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阅读理解 I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People ,n such anattractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature
of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or
nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an
act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help
us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness, because
their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has
nothing to do with fun．They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes,
everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir(回忆录) after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness
hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness．
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he
is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact quite
painful．The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments, but they
are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful
happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies
are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to
describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating
realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can
truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do
nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we now understand
that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much
fun actually may not be happy at all．1．What is the passage mainly about?A．Fun and happiness．
B．Success and satisfaction．
C．Marriage and commitment．
D．Entertainment and responsibility．2．The author probably agrees that ____．A．fun creates long - lasting satisfaction
B．long - standing fun may lead to happiness
C．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
D．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness3．What does the author think of marriage?A．It ends in pain．
B．It means commitment．
C．It affords greater fun．
D．It leads to raising children．4．If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____．A．will start a business
B．won' t place too much value on money
C．will seek for freedom
D．won't devote himself to his family 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解 I live in .....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
