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【題目】How to Live a Happy Life

Happiness is what we need most with the increase of pressure in modern life. 【1】 Fortunately, this is not the case. Everyone has the ability to hang on to happiness with his own efforts. The following methods may lead you to long-lasting happiness.

Take exercise. Other than health benefits that are too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, and makes you feel better about your body.【2】 Keeping in touch with nature can help you reduce stress, make you more creative, improve your memory and may even make you a better person.

【3】 Relationships are worth more than you think. Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke (中風(fēng)) and diabetes (肥胖癥). On the other hand, studies have shown that the longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement.

Challenge Yourself.【4】 Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it’s more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.

Laugh. Laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and the feet. It can even reduce the effect of pain on the body. Humor is a good way to cause laughter.【5】

A. Life is always full of hope.

B. Spend time with friends and family.

C. However, sometimes it seems far away from us.

D. It would be better if you take exercise in nature.

E. Do something kind for the people you care about.

F. Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.

G. Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】F

【5】G

【解析】這是一篇說明文。隨著現(xiàn)代生活中壓力的增加，快樂是我們最需要的。本文講述的是“如何過上快樂的生活。”

【1】上文提到“隨著現(xiàn)代生活中壓力的增加，幸福是我們最需要的。”再根據(jù)下文提到“幸運(yùn)的是，情況并非如此。”，C項(xiàng)However, sometimes it seems far away from us.（然而，有時它似乎離我們很遠(yuǎn)。）承接上下文。

【2】上文提到“除了健康方面的益處不勝枚舉，鍛煉還能讓你更聰明、更快樂、改善睡眠，讓你對自己的身體感覺更好。”再根據(jù)下文提到“與自然保持聯(lián)系可以幫助你減少壓力，讓你更有創(chuàng)造力，改善你的記憶力，甚至可能讓你成為一個更好的人。”，D項(xiàng)It would be better if you take exercise in nature.（如果你在大自然中鍛煉，那就更好了。）承上啟下。

【3】此空是段落首句，是小標(biāo)題，結(jié)合上下文標(biāo)題，這里應(yīng)該用一個短小精悍的祈使句，所以要在B/D中選。下文提到“人際關(guān)系比你想象的更有價值。沒有社交聯(lián)系會讓你更愚蠢，也會殺了你。”，B項(xiàng)Spend time with friends and family.“花時間和朋友、家人在一起。”符合本段內(nèi)容。

【4】根據(jù)本文標(biāo)題Challenge Yourself.（挑戰(zhàn)自己），再根據(jù)下文提示（音樂課程增加智慧。挑戰(zhàn)你的信念會增強(qiáng)你的心智。），F項(xiàng)Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.（學(xué)習(xí)另一種語言能讓你思維敏捷。）也是挑戰(zhàn)自己的一種方式。

【5】根據(jù)上文都是說笑的好處，再根據(jù)Humor is a good way to cause laughter.（幽默是引起笑聲的好方法。），G項(xiàng)Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.（想想那些有趣的時刻或事情會有很大的幫助。）也是引起笑的一種方式，符合語境。