4．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．
44．What would be the best title of this passageC？
A．Basic Things for Happiness． B．Tips to Be Happy．
C．Learning How to Be Happy． D．Laughing a Lot at School．
45．Why is the happiness course compared with maths and languagesA？
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．
46．Who are expected to take the course at the schoolD？
A．First year students．
B．All the students．
C．Students with mental problems．
D．Students who are going to graduate．
47．Which of the following is NOT true about the happiness classesC？
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．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章告诉我们一所德国的学校为十几岁的孩子们开办了幸福课程，这个课程会教给孩子们发现快乐的方法和途径，使他们找到自信以及和他们有同样兴趣的朋友，这个学校的校长希望德国的其他学校也能为学生们开办幸福课程．
解答 44．C 主旨大意题，通读全文可知本文中作者主要向我们介绍了我们应该学会如何变得快乐，故选C．
45．A 推理判断题，根据第一段Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside subjects like maths and languages．可知作者提到一所德国学校的十几岁的孩子们在学习像数学和语言等科目一样的幸福课程是为了向我们说明它已经发展成了学校的一门课程，故选A．
46．D 细节理解题，根据第四段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．可知威利学校是全国第一个为即将步入大学的学生开办幸福课程的学校，因此可知即将毕业的学生将会参加学校的课程，故选D．
47．C 细节理解题，根据第四段"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．可知这个幸福课程不止会使你快乐，还会教给你发现快乐的方法和途径，故选C．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
