Question

Happiness is one of the most precious things in life. _______ it, a man will feel that his ill fate has taken charge of him and the world is utterly dark and dreadful. As a result, too many people _______ of happiness as their ultimate goal of life. What is happiness? Many people think that when they become rich and successful, happiness will _______ follow. Let me tell you that nothing is further from the truth. The world is full of very rich people who are as _______as if they were living in hell. Besides, we have read stories about movie stars who _______suicide or died from drugs. It is _______ that money is not everything.

Happiness is not an end _______ in itself but is more of a way of life. If you’re waiting for happiness to _______, it’s likely that it never will! The only time to be happy is right now! When you’re always wanting something more and always looking forward to a time when you’ll be “happy”, you’ll never _______ that goal. Happiness is not a set of accomplishments or the ________ of material things. You must accept that life will always have ________ and things will not always go your way. Instead of feeling disappointed when things don’t ________ the way you’d hoped, you’d better feel ________ for the experience. ________ dreaming of a brighter, happier and richer tomorrow, you’d better make today as wonderful as you can.

Happiness is not some state we will one day reach for good, but a ________ process of honest, productive work which makes a real contribution to others and makes you feel you are a useful and ________ person. Just as a famous saying goes, “There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” Happiness is a ________ decision that you can make right now. Thinking of the future and having aspirations is essential to ________ a happy and fulfilled life.

In a word, ________ waiting for happiness to arrive and simply decide to be happy! It’s not some great goal or destination, but a journey and a ________.

1.A. For    B. Without    C. Before    D. After

2.A. think    B. refer    C. regard    D. consider

3.A. naturally    B. constantly    C. eventually    D. deliberately

4.A. puzzled    B. changeable    C. disappointed    D. miserable

5.A. condemned    B. claimed    C. committed    D. commanded

6.A. possible    B. obvious    C. strange    D. difficult

7.A. dream    B. promotion    C. goal    D. success

8.A. show up    B. swell up    C. speed up    D. split up

9.A. analyze    B. arrive    C. distinguish    D. reach

10.A. distribution    B. evaluation    C. combination    D. accumulation

11.A. rewards    B. appreciation    C. challenges    D. fantasy

12.A. carry out    B. work out    C. let out    D. figure out

13.A. grateful    B. guilty    C. sympathy    D. sorry

14.A. On top of    B. In spite of    C. On account of    D. Instead of

15.A. serious    B. humorous    C. continuous    D. various

16.A. worthy    B. modest    C. kind    D. generous

17.A. reasonable    B. conscious    C. proper    D. temporary

18.A. spending    B. wasting    C. leading    D. consuming

19.A. remember    B. prevent    C. try    D. stop

20.A. lifestyle    B. criterion    C. demand    D. target

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】幸福是什么？本文解释说幸福是一种过程，努力对他人做出真正贡献的诚实、富有成效的工作过程，它是一次旅行和一种生活方式。

1.B考查介词。幸福是最珍贵的事情之一，没有它，一个人会觉得悲惨命运主宰了他，世界完全是黑暗的和可怕的。故选B。

2.A考查动词。A. think想，认为；B. refer涉及；C. regard把……看作；D. consider考虑。结果，太多人认为幸福是人生的终极目标。故选A。

3.A考查副词。A. naturally自然地；B. constantly不断地；C. eventually最后；D. deliberately故意地。很多人认为他们变得富有和成功的时候，幸福很自然地就会跟随过来。故选A。

4.D考查形容词。A. puzzled感到困惑的；B. changeable可改变的；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. miserable痛苦的。这世上有很多就像生活在地狱一样痛苦的富人。故选D。

5.C考查动词。A. condemned被定罪；B. claimed声称；C. committed承诺；D. commanded命令。我们都读过影星自杀或死于吸毒的故事。commit suicide自杀，故选C。

6.B考查形容词。A. possible可能的；B. obvious明显的；C. strange奇怪的；D. difficult困难的。很明显钱不是万能的。故选B。

7.C考查名词。A. dream梦想；B. promotion提升；C. goal目标；D. success成功。幸福本身不是最终的目标，更是一种生活方式。故选C。

8.A考查动词词组。A. show up出现；B. swell up膨胀；C. speed up加速；D. split up分裂。如果你在等待幸福的出现，很可能永远都不会出现。故选A。

9.D考查动词。A. analyze分析；B. arrive到达；C. distinguish区分；D. reach达到，延伸。你将从来不会达到目标。故选D。

10.D考查名词。A. distribution分布；B. evaluation评价；C. combination结合；D. accumulation积累。幸福不是一系列成就或物质积累。故选D。

11.C考查名词。A. rewards奖励；B. appreciation感激；C. challenges挑战；D. fantasy幻想。你必须要接受的是：生活中总会有挑战，事情不会总朝着你期望的方向发展。故选C。

12.B考查动词词组。A. carry out执行，完成；B. work out解决；C. let out放出，泄露；D. figure out解决，明白。生活中总会有挑战，事情不会总朝着你期望的方向发展。故选B。

13.A考查形容词。A. grateful感激的；B. guilty有罪的；C. sympathy同情；D. sorry难过的。事情的发展不如你所愿时不要沮丧，你要对拥有这次体验心存感激。故选A。

14.D考查词组。A. On top of在……之上；B. In spite of尽管；C. On account of由于；D. Instead of代替。不要幻想着明天会更美好、更幸福、更富有，要尽可能精彩地过好今天。故选D。

15.C考查形容词。A. serious严重的；B. humorous幽默的；C. continuous继续的；D. various各种各样的。幸福不是某一天，我们终有一天会达到好的境界，而是一个持续的过程，这个过程中是会对他人做出真正贡献的诚实、富有成效的工作，这使你觉得自己是一个有用而有价值的人。故选C。

16.A考查形容词。A. worthy值得的，有价值的；B. modest谦虚的；C. kind友好的；D. generous慷慨的。让你觉得你是一个有用和有价值的人。故选A。

17.B考查形容词。A. reasonable合情合理的；B. conscious意识到的；C. proper适当的；D. temporary暂时的。幸福是一个目前你能做出的意识到的决定。故选B。

18.C考查动词。A. spending花费；B. wasting浪费；C. leading领导；D. consuming消耗。思考未来和有志向对过一个幸福美满的生活是必要的。lead a…life过……的生活，故选C。

19.D考查动词。A. remember记得；B. prevent阻止；C. try尝试；D. stop停止。总而言之，不要等待幸福的到来，只需决定快乐！故选D。

20.A考查名词。A. lifestyle生活方式；B. criterion标准；C. demand需要；D. target目标。这不是一个伟大的目标或目的地，而是一次旅行和一种生活方式。故选A。