Our most commonly held code for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this code is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, and productive at work. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigid research in psychology and neuroscience(神經(jīng)學(xué)), management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.

In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, who spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS to fix this broken code. Using stories and case studies from his work with CEOs of Fortune 500 in 42 countries, Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive ability at work.

Based on seven practical, actionable principles that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms, stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe, he shows us how we can capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential.

A must-read for everyone trying to stand out in a world of increasing workloads and stress, The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to acquire the benefits of a happier and more positive mode of thinking to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.

1.Which of the following is the traditional code for success?

A. Hard word→success→happiness.

B. Success→happiness→hard word.

C. Happiness→hard word→success.

D. Hard work→ happiness→success.

2.What do we know about the new discovery in paragraph 1?

A. Conventional code for success is totally useless.

B. The more we are successful, the happier we are.

C. Positive psychology is really backward.

D. Happiness contributes greatly to success.

3.Why did the writer write the book The Happiness Advantages?

A. To reprogram one’s brain to be healthier.

B. To make people more positive and competitive.

C. To study stories and cases of CEOs.

D. To make a lecture at Harvard University.

4.The underlined phrase “capitalize on” in paragraph 3 is closes in meaning to ____

A. provide fund for

B. make full use of

C. write big letters for

D. stand out in

5.What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?

A. To help people stand out in the world.

B. To arouse people’s sense of happiness.

C. To help people decrease the work stress.

D. To strongly recommend the book.

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B.

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇時(shí)文，介紹了一本剛剛出版的書，名字叫做“幸福的優(yōu)勢(shì)”，由于它的出版打破了人們以往的對(duì)成功模式的理解，其核心觀點(diǎn)是：幸福感促使人們獲得成功，為此文章作者大力推薦這本書。

1.】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段前半部分可知，傳統(tǒng)的快樂定義是如果我們努力就會(huì)成功，成功就會(huì)快樂。答案為A。

2.】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Happiness fuels success內(nèi)容可知，快樂會(huì)促進(jìn)成功。答案為D。

3.】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容可知，作者在書中解釋了我們?nèi)绾握{(diào)整大腦使我們更積極的面對(duì)有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的工作。答案為B。

4.】猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)本段最后maximize our potential可知，作者展示給我們?nèi)绾纬浞掷眠@本書，是我們提高表現(xiàn)最大限度開發(fā)潛力。答案為B。

5.】推理判斷題。理解整個(gè)故事可知，介紹了一本剛剛出版的書，名字叫做“幸福的優(yōu)勢(shì)”，其核心觀點(diǎn)是：幸福感促使人們獲得成功，為此文章作者大力推薦這本書。選D。

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