15.According to U.S.research,you can add seven and a half years to your life just by being happy!
Supporting this claim is Laurie Hayes,Life Strategy Coach from Ontario,Canada,who has been working with people who have recognized this missing element in their lives and want to take corrective action towards a more meaningful,balanced existence.
"Some people believe that by earning more money,working longer hours,and taking on more and more responsibility,they will somehow reap big benefits that will in the end guarantee happiness.Unfortunately that just isn't the case,and research has now proven that the more comfortable life becomes,the more discontented and unfulfilled we become."
Incredibly,professional men and women polled in a recent study were rated to be unhappiest of all.Most attributed work pressures,the need to achieve,family responsibilities,social pressures,and busy lifestyles.Ms.Hayes says people often wait so long to do anything about these feelings that by the time they come to her they are out of order,overwhelmed,feeling heavy and isolated,and that it's only through supportive,strategic life coaching they are able to learn how to live,laugh,and dream again.
Coaching used to be intended for toplevel executives,movie stars and large corporations,but is now being sought after by average,everyday people seeking positive life change.Already mainstream in the U.S.,it is still relatively new in Canada."I know personally what it's like to live without real happiness.I experienced it years ago,learned a valuable lesson and now I want to do my bit to help others realize that they too can find happiness."Thankfully,real happiness is attainable and doesn't have to come at the expense of something else.As a matter of fact,the source might be so close to us that we can't even see it!The secret of extended life might be right under our noses,only waiting to be discovered!
13."The secret of extended life might be right under our noses,only waiting to be discovered!"meansA.
A.real happiness is attainable and doesn't have to come at the expense of something else
B.real happiness is very important,but we all miss it
C.extended life is easy to gain for life strategy coach,such as Ms.Hayes
D.you can add seven and a half years to your life just by being happy
14.The underlined word"existence"can be replaced byC.
A.pursuit B.happiness C.life D.coaching
15.The passage mainly tells us thatC.
A.you can add exact seven and a half years to your life just by being happy
B.professional men and women were rated to be unhappiest of all
C.extended life is easy to gain,just be happy
D.extended life comes at the expense of something else.
分析 本文說明了真正的幸福是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的,不需要以犧牲其他東西為代價(jià).保持一個(gè)樂觀的心態(tài),就能延年益壽.
解答 13-15.ACC
13.A 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)"Thankfully,real happiness is attainable and doesn't have to come at the expense of something else"真正的幸福是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的,不需要以犧牲其他東西為代價(jià),我們能找到二者的平衡.故選A.
14.C 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解.根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知,我們是要找到生活中工作與幸福的平衡.所以該詞可以用life替代.故選C.
15.C 考查文章主旨.根據(jù)"The secret of extended life might be right under our noses"可知,長壽的秘訣就在我們的鼻子下面,而鼻子下面就是嘴巴,所以本文要講述的是長壽的秘訣就是保持微笑,活得開心.故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀理解考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.