单选题
公共英语五级
2011-08-19
根据短文,回答题。

A. Another friend loves the telephone. “Every time it rings, I know someone is thinking about me. ”
B. When we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a pinnacle of sheer delight and those pinnacles seem to get rarer the older we get.
C. In adulthood the things that bring profound joy--birth, love, marriage--also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. Love may not last, sex isn't always good, loved ones die. For adults, happiness is complicated.
D. We, on the other hand, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have changed happiness into one more thing we“gotta have”. We're so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.
E. I added up my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First there was sheer bless when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house for myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids came back home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the whole day.
F. We all experience moments like these. Too few of us register them as happiness.
第66题的正确答案是_____________.
参考答案
C
答案解析
短文赏析
孩提时代的快乐是神奇的,无穷无尽的,但是到了青少年时代,快乐就稍稍变了样子,种种烦恼开始出现,而成年之后,快乐就变得更加复杂,不再能够简单定义。作者认为,快乐应该被定义为享受的能力。我们应当能够从一切中得到乐趣,看到自己的幸福所在。每个人都有不同的快乐之源,与他人闲聊、接听电话、开快车等,都可能给不同的人带来快乐的感觉。心理学家说追求快乐应该能够放松,工作满意。作者认为,拥有金钱并不一定会带来快乐,快乐与否取决于个人对人生的态度和看待生活的方式,只有享受周围的一切才能与快乐相会。
答案及解析
66.C【解析】文章第二段讲的是“In the teenage years”的事,故第三段顺理成章应讲“In adulthood…”。
孩提时代的快乐是神奇的,无穷无尽的,但是到了青少年时代,快乐就稍稍变了样子,种种烦恼开始出现,而成年之后,快乐就变得更加复杂,不再能够简单定义。作者认为,快乐应该被定义为享受的能力。我们应当能够从一切中得到乐趣,看到自己的幸福所在。每个人都有不同的快乐之源,与他人闲聊、接听电话、开快车等,都可能给不同的人带来快乐的感觉。心理学家说追求快乐应该能够放松,工作满意。作者认为,拥有金钱并不一定会带来快乐,快乐与否取决于个人对人生的态度和看待生活的方式,只有享受周围的一切才能与快乐相会。
答案及解析
66.C【解析】文章第二段讲的是“In the teenage years”的事,故第三段顺理成章应讲“In adulthood…”。