20．Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness，happiness，goodness，and self-respect？The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as"honor"help you create this life of good feelings．
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness．
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item．If we keep silent，and profit from the clerk's mistake，
we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement．Later we might tell our family or friends about ourgood fortune．On the other hand，if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item，the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty．We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul．
Then，what is it to do with our sense of happiness？
In the first case，where we don't tell the clerk，a couple of things would happen．Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief．In the process，we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect．We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted，since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends．We damage our own reputations by telling others．In contrast，bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen．Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable．Upon leaving the store，we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased．Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility．
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions．Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions．Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence．And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy．While the positive cycle can be difficult to start，once it's started，it's easy to continue．Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind，which is important for our happiness．
46．According to the passage，the positive action in the example contributes to ourA．
A．self-respect
B．financial rewards
C．advertising ability
D．friendly relationship
47．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal toB．
A．lying
B．stealing
C．cheating
D．advertising
48．The phrase"bringing the error to the clerk's attention"in Paragraph 5 meansA．
A．telling the truth to the clerk
B．offering advice to the clerk
C．asking the clerk to be attentive
D．reminding the clerk of the prices
49．How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake？C
A．We'll be very excited．
B．We'll feel unfortunate．
C．We'll have a sense of honor．
D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk．
50．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage？D
A．How We Can Live Truthfully
B．The Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect
D．Happiness through Honorable Actions．
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，属于议论文，你想要有一种强烈的和平，幸福，善良和自尊的感觉吗？幸福的行为被广泛地归因为"荣誉"，它帮助你创造出美好生活．本文以此展开，主要是叙述通过高尚的行为可以获得快乐．
解答 46．A．推理判断题．文章第五段分析了两种不同做法给人的内心带来的不同感受，其中的倒数第二句讲到，积极的行为做出后，我们会感到自豪，而且自尊会增强．故选A．
47．B．细节理解题．从文章第五段中的"Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief"可以判断，在我们的内心深处我们会把自己当成小偷，故stealing是正确的．故选B．
48．A．词义猜测题．从文章第五段中的"Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable"可推知，如果我们把真相告诉了售货员，他们立刻会觉得我们非常可敬，故选A．
49．C．推理判断题．根据文章第五段最后四句话Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable．Upon leaving the store，we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased．Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility．可知，当我们告诉售货员真相时，我们就会有一种荣誉感．
50．D．主旨大意题．文章主要论述了通过高尚的行为可以获得快乐．故选D．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，推理判断题，词义猜测题，主旨大意题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．
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