Ⅳ.阅读理解

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(2011年东北三省四市联考)It is a hot summer day，and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass?Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure?I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings，and sometimes one causes the other，but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.

When you are happy，little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy，you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure，yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure，yet this does not make him happier，especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.

The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created，changed，transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state，we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand，if we adjust to the environment，nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.

The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them，the room has been emptied，and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet，you will see that happiness comes from the inside.

【解题导语】　文章主要论述了满足感(pleasure)和幸福感(happiness)的不同。满足感更多地依赖于人的五种感官，而幸福感则独立于五种感官外;幸福感来自于人的内心。

1.What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A.to make a suitable payment for

B.to let out your anger for

C.to provide with a balancing effect for

D.to solve the problems for

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句可知，当你不高兴时，你会感觉好像一切都在和你作对，于是你可能会通过吃巧克力和糖果等方法平衡自己这种不快乐的心理，故compensate for意为“补偿”，选C项。

2.According to the passage，in which of the following situations can you feel happy?

A.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.

B.You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.

C.Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.

D.You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.

解析：选D。细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，如果我们的内心不受担心和恐惧的影响，能够保持平静的心态，那么幸福就会从内心深处自然流露，选D项。

3.We can learn from the passage__________.

A.happiness is more dependent on the five senses

B.pleasure sometimes arouses happiness

C.you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state

D.you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第一段的倒数第二句话可推知B项正确，满足感(pleasure)有时候可能带来幸福感(happiness)。从第一段最后一句可知，A项错误;由第三段可知，C、D两项表述错误。

4.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A.Pleasure Leads to Happiness

B.Happiness Changes Us

C.Happiness Is Within Us

D.Stay a Quiet Mind

解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，C项“幸福在我们心中”最能概括解题导语，即幸福是一种心情。同时文章结尾句也点出了主题。