5.A lot of people in the world today are used to working,going on holiday,and having money-but many of them aren't happy.Yet other people seem to be really happy,
(34)even though they are poor,or have no job,or are surrounded by problems.Why?
Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,from the University of Chicago,has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it."I(35)have been studying/have studied(study) happiness for over 30years,"says Csikszentmihalyi."My interest in the subject came from my own experience as a child during World War II,when I saw many adults destroyed by the terrible events.But there were always a few who kept their courage,helped others,and were able to give a sense of purpose and meaning to their lives.I wanted to find out how a person(36)could build a fulfilling and enjoyable life."
In general,his research showed that people were unhappy doing nothing.The professor stresses that happy people don't waste time,either at work or when they're free."Many people feel the time that they spend at work or at school wasted.But often their free time(37)is wasted (waste) as well.Many people are used to doing passive things-watching television,for example-without(38)using(use) any skills.As a result,life goes past in a series of boring experiences."
But it doesn't have to be this way.The professor has found that people are happy when they get into (39)what/something he calls"flow".When people get very involved in a task that they have chosen,and which is well-defined and challenging,they experience"flow",a situation(40)where they don't notice time passing.
People who are not used to happiness can learn how to be happy,says the professor,if they constantly get into"flow"states.Is happiness as easy as that?Perhaps it is.
分析 本文属于说理型的议论文.主要讨论了人们对于幸福的认识和不同看法.作者想要找出一个人是怎样能够过着满足快乐的生活的.
解答 34.even though 35.have been studying/have studied 36.could 37.is wasted 38.using 39.what/something 40.where
34.even though即使.即使他们没有钱,没有工作,生活中充满问题,但是他们好像很幸福.故答案为even though.
35.根据时间状语"for over 30 years"可知,他到现在为止已经研究幸福30多年了,或许现在还在研究,所以用现在完成时或者现在完成进行时.故答案为have been studying/have studied.
36.could能够.我想要找出一个人是怎样能够过着满足快乐的生活的.故答案为could.
37.主语their free time和waste之间是动宾关系,所以用过去分词表示被动.他们的自由时间通常也被浪费了.故答案为is wasted.
38.without是介词,后面接动名词做宾语.故答案为using.
39."he calls‘flow'"是宾语从句,引导词在从句中作宾语,所以用what.这个题也可以填something,后面的句子是定语从句修饰something.故答案为what/something.
40."they don't notice time passing"是定语从句,修饰先行词situation,situation是表示地点的抽象名词,关系词在从句中作状语,所以用where.故答案为where.
点评 做本题时,首先要快速浏览全文,把握文章的主旨大意,缕清作者的写作思路;然后结合上下文,逐句分析,并正确理解每一句话的意思;最后结合括号中所给单词或短语的意义及用法,找到符合文意的词语.