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名校版高考英语阅读理解精2023读含答案When askedabout happiness,we usuallythink ofsomethingextraordinary,an absolutedelight,which seemsto getrarer theolderwe get.For kids happiness hasa magicalquality.Their delightat winningaz(毫不掩饰的).race orgetting anew bikeis unreservedIn the teenageyears theconcept ofhappiness changes.Suddenly itsconditional onsuch thingsas excitement,love andpopularity.!canstill recallthe excitementof beinginvited todance withthe mostattractiveboy atthe schoolparty.In adulthoodthe thingsthat bringdeepjoy——love,marriage,birth——also bringresponsibility andthe risk(复杂的)of loss.For adults,happiness iscomplicatedMy definitionfo happinessis“the capacityfor enjoyment//.Themore wecan enjoywhat wehave thehappier weare.lt seasy tozoverlookthe pleasurewe getfrom thecompany offriends thezfreedomto livewhere weplease andeven goohealth.zI experiencedmy littlemoments ofpleasure yesterday.First Iwasoverjoyed whenI shutthe lastlunch-box andhad thehouse tomyself.Then Ispent anuninterrupted morningwriting,which Ilove.When thekids andmy husbandcame home,!enjoyed theirnoiseafter thequiet of the day.Psychologists tellus thatto be happy weneed amix ofenjoyableleisure timeand satisfying work.I dont thinkthat mygrandmotherwho raised14children,had muchof either.She didzhavea networkof closefriends andfamily,and maybethis iswhatsatisfied her.We,however,with somany choicesand suchpressure tosucceed ineveryarea haveturned happinessinto onemore thingwe vegot tozhave.We veso self-conscious aboutour“right“to itthat it s makingusmiserable.So wechase itand equalit with wealth andsuccess,without noticingthat thepeople whohave thosethingsaren#t necessarilyhappierHappiness isnzt aboutwhat happens to us——itsabout howwesee whathappenstous.Itz sthe skillfulway offinding apositive foreverynegative.It snot wishingfor whatwe dont have,but enjoyingwhatwe dopossess.
51.As peoplegrow older,theyA.fee Iit harderto experiencehappinessB.associate theirhappiness lesswith othersC.will takefewer risksin pursuinghappinessD.tend tobelieve responsibilitymeans happiness
52.What canwe learnabout the author from Paragraph5and6A.She careslittle abouther ownhealthB.She enjoysthe freedomof travelingC.She iseasily pleasedby thingsin dailylifeD.She prefersgetting pleasurefrom housework
53.What canb informedfromParagraph7A.Psychologists thinksatisfyingworkis keyto happinessB.Psychologists1opinion iswell provedby GrandmacaseC.Grandma oftenfound timefor socialgatheringsD.Grandma*shappinesscame frommodest expectationsof life
54.People whoequal happinesswithwealthand successA.consider pressuresomething blockingtheir wayB.stress thenright tohappiness toomuchC.are ata lossto makecorrect choicesD.are morelikely tobehappy
55.What canbe concludedfrom thepassageA.Happiness liesbetween thepositive andthe negativeB.Each manis themaster ofhis ownfateC.Success leadsto happinessD.Happy ishe whois contentAC DB DConsumersin theU.S.spend billionsof dollarsa yearon giftswrapping.Two colleaguesand Iwondered whetherall thattime andeffortis actuallyworth it.So weconducted threeexperiments toexplorethe impact of gift wrapping.Inthe first experiment,we involved180students,who weregivena gift—a coffeecup withthe logoof oneof twoNBA(竞争又寸手)basketball teams,the localMiami Heator rivalOrlandoMagic.Every participantwas afan of the Heatand theyobviouslydidn,t supportthe Magic.We gavehalf ofthe studentsa desirablegift,while theothers receivedsomething theydisliked.Finally,half(凌乱ofthe gifts werewrapped neatly,while therest lookedsloppy的).We foundthat thosewho receiveda sloppily wrapped giftlikedtheir presentsignificantly morethan thosewho receiveda neatlywrapped gift—regardless ofwhich cupthey got.To understandwhy,we askedanother setof studentsto reporttheirexpectations abouteither aneatly orsloppily wrapped gift.Results showedthat expectationswere significantlyhigher for theneatly wrapped gifts.However,receivers ofthe neatly wrapped giftreportedthat itfailed tolive upto theirexpectations,while those(超过)who gotthe sloppilywrappedgiftsaid itsurpassed theirexpectations.In ourfinal experiment,we surveyed261adults andasked themto imagine receivingeither aneatly orsloppilywrappedgift.Thistime weinstructed halfof themtoimaginethe giftwas froma closefriend,while theother halfbelieved itcame froman acquaintance(熟人).Then werevealed thegift andasked themto rateit.When itcame froma closefriend,receivers endedup likingthesloppily wrappedgift more.However,for thegift fromanacquaintance,receivers preferredit whenit wasneatly wrapped.Thisoccurs becausethese participantsused thewrapping asa cueforhow muchthegift-giver valuestheir relationship.So ifyou restressed overgiftwrappingthis holidayseason,consider savingyourself effortand moneyby wrappingyour friends1(随意地).gifts haphazardlyBut forsomeone youdont knowquiteas well,its probablyworth itto showthat youput insome efforttomake itlook goodwith allofthebeautiful bows.
12.What didthe researchersfind inthe firstexperimentA.A desirablegift isexpected tobe wrappedsloppily.B.Participants weremore interestedin neatlywrappedgifts.C.A sloppilywrappedgiftcan makethe receivermuch happier.D.Participants respondedthe sameto giftswith differentwrappings.
13.Why didthe researcherscarry out the secondexperimentA.To furtherexplain theresult ofthefirstexperiment.B.To comparereceivers expectations forthesame gifs.C.To knowwhy receivershave differentexpectationsforgifs.D.To findouttheimpactofwrapping onreceives1expectations.
14.What doneatlywrappedgifts showaccording to the thirdexperimentA.The giftgiver isvery skilledat wrappinggifts,B.The giftgiver hasa closerelationship withthe receiver.C.The giftgiver attachesgreat importancetotherelationship.D.The giftgiver wantsto becomea closefriend ofthe receiver.
15.What doestheauthorwant todo inthe lastparagraphA.To giveexamples.B.To makesuggestions.C.To makecomparisons.D.To presentan argument.c Ac B。