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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,andtheirac
2、tionsaredirectedtowardgainingthese.Accordingtothem,searchingforhappinessmeanssearchingforpleasuresofthesenses.Thequestion,“Whatishappiness?”,doesnotarise（出现）intheirhearts,becauseintheirheartstheythinkofalifefullofsensualjoysasahappylife.Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieintheobjects
3、ofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesintheimagination.”Toprovetheirbelieftheygiveexampleslikethefollowingone.Amanhasatwo-storeyhouse.Whenhethinksofthosewhohaveahousewiththreestoreysormore,hefeelsunhappy.Whenhethinksofthosewhohavejustacottage,hefeelshappy.Suchhappinessdoesnotlieinposs
4、essions（占有物）,butintheimagination.Theyadvisepeopletotakeinspirationfromthosewhohavefewpossessionsbutarequitehappy.Ifyouonlyconsiderpeoplewealthierthanyourself,youwillalwaysbeunhappy.Ifyouwanttobehappy,theysay,lookatthepoor.Butitisunreasonabletoholdthathappinessliesintheimagination.Andi
5、tisinappropriatetothinkthatsomeoneishappyifheonlyimagineshimselfbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.Thisattitudealsosatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossession.Thiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswefindoutwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybecomehappy.Someaskpeopletodothisorthat,andsay,“Thiswayyour
6、desireswillbesatisfied.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwantandbecomehappy.”Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesiresandunhappinessasdenial(否定)ofsuchsatisfaction.61.Whatkindoflifecanmakecommonpeoplefeelhappy?A.Lifewithoutpainandgrief.B.Lifefullofsensualpleasures.C.Lifewithd
7、esireforpossessions.D.Lifefullofimagination.62.Theunderlinedword“cottage”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A.ahouseinone’simaginationB.amodernbuildingC.adesiredobjectD.asmallhouse63.Theauthormayagreethat________.A.bycomparingthemselveswiththepoor,peoplewillfeelhappyB.peoplewon’tfee
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