Question

C(2013 •天津) 

When asked about happiness,we usually think of something extraordinary,an absolute delight,which seems to get rarer the older we get.

For kids,happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的) .

In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement,love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

In adulthood the things that bring deep joy — love,marriage,birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults,happiness is complicated (复杂的) .

My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,and even good health.

I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing,which I love. When the kids and my husband came home,I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother,who raised 14 children,had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family,and maybe this is what satisfied her.

We,however,with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area,have turned happiness into one more thing weVe got to have. We⁵re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success,without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

Happiness isn’t about what happens to us it's about how we see what happens to us. It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wishing for what we don't have,but enjoying what we do possess.

46. As people grow older,they .

   A. feel it harder to experience happiness

   B. associate their happiness less with others

   C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

   D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness

47. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

   A. She cares little about her own health.

   B. She enjoys the freedom of travelling.

   C. She is easily pleased by things in daily life.

   D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.

48. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7 ?

   A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.

   B. Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.

   C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.

   D. Grandma^?s happiness came from modest expectations of life.

49. People who equal happiness with wealth and success .

   A. consider pressure something blocking their way

   B. stress their right to happiness too much

   C. are at a loss to make correct choices

   D. are more likely to be happy

50. What can be concluded from the passage?

   A. Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.

   B. Each man is the master of his own fate.

   C. Success leads to happiness.

   D. Happy is he who is content.

Answer 1

46. A解析：细节理解题。由文章第一段中 的…which seems to get rarer the older we get.可知，人们越老越觉得很难获得幸福。

47. C解析：推理判断题。在第五段作者讲 述了自己的幸福观;在第六段作者讲述了 自己因能够不受打扰地写作而感到幸福， 安静过后一家人在一起喧闹时也感到幸 福。由此可知作者对口常生活是容易满 足的。

48. D解析：推理判断题。由文章第七段中 的 She did have a network of dose friends and family,and maybe this is what satis-fied her.可知，祖母有一群亲密的朋友和 家人，或许她正是因此而满足。由此可以 推断出，祖母的幸福来自对生活的适度 期盼。

49. B解析：细节理解题。由文章倒数第二 段最后一句可知，我们追逐幸福并以财富 和成功来衡量它，却没注意到那些拥有财 富和成功的人们并不一定更幸福。由此可 知，以财富和成功来衡量幸福的人其实是 对幸福施加了太多的压力。

50. D解析：主旨大意题。从作者对于幸福 的论述我们可以看出，幸福就是对于自己 已经拥有的感到满足，而过分追求财富和 成功只能给自己更大的压力，由此我们得 出答案为   D.