题目
The secret to happiness is being ______ with what you have.A. ultimatelyB. culturalC. contentD. meaningless
The secret to happiness is being ______ with what you have.
A. ultimately
B. cultural
C. content
D. meaningless
题目解答
答案
C. content
解析
本题考查词汇辨析,解题思路是理解句子的含义,然后分析每个选项的意思,看哪个选项能使句子逻辑通顺。
- 句子 “The secret to happiness is being ____ with what you have.” 的意思是“幸福的秘诀是对你所拥有的东西感到____”。
- 选项A:ultimately:意为“最终;最后”,是一个副词。若将其代入句子,“being ultimately with what you have” 语义不通,不能表达出与幸福相关的合理逻辑,所以A选项不符合。
- 选项B:cultural:意为“文化的”,是一个形容词。“being cultural with what you have” 这种表达不符合英语的习惯用法,也无法使句子表达出合理的意思,所以B选项不正确。
- 选项C:content:“be content with” 是一个固定短语,意为“对……感到满足”。将其代入句子,“The secret to happiness is being content with what you have.” 意思是“幸福的秘诀是对你所拥有的东西感到满足”,逻辑合理,所以C选项正确。
- 选项D:meaningless:意为“无意义的”,是一个形容词。“being meaningless with what you have” 语义不恰当,不能体现出幸福的秘诀,所以D选项不合适。