Question

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People ,n such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir（回憶錄） after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness．
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?

A．Fun and happiness．

B．Success and satisfaction．

C．Marriage and commitment．

D．Entertainment and responsibility．

小題2:The author probably agrees that ____．

A．fun creates long - lasting satisfaction

B．long - standing fun may lead to happiness

C．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting

D．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness

小題3:What does the author think of marriage?
A．It ends in pain．
B．It means commitment．
C．It affords greater fun．
D．It leads to raising children．
【小題14If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____．
A．will start a business
B．won' t place too much value on money
C．will seek for freedom
D．won't devote himself to his family

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B

文章主要從各個層面分析快樂和樂趣之間的本質區別，從而下結論樂趣永遠代替不了快樂。
小題1:主旨大意題 根據文章的第一二段可知，文章主要講的是happyiness he fun之間的區別。
小題2:細節理解題 根據第二段“...Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion”可知，fun 和happiness之間的區別是短期和長期持續的區別。
小題3:細節理解題 根據第五段“Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment”可知，那些單身漢不想結婚的原因是他們害怕婚姻的承諾，可知作者眼中的婚姻意味著承諾。
小題4:細節理解題 根據最后一段中“It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless”可知錢不能買來快樂，所真正快樂的人是不會太在意錢的價值的。