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【題目】 Despite the countless differences between people’s characters and careers, or their likes and their dislikes, it seems that we are all connected in this wonderful life by one thing: namely, seeking happiness.

Happiness means, naturally, different things to different people. For myself, happiness is synonymous（同義的）with horse riding, Cadbury’s Creme Eggs and spending time with my friends. Some people are at their happiest at home, while others find their happiness through travelling far-off foreign lands. Happiness can be as simple as a surprise bunch of fresh flowers or a really strong coffee, just when you need it most. Sometimes, happiness comes from spending time with loved ones; for others, it’s having a well-earned quiet night at home, with nothing but a comfortable bed for company.

Since it comes in so many shapes and sizes, it’s sometimes easy to take happiness for granted. It is especially true if it’s been “one of those days”. Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told that you were late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys, delayed flights, an argument with your parents, illness or injury... all very frustrating, and understandably guaranteed to make you feel unhappy.

Luckily, there are a few simple, scientifically proven ways to make the glass seem half-full again. To start with, things like trying out cycling or walking instead of driving to work and listening to music are great moodboosters（情緒助推器）. Volunteering and getting involved with a charity are two ways in which you can become happier through helping others. Last, but certainly not least, try hugging your way to happiness; it’s been suggested that we humans need a minimum（最少的）of five hugs a day. If you’ve been having a bad day, there’s nothing better than a good old bear-hug.

【1】What would be the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A.Happiness comes from different things.

B.Fresh flowers can give you a surprise.

C.Some people enjoy themselves at home.

D.It is pleasant to spend time with close friends.

【2】The underlined part “one of those days” may refer to a day when .

A.it is easy to be happy

B.you go to work on time

C.you have a coffee at home

D.you tend to be sad at your life

【3】To tell us that people are easy to take happiness for granted, the writer .

A.performs an experimentB.provides some examples

C.tells an interesting storyD.brings up some problems

【4】Where does the passage come from?

A.In a scientific report.B.In an advertisement.

C.In a guidebook.D.In a novel.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文是議論文。作者結合自己的生活體驗，分析了幸福的根源并介紹了讓自己幸�？鞓返母鞣N方法，還舉例說明人們不快樂的原因。

【1】主旨大意題。本段第一句是主旨句“Happiness means, naturally, different things to different people.” 幸福對不同的人意味著不同的東西。接著下面用舉例的方式“For myself, happiness is synonymous（同義的）with .... Some people ... Sometimes, happiness comes from s...”敘述了人們感到幸福的原因有各種各樣。由此可推斷出本段主要敘述了幸福的感受來源于不同的事物。A項（幸福來自不同的東西。）和題意相符。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中劃線詞在第二句It is especially true if it’s been “one of those days” 下文用一些情況來證實它：Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told that you were late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys, delayed flights, an argument with your parents, illness or injury... 也許你睡過頭了，錯過了公共汽車，不得不冒雨步行去學校，結果卻被告知你遲到了。又或者，因為工作的原因，你不得不取消和朋友的約會，盡管你很早就想見到他們了。忘記帶鑰匙、航班延誤、與父母爭吵、生病或受傷......最后得出的結論“ all very frustrating, and understandably guaranteed to make you feel unhappy ”。這一切都會很令人沮喪，當然也會讓你感到不開心。由以上的內(nèi)容可以推斷出，劃線詞之意指“可能會對生活感到傷心的一天”。故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。文章第三段第一句Since it comes in so many shapes and sizes, it’s sometimes easy to take happiness for granted.提到人們對幸福想當然， 從第二句“Maybe you overslept, missed the bus and had to walk to school in the rain, only to be told that you were late. Or perhaps, because of work, you had to cancel plans with friends, despite looking forward to seeing them for ages. Forgotten keys, delayed flights, an argument with your parents, illness or injury...”，也許你睡過頭了，錯過了公共汽車，不得不冒雨步行去學校，結果卻被告知你遲到了。又或者，因為工作的原因，你不得不取消和朋友的約會，盡管你很早就想見到他們了。忘記帶鑰匙、航班延誤、與父母爭吵、生病或受傷......。由此可推斷出第二句就是列舉了一系列例子對上一句做出解釋，故B項為正確答案。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)句子的大意，作者首段就“追求幸�！钡脑掝}進行了探討，同時也用了一些科學研究的方式來論證這個問題，所以文章應該出現(xiàn)在“一篇科學報告”中。分析選項A. In a scientific report.科學報告；B. In an advertisement.廣告上；C. In a guidebook旅游指南上；D. In a novel一篇小說中�？芍�A項符合題意，故選A。

每篇文章都會有一個主旨要義。主旨要義型題范圍一般包括：短文標題、主題大意或段落大意等。此題型要求考生在理解文章后歸納文章要點，概括中心思想�？忌�需要分析文章的篇章結構，抓住文章的開頭或結尾，從而找出能概括文章的主題句。如第1小題屬于主旨大意題。本段第一句是主旨句“Happiness means, naturally, different things to different people.” 幸福對不同的人意味著不同的東西。接著下面用舉例的方式“For myself, happiness is synonymous（同義的）with .... Some people ... Sometimes, happiness comes from s...”敘述了人們感到幸福的原因有各種各樣。由此可推斷出本段主要敘述了幸福的感受來源于不同的事物。A項（幸福來自不同的東西。）和題意相符。故選A。

找出主題句，抓住文章主線和關鍵詞語，歸納文章中心。要注意不是所有的段落都有主題句，有時主題句暗含在句中。閱讀這樣的文章，就需要自己根據(jù)文章的細節(jié)來分析，概括出段落的主題，從而推導出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清該段落主要講了哪幾方面的內(nèi)容，這些內(nèi)容在邏輯上有什么聯(lián)系，然后加以歸納形成主題。