题文
(2013·高考天津卷，D)When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get.For kids，happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的)．
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy－love，marriage，birth－also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults，happiness is complicated (复杂的)．
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends，the freedom to live where we please，and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love.When the kids and my husband came home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don’t think that my grandmother，who raised 14 children，had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us－it’s about how we see what happens to us.It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older，they________.A．feel it harder to experience happinessB．associate their happiness less with othersC．will take fewer risks in pursuing happinessD．tend to believe responsibility means happiness小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?A．She cares little about her own health.B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling.C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life.D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework.小题3:What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’ case.C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings.D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.小题4:People who equal happiness with wealth and success________.A．consider pressure something blocking their wayB．stress their right to happiness too muchC．are at a loss to make correct choicesD．are more likely to be happy小题5:What can be concluded from the passage?A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.B．Each man is the master of his own fate.C．Success leads to happiness.D．Happy is he who is content. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析
本文是议论文。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们什么是真正的幸福，我们应该如何获得自己想要的幸福。小题1:解析：选A。细节理解题。由文章第一段中的．..which seems to get rarer the older we get.可知，人们越老越觉得很难获得幸福。
小题2:解析：选C。推理判断题。在第五段作者讲述了自己的幸福观；在第六段作者讲述了自己因能够不受打扰地写作而感到幸福，安静过后一家人在一起喧闹也感到幸福。由此可知作者对日常生活是容易满足的。
小题3:解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第七段中的She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.可知，祖母有一群亲密的朋友和家人，或许她正是因此而满足。由此可以推断出，祖母的幸福来自对生活的适度期盼。
小题4:解析：选B。细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段最后一句可知，我们追逐幸福并以财富和成功来衡量它，却没注意到那些拥有财富和成功的人们并不一定更幸福。由此可知，以财富和成功来衡量幸福的人其实是对幸福施加了太多的压力。
小题5:解析：选D。主旨大意题。从作者对于幸福的论述我们可以看出，幸福就是对于自己已经拥有的感到满足，而过分追求财富和成功只能给自己更大的压力，由此我们得出答案为D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ (2013·高考天津卷，D)When .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
