题文
You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit. You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
小题1:What’s the best title of this passage?A．Choose to Be HappyB．Choose Your EmotionsC．Pretend to Be HappyD．Find Happiness小题2:The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is ________.A．she can depend on her husband to find happinessB．balancing the relationship between the husband and wife is an artC．one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herself happyD．happiness can be influenced by outside forces小题3:Why did the writer mention buying shoes?A．To use it as an example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.B．To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.C．To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.D．To help to move to the next paragraph easily.小题4:The writer suggests that we should ________.A．let others control our feelingsB．respond immediately to others’ wordsC．pay more attention to words than actionsD．hold back our feelings properly 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析
文章讲了一个道理，我们要选择快乐并举例说明选择快乐的重要性，并且我们不能被自己的情绪控制。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子：Happiness is a choice.和第二段的句子： Then move on and choose to be happy.可知这篇文章是说要选择快乐。选A
小题2:细节题：从第一段的句子：That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness.可知人不能依靠他人给与快乐。选C
小题3:推理题：从第三段的句子：So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?可知提到买鞋是为了证明选择快乐的重要性。选A。
小题4:推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.可知我们要注意控制情感。选D
点评：本文讲述的是很简单但很多人都忽视的道理，读后受益匪浅，通读全文后，通过题目可以准确定位，要求考生仔细阅读文本，耐心审题，结合题目到文章中找到关键的句子做出准确的判断。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“You have the ability.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
