Question

【題目】There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy; the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(仿效). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. These people should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they don’t, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

【1】People who are unhappy ______.

A. always consider things differently from others

B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

【2】The underlined phrase “sour the pleasure of society” in the second paragraph means ______.

A. have a good taste with social life

B. make others unhappy

C. tend to scold others openly

D. enjoy the pleasure of life

【3】We can conclude from the second paragraph that_______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people.

B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life.

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness.

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons.

【4】If such unhappy person insists on keeping the habit, the author suggests people should______.

A. prevent any communication with them.

B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析: 文章對(duì)比了快樂的不快樂的人進(jìn)行對(duì)比，他們的相同處和不同處，作者還給了不快樂的人提出了建議：如何保持快樂的心情。

【1】D 考查推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things 可以看出另一些人為什么感到不幸福的原因，故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】B 考查推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere.根據(jù)他們的評(píng)論，他們厭煩社會(huì)的快樂，傷害別人，讓自己處處感到不滿意，故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】C 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到he habit may be strong, but it may be cured可以判斷出人們可以改變不幸福的脾性，故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】A 考查主旨大意。本文主要講的是那些感覺不幸福的人處處冒犯別人，若長(zhǎng)期以往，則只能處于被孤立的境地，所以他們應(yīng)改變自己的習(xí)慣，故選A項(xiàng)。