Question

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

1.According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our___.

A. self-respect    B. financial rewards    C. advertising ability  D. friendly relationship

2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.

A. lying        B. stealing           C. cheating          D. advertising

3.The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention”(in Para. 5) means___.

A. telling the truth to the clerk           B. offering advice to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive    D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

4.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A. We’ll be very excited.                B. We’ll feel unfortunate.

C. We’ll have a sense of honor.           D. We’ll feel sorry for the clerk.

5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. How to Live Truthfully                B. Importance of Peacefulness

C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect           D. Happiness through Honorable Actions

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：幸福从哪里来？文章中给出了答案，幸福就是从我们自己的尊贵的行为中来。

1.A 细节题。根据文章第5段Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased可知如果我们告诉地方有一个东西没有付钱，对方会认为我们很有素质。这样我们的自尊就得到了满足。故A正确。

2.B 推理题。根据文章第五段第2行Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief.可知如果我们没有付钱，从内心深处，我们感觉自己是小偷，是贼。故B正确。

3.A 推理题。根据本句In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen可知这里是指告诉职员所犯的错误，也就是让对方知道这个东西没有付钱。故A正确。

4.C 推理题。根据文章第五段最后3行Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.可知如果我告诉了对方这件事情，在我离开的时候我会很高兴。故C正确。

5.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第2句The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.可知通过我们自己尊贵的行为可以给我们自己带来幸福的感觉。故D正确。

考点：考察情感类短文阅读