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1、高二英语阅读专练4(4+1)AEveryoneagreesthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandgrief.Thequestion,however,is“Whatisrealhappiness?”Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.Generally,ordinarybeingsconsidersensual(感觉的)pleasuresashappiness,andtheir
2、actionsaredirectedtowardgainingthese.Accordingtothem,searchingforhappinessmeanssearchingforpleasuresofthesenses.Thequestion,“Whatishappiness?”,doesnotarise(出现)intheirhearts,becauseintheirheartstheythinkofalifefullofsensualjoysasahappylife.Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieintheobj
3、ectsofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesintheimagination.”Toprovetheirbelieftheygiveexampleslikethefollowingone.Amanhasatwo-storeyhouse.Whenhethinksofthosewhohaveahousewiththreestoreysormore,hefeelsunhappy.Whenhethinksofthosewhohavejustacottage,hefeelshappy.Suchhappinessdoesnotlie
4、inpossessions(占有物),butintheimagination.Theyadvisepeopletotakeinspirationfromthosewhohavefewpossessionsbutarequitehappy.Ifyouonlyconsiderpeoplewealthierthanyourself,youwillalwaysbeunhappy.Ifyouwanttobehappy,theysay,lookatthepoor.Butitisunreasonabletoholdthathappinessliesintheimaginat
5、ion.Anditisinappropriatetothinkthatsomeoneishappyifheonlyimagineshimselfbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.Thisattitudealsosatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossession.Thiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswefindoutwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybecomehappy.Someaskpeopletodothisorthat,andsay,“T
6、hiswayyourdesireswillbesatisfied.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwantandbecomehappy.”Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesiresandunhappinessasdenial(否定)ofsuchsatisfaction.61.Whatkindoflifecanmakecommonpeoplefeelhappy?A.Lifewithoutpainandgrief.B.Lifefullofsensualpleasures
7、.C.Lifewithdesireforpossessions.D.Lifefullofimagination.62.Theunderlinedword“cottage”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A.ahouseinone’simaginationB.amodernbuildingC.adesiredobjectD.asmallhouse63.Theauthormayagreethat________.A.bycomparingthemselveswiththepoor,peoplewillfeelhappyB.
8、peoplewon’tfeelhapp