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【题目】How to Live a Happy Life

Happiness is what we need most with the increase of pressure in modern life. 【1】 Fortunately, this is not the case. Everyone has the ability to hang on to happiness with his own efforts. The following methods may lead you to long-lasting happiness.

Take exercise. Other than health benefits that are too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, and makes you feel better about your body.【2】 Keeping in touch with nature can help you reduce stress, make you more creative, improve your memory and may even make you a better person.

【3】 Relationships are worth more than you think. Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke (中风) and diabetes (肥胖症). On the other hand, studies have shown that the longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement.

Challenge Yourself.【4】 Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it’s more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.

Laugh. Laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and the feet. It can even reduce the effect of pain on the body. Humor is a good way to cause laughter.【5】

A. Life is always full of hope.

B. Spend time with friends and family.

C. However, sometimes it seems far away from us.

D. It would be better if you take exercise in nature.

E. Do something kind for the people you care about.

F. Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.

G. Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】F

【5】G

【解析】这是一篇说明文。随着现代生活中压力的增加，快乐是我们最需要的。本文讲述的是“如何过上快乐的生活。”

【1】上文提到“随着现代生活中压力的增加，幸福是我们最需要的。”再根据下文提到“幸运的是，情况并非如此。”，C项However, sometimes it seems far away from us.（然而，有时它似乎离我们很远。）承接上下文。

【2】上文提到“除了健康方面的益处不胜枚举，锻炼还能让你更聪明、更快乐、改善睡眠，让你对自己的身体感觉更好。”再根据下文提到“与自然保持联系可以帮助你减少压力，让你更有创造力，改善你的记忆力，甚至可能让你成为一个更好的人。”，D项It would be better if you take exercise in nature.（如果你在大自然中锻炼，那就更好了。）承上启下。

【3】此空是段落首句，是小标题，结合上下文标题，这里应该用一个短小精悍的祈使句，所以要在B/D中选。下文提到“人际关系比你想象的更有价值。没有社交联系会让你更愚蠢，也会杀了你。”，B项Spend time with friends and family.“花时间和朋友、家人在一起。”符合本段内容。

【4】根据本文标题Challenge Yourself.（挑战自己），再根据下文提示（音乐课程增加智慧。挑战你的信念会增强你的心智。），F项Learning another language can keep your mind sharp.（学习另一种语言能让你思维敏捷。）也是挑战自己的一种方式。

【5】根据上文都是说笑的好处，再根据Humor is a good way to cause laughter.（幽默是引起笑声的好方法。），G项Just thinking about funny moments or things can help a lot.（想想那些有趣的时刻或事情会有很大的帮助。）也是引起笑的一种方式，符合语境。