第一篇
I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells happiness . But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction.
B.Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness.
C.Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived.
D.Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.
2.To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to __.
A.rite memoir after memoir about their happiness.
B.tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun.
C.teach people how to enjoy their lives.
D.bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties.
3.In the author s opinion, marriage___.
A.affords greater fun.
B.leads to raising children.
C.indicates commitment.
D.ends in pain.
4.Couples having infant children___.
A.are lucky since they can have a whole night s sleep.
B.find fun in tucking them into bed at night.
C.find more time to play and joke with them.
D.derive happiness from their endeavor.
5.If one get the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will__.
A.stop playing games and joking with others.
B.make the best use of his time increasing happiness.
C.give a free hand to money.
D.keep himself with his family.
第一篇答案:CBCDB
初次约会时,女生会撒这些谎
国内英语资讯:Xi calls for advancing of China-Vietnam ties
国内英语资讯:China, ASEAN to formulate strategic partnership vision toward 2030
10种日常用品搞定任何污渍
体坛英语资讯:WNBA forward Lynetta Kizer to play for Shandong
国内英语资讯:Xi, Bachelet witness upgrade of China-Chile FTA
国内英语资讯:Xi calls for broader, deeper China-Vietnam cooperation
体坛英语资讯:Chinas MTS Hindley wins queen stage, yellow jersey in Tour of Fuzhou
冬天想恋爱,夏日想单身?这是种病!
谈恋爱时,永远别在这些方面妥协
美文赏析:与人打交道,最怕没有底线
体坛英语资讯:Former Brazil goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni to coach second-tier club
研究显示 中国女性如今更倾向于'姐弟恋'式婚姻
2017年12月四级作文范文:人生自己创造
怀孕时,肚子里的宝宝几乎所有的时间都在睡觉
国内英语资讯:Xi urges Abe to take more practical actions to improve China-Japan ties
国内英语资讯:Chinese vice premier calls for sense of mission in poverty reduction
体坛英语资讯:Wu overtakes brothers Liu to win 2nd gold in ISU Short Track World Cup
体坛英语资讯:Chinese figure skating pair dominates NHK Trophy
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Powerful earthquake kills 445 Iranians, more casualties feared
体坛英语资讯:Poland wins team title at womens epee fencing World Cup
国内英语资讯:Chinese premier arrives in Philippines for East Asia leaders meetings, official visit
国内英语资讯:Chinese, S. Korean presidents meet on ties, peninsula situation
国内英语资讯:E-commerce boom highlights robust China consumption
体坛英语资讯:Sauber the latest robbery targets at Brazilian Grand Prix
冬天想恋爱,夏日想单身?这是种病!
苹果正式进军影视业!安妮斯顿重返银幕!
围观了中国的双十一,外媒再次被震惊了!
国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: Regional cooperation on agenda for Premier Lis Philippines trip
体坛英语资讯:Nadal presented ATP World No. 1 award