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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

A research has discovered that your gift for happiness is determined by your genes to a large degree. 【1】 . We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions.

Strategy（策略）1: 【2】

The first step is to make a choice to be happy. In Seeking Happiness, Bertrand Russell said, “Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort must play a great part.”

Once you’ve decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achieving happiness.

Strategy 2: Develop gratitude（感激）.

In Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise”. 【3】

Strategy 3: Remember, money can’t buy happiness.

Research shows: 【4】 . Yes, “we always think that some things are wrong because they cannot bring us happiness,” writes Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness.

Strategy 4: Take part in meaningful activities.

“People are seldom happier,” says Jackson, “than when they’re doing meaningful activities”. Yet, he has found that the most common leisure（休闲）activity — watching TV — produces some of the lowest levels of happiness. 【5】 Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily, he writes in Finding Flow.

A. Choose to be happy.

B. Achieve happiness.

C. To get more out of life, we need to put more into it.

D. Yet, psychologists believe we can pursue happiness.

E. Happiness is decided by a good many aspects.

F. More money doesn’t necessarily bring extra happiness.

G. This shifts people away from bitterness, and promotes happiness.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】G

【4】F

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章就如何获得幸福感提出了几点建议。

【1】D根据文意我们可以追求幸福，通过克服消极情绪，发展积极情绪，所以答案是D。

【2】A下文The first step is to make a choice to be happy可知答案是A：Choose to be happy。

【3】G前文提到要学会感激他人，这样可以使人们远离痛苦，促进幸福感，所以答案是G。

【4】F前文提到钱不是万能的，并不能买到幸福，所以答案是F。

【5】C前文提到休闲活动像看电视之类的幸福感会比较低，一般而言，要想得到更多的幸福感，就得投入更多，所以答案是C。