Question

    Lots of people want to be happy, but ________know how to find happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness________ ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are________ suggestions to help you be happier.

First, don't _______ ourselves with others, especially the one we think is happier than us—-a relative or even someone we hardly ever know. It brings us nothing but sadness.

The second secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend _______ time thinking about the future, like getting into college or getting a good job, that we fail to enjoy the _________

Another secret of living a happy life is to be___________,and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing or playing a sport such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.

Finally many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for_________. You can help a friend with his or her study, care for the old, or simply _______ around the house by doing the dishes.

If you try to help others, you will produce nothing but good. The one you are trying to help _______ your kindness.Also, he will share his kindness with others

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.A.few B.a few C.a little

2.A.gets on with B.depends on C.shows up

3.A.three B.four C.five

4.A.compete B.compare C.complete

5.A.too much B.so much C.too many

6.A.present B.past C.future

7.A.active B.embarrassed C.disappointed

8.A.anyone B.everyone C.someone

9.A.try out B.leave out C.help out

10.A.knows B.to know C.knowing

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了帮助你如何保持开心的建议。

1.句意：很多人想快乐，但很少有人知道如何找到快乐。

few很少，修饰可数名词复数；a few一些，修饰可数名词复数； a little一点，修饰不可数名词。根据上文“Lots of people want to be happy”及下文but表示转折关系，可知此处是“很少有人知道怎样找到幸福”，根据题意，故选A。

2.句意：希腊思想家亚里士多德说过：“幸福取决于我们自己。”

gets on with与……相处； depends on取决于；shows up显示，露面。根据下文“In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are____3____ suggestions to help you be happier.”可知此处是“幸福取决于我们自己”。depend on ourselves取决于我们自己。根据题意，故选B。

3.句意：这里有四个建议可以帮助你更快乐。

根据下文“First, don't ___4___ ourselves with others;The second secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.;Another secret of living a happy life is to be_____7_____,;Finally many people find happiness in helping others.”可知，文中给出了四条建议。 three三； four四；five五。根据题意，故选B。

4.句意：首先，不要拿自己和别人比较，尤其是我们认为比我们幸福的人——一个亲戚，甚至是一个我们几乎不认识的人。

compete竞争；compare比较；complete完成；根据下文“especially the one we think is happier than us—-a relative or even someone we hardly ever know.”可知上文是“不要拿自己和别人比较”。短语compar…with…表示“把……和……作比较”。根据题意，故选B。

5.句意：我们花太多时间思考未来，比如上大学或找份好工作，以致于我们无法享受现在。

too much太多，修饰不可数名词； so much如此多，修饰不可数名词； too many太多，修饰可数名词复数。so+形容词+that从句，表示如此……以至于……。根据下文“that we fail to enjoy the ____6____”可知，此处是“so+much+不可数名词+that…从句”，根据题意，故选B。

6.句意：我们花太多时间思考未来，比如上大学或找份好工作，以致于我们无法享受现在。

present现在； past过去； future将来。根据上文“we spend ___5___ time thinking about the future, like getting into college or getting a good job,”可知此处是“以致于我们无法享受现在”。根据题意，故选A。

7.句意：快乐生活的另一个秘诀是积极主动，有自己的爱好，忘记自己的问题和时间。

active积极的；embarrassed尴尬的； disappointed失望的。根据下文“and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing or playing a sport such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.”可知，此处是“快乐生活的另一个秘诀是积极主动”。根据题意，故选A。

8.句意： 如果你想更快乐，就为某个人做好事。

Anyone任何人；everyone每个人；someone某人。根据下文“You can help a friend with his or her study, care for the old, or simply ___9___ around the house by doing the dishes.”可知，此处是“为某个人做好事”。根据题意，故选C。

9.句意：你可以帮助朋友学习，照顾老人，或者只是在家里洗盘子。

try out尝试；leave out排除；不包括；help out帮助。根据下文“around the house by doing the dishes.”可此处是“通过在家帮忙洗盘子”。根据题意，故选C。

10.句意：你想帮助的人知道你的好意。

knows知道，第三人称单数；to know知道，动词不定式； knowing知道，现在分词。根据下文“Also, he will share his kindness with others”可知上文是“你想帮助的人知道你的好意”，主要是“The one”是单数，一般现在时态，谓语动词变第三人称单数。根据题意，故选A。