This the best time and this the worst time；this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of soul．Everyone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled they dream．Everyone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be found．
When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”，most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy，or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy．When asked“what will you do with your wealth?”，they would make a long list of things they have been longing for．However haven’t you noticed the multibillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven’t you noticed that the multibillionaire celebrities don’t even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi?
If we hinge our happiness on such big issues，we are bound to be unhappy all through our  life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.
As Socrates once put it，“He is the richest who is content with the least，for content is the wealth of nature”．But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due attention，our life is loaded with little joys，sometime too little to be noticeable．Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test．Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture．Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girl／boy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Let’s cheer for the little joys in life!
Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy!
小題1:What is the best title of the text?
A．Money means happiness．B．Happiness is all around us．
C．Dreams make our life rich．D．Satisfaction is unacceptable．
小題2:According to the text，which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness．
B．Desire for wealth makes people unhappy．
C．Great occasions are worth celebrating．
D．We should ignore little joys in our life．
小題3:What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean?
A．Rarely．B．Regularly．C．Normally．D．Frequently．
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A．greedyB．a(chǎn)mbitiousC．optimisticD．reliable
小題5:In the fourth paragraph，the author suggests that we should ___________.
A．set up great goals in lifeB．make full use of opportunities
C．enjoy even moment in life D．seek significant issues in life

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:C
幸福是什么？幸福不是金錢和富有，幸福是我們生活中的一些小事，所以我們要關(guān)注生活中的一些細小的快樂的事情。
小題1:B
【試題解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test．Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture．Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girl／boy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Let’s cheer for the little joys in life!告訴我們在生活中很多細小的事情會讓我們感覺很幸福，所以幸福不是金錢和財富，而是那些圍繞在我們周圍的事情。故B正確。
小題2:D
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Let’s cheer for the little joys in life!可知作者建議我們珍惜生活中的那些細小的微小的快樂，不應該忽視它們。所以D項說法是錯誤的。
小題3:A
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)本句If we hinge our happiness on such big issues，we are bound to be unhappy all through our  life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.如果我們最求在這些很龐大的事情中的幸福，我們在生活中就一定會不幸福。因為這樣的事情只是偶爾會發(fā)生。because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon.這句話表示的是否定的意思。故A正確。
小題4:C
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)第4段第二句But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due attention，our life is loaded with little joys，sometime too little to be noticeable．可知如果我們過于關(guān)注所擁有的東西，我們就幾乎沒有快樂可言。也就是說如果我們對于物質(zhì)的東西關(guān)注較少，我們就會獲得很多的快樂。故C正確。
小題5:C
【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination，look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test．Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture．Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girl／boy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Let’s cheer for the little joys in life!可知作者認為在我們生活中一些細小的地方有巨大的快樂。真正的幸福就是在這些小事里的。故C正確。
【長難句解析】
When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”，most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy，or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy．
【翻譯】當被詢問“究竟是什么事情讓你如此開心”的時候，大部分的現(xiàn)代人都會給出相似的回答，如一夜暴富，或者在工作中被提拔變得有錢。
【分析】本句在when后面省略了they are。這里的they就是指句子的主語most modern man，when引導的是一個時間狀語從句，當狀語從句的主語和主句主語一致且含有系動詞be的時候，可以把主語和系動詞be一起省略。
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