Passage 1
Recently, teenagers face many kinds of problems. Like many of them, I was once troubled by worries and dissatisfaction. Few people could understand my feelings. Neither could my parents.
"The problem with your generation is that you always expect to be happy," my mother once said.
But now I have noticed a change in my thinking. I gradually(逐渐地) realize what my mother said was correct. Over these years, many studies have shown that we are crazy about happiness and high personal confidence.
We should also reset our expectations of the future. Don't expect miracles, and accept that no matter how hard we try, feelings of failure and unhappiness will appear from time to time. When we feel sad, it's often because we have learned something painful but important.
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. We should keep the stress off ourselves.
C. Surely happiness is the purpose of living.
D. That may make us less satisfied with our lives.
E. Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.
F. So, it's necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.
Recently, teenagers face many kinds of problems. Like many of them, I was once troubled by worries and dissatisfaction. Few people could understand my feelings. Neither could my parents.
"The problem with your generation is that you always expect to be happy," my mother once said.
C
1 Shouldn't we try hard to achieve it?But now I have noticed a change in my thinking. I gradually(逐渐地) realize what my mother said was correct. Over these years, many studies have shown that we are crazy about happiness and high personal confidence.
D
2 In fact, we may often be happier when we stop focusing on happiness.We should also reset our expectations of the future. Don't expect miracles, and accept that no matter how hard we try, feelings of failure and unhappiness will appear from time to time. When we feel sad, it's often because we have learned something painful but important.
F
3 At the same time, we should learn how to deal with them better than trying to make them disappear.E
4 As my mother tried to teach me all those years ago, "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and be unsurprised by everything in between."A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. We should keep the stress off ourselves.
C. Surely happiness is the purpose of living.
D. That may make us less satisfied with our lives.
E. Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.
F. So, it's necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.
答案
1.C 2.D 3.F 4.E
解析
【分析】
这是一道英语阅读还原类的语篇补全题型,解题的核心思路是先通读全文,明确文章主旨:作者结合自身经历,纠正年轻人对幸福的错误认知,指出过度执着追求幸福反而容易陷入不快乐,要接纳生活中的负面情绪,幸福往往在不刻意期待时降临。接下来逐空匹配上下文的逻辑关系:
1. 第1空:前文妈妈提到“你们这代人总期待快乐”,后文紧接着反问“难道我们不应该努力去实现它吗”,这里的it指代空格处的核心描述对象,需要选点明幸福是人生追求的句子,衔接前后逻辑。
2. 第2空:前文提到“很多研究表明我们痴迷于幸福和高度的个人自信”,后文转折说“实际上当我们不再把注意力放在幸福上时,反而常常更快乐”,空格处要填“过度痴迷幸福”带来的负面后果,起到承上启下的作用。
3. 第3空:前文说“当我们难过的时候,往往是我们学到了痛苦但重要的东西”,后文说“同时我们要学会更好地处理它们,而不是试图让它们消失”,这里的them指代负面情绪,空格处要引出“接纳悲伤是生活的一部分”的结论,衔接前后内容。
4. 第4空:后文引用妈妈的话“做最坏的准备,抱最好的希望,对中间发生的所有事都不必惊讶”,空格处要总结本段核心,点明幸福的到来不需要刻意强求的观点。
【解析】
1. 第1空:前文提到年轻人总期待快乐,后文反问难道不该努力实现它,C选项“Surely happiness is the purpose of living.(幸福无疑是生活的目的)”正好对应,后文的it就指代“追求幸福”,逻辑通顺。
2. 第2空:前文说我们痴迷于幸福和高自信,后文转折说不专注幸福反而更快乐,D选项“That may make us less satisfied with our lives.(那可能会让我们对自己的生活更不满意)”正好说明过度痴迷幸福的负面结果,承上启下。
3. 第3空:前文提到难过时我们会学到痛苦但重要的东西,后文说要学会处理负面情绪而不是消除它们,F选项“So, it's necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.(所以我们有必要接受悲伤情绪是生活的一部分)”完美衔接前后因果逻辑。
4. 第4空:后文引用妈妈的话说明不要对结果有过度执念,E选项“Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.(幸福会在我们最没期待的时候降临)”契合本段核心观点。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.F 4.E
【知识点】
阅读还原,语篇逻辑推理,细节衔接
【点评】
本题属于典型的语篇补全类题型,重点考察学生对上下文逻辑关系的把握能力,解题时需要重点关注代词指代、因果、转折等逻辑提示,不要孤立解读单个句子,整体理解文章主旨就能快速排除干扰项,能够有效锻炼学生的英语语篇分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一道英语阅读还原类的语篇补全题型,解题的核心思路是先通读全文,明确文章主旨:作者结合自身经历,纠正年轻人对幸福的错误认知,指出过度执着追求幸福反而容易陷入不快乐,要接纳生活中的负面情绪,幸福往往在不刻意期待时降临。接下来逐空匹配上下文的逻辑关系:
1. 第1空:前文妈妈提到“你们这代人总期待快乐”,后文紧接着反问“难道我们不应该努力去实现它吗”,这里的it指代空格处的核心描述对象,需要选点明幸福是人生追求的句子,衔接前后逻辑。
2. 第2空:前文提到“很多研究表明我们痴迷于幸福和高度的个人自信”,后文转折说“实际上当我们不再把注意力放在幸福上时,反而常常更快乐”,空格处要填“过度痴迷幸福”带来的负面后果,起到承上启下的作用。
3. 第3空:前文说“当我们难过的时候,往往是我们学到了痛苦但重要的东西”,后文说“同时我们要学会更好地处理它们,而不是试图让它们消失”,这里的them指代负面情绪,空格处要引出“接纳悲伤是生活的一部分”的结论,衔接前后内容。
4. 第4空:后文引用妈妈的话“做最坏的准备,抱最好的希望,对中间发生的所有事都不必惊讶”,空格处要总结本段核心,点明幸福的到来不需要刻意强求的观点。
【解析】
1. 第1空:前文提到年轻人总期待快乐,后文反问难道不该努力实现它,C选项“Surely happiness is the purpose of living.(幸福无疑是生活的目的)”正好对应,后文的it就指代“追求幸福”,逻辑通顺。
2. 第2空:前文说我们痴迷于幸福和高自信,后文转折说不专注幸福反而更快乐,D选项“That may make us less satisfied with our lives.(那可能会让我们对自己的生活更不满意)”正好说明过度痴迷幸福的负面结果,承上启下。
3. 第3空:前文提到难过时我们会学到痛苦但重要的东西,后文说要学会处理负面情绪而不是消除它们,F选项“So, it's necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.(所以我们有必要接受悲伤情绪是生活的一部分)”完美衔接前后因果逻辑。
4. 第4空:后文引用妈妈的话说明不要对结果有过度执念,E选项“Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.(幸福会在我们最没期待的时候降临)”契合本段核心观点。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.F 4.E
【知识点】
阅读还原,语篇逻辑推理,细节衔接
【点评】
本题属于典型的语篇补全类题型,重点考察学生对上下文逻辑关系的把握能力,解题时需要重点关注代词指代、因果、转折等逻辑提示,不要孤立解读单个句子,整体理解文章主旨就能快速排除干扰项,能够有效锻炼学生的英语语篇分析能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
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