Question

    I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some _______ ideas about the nature of happiness.

Many intelligent people still equate (同等看待) happiness with fun. The _______ is that fun and happiness have _______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is _______ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.

Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, _______ forget our problems and maybe even _______. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ends.

I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to _______, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _______ to glamorous (迷人的) parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.

But celebrities (名人) reveal the ________ hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

The way people stick to the ________ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually ________ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ________ be equated with unhappiness. But, ________, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness ________ some pain.

As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, charitable work, and self-improvement.

1.A.mistaken B.right C.desperate D.shallow

2.A.state B.belief C.tendency D.truth

3.A.a little B.some C.little D.much

4.A.which B.that C.what D.as

5.A.gradually B.temporarily C.consequently D.thoroughly

6.A.change B.enjoy C.refresh D.laugh

7.A.special B.deep C.strong D.positive

8.A.play B.make C.reach D.expect

9.A.signature B.participation C.access D.appearance

10.A.secrets B.unhappiness C.presentation D.disagreement

11.A.prejudice B.sense C.theory D.belief

12.A.reduces B.robs C.consumes D.increases

13.A.may B.must C.can D.will

14.A.under God B.for free C.in fact D.by far

15.A.abuse B.involve C.cause D.equal

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了快乐并不等同于幸福。

1.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果是这样的话，你对幸福的本质有一些错误的看法。A. mistaken错误的，被误解的；B. right正确的；C. desperate绝望的；D. shallow肤浅的。根据下文The ___2___ is that fun and happiness have ___3___ or nothing in common.可知，乐趣和幸福几乎没有共同之处。所以如果你认为生活在如此有吸引力、充满乐趣的地方的人会比其他人更快乐，那么你对幸福的本质有一些错误的看法。故选A。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，乐趣和幸福几乎没有共同之处。A. state观点；B. belief信念；C. tendency趋势；D. truth真实。根据下文列出的证据可知，事实是快乐和幸福没有什么共同之处。故选D。

3.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事实上，乐趣和幸福几乎没有共同之处。A. a little一点；B. some一些；C. little很少的；D. much大量的。根据空后or nothing in common可知，此处与nothing相对应，little是否定词，表示一点关系也没有。故选C。

4.

考查连接词辨析。句意：幸福是行为之后我们所体验到的。A. which哪个；B. that引导名词性从句，只起连接作用、无实意；C. what引导名词性从句，可以做从句的主语、宾语和表语；D. as像，正如。此处与上一句Fun is what we experience during an act.结构是一致的，此处引导表语从句，关系词在从句中做experience的宾语，指代“体验到的东西”，应使用what引导词。故选B。

5.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：去游乐园或看球赛，看电影或电视，都是有趣的活动，可以帮助我们放松，彻底忘记我们的问题，也许甚至大笑。A. gradually逐渐地；B. temporarily暂时地；C. consequently因此；D. thoroughly彻底地。根据上文are fun activities that help us relax及常识可知，在这些有趣的活动中，我会彻底忘记我们的问题。故选D。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：去游乐园或看球赛，看电影或电视，都是有趣的活动，可以帮助我们放松，彻底忘记我们的问题，也许甚至大笑。A. change改变；B. enjoy享受；C. refresh使恢复精力；D. laugh笑。根据上文are fun activities that help us relax及常识可知，在这些有趣的活动中，也许甚至会大笑。故选D。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但它们不能带来快乐，因为当乐趣结束时，它们的积极影响也随之消失。A. special特别的；B. deep深的；C. strong强壮的；D. positive积极的。根据上文are fun activities that help us relax, ___5___ forget our problems可知，这些都是这些活动带来的积极影响。故选D。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我常常想，如果好莱坞明星要扮演一个角色的话，那就是教会我们快乐与乐趣无关。A. play扮演；B. make制作；C. reach到达；D. expect期盼。根据空前Hollywood stars可知，此处指扮演一个角色，固定短语：play a role。故选A。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些富有、美丽的人可以经常参加迷人的派对、豪车、豪宅，以及一切意味着“幸福”的东西。A. signature签名；B. participation参与；C. access机会，使用权；D. appearance外貌。根据常识可知，这些人们会有很多机会去参加聚会，有很多豪车豪宅，一切被称之为幸福的东西。故选C。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但明星们却揭示了隐藏在他们快乐背后的不快乐：抑郁、酗酒、毒瘾、破裂的婚姻、麻烦的孩子和深深的孤独。A. secrets秘密；B. unhappiness不幸福；C. presentation展示；D. disagreement不同意。根据下文depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.可知，这些都是不幸福的事情。故选B。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：人们坚持认为充满乐趣、没有痛苦的生活就等于幸福，这实际上剥夺了他们获得真正幸福的机会。A. prejudice偏见；B. sense感觉；C. theory理论；D. belief信念。空后的that从句是设空处的同位语从句，从句解释的是人们的信念。故选D。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：人们坚持认为充满乐趣、没有痛苦的生活就等于幸福，这实际上剥夺了他们获得真正幸福的机会。A. reduces减少；B. robs剥夺；C. consumes消耗；D. increases减少。此处的短语：rob sb. of sth.“剥夺某人某物”。故选B。

13.

考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：如果乐趣和快乐等同于幸福，那么痛苦一定等同于不幸福。A. may也许；B. must一定；C. can能；D. will可能。根据上文If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness可知，如果快乐等同于幸福，那么痛苦一定等同于不幸福。故选B。

14.

考查介词短语辨析。句意：但事实上，事实恰恰相反：很多时候，导致幸福的事情都包含着一些痛苦。A. under God在上帝庇护下；B. for free免费；C. in fact事实上；D. by far到目前为止。根据下文the opposite is true可知，此处指事实上，事实恰恰相反。故选C。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但事实上，事实恰恰相反：很多时候，导致幸福的事情都包含着一些痛苦。A. abuse滥用；B. involve涉及；C. cause导致；D. equal相等。根据上文The way people stick to the ___11___ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually ___12___ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness.可知，导致幸福的事情都包含着一些痛苦。故选B。