The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, and pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably(不可避免的) brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment (義務), self - improvement.
Ask a bachelor(單身漢) 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 joys 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 （解放）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.
小題1:According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because _______ .
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
小題2:From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .
A．hatredB．misunderstanding　C．prejudiceD．ignorance
小題3:What is the author trying to tell us?
A．Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.
B．One must know how to attain happiness.
C．It is important to make commitments.
D．It is pain that leads to happiness.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A

試題解析：本文是一篇議論文，闡述了幸福的獲得這一嚴肅話題，試圖澄清人們在幸福問題上的一些誤解。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。本題要求學生判斷單身漢拒絕結婚的主要原因。依據(jù)文章第3段第1行“Ask a bachelor 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”（……害怕作出對義務的承諾，即不愿承擔義務）。A項與之等同，故正確。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文章最后一句“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.” 它把我們從嫉妒中解放出來：我們現(xiàn)在知道那些總是有那么多樂趣的人也許根本就不幸福，可知很多人嫉妒是因為無知，故選項D正確。
小題3:細節(jié)判斷題。作者的意圖出現(xiàn)在第1段最后一句：“But in fact，the opposite is true：more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain”（……事實上，導致你幸福的事情多半伴隨著痛苦），故選項A符合題意
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It is evident that successful people take initiative (主動性). When they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waiting. They believe that responsibility is taken, not given. They weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure, thus strengthening their reputation.
Successful people are enthusiastic about the things they do, especially when they believe in what they are doing. They are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work. They work hard even when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their work.
They do not fear failure. Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable. It is failure that teaches us much more than success. Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure. They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those who appreciate their achievement.
Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it’s really the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect. By giving respect to others, they command respect for themselves.
Another important quality of successful persons is that they never complain. It’s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.
To put it shortly, take initiative and be enthusiastic about them. Do not be afraid to fail, but get up and start again. When you do so, success will be just around the corner.
Title: What Makes People Successful?
Brief introduction
Successful people all have adopted certain values which are（1）__________ for their success.
（2）_________
of successful people
Taking initiative
◆They take immediate action without hesitation.
◆They take responsibility for what has to be done and do it（3）__________.
Being self-motivated
◆They’re enthusiastic about the things they do with a（4）_______ in what they are doing.
◆They devote themselves to their work.
（5）__________ from failure
◆They get up and start again after a failure.
◆They keep company of those (6)__________ their achievement.
Giving respect to others
◆They are polite to everyone and treat others respectfully.
◆They earn respect in （7）_________ by giving respect to others.
Making no（8）________
◆They praise others and win favor with them.
◆They always try to find any possible    （9）__________ to the difficult situation.
Summary
When you can combine the above into your action plan, you’ll have    （10）___________ to success soon.

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