C
The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever getting real happiness．If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness．But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness is connected with some pain．
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts（尝试）that are the source of true happiness They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment（承担的义务），self-improvement．
Ask a bachelor（单身汉）why he refuses marriages even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying, if he’s honest he will tell you afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact painful．The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement．Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most unusual features．
Couples with baby children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation．I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has noting to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations．It liberates（解放）time; now we can devote more hours to activities that can increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
48．Raising children, in the author’s opinion, is________．
A．a duty we should have to perform      B．a thankless job
C．a source of pain that can’t be avoided    D．a rewarding task
49．To understand what true happiness is one must________．
A．have as much fun as possible during ones lifetime
       B．make every effort to free oneself from pain
C．put up with pain in all conditions
D．be able to tell happiness from fun
50．What is the writer trying to tell us?
A．One must know how to get happiness
B．Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain
C．It is important to make commitments
D．Pain usually leads to happiness

   The way people hold the belief that a fun-filled，pain-free equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever obtaining real happiness．If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness，then pain must be equal to unhappiness．But in fact，the opposite is true：more often than not things that lead to happiness contain some pain．

    As a result，many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness．They fear the pain inevitably(不可避免地)brought by such things as marriage，raising children，professional achievement, religious commitment(义务)，self-improvement．

Ask a bachelor(单身汉)why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest，he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment，for commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun，adventure，excitement．Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing features.

    Couples，with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep of a three-day vacation．I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or playing with a grandchild．

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations．It liberates time：now we can devote more hours to activities that can really increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: We now understand that all those who always have so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

72. According to the author，a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because________.

    A. he is unwilling to take on family responsibilities

    B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

    C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

    D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun, adventure and excitement

73.From the last sentence we learn that envy sometimes comes from _______．

    A. hate                B. misunderstanding    C. happiness     D.1ack of knowledge

74. To understand what true happiness is，one must _______．

    A. have as much fun as possible in one’s life time．

    B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain．

C. put up with pain in any situation

D. be able to tell happiness from fun．

75. What is the author trying to tell us?

    A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain．

    B. One must know how to obtain happiness．

C .It is important to make commitments．

D. It is pain that leads to happiness．

The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever gaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true — more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

       As a result, many people avoid the very source of true happiness. They fear the pain unavoidably brought by such things — marriage, raising children, professional achievements and self-improvement.

       Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a promise. For a promise is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has moments, but they are not its most distinguished features.

       Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or three-day vacation. I don’t know parents who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

       Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that truly increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that expensive mobile phone or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1．What the author is mainly trying to tell us is        .

       A．a happy life means life full of fun and without pain

       B．happiness often goes hand in hand with pain

       C．it is important to avoid pain in order to be happy

       D．one must know how to gain happiness

2．According to the author, the bachelor resists marriage mainly because       .

       A．he is unwilling to take on family responsibilities

       B．he fears it will put an end to all his fun and adventure

       C．he believes that dating will be more cheerful

       D．he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

3．Raising children, in the author’s opinion, is        .

       A．a desperate attempt                              B．a thankless job

       C．a rewarding task                                  D．a painfree life

4．To understand what true happiness is, one must         .

       A．have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

       B．make every effort to liberate oneself from time and money

       C．put up with pain under all circumstances

       D．be able to distinguish happiness from fun

The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvement.

Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure , excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

1.Raising children, in the author’s opinion, is         .

A.a moral duty           B.a thankless job

C.a rewarding task    D.a source of inevitable pain

2.According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because         .

A .he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities

B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

3.To understand what true happiness is, one must         .

A have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain

C. put up with pain under all circumstances

D .be able to distinguish happiness from fun

4.From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes results from         .

A .hatred     B .misunderstanding

C. prejudice         D. ignorance

5..What is the author trying to tell us?

A. How to get happiness

B. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain

C. The importance of happiness in our lives

D. Happiness equals fun

People hold the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people don’t like the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, commitment(承担的义务)，self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most obvious features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word “fun” to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting true happiness is one of the most liberating realizations because true happiness has nothing to do with fun. It liberates(解放) time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actully may not be happy at all.

1. 1.

   According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because____

   1. A.
      he is unwilling to take family responsibilities
   2. B.
      he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
   3. C.
      he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
   4. D.
      he fears it will put an end to all his fun, adventure and excitement
2. 2.

   The underlined word bachelor means_________

   1. A.
      a married man
   2. B.
      a college student
   3. C.
      a single man
   4. D.
      an academic degree
3. 3.

   From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes results from______

   1. A.
      hatred
   2. B.
      misunderstanding
   3. C.
      prejudice
   4. D.
      ignorance
4. 4.

   To understand what true happiness, one must________

   1. A.
      have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime.
   2. B.
      make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
   3. C.
      put up with pain under all circumstances
   4. D.
      be able to distinguish happiness from fun
5. 5.

   What is the author trying to tell us?

   1. A.
      Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.
   2. B.
      One must know how to attain happiness.
   3. C.
      It is important to make commitments.
   4. D.
      It is pain that leads to happiness.