Question

15．Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is，to a large degree，determined by your genes（基因）．（36）C We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions．
Strategy（策略）1：（37）A
The first step is to make a choice to be happy．In Seeking Happiness，Bertrand Russell said，
"Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods，and in this achievement，effort must play a great part．"
Once you've decided to be happier，you can choose strategies for achieving happiness．
Strategy 2：Develop gratitude（感激）．
In Authentic Happiness，psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a
daily"gratitude exercise"．（38）D
Strategy 3：Remember，money can't buy happiness．
Research shows：（39）GYes，"we always think that some things are wrong because they cannot bring us happiness．"writes Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness．
Strategy 4：Take part in meaningful activities．
"People are seldom happier，"says Jackson，"than when they're doing meaningful activities．"
Yet，he has found that the most common leisure（休閑）activity-watching TV-produces some of the lowest levels of happiness．（40）FActive leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily，he writes in Finding Flow．

A．Choose to be happy．
B．Seek happiness．
C．However，psychologists believe we can pursue happine ss．
D．This drives bitterness from our heart，and promotes happiness．
E．Happiness is decided by many things．
F．To get more out of life，we need to put more into it．
G．More money doesn't often bring more happiness．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章向我們介紹了我們可以自己追求幸福以及追求幸福的方法．

解答 CADGF
36．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)前文Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is，to a large degree，determined by your genes可知研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)你的快樂(lè)天賦在很大程度上取決于你的基因，而后文是一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折，因此為心理學(xué)家認(rèn)為，我們可以追求幸福，故選C．
37．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)后文The first step is to make a choice to be happy可知我們要做的第一步就是選擇要幸福，故選A．
38．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)前文psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily"gratitude exercise"．可知心理學(xué)家鼓勵(lì)我們每天都要"感激"，故選D．
39．G  推理判斷題，根據(jù)Remember，money can't buy happiness可知本段講述的是金錢與幸福的關(guān)系，故選G．
40．F  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)People are seldom happier，"says Jackson，"than when they're doing meaningful activities可知人們做有意義的事情的時(shí)候回感到幸福，故選F．

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