Question

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words’ whether you^’re Seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer’ you^’ve got to move forward. We^’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood（心情）：

Over a 30-year period’ University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120, 00 people how income’ education’ political participation’ volunteer activities and close relationships affected their happiness. Reported Newsweek^’s Sharon Begley on the findings’ “The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships.”

Singing aloud’ talking to a stranger’ raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness’ according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants（参与者）followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn.

The editors of forbes. com gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves’ while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who^’d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who^’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20’ suggesting that it^’s not how much money you spend’ but how you spend it’ that inspires the spirit.

Studies from the Positive Psychology Center showed that discouraged people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an improved attitude.

Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration（脱水） affected the moods of its female participants.

Title	(76) _________ for Happiness
Introduction	You will move (77) _________ in the course of finding happiness.
The findings of (78) _____	Some (79) _________ toward happiness
	● Value your relationships	● The (80) _________ happiness lies in the most stable and satisfying relationships.
	● (81) ________ yourself	● You can gain happiness by singing aloud or talking to others.
	● Spend money on others	● Your spirit will be inspired by (82) ______the wealth
	● (83) ________ on the positive	● Your attitude would be improved when you fix your attention on good things.
	● Drink water	● If a woman takes in enough water, her (84) _________ of happiness may remain.
Conclusion	Happiness can be found if all (85) _________have been done.

Answer 1

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。亚里士多德曾说过：幸福是一种心态，如何提升我们的幸福感呢？研究人员给出了相应的建议。

【篇章分析】

标题	Seek for Happiness		寻求幸福
第一部分（Para. 1）	Introduciton		导入话题
第三部分（Para. 2-6）	Five steps toward happiness	Para.2:Value your relationships	寻求幸福五步骤	重视人际关系
		Para.3:Express yourself		自我表达
		Para.4:Spend money on others		资助他人
		Para.5:Focus on the positive		关注积极面
		Para.6: Drink water		适量饮水
第四部分	Conclusion		作出结论

【解题思路】

76. 【解析】归纳概括题。根据第一段whether you’re seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you’ve got to move forward以及结合全文内容归纳可知，本文讲述寻求幸福的五条步骤，故选择一短语“____ + for”意为“寻求；寻找”，还要注意单词的正确形式。

【答案】Look(ing)/Search(ing)/Seek(ing)

77.【解析】直接信息题。根据第一段you’ve got to move forward可知，选择一副词修饰move，表达“继续向前”。

【答案】forward/ahead/on

78.【解析】直接信息题。根据第一段We’ve interviewed the experts and found five …可得知，此处指研究人员或专家的发现。

【答案】experts/researches

79.【解析】直接信息题。根据第一段We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood可知。

【答案】steps/ways

80.【解析】信息转换题。根据第二段The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships可知，the highest levels of 转换为同义词greatest 来修饰happiness表达相同含义。

【答案】greatest

81.【解析】信息转换题。本空较难。根据第三段Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand…可知，本空选择“表达自我；展现自我”的短语“Express yourself”。

【答案】Express

82. 【解析】直接信息题。根据第四段Those who’d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves中shared一词，又由介词by 可知，本空应该选择动词share的动名词形式。

【答案】sharing

83.【解析】信息转换题。根据第五段… showed that discouraged people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an improved attitude可知，本段讲述，关注积极一面的重要性，又根据形式的一致性，本空采用动词原形。

【答案】Focus/Concentrate

84.【解析】直接信息题。根据第六段A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration (脱水) affected the moods of its female participants中一词可知，饮食适当与否会影响到女性的幸福感或情绪。

【答案】feeling/mood/sense

85.【解析】归纳概括题。根据全文信息可做出结论：如果做到以上所有这些，幸福就可以轻易获得。

【答案】these/those

【长难句学习】

1. Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120, 000 people how income, education, political participation, volunteer activities and close relationships affected their happiness.

【翻译】历时30年，伊利诺斯大学研究人员问访了大约120，000人，收入，教育程度，政治参与度，志愿活动以及人际关系对他们的幸福度有多大的影响。

【分析】本句较长，相对来说复杂。Over a 30-year period中over指时间意为“在…期间”。asked nearly 120,000 people how… 本句是个双宾语结构：how 引导的从句作asked的直接宾语，在宾语从句中主语为：income, education, political participation, volunteer activities and close relationships。

2. Participants (参与者) followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn.

【翻译】参与者跟踪自己的情绪变化达两周之久，结果显示：当他们更为直率时，他们也会感到更为的快乐，但保守孤僻的人感到不会那么幸福。

【分析】本句由and构成的并列句。follow the development of … “跟踪…的发展变化”。report doing sth。when they were more outgoing and less happy when (they were) reserved or withdrawn为一省略结构。

3. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $ 5 or $ 20, suggesting that it’s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.

【翻译】对于那些花费5美元和20美元的陌生人来说，幸福程度美元什么区别。这表明：不是呢花费多少钱，而是你的花费方式能够提升你的幸福感。

【分析】本句出现几种句式。Who spent $5 or $20 从句作those的后置定语。There was no difference为一存现句。suggesting 现在分词作伴随状语。that 引导的宾语从句中使用了强调结构，被强调部分为主语从句not how much money you spend but how you spend it。