being.

While the game suggests a soft course for the less bright, the school says it is trying to make it affect even clever pupils. The Willy Hellpach School is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course, intended for 17-19-year-olds preparing for university-entrance exams. “The course isn’t there to make you happy,” Ernst Fritz-Schubert, the school principal, warned the pupils who were taking the course, “but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy.” Cooking a meal together will be one of the class exercises, along with improving body language under the guidance of two professional actresses.

“In the first period, we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves. No laughing at people or teasing,” said Fanny, 17.

The message: self-esteem(自尊) improves happiness too.

The course is taught for three periods a week and will be graded as a part of overall assessment. Despite the happy subject, the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter. Max, 18, says he is happy when he finds people who share his interests. Janina, 18, says she needs to be fit to feel happy.

“We want to show how proper food or exercise can help in becoming happy,” the principal said. He hopes other schools in Germany will copy the idea. The school has attracted national interest since it announced its new course.

【1】What would be the best title of this passage?

A. Basic Things for Happiness.

B. Tips to Be Happy.

C. Learning How to Be Happy.

D. Laughing a Lot at School.

【2】Why is the happiness course compared with maths and languages?

A. It has been developed as a school subject.

B. It is more important than traditional courses.

C. It is part of the research.

D. It arouses the students’ interest.

【3】Who are expected to take the course at the school?

A. First year students.

B. All the students.

C. Students with mental problems.

D. Students who are going to graduate.

【4】Which of the following is NOT true about the happiness classes?

A. Students learn through playing games.

B. Cooking a meal together is a class activity.

C. Students are only made to be happy.

D. Students say positive things about each other.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：快乐是人的一种健康的心理情感。目前德国的一家学校给学生开设了一门如何去获得快乐的课程。这门课程目的不是为了让人们快乐，而是帮助孩子们去发现如何才能获得快乐。

【1】C 主旨大意。目前德国的一家学校给学生开设了一门如何去获得快乐的课程。这门课程目的不是为了让人们快乐，而是帮助孩子们去发现如何才能获得快乐，故选C项。

【2】A 推断题。根据第一段提到Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside subjects like maths and languages.可知这已经成为一门课程，故选A项。

【3】D 推断题。根据第四段提到The Willy Hellpach School is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course, intended for 17-19-year-olds preparing for university-entrance exams可知The Willy Hellpach School是第一个开设这门课的，目的是为17到19的准备进行大学的孩子准备的，故选D项。

【4】C 推断题。根据第四段提到The course isn’t there to make you happy, but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy这课程不会让你感到快乐，而是帮你找到快乐的方法，故选C项错误；