Question

    Do you know what makes you happy or do you just think you know? At first, these two questions look the same. If you think something makes you happy, then it makes you happy. You know yourself, don't you?

Write a list of all the things that make you happy. How many of them are fun? Most of them? So if you spend your time doing all these fun things, you'll be really happy, won't you?

Well, maybe not. For most people, fun isn't enough for real happiness, Paul Dolan wrote a book called Happiness by Design. He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose. If most of the things on your list are about pleasure, that is what you think makes you happy. But you also need activities with purpose.

If you're a student, your job is studying and passing exams. It's easy to do well in subjects you like, but subjects you don't like are less motivating. They're not fun for you, but you have to study them so you need to find purpose. An A in a subject you hate won't help the world. But can you be part of a study team with friends? Each person can study one part until they understand it and then teach it to the rest of the group. The purpose becomes helping the team.

Go back to your list of things that make you happy. How many of them are activities that bring purpose? Can you add any? Remember, some activities might bring both pleasure and purpose.

Now you need to design a happy life. Paul Dolan believes people should "decide, design, do." First decide what brings you pleasure and purpose, then, don't just think about these activities, fill your life with them. For example, you might love riding a bike but never have time to do it. So ride to school or the library or the shops. If you live too far away, take your bike on the bus or train. Get off early and ride the rest of the way. If you go in the car, put it in the back, stop a few kilometres away and ride the rest. Or move somewhere you can ride more. Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck, but we can still design the rest to make more happiness.

1.According to Paul Dohn happiness is from both ________.

A.patience and luck B.pleasure and purpose

C.subjects and grades D.conditions and decisions

2.What does the word "motivating" in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Encouraging. B.Helpful. C.Disappointing. D.Valuable.

3.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A.Destroying Happiness B.Enjoying Happiness

C.Creating Happiness D.Delivering Happiness

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

本文是一篇人生感悟类阅读，主要介绍幸福不仅来自于快乐，而且来自于目的。因此你应该有两个幸福的清单，我们生活的某些部分是好运的或坏运气，但我们仍然可以设计其余的部分，以使我们得到更多的幸福。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose.”可知，幸福来自于快乐和目的“pleasure and purpose”，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。encouraging鼓舞人的；helpful有帮助的；disappointing令人失望的；valuable珍贵的。根据本句上句“It's easy to do well in subjects you like” “你喜欢的学科是很容易做好的”和“but subjects you don't like are …”“可是你不喜欢的学科是……”可知，根据表示转折的连词but，上下句句意相反，下句则表示“你不喜欢的学科是不能做好的，这样的学科是不能给你动力的”，也就是你不喜欢的学科是不能鼓励你学好的。故选A。

3.最佳标题题。根据第四段He thinks happiness comes from both pleasure and purpose他认为幸福来自于快乐和目的，及最后一句Some parts of our lives are good or bad luck, but we can still design the rest to make more happiness我们生活的某些部分是好的或坏的，但我们仍然可以设计其余的，以创造更多幸福。可知，短文主要介绍是什么让我们幸福，如何创造幸福生活。故选C。