Question

閱讀下面短文，根據所讀內容在表格中的空白處填入恰當的單詞。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

Aristotle once wrote that “happiness is a state of activity”. In other words, whether you, re

Seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, you’ve got to move forward. We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood（心情）：

Over a 30-year period, University of Illinois researchers asked nearly 120, 000 people how income, education, political participation volunteer activities and close relationships affected their happiness. Reported Newsweek, s Sharon Begley on the findings, “The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships. ”

Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, according to a study from Wake Forest University. Participants（參與者）followed the development of their moods for two weeks and reported feeling happier when they were more outgoing and less happy when reserved or withdrawn.

The editors of forbes. Com gave $5 or $20 to 46 strangers by chance. Half the group was told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half was told to spend it on others. Those who’d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who’d spent it on themselves. There was no difference in happiness between those who spent $5 or $20, suggesting that it, s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit.

Studies from the Positive Psychology Center showed that discouraged people who wrote down three good things that happened to them each day for six months reported an improved attitude.

Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. A small 2012 study from the University of Connecticut suggested that even slight dehydration（脫水） affected the moods of its female participants.

Title	1.＿＿＿for Happiness
Introduction	You will move2.＿＿＿in the course of finding happiness
The findings of3.＿＿＿	Some4.＿＿＿toward happiness
·Value your relationships	·The5.＿＿＿happiness lies in the most stable and satisfying relationships
·6.＿＿＿yourself	·You can gain happiness by singing aloud or talking to others
·Spend money on others	·Your spirit will be inspired by7.＿＿＿the wealth
·8.＿＿＿on the positive	·Your attitude would be improved when you fix your attention on good things.
·Drink water	·If a woman takes in enough water,her9.＿＿＿of happiness may remain.
Conclusion	Happiness can be found if all10.＿＿＿have been done.

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.seek(ing)/search(ing)

2.forward/ahead/on

3.experts/researchers

4.steps/ways

5.biggest/greatest

6.express

7.sharing

8.concentrate/focus

9.feeling/moods/sense

10.those/these

【解析】

主旨大意：這篇短文主要通過幾個調查研究說明了與幸福相關的幾個問題，從而為我們在追求幸福的道路上指明了方向。

1.根據In other words, whether you’re Seeking life-long satisfaction or a few moments of good cheer, 描述, 可知本文主要介紹的如何探索幸福的問題, 故填seeking,追尋,探索.

2.根據you’ve got to move forward. 可知填:forward, 向前, 你會在尋找幸福的道路上前進.

3.根據表格右欄及We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood（心情）：描述, 可知此處指的是專家或者研究者的發現, 故填experts/researchers, 專家/研究者。

4.根據We’ve interviewed the experts and found five steps to take toward a sunny mood（心情）：可知下面指的是獲取幸福的步驟, 故填:steps, 步驟.

5.根據“The highest levels of happiness are found with the most stable and satisfying relationships. ”可知此處指的是最高水平的幸福, 及最大的幸福, 故填:biggest, 最大的.

6.根據Singing aloud, talking to a stranger, raising your hand: all may increase a feeling of happiness, 及右欄描述, 可知此處指的是, 要善于表達自己, 故填express. 表達.

7.根據Those who, d shared the wealth felt much happier at the end of the day than those who, d spent it on themselves. 及下文that it, s not how much money you spend, but how you spend it, that inspires the spirit. 描述, 可知和別人分享財富, 能讓自己感到振奮. 故填動名詞, sharing, 分享. 注意by是介詞, 后面接名詞或者動名詞.

8.根據倒數第二段描述, 可知將注意力集中于好的事情能改進人的態度, 故填concentrate, 集中, 全神貫注.

9.根據最后一段Drinking water really can help keep you cheerful. 及下文描述, 可知足量的飲水, 會影響女性的情緒. 故填:feeling, 她的幸福感會保留.

10.聯系上文，可知本文的結論是，如果這些/那些都能做到的話，就能找到幸福。