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　 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 　36　

　 Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 　37　 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 　38

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 　40 , or forget about it and 　41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

　 We all know people who have a relatively 　42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 　43 remain happy.

　 The first 　44 is gratitude. All happy people are 　45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 　46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

　 The second secret is 　47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 　48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 　49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 　50 to experience.

　 Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 　51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 　54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36.A、different　 B、missing　 C、short　 D、broken

37. A、nothing B、none　 C、all　 D、anything

38. A、determined　 B、predicted C、assumed D、imagined

39. A、completely　 B、naturally C、hopefully D、really

40. A、tile　 B、brick C、ceiling D、house

41. A、look on B、focus on C、count on D、focus on

42. A、peaceful　 B、difficult　 C、easy　 D、ordinary

43. A、certainly　 B、merely　 C、hardly D、generally

44. A、secret　 B、factor　 C、rule D、key

45. A、wealthy　 B、grateful　 C、proud D、generous

46. A、upset　 B、quarrel　 C、complain D、depress

47. A、admitted　 B、assuming　 C、proving　 D、realizing

48. A、sources　 B、results　 C、answers　 D、goals

49. A、among B、from　 C、through　 D、for

50. A、probable　 B、possible C、likely　 D、capable

51. A、value　 B、destination　 C、survival　 D、existence

52. A、need B、lack　 C、demand　 D、expect

53. A、involve B、include　 C、absorb D、mean

54. A、worst　 B、best　 C、positive　 D、negative

55. A、absolutely B、totally C、exactly　 D、largely

试题答案

36.B就像我们在看一个铺瓦的房顶时，总是会盯住缺少（missing）一片瓦的那块地方。根据第二段第二句话中“what your missing tile is，…”也可知此处应选missing。

37.C一位秃头的先生曾经告诉我：“不管什么时候，只要我进入一个房间，我看见的全部（all）的头发。”通过上文内容可知，没有头发的人会更加在意头发，故选C项。

38.A一旦断定（determined）你所缺失的是哪一片瓦。predict“语言”；assume“假设”；imagine“假象”。故选C项。

39.D想一想获得它是否真的会令你幸福。

40.A然后你有三种选择：找到丢了的那块；用另一快不同的瓦片（tile）来代替……

41.B或忘记它，去关注（focus on）你生命中没有缺失的哪些瓦片。第一段的最后一句也是解题的暗示。

42.C我们都认识这样一些人，他们过着相对轻松的（easy）生活，但却并不幸福。

43.D而另一些虽然经历了许多痛苦，却基本上（generally）都幸福地生活着。certainly“当然”；merely“仅仅”；hardly“几乎不”。故D项符合语境。

44.A第一个秘诀（secret）是感激。下段The second secret is…为暗示。

45.B所有幸福的人都心存感激（grateful），下句Ungrateful people cannot be happy为暗示。

46.C我们往往认为，不幸福会导致人牢骚满腹（complain），而是实是，抱怨令人感到不幸福。下文but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy 为暗示。

47.D第二个秘诀就是要意识到（realizing）幸福是其他食物的副产品。

48.A 它最显而易见的源泉（sources）就是哪些给我们的生活以目标的追求。

49.B任何事情，从（from）研究昆虫到打棒球都行。

50.C我们拥有的激情越多，我们就越有可能（likely）经历更多的幸福be likely to do sth. “可能做某事”

51.D最后，如果你信仰有某种永恒的东西可以超越我们，而且我们的存在（existence）更具有超凡的意义，你就会更幸福。

52.A我们需要（need）一个精神上的信仰，或者一套人生哲学。

53.B不管你的人生哲学是什么，它应该包含（include）这样一个真理。

54.C如果你在所有的情况下都选择寻找事情积极的（positive）一面，你就会幸福，如果你选择寻找糟糕的一面，那你将厄运缠身。

55.D就幸福本身而言，它很大程度上（largely）取决于你自身的决定。Absolutely“绝对地”；totally“完全地”exactly“准确地”。故D符合语境。