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Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy. They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy.

Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they’re still unhappy. Other times, people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness. Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.

So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求) besides career success and financial security. _____________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction. In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance.

 Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness. Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? (Please answer within 15 words.)

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2.Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

It’s impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things.

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3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words.)

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4. Do you think money could bring true happiness? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

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Answer 1

【答案】

1.Many people make great efforts to make money in an attempt to be happy.

2.People focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

3. Moreover/ What’s more/ In addition

4.No, because it’s very common that people surrounded by expensive cars and designer clothes still have less personal satisfaction with life than they had without all the things.

5.實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)，設(shè)定新的目標(biāo)，過一種能夠真正使你幸福的生活。

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是在我們的人生中，金錢等物質(zhì)無法購買到幸福，幸福是一種個(gè)人的態(tài)度和追求。

1. Many people make great efforts to make money in an attempt to be happy.

段落大意題。根據(jù)本段第一句Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy。

2.People focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.

本句是指只堅(jiān)持一件事情的人很難從別的事情中得到快樂。故與文章第三段中的people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.意義相同。

3.Moreover/ What’s more/ In addition

上下文是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，橫線前面是個(gè)人發(fā)展，社會(huì)關(guān)系等外在的內(nèi)容，后面講述的是內(nèi)在的態(tài)度。故上下文是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，使用Moreover/ What’s more/ In addition。

4.No, because it’s very common that people surrounded by expensive cars and designer clothes still have less personal satisfaction with life than they had without all the things.

本題首先要明確說明金錢買不來幸福。因?yàn)槲镔|(zhì)方面的東西不等同于個(gè)人幸福。

5.實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)，設(shè)定新的目標(biāo)，過一種能夠真正使你幸福的生活。

本題的關(guān)鍵是對(duì)3個(gè)并列結(jié)構(gòu)的翻譯，以及句中幾個(gè)生詞在上下文中的合理解釋。

考點(diǎn)：考察人生感悟類短文閱讀

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是在我們的人生中，金錢等物質(zhì)無法購買到幸福，幸福是一種個(gè)人的態(tài)度和追求。本文要求考生在閱讀理解整體語篇的基礎(chǔ)上，把握文章的真正內(nèi)涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，從字里行間捕捉有用的提示和線索，這是推理的前提和基礎(chǔ);要對(duì)文字的表面信息進(jìn)行挖掘加工，由表入里，由淺入深，從具體到抽象，從非凡到一般，通過分析、綜合、判定等，進(jìn)行深層處理，符合邏輯地推理。