题目
Gamblers （赌徒）at Monte Carlo are pursuing money，and most of them lose it instead，but there are other ways of pursuing（追求） money，which often succeed．So it is with happiness．Epicurus，a Greek philosopher，pursued it by living only in pleasant society and eating only dry bread for the sake of his poor health，with a little cheese on feast days．His method proved successful in his case，but something more nutritious would be needed for most people，for whom the pursuit of happiness，unless supplemented （补充）in various ways，is too abstract and theoretical to be adequate as a personal rule of life．We imagine ourselves more different from the animals than we are．Animals live on impulse （冲动），and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable．A cat will enjoy life if it has food and warmth and opportunities for an occasional night on the roof．Your needs are more complex than those of a cat，but they still have their basis related to nature．In civilized societies，especially in English-speaking societies，this is too likely to be forgotten．People propose to themselves some topmost objective，and prevent all impulses that do not seem to serve it．A businessman may be so anxious to grow rich that he sacrifices health and private affections．When at last he has become rich，no pleasure remains to him except annoying other people by inspirations to imitate his noble example．Many rich ladies，although nature has not qualified them with any spontaneous （自发的）pleasure in literature or art，decide to be thought cultured，and spend boring hours learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delight，not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism （势利）．If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy，you will see that they all have certain things in common．The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming into existence．Women who take an instinctive pleasure in their children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up a family．Artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own work seems good to them．Also，many men devote their weekends to voluntary and unpaid laboi in their gardens，and when the spring comes，they experience all the joys of having created beauty．The whole subject of happiness has，in my opinion，been treated too seriously．It had been thought that man cannot be happy without a theory of life or a religion．Perhaps those who have been led to unhappiness by a bad theory may need a better theory to help them to recovery，just as you may need a tonic （补药）when you have been ill．But when things are normal a man should be healthy without a tonic．It is the simple things that really matter．If a man delights in his wife and children，has success in work，and finds pleasure in the alternation of day and night，spring and autumn，he will be happy whatever his philosophy may be．If，on the other hand，he finds his wife fiatetlil，his children's noise unbearable，and the office a nightmare； if in the daytime he longs for night，and at night sighs for the light of day，then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new lifestyle 一 a different diet，or more exercise，or what not．Man is an animal，and his happiness depends on his physiology （生理）more than he likes to think．This is a simple conclusion，but 1cannot make myself disbelieve it．Unhappy businessmen，1am convinced，would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any imaginable change of philosophy．66．What does the author think of Epicurus'way of pursuing happiness？___A．It deserves wide recognition．B．It helps gamblers pursue money．C．It is adequate as a personal rule of life．D．It is suitable for a few individuals．67．From the passage，we can learn___．A．humans can find pleasure without thinking too muchB．animals live in harmony with nature like humansC．animals tend to be content with basic requirementsD．humans should learn to avoid high expectations68．The businessman mentioned in the passage___．A．ends up with wealth but little happiness B．attaches little importance to his life goalC．makes efforts to meet basic requirements D．succeeds in inspiring people around him69．According to the passage，what do happy people have in common？___A．They are good at reading some fashionable nev books．B．They get satisfaction from their worthwhile activities．C．They possess the spirit of sacrifice without any reward．D．They expect both family happiness and career success．70．What's the author's opinion of life philosophy？___A．Philosophy plays a more important role than lifestyle．B．Philosophy shouldn't be stressed too much in our life．C．Philosophy will determine how happy people feel．D．Philosophy is generally based on one's physiology．
Gamblers （赌徒）at Monte Carlo are pursuing money，and most of them lose it instead，but there are other ways of pursuing（追求） money，which often succeed．So it is with happiness．Epicurus，a Greek philosopher，pursued it by living only in pleasant society and eating only dry bread for the sake of his poor health，with a little cheese on feast days．His method proved successful in his case，but something more nutritious would be needed for most people，for whom the pursuit of happiness，unless supplemented （补充）in various ways，is too abstract and theoretical to be adequate as a personal rule of life．
We imagine ourselves more different from the animals than we are．Animals live on impulse （冲动），and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable．A cat will enjoy life if it has food and warmth and opportunities for an occasional night on the roof．Your needs are more complex than those of a cat，but they still have their basis related to nature．In civilized societies，especially in English-speaking societies，this is too likely to be forgotten．People propose to themselves some topmost objective，and prevent all impulses that do not seem to serve it．A businessman may be so anxious to grow rich that he sacrifices health and private affections．When at last he has become rich，no pleasure remains to him except annoying other people by inspirations to imitate his noble example．Many rich ladies，although nature has not qualified them with any spontaneous （自发的）pleasure in literature or art，decide to be thought cultured，and spend boring hours learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delight，not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism （势利）．
If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy，you will see that they all have certain things in common．The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming into existence．Women who take an instinctive pleasure in their children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up a family．Artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own work seems good to them．Also，many men devote their weekends to voluntary and unpaid laboi in their gardens，and when the spring comes，they experience all the joys of having created beauty．
The whole subject of happiness has，in my opinion，been treated too seriously．It had been thought that man cannot be happy without a theory of life or a religion．Perhaps those who have been led to unhappiness by a bad theory may need a better theory to help them to recovery，just as you may need a tonic （补药）when you have been ill．But when things are normal a man should be healthy without a tonic．It is the simple things that really matter．If a man delights in his wife and children，has success in work，and finds pleasure in the alternation of day and night，spring and autumn，he will be happy whatever his philosophy may be．If，on the other hand，he finds his wife fiatetlil，his children's noise unbearable，and the office a nightmare； if in the daytime he longs for night，and at night sighs for the light of day，then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new lifestyle 一 a different diet，or more exercise，or what not．
Man is an animal，and his happiness depends on his physiology （生理）more than he likes to think．This is a simple conclusion，but 1cannot make myself disbelieve it．Unhappy businessmen，1am convinced，would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any imaginable change of philosophy．
66．What does the author think of Epicurus'way of pursuing happiness？___
A．It deserves wide recognition．
B．It helps gamblers pursue money．
C．It is adequate as a personal rule of life．
D．It is suitable for a few individuals．
67．From the passage，we can learn___．
A．humans can find pleasure without thinking too much
B．animals live in harmony with nature like humans
C．animals tend to be content with basic requirements
D．humans should learn to avoid high expectations
68．The businessman mentioned in the passage___．
A．ends up with wealth but little happiness
B．attaches little importance to his life goal
C．makes efforts to meet basic requirements
D．succeeds in inspiring people around him
69．According to the passage，what do happy people have in common？___
A．They are good at reading some fashionable ne\v books．
B．They get satisfaction from their worthwhile activities．
C．They possess the spirit of sacrifice without any reward．
D．They expect both family happiness and career success．
70．What's the author's opinion of life philosophy？___
A．Philosophy plays a more important role than lifestyle．
B．Philosophy shouldn't be stressed too much in our life．
C．Philosophy will determine how happy people feel．
D．Philosophy is generally based on one's physiology．
We imagine ourselves more different from the animals than we are．Animals live on impulse （冲动），and are happy as long as external conditions are favorable．A cat will enjoy life if it has food and warmth and opportunities for an occasional night on the roof．Your needs are more complex than those of a cat，but they still have their basis related to nature．In civilized societies，especially in English-speaking societies，this is too likely to be forgotten．People propose to themselves some topmost objective，and prevent all impulses that do not seem to serve it．A businessman may be so anxious to grow rich that he sacrifices health and private affections．When at last he has become rich，no pleasure remains to him except annoying other people by inspirations to imitate his noble example．Many rich ladies，although nature has not qualified them with any spontaneous （自发的）pleasure in literature or art，decide to be thought cultured，and spend boring hours learning the right thing to say about fashionable new books that are written to give delight，not to afford opportunities for dusty snobbism （势利）．
If you look around at the men and women whom you can call happy，you will see that they all have certain things in common．The most important of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to see coming into existence．Women who take an instinctive pleasure in their children can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up a family．Artists and authors and men of science get happiness in this way if their own work seems good to them．Also，many men devote their weekends to voluntary and unpaid laboi in their gardens，and when the spring comes，they experience all the joys of having created beauty．
The whole subject of happiness has，in my opinion，been treated too seriously．It had been thought that man cannot be happy without a theory of life or a religion．Perhaps those who have been led to unhappiness by a bad theory may need a better theory to help them to recovery，just as you may need a tonic （补药）when you have been ill．But when things are normal a man should be healthy without a tonic．It is the simple things that really matter．If a man delights in his wife and children，has success in work，and finds pleasure in the alternation of day and night，spring and autumn，he will be happy whatever his philosophy may be．If，on the other hand，he finds his wife fiatetlil，his children's noise unbearable，and the office a nightmare； if in the daytime he longs for night，and at night sighs for the light of day，then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new lifestyle 一 a different diet，or more exercise，or what not．
Man is an animal，and his happiness depends on his physiology （生理）more than he likes to think．This is a simple conclusion，but 1cannot make myself disbelieve it．Unhappy businessmen，1am convinced，would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any imaginable change of philosophy．
66．What does the author think of Epicurus'way of pursuing happiness？___
A．It deserves wide recognition．
B．It helps gamblers pursue money．
C．It is adequate as a personal rule of life．
D．It is suitable for a few individuals．
67．From the passage，we can learn___．
A．humans can find pleasure without thinking too much
B．animals live in harmony with nature like humans
C．animals tend to be content with basic requirements
D．humans should learn to avoid high expectations
68．The businessman mentioned in the passage___．
A．ends up with wealth but little happiness
B．attaches little importance to his life goal
C．makes efforts to meet basic requirements
D．succeeds in inspiring people around him
69．According to the passage，what do happy people have in common？___
A．They are good at reading some fashionable ne\v books．
B．They get satisfaction from their worthwhile activities．
C．They possess the spirit of sacrifice without any reward．
D．They expect both family happiness and career success．
70．What's the author's opinion of life philosophy？___
A．Philosophy plays a more important role than lifestyle．
B．Philosophy shouldn't be stressed too much in our life．
C．Philosophy will determine how happy people feel．
D．Philosophy is generally based on one's physiology．
题目解答
答案
【文章大意】 本篇属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了每个人对幸福的定义和追求不同，哲学在我们生活中不应该太过强调，实际行动更重要。
【答案】66.D;67.C ;68.A ;69.B ;70.B
【解析】66.D 推理判断题。根据第一段His method proved successful in his case, but something more nutritious would be needed for most people, for whom the pursuit of happiness,unless supplentment in various ways, is too abstract and theoretical to be adequate as a personal rule of life可知认为Epicurus 追求幸福的方式只适合少数人。所以D选项正确。
67.C 细节理解题 根据第二段A cat will enjoy life if it has food and warmth and opportunities for an occasional night on the roof .Your needs are more complex than those of a cat,but they still have their basis related to nature 可知动物满足基本的需求；所以C项为正确答案。
68.A 细节理解题 根据第二段 A business man may be so anxious to grow rich that he sacrifices health and private affections .when at last he has become rich,no pleasure remains to him except annoying other people by inspirations to imitate his noble example可知生意人虽然富有却不幸福。所以A选项是正确的。
69.B 细节理解题 根据第三段 The most impoortant of these things is an activity which at most gradually builds up something that you are glad to seee coming into existence .Woman who take an instinctive pleasure in their c hildren can get this kind of satisfaction out of bringing up a family 可知幸福的人都会从有价值的活动中获得满足。所以B选项是正确的。
70.B 推理判断题 根据第四段If in the daytime he longs for night, and at night sights for the light of day,then what he needs is not a new philosophy but a new lifestytle - a different diet,or more exercise ,or what not 可知作者对人生哲学的看法是哲学在我们的生活中不应该太过强调，实际行动更重要。所以B选项是正确的。
解析
步骤 1：理解 Epicurus 的方法
Epicurus 通过在愉快的社交圈中生活和为了健康只吃干面包，偶尔在节日吃一点奶酪来追求幸福。他的方法在他身上证明是成功的，但对大多数人来说，追求幸福需要更多的营养补充，否则会显得过于抽象和理论化。
步骤 2：理解动物和人类的对比
作者指出，动物满足于基本需求，而人类的需求更复杂，但仍然与自然相关。在文明社会，尤其是英语社会，人们往往忘记这一点，追求一些最高目标，抑制所有不服务于这些目标的冲动。
步骤 3：理解幸福的共同点
作者指出，幸福的人们有一些共同点，最重要的是他们从一些逐渐建立起来的活动中获得满足感。例如，母亲从抚养孩子中获得满足感，艺术家和科学家从他们的工作中获得满足感。
步骤 4：理解作者对哲学的看法
作者认为，幸福这个主题被过于严肃地对待了。人们认为没有生活理论或宗教就无法幸福，但作者认为，当事情正常时，一个人应该健康，不需要补药。简单的事情才是真正重要的。
Epicurus 通过在愉快的社交圈中生活和为了健康只吃干面包，偶尔在节日吃一点奶酪来追求幸福。他的方法在他身上证明是成功的，但对大多数人来说，追求幸福需要更多的营养补充，否则会显得过于抽象和理论化。
步骤 2：理解动物和人类的对比
作者指出，动物满足于基本需求，而人类的需求更复杂，但仍然与自然相关。在文明社会，尤其是英语社会，人们往往忘记这一点，追求一些最高目标，抑制所有不服务于这些目标的冲动。
步骤 3：理解幸福的共同点
作者指出，幸福的人们有一些共同点，最重要的是他们从一些逐渐建立起来的活动中获得满足感。例如，母亲从抚养孩子中获得满足感，艺术家和科学家从他们的工作中获得满足感。
步骤 4：理解作者对哲学的看法
作者认为，幸福这个主题被过于严肃地对待了。人们认为没有生活理论或宗教就无法幸福，但作者认为，当事情正常时，一个人应该健康，不需要补药。简单的事情才是真正重要的。