Question

There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness, but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.

So they ______ Socrates (苏格拉底) for advice on where happiness ______. But        ____ giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a _______ first. The group of guys had to ______ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, digging out the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then ______ together in it, singing with ______.

Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We  ______ be happier!” Socrates ______ , “That’s it! _______  you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”

      From the story I got to know that happiness ______ hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through ______ work and creativity.     We may have to ______ pain in our daily life and in the process of ________ happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in ______ things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long-term happiness, ________, comes from within our _______ and spirit. So why not turn suffering into ______ life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we find true happiness.

So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of _______ , and I  ________you all a life of happiness.

1.A. pointed to    B. turned to    C. referred to    D. returned to

2.A. stood    B. belonged    C. lay    D. laid

3.A. instead of    B. apart from    C. other than    D. regardless of

4.A. house    B. boat    C. bridge    D. school

5.A. set out    B. set down    C. set about    D. set up

6.A. sat    B. lay    C. rowed    D. got

7.A. hope    B. sorrow    C. curiosity    D. joy

8.A. mustn’t    B. couldn’t    C. shouldn’t    D. needn’t

9.A. added    B. thought    C. declared    D. assumed

10.A. Unless    B. However    C. Until    D. Whenever

11.A. always    B. never    C. ever    D. seldom

12.A. cautious    B. endless    C. hard    D. simple

13.A. experience    B. avoid    C. enjoy    D. deny

14.A. searching    B. looking    C. seeking    D. improving

15.A. spiritual    B. material    C. new    D. nice

16.A. therefore    B. however    C. furthermore    D. moreover

17.A. body    B. part    C. soul    D. head

18.A. praising    B. blaming    C. ending    D. cursing

19.A. time    B. method    C. fact    D. choice

20.A. promise    B. wish    C. request    D. require

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述的是几个年轻人在Socrates 的指引下，追求幸福并明白幸福的真谛。

1.动词词组辨析。A. pointed to指向；B. turned to 转向； C. referred to提到，谈到；D. returned to回到。 向Socrates 寻求有关幸福的建议。故选B。

2.动词辨析。A. stood 站立；B. belonged属于；C. lay 躺卧；D. laid摆放，孵出。根据语境应该是幸福存在于哪儿。故选C。

3.介词词组辨析。A. instead of代替；B. apart from 除---之外；C. other than 而不是；D. regardless of不管，不顾。句意：Socrates没有给予回答，而是让他们帮忙造一艘船。故A正确。

4.考查名词。A. house房子；B. boat小船；C. bridge 桥； D. school学校。根据后文made a canoe out of the tree,可知是用树来造船。故选B。

5.动词词组辨析。A. set out出发，开始；B. set down记下，写下；C. set about 开始做；D. set up成立，建立。根据The group of guys had to ___5___ the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness.可知，这群人不得不开始着手这项任务，把他们自己的追求幸福的事业放在一边。set out to do sth.开始做某事；set about sth./doing sth.开始某事或做某事，故选C。

6.考查动词。句意：一起划船，欢快地唱着歌。动词辨析。A. sat坐； B. lay 躺卧；C. rowed 划船；D. got得到。故选C。

7.名词辨析。A. hope希望； B. sorrow悲伤；C. curiosity好奇，好奇心； D. joy高兴。句意：一起划船，欢快地唱着歌。故选D。

8.情态动词辨析。A. mustn’t 禁止；B. couldn’t 不可能； C. shouldn’t不应该；D. needn’t不必。句意：不可能有比这更幸福的事了。couldn’t符合句意，故选B。

9.动词辨析。A. added 增加，补充；B. thought 认为；C. declared宣布；D. assumed假定。 Socrates补充了一句。故选A。

10.考查连词。A. Unless除非；B. However然而；C. Until直到---为止； D. Whenever无论何时。根据句意：当你忙于追求一些东西而没能注意其它一些不愉快的事的时候，往往幸福就存在于此。故D正确。

11.副词辨析。A. always 总是；B. never从来没有；C. ever曾经；D. seldom很少，难得。根据语境应该是幸福总是隐藏在你从事的每一个小事后，应选always。

12.形容词辨析。A. cautious小心的；B. endless无止境的；C. hard 努力的； D. simple简单的。根据句意应该是通过自己的努力工作和创造力你会获得快乐。故C正确。

13.动词辨析。A. experience经历；B. avoid避免；C. enjoy喜爱；D. deny否定。在追求幸福的过程中，我们 也许会遇到困难。故A正确

14.动词辨析。A. searching搜索； B. looking看； C. seeking寻找；D. improving提高。在追求幸福的过程中，我们也许会遇到困难。可知B正确。

15.形容词辨析。A. spiritual 心灵的；B. material 物质的； C. new新的； D. nice不错的。句意：有时我们更注重的是物质上的追求。故D正确。

16.考查副词。A. therefore因此；B. however然而；C. furthermore此外； D. moreover而且。然而真正的幸福是发自于我们的内心的。故选B。

17.考查名词。A. body身体；B. part部分；C. soul灵魂；D. head头。然而真正的幸福是发自于我们的内心的。故选C。

18.动词辨析。A. praising表扬；B. blaming责备；C. ending结束；D. cursing诅咒。根据语境So why not turn suffering into ___18___ life, and turn tears into the light in your heart? 那么，为什么不把痛苦变成赞美生命，把眼泪变成你心中的光明呢？应该填褒义词，故B正确。

19.名词辨析。A. time 时间；B. method方法；C. fact 事实；D. choice选择。据语境：幸福其实是心态和选择的事情。故选D。

20.动词辨析。A. promise 许诺；B. wish愿望；C. request请求；D. require需要。句意：我祝愿你们都有一个幸福的一生。故选B。