1．I live in the land of Disney，Hollywood and year-round sun．You may think people in such a splendid，fun-filled place are happier than others．If so，you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deeper，more lasting emotion．Going to an amusement park or ball game，watching a movie or television，are fun activities that help us relax，temporarily（暂时） forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness，because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play，it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．These rich，beautiful individuals have constant access to great parties，fancy cars，expensive homes，everything that spells"happiness"．But in memoir （回忆录） after memoir，they tell the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun：depression，alcoholism，drug addiction，broken marriages，troubled children and profound loneliness．
Ask a single man why he resists（抗拒） marriage，if he's honest，and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment，for commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun，adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments，but they are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly，couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can．Couples with little children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的） realizations．It liberates time：now we can devote more hours to activities that can really increase our happiness．It liberates money：buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it liberates us from envy：we now understand that all those rich people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
32．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．fun creates long-lasting satisfaction
B．happiness is lasting while fun is short-lived
C．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
D．fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness
33．To the author，the role Hollywood stars will play is toD．
A．write memoir after memoir about their happiness
B．bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties
C．teach people how to enjoy their lives
D．tell the public that happiness is not related to fun
34．In the author's opinion，marriageA．
A．indicates duty and devotion
B．leads to raising children
C．affords greater fun
D．usually ends up in pain
35．Which of the following is the best example of"painful happiness"？C
A．Winning lottery by accident．
B．A single man resisting marriage．
C．Raising children．
D．Buying some fancy clothes．
分析 这是一篇论说文，论述了乐趣与幸福之间的关系．乐趣是行为过程中经历的东西，幸福是行为过后经历的东西，也更深沉、更持久．
解答 32-35 BDAC
32 B 主旨大意题．根据"It is a deeper，more lasting emotion．"和"because their positive effects end when the fun ends．"可知幸福可以长久而乐趣是短暂的，B为正确答案．
33 D 事实细节题．根据"if Hollywood stars have a role to play，it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．"可知幸福和乐趣是没有关系的，D为正确答案．
34 A 事实细节题．根据"commitment is in fact quite painful．"可知婚姻是职责和奉献，A为正确答案．
35 C 事实细节题．根据"Similarly，couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．"可知抚养孩子是痛并快乐着，C为正确答案．
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