Question

    Happiness, above all else in the world, is what people seek. They want to have happiness, and want to know they have a lot of it. But happiness, like air or water, is a _______ thing to grasp in one’s hand. So how does one know if they have it? Is it just a _______? And if someone does not feel happy, how can they go about _______ that feeling?

Happiness is not _______ by material wealth. A new car or television, a waterskiing boat or a three-level house is not _______ to joyful feelings. They are status symbols, surely, but they don’t _______ a happy life. People who have wealth can be _______, just as the poor can be living joyfully. Possessions can be _______ and lost, and with that comes fear. And fear _______ leads to happiness.

So if it isn’t “stuff” that gains happiness, then what can? Well, ________ can. People need to have a sense of purpose. These people often have a feeling of satisfaction. They sense they were put on this planet for a ________. To each person, this purpose can be ________. Maybe they were meant to teach. Maybe they were meant to learn. And goals can be ________ things, like taking an extra moment each day to breathe. But having ________ in life, a feeling of moving forward, can make people feel happy.

But taking that forward motion too ________ can be a bad thing. Success at the expense of everything else leads to the ________ of happiness. Life requires ________. And people who understand there is a balance between work and ________ are more in tune with the universe and, therefore, better able to achieve happiness. Life with a bit of humor is more ________. So people can be happy if they have something to strive for and something to ________ about.

1.A.vital B.hard C.strange D.magic

2.A.feeling B.sign C.gift D.reward

3.A.ignoring B.replacing C.achieving D.checking

4.A.measured B.exchanged C.bought D.controlled

5.A.close B.similar C.harmful D.equal

6.A.change B.guarantee C.start D.influence

7.A.proud B.stressed C.rude D.unhappy

8.A.borrowed B.robbed C.gained D.returned

9.A.rarely B.always C.even D.still

10.A.money B.jobs C.love D.goals

11.A.moment B.trip C.reason D.position

12.A.rewarding B.different C.challenging D.impractical

13.A.meaningful B.small C.instructive D.significant

14.A.creativity B.power C.wealth D.progress

15.A.far B.high C.late D.slowly

16.A.result B.change C.opposite D.imagination

17.A.balance B.care C.emotion D.friendship

18.A.music B.play C.art D.study

19.A.different B.worthwhile C.beneficial D.pleasant

20.A.worry B.talk C.laugh D.think

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要向人们介绍幸福是什么？如何才能实现幸福的感觉。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸福就像水和空气一样很难抓在手里。 A. vital至关重要的；B. hard 困难的；C. strange奇怪的；D. magic魔术的; 超自然的。 根据“ like air or water”可知作者把幸福比作水和空气，水和空气是很难抓住的，故选B项。

2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：怎么知道他们有没有幸福呢？只是一种感觉吗？ A. feeling感觉；B. sign符号；迹象； C. gift 礼物；D. reward 报酬，酬谢。设空处与下文“how can they go about ___3___ that feeling?”相呼应，这里要表达的是“幸福只是一种感觉吗”，故选A项。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果有人不快乐，他们怎么能实现这种感觉呢？A. ignoring 忽视；B. replacing代替；C. achieving实现，获得；D. checking 检查。根据前文“ if someone does not feel happy”可知这里作者提出了假设：如果有人感觉不幸福，又该怎么实现这种感觉呢？故选C项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：幸福不是用物质财富来衡量的。A. measured 测量；衡量；B. exchanged 交换；C. bought购买；D. controlled 控制。根据后文“ They are status symbols, surely, but they don’t ___6___a happy life.”可知作者认为车，电视等物质财富虽然是地位的象征，但不能带来幸福的生活，也就是说，幸福不是用物质财富来衡量的。故选A项。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一辆新车或一台电视机、一艘滑水船或一栋三层楼的房子不等于快乐的感觉。 A. close亲近的；B. similar相似的；C. harmful 有害的；D. equal 平等的；相等的。根据前文“Happiness is not ___4___ by material wealth.”可知幸福不是用物质财富来衡量的，也就是说新车，电视机等物质财富不等于快乐的感觉。be equal to为固定搭配，意为“与……相等”符合语境。故选D项。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意： 它们当然是地位的象征，但不能保证幸福的生活。A. change改变；B. guarantee保证；C. start开始D. influence 影响。根据前文“A new car or television, a waterskiing boat or a three-level house is not ___5___ to joyful feelings.”可知作者一辆新车或一台电视机、一艘滑水船或一栋三层楼的房子不等于快乐的感觉，也就是说这些东西不能保证你拥有幸福的生活。故选B项。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有钱的人也可能不快乐，就像穷人可以快乐地生活一样。 A. proud 骄傲的；B. stressed焦虑不安的；C. rude粗鲁的；无礼的；D. unhappy 不高兴的。根据后文“just as the poor can be living joyfully. ”可知作者认为穷人可以快乐地生活，这里的穷人与富人形成了对比，结合前文作者认为物质财富不等于幸福，可知这里作者要表达的是“有钱人也可能不快乐”，故选D项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：财产可以得到和失去，这一点带来恐惧。 A. borrowed借；B. robbed抢劫；C. gained获得；D. returned 返还。根据后面的lost可知这里在说金钱的得与失，故选C项。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意： 而恐惧很少能带来幸福。A. rarely 很少地；罕见地；B. always经常；C. even 甚至；D. still 仍然。根据常识，恐惧很少能带给人幸福的。故选A项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以，如果不是“东西”能带来幸福，那又有什么能呢？目标也可以带来幸福。 A. money金钱；B. jobs 工作；C. love 爱； D. goals 目标。根据后文“People need to have a sense of purpose. ”可知人需要有目标感，所以这里作者认为目标可以带来幸福。故选D项。

11.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们觉得他们被带到这个星球上是有原因的。 A. moment 瞬间；B. trip旅行；C. reason理由，原因；D. position 位置。根据后文“To each person, this purpose can be ”可知这些人都有各自的目标，他们觉得他们被带到这个星球上是有原因的。故选C项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对于每个人来说，这个目标可能是不同的。A. rewarding 有报酬的；B. different不同的；C. challenging 具有挑战性的；D. impractical 不实用的。根据后文“Maybe they were meant to teach. Maybe they were meant to learn.”可知也许有人生来是教书的，有人生来是学习的，每个人的目标都不同。故选B项。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：目标可以是小事，比如每天多花点时间呼吸。A. meaningful有意义的；B. small 小的；C. instructive 有教育意义的；D. significant 重要的，有意义的。根据后文“like taking an extra moment each day to breathe”可知作者举了个例子，比如每天多花点时间呼吸，而多花点时间呼吸是一件小事，故选B项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是在生活中有进步，有前进的感觉，可以让人感到快乐。A. creativity创造力；B. power 力量；C. wealth财富；D. progress 进步。 后文“a feeling of moving forward（有一种前进的感觉）”是设空处的同位语，前进的感觉就是指取得进步，故选D项。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：但是，太过于追求进步可能是件坏事，不会获得幸福。 A. far （用于谈及行为）过分到；B. high 高；C. late晚；迟；D. slowly 缓慢地。根据后文“Success at the at the expense of everything else”可知有人以牺牲一切为代价取得成功，这种追求进步的程度太过了，故选A项。

16.考查名词词义辨析。句意：以牺牲一切为代价的成功会导致幸福的反面（不幸福）。 A. result结果；B. change 改变；C. opposite 对立面；D. imagination 想象力。根据前文“But taking that forward motion too ___15___ can be a bad thing.”可知作者认为过分追求进步会是一件坏事，坏事与幸福是对立的，所以这里作者要表达的是“以牺牲一切为代价的成功会导致幸福的反面”。故选C项。

17.考查名词词义辨析。句意：生活需要平衡。 A. balance 平衡；B. care 照料；C. emotion情感；D. friendship 友谊。根据后文“who understand there is a balance between work”可知这里在谈论生活中的平衡。故选A项。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：懂得工作和娱乐之间平衡的人，更能与宇宙和谐相处，更能获得幸福。A. music音乐；B. play 娱乐；C. art艺术；D. study 学习。根据常识，生活中工作与娱乐是相对对立的，人们需要平衡生活和娱乐。故选B项。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。句意： 有点幽默的生活会更愉快。A. different 不同的；B. worthwhile值得的；C. beneficial 有益的；D. pleasant 令人愉悦的。有点幽默的生活会更愉快。故选D项。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意： 如果人们有东西可以为之奋斗，有东西可以笑，那么他们就是快乐幸福的。 A. worry 担忧；B. talk 说；C. laugh笑。D. think 思考。根据前文“Life with a bit of humor is more ___19___ . ”可知有点幽默的生活会更愉快。这里与前文相呼应，如果人有为之奋斗的目标，有东西可以笑，那么他们就是快乐幸福的。故选C项。