15.Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying.If he is honest 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,excitement.Marriage has such moments,but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant 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.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joy of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations.It liberates time:now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely 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 who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
9.According to the author,a bachelor resists marriage chiefly becauseA.
A.he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B.he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C.he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D.he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
10.Raising children,in the author's opinion isC.
A.a moral duty B.a thankless job C.a rewarding task D.a source of inevitable pain
11.From the last paragraph,we learn that envy sometimes stems from (起源于)B.
A.hatred B.misunderstanding C.prejudice D.ignorance
12.To understand what true happiness is one mustD.
A.have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime
B.make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C.put up with pain under all circumstances
D.be able to distinguish happiness from fun.
分析 总是有许多乐趣的别人其实并没有总是那么开心,一个人能够从事情中发现乐趣,从乐趣中找到幸福,才是真的幸福.
解答 9.A.细节理解题.由第一段If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment,可知他害怕作出承诺,不愿意担起责任,故选A.
10.C.理解推断题.由第二段I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.But couples who decide not to have children never know the joy of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild,可知作者认别人为抚养孩子累却有乐趣,因此是有回报的任务,故选C.
11.B.理解推断题.由最后一段And it liberates us from envy:we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all,我们理解了总是有许多乐趣的别人其实并没有总是那么开心,这就使我们免于妒忌,可推知妒忌是因为不理解别人,故选B.
12.D.细节理解题.由文章举出的抚养孩子的例子和最后一段those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all,总是有许多乐趣的别人其实并没有总是那么开心,可知作者告诉我们一个人能够从事情中发现乐趣,从乐趣中找到幸福,才是真的幸福,故选D.
点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上.推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断.这种推理方式比较直接,考生只要弄清事实,即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论.