M6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you(测)-2022年高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)(原卷)

M6Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou(测)-2022年高考英语一轮复习讲练测(新高考•江苏)一、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A(2021·浙江高三月考)Ourbraindoesn’tknowhowtobehappy,orevencontent.Itsimplylacksthegeneticinstructionstocarryoutthattask.Itknowshowtodoamillionotherlessimportantthings,fromwritingalettertomaintainingourbalance;fromappreciatingthemusicofBachtosmellingarose,butifyouaskthebraintobehappy,itsimplydoesn’tknowhowtorespond.Thisisbecausethegeneticcodeisonlyconcernedwithsurvivalandreproduction,whichhappinessdoesnotnecessarilyhaveanythingtodowith,andthereforebelongsinadifferentrealm.Naturedoesn'twantustoalwaysfeelcontentandsatisfied,letalonehappy,asthiswouldlowerourguardagainstpossiblethreatstooursurvival.Happiness,astheBrazilianpoetViniciusdeMoraesputit,is“likeafeatherflyingintheair.Itflieslight,butnotforverylong.”Itissoelusivethatithasalsobeencomparedtoabutterfly,which“whenpursued,isalwaysjustbeyondyourgrasp,butwhich,ifyouwillsitdownquietly,mayalightuponyou,”accordingto19th-centuryAmericannovelistNathanielHawthorne.Inanycase,whatisclearisthathappinessis,atbest,fleeting(飞逝的)andinconstant.Inthisblog,wewilllookatthemythofhappinessfrommanyperspectivesand,intheprocess,wewilltouchontopicssuchashappypersonalities,theunhappyworkingsofthebrain,evolution,dreams,andevenfairytales.Iexplorealltheseissuesindetailinmybook,whichsharesitstitlewiththisblog.Happinessisacrucialconcept.Wespendallofourlivespursuingit,soitdeservesaverycarefulanalysis.Wearedeterminedbyourbiologicaldesigntoexperiencemixedandmessyemotions.Butthesilverliningistheknowledgethathavingdifficultemotionsdoesn’trepresentapersonalfailure.Theinevitableunhappinessthatweallsufferfromtimetotimeisnotashortcomingthatdemandsurgentrepair.Farfromit.Thisunhappinessis,infact,whatmakesushuman.1.Whydoesourbrainlackthegeneticinstructionstobehappy？A.Becausebeinghappyislessimportantthanappreciatingandcreatingart.B.Becausehappinesshaslittletodowiththecontinuationofaspecies. C.Becausewetendtobemoreawareofthethreatswhenweareunhappy.D.Becausefeelinggoodisn’toneofourconcernsinlivingalife.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph3mostprobablymean？A.DifficulttoachieveB.EasytoexposeC.UnabletoexplainD.Likelytoremain3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldmakehappinessourtopconcernnomatterwhat.B.Negativeemotionsalwaysrequireimmediateattention.C.Socialfailuresaremorelikelytobetroubledbynegativefeelings.D.Weshouldacceptdifficultemotionsasanaturalpartoflife.B(2021·高三模拟)Thesecrettohappinessiskeepingbusy,researchhasfound.Keepingthemindoccupiedwithtasks—nomatterhowmeaningless—keepsoffnegativeemotions,thestudyfound.However,thebadnewsisthathumansareseeminglyborntobelazyinordertosaveenergy,accordingtoProfessorChristoperHsee,abehavioralscientistatChicagoUniversity.Inastudy,98studentswereaskedtocompletetwosurveys.Aftertheyhadcompletedthefirst,theyweremadetowait15minutestoreceivethenextone.Theyweregivenachoiceofeitherhandinginthefirstsurveynearbyoratamoredistantlocationtheyhadtowalkto.Whicheveroptiontheychose,theyreceivedachocolatebar.Itturnedoutthatapproximatelytwo-thirds(68students)chosethelazyoption.Thosewhohadtakenthewalkreportedfeelinghappierthanthosewhohadstayedput.Prof.Hseeconcludedthatkeepingbusyhelpedkeeppeoplehappy.Hesaidthefindings,reportedinthejournalPsychologicalScience,hadpolicyimplications.“Governmentsmayincreasethehappinessofidlecitizensbyhavingthembuildbridgesthatareactuallyuseless,”heproposed.Attheindividuallevel,headvised,“Getupanddosomething.Anything.Eveniftherereallyisnopointtowhatyouaredoing,youwillfeelbetterforit.”Headded,“Incidentally,thinkingdeeplyorengaginginself-reflectioncountsaskeepingbusy,too.”“Youdonotneedtoberunningaround.Youjustneedtobeengaged,eitherphysicallyormentally.”4.Keepingbusycanmakepeoplehappybecause________.A.itcanhelppeoplegetridoflazinessB.itcanmakepeoplesleepbetter C.itcanhelpgetridofnegativeemotionsD.itcangivepeopleasenseofachievement5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefindingmaycontributetopolitics.B.TheofficialshavetakenProf.Hsee’sadvice.C.Inthestudyhalfstudentshandedinthefirstsurveynearby.D.Governmentscanincreasecitizens’happinessbybuildingbridges.6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Everybodyisborntobehappy.B.Onlybykeepingworkingallthetimecanyougainhappiness.C.Prof.Hsee’sfindingwaspublishedinPsychologicalScience.D.Keepingbusygoesagainsthumannature.7.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toexplainwhathappinessis.B.Toadvisepeoplenottositaround.C.Toadvisepeopletodowhattheyliketo.D.Toshowpeoplehowtotakelifecorrectly.C(2021·四川高三二模)Onascaleof0to10,I’dsaymyhappinessranksatabout6.I’mgladtoknowI’ma6,because,asafamousmanagementsayingputsit,“Youcan'tmanagewhatyoudon’tmeasure.”Ifyouwanttoimproveanaspectofyourlife,youneedtobeabletoassessprogresstowardyourgoal-andthatmeansmeasuringit.Thegoalofthiscolumnistohelpyoumanageandimproveyourhappiness.Anumberofpeoplehaveaskedmewhetherquantitativehappinessmeasuresarereallyaccurateandreliable-andit’sareasonablequestion.Solet’stakealookbehindthecurtain.Butnotjustforintellectualcuriosity;asyouwillsee,understandingthemeasurementofhappinesscanitselfmakeyoubetteratimprovingyourownwell-being-andavoidsomecriticalerrors.Thebestmethodscientistshavetounderstandwithconfidencehowsomethingaffectssomethingelseisarandomized,controlledtrial.ThinkofthetestscurrentlyunderwaytofindavaccineforCOvID-19.Theytakealongtimebecausethedrugcompanieswithtrialvaccinesareconductingexperimentsthatrandomlyassignpeopletoatreatmentgrouptheygetthevaccineandacontrolgroup(theygetaplacebo),andthenwaitingtoseifthedrugiseffectiveandsafebycomparingthetwogroupsafterenoughtimehaspassed.Intheresearchonhappiness,thisusuallyisn’tpossible.WanttoknowifpeoplearetrulyhappiestinDenmark, assomestudiessuggest,andtestitwitharandomizedexperiment?Youwouldneedtorandomlytaketwogroupsoutoftheirhomes,moveonegrouptoCopenhagen,andtheotherto,say,Dayton,Ohio-butmakesuretheythinkitmightbeCopenhagenandnevergetthetruth.Followupafewyearslatertoseewhoishappiest.Obviously,that’sridiculous.Sowithrandomizedcontrolledtrialslargelynotavailabletothem,happinessresearchersinsteadrelyonself-reportedhappinesssurveys,wherelargegroupsofpeopleanonymouslyreporttheirlevelsoflifesatisfaction.Then,theresearchersusefairlycomplexstatisticaltechniquestomimic(模拟)acontrolledexperimentinordertoshowhowdifferentaspectsofpeople’slivesaffect-oratleastareassociatedwith-theirhappiness.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1probablyreferto?A.AnaspectoflifeB.One’sgoalC.HappinessD.Progress.9.WhyisthetestofCovID-19vaccinementionedinParagraph3?A.Tointroducealatestmedicalbreakthrough.B.Toshowthedifficultyinfindingthevaccine.C.Toillustratetheprocessofrandomizedexperiments.D.Toprovetheimpossibilityofrandomizedresearchesonhappiness.10.Whyisithardtoconductresearchonhappinesswithrandomizedexperiments?A.Theexperimenttakesalongtime.B.Itisdifficulttoanalyzethedatacollected.C.Itisimpossibletocarryouttheprocessstrictly.D.Thesubjectsareunwillingtosharetheirfeelings.11.Whereisthistexttakenfrom?A.AmagazineB.AdiaryC.AsciencereportD.Atextbook.D(2021·黑龙江实验中学高三月考)Happinessisanabstractconcept.Whenonethinksofatypicalhappyperson,smiling,laughingandcheeringarewhatusuallycomestomind.However,ifpeoplestopsmilingorlaughing,itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyareunhappy.Happinesshasmanydifferentlevels,anditisdifficulttoplacethewordinoneconcretecategory.Manypeoplebelieveaspeoplegrowolder,theywillfeelmorehappiness.However,Ijustfindtheyarenotalwaysso.Whenaskingmytwelve-year-oldsisterwhatmadeherhappy,sheinitiallytoldmethatsleepingmadeherhappy,andthenshelookedatmeforareaction.WhenIhadnone,shechangedheranswertofood,thentofashion,andthenfinallytofamily.Eachtimesheglancedatme,lookingforaffirmation(肯定)thatshehadgivena“right”answer.Myyoungercousin,whoisevenyoungerthanmysister,gavemeananswerthatsurprisedme.Itwasn’teating candyorwatchingTVthatmadeherhappy.Itwaslove.Consideringthecleardifferencesbetweenmysisterandcousinintheiranswers,Icametoseethatagedoesn’talwayslargelycontributetohappiness.Askingmygrandmotherwhatbringsherhappiness,sheimmediatelyanswered“herfamily”withouthesitation.ThisissomethingIexpected,asmygrandmaisalwaysafamily-centeredperson.Thisalsoalignswithherculture,beingfromItalyandgrowingupduringthe50s,wherefamilyvalueswereatitshighestpointinsociety.Askingmyselfthisquestion,Ithinkcarefullyaboutmyanswers.Sure,myfamily,friendsandpetsmakemehappy,butsodoreading,writingandwatchingmovies.ThisiswhyIhavecometotheconclusionthatIhavenoanswertomyownquestion.Thereisnoonesinglethingthatmakesmethehappiest,because,likeeverybody,mymooddependsonmanyfactors.Happinessdependsonexternalfactors,aswellasone’spersonalityandage.ThisiswhyIhavecometotheconclusionthatthejourneyofhappinesscannottrulybedefined,andthatthereisn’tonethingaboveallthatmakeseveryonethehappiest.12.WhatdoweknowabouthappinessfromParagraph1?A.Itispursuedbynearlyallpeople.B.It’sdifficulttodescribeitwithwords.C.Itshighestlevelisoftenexpressedwithlaughing.D.Itmayhavenothingtodowithone’sexpressions.13.Comparinghersister’sandcousin’sanswers,theauthorrealizedthat________.A.happinesscomesfromverysmallthingsB.agewon’talwaysbringpeoplehappinessC.littlekidscansometimesgiveusinspirationD.someabstractthingscanmakepeoplehappier14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“alignswith”inParagraph4probablymean?A.IsconsistentwithB.IsbeneficialtoC.BreaksawayfromD.Getsoutof15.Whatconclusiondoestheauthordrawabouthappiness?A.Happinessishardtoachieve.B.Happinessisdeterminedbymanyfactors.C.Thehappiestpeopleareoftenopen-minded.D.One’sfamilygiveshimthemosthappiness.二、七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2021·江西高三二模)Ifwinningthelotterymaynotmakeushappy,whatwill?Herearefourkeylessonsfromhappinessresearch.Itisindeedpossibletoboostourhappiness.12 Ifyouarerich,youcanprobablystrengthenyourhappinessbyregularlycheckingyourbankaccount.Meanwhile,ifyouarelesswelloff,avoidsituationswhereyoufeelpoor—andseekoutthosewherecomparisonsareinyourfavor.Whenyouthinkaboutyournetworth,forgetyourwealthysisterandfocusonyourbrotherwhocanhardlymakeendsmeet.WeLiketoFeelSecureMidlifeisaperiodofrelativeunhappiness.Thisdissatisfactionmayarisefromthelackofcontrolfeltbythoseintheir40s.Bycontrast,employeesinseniorpositions,retireesandthosewithgoodjobsecurityoftenreportbeinghappy.“There’saprofoundlinkbetweeninsecuritiesofallkindsandhumanwell-being,”Prof.Oswaldnotes,“Supervisorsarehappierthanthosewhoaresupervised.3”WeAdapttoSetbacksWhileadaptationcanworkagainstuswhengoodthingshappen,itsavesusfrommiserywhenbadtimesstrike.___4___Butadaptationridestotherescue.Oddlyenough,itseemsweadjustmorequicklyifasetbackislargeorunavoidable.Ifwebecomedisabled,wewilllikelyadaptwithsurprisingspeed.WeEnjoyBehavingKindly5Wecangoforavisittoanursinghomeanddosomethingvoluntarily;wecandonatesomethingtohelppeopleinneed;orwearejustkindandpolitetoothers.Allthesearegoodbehaviourswhicharelikelytomakeushappier.A.WeLiketoCompareB.It,however,willtakemorethanafatwallet.C.WhatMattersIsWhatWeFocusonD.It,however,willtakemorefromourwallet.E.Ifaclosefrienddies,weimaginewewillneverlaughagain.F.Joblossisnegativetomentalhealthwhilejobsecurityispositive.G.Ifwevolunteer,givetocharityorbehavepolitely,weusuallyfeelprettygood.三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2021·湖北宜昌市一中高三一模)Startingasajourneytofindthetruemeaningofhappiness,TheSmileProjectbeganinthelatefallof2011asLizdrovehomefromschool.“Ihadallofmywindowsdownandmyradioup.Icouldn’ttellyouthenameofasinglesong,butIcan 1Iwashappy,”Lizrecalled.2,whenLizgothome,shepostedaFacebookstatusstating,“DayOne:Happinessis...thoseperfectcar3wheretheradiojustplayedalltherightsongs.”AsDayOneturnedintoDayTwo,DayThree,DayFourandnow3,3074daysoffindingjoy.TheSmileProjecthasgrownintoawidespreadcampaignwithonesimple5sharejoy.Lizstartedwritingdownwhatmadeherhappyeachday.This6ofwritingdailyjoyhasalready7manypeopleacrosstheglobetopause,reflect,and8onejoythatmayhavebrushedthroughtheirdays.She9thatitwasdifficultinitiallytokeepthe10tofindinggratitudeeverydaywith11beliefthatthereisnodaywithout12.Whenshe13Day3,000,shewrote:“It’seasytofeelthatwhatwedoissosmall,butnoneofuswilltrulybeabletograspthedeep14thatourliveswillhaveononeanother.Itdoesn’thavetobeaboutmoney,justaboutmakingthe15tomakesomeone’sday.”1.A.predictB.agreeC.rememberD.imagine2.A.HoweverB.ThankfullyC.OtherwiseD.Therefore3.A.jobsB.ridesC.testsD.shops4.A.courageousB.temporaryC.relativeD.continuous5.A.taskB.chanceC.characterD.example6.A.discussionB.practiceC.motivationD.difference7.A.beggedB.inspiredC.instructD.urged8.A.cutdownB.headforC.lookforD.windup9.A.doubtsB.deniesC.guessesD.admits10.A.commitmentB.appreciationC.solutionD.exposure11.A.complexB.temporaryC.firmD.curious12.A.joyB.companyC.admirationD.confidence13.A.choseB.countedC.reachedD.left14.A.faithB.pityC.understandingD.impact15.A.wayB.effortC.moneyD.sense四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(安徽省A10联盟2021届高三开年考)Everyfamilymemberhasaroletoplay.Parentsandotheradultsareresponsibleformakingsurethatthebasicneedsofthefamily1(meet).Theirjobsalsoincludeteachingandpracticinggoodhealthhabits.Theyhavearesponsibilitytomodelgoodcommunication2otherhealthskills.Theyalsoshould3(courage)youngpeopleinthefamilytopracticetheseskills.Notallresponsibilitiesinthefamilyfallonparentsandotheradultsandchildrenhave4(specialize)jobs,too.Inmanyfamilies,forexample,childrensharethehouseholdchores.Helpingaroundthehouseisonewaytodemonstratethatyouareresponsible.Anotherwaytocontributetothehealthand5(happy)ofyourfamilyisbyshowing6(appreciate).Toappreciate7(mean)tovaluesomeoneorsomething.Saying“thankyou”tothepersonwhocooksdinner,forexample,isagoodwaytodothat.Youcouldalsohelpwiththedishes,carrygroceries,or8(voluntary)doothertasks.Asateen,yourrolemayalsoincludehelpingotherfamilymembers.Youmaybeaskedtospendtimewithagrandparent9hastroublegettingaround,or10abrotherorsisterwithhomework.Howeveryouchoosetohelp,it’simportanttorealizethatyoursupporthelpsmakeyourfamilyhealthy.五、写作写作(一)(改编自2020-2021学年人教新版高一英语必修第三册同步单元AB卷)试以“CanMoneyBuyHappiness?”为题写一篇议论文。包括以下内容：1.有人认为金钱是幸福之本；2.也有人认为金钱是万恶之源；3.你的看法。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。CanMoneyBuyHappiness?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 写作(二)(2021·广东高三模拟)Alongtimeago,therewasahappyprinceandprincessinacountry.Theytookcareofandlovedeachotherverymuch,andtheircountrywashappy,too.Thereforetheydidn’tenvyanythingelse.Therewasonethingtheyworriedabout.Theywantedtomakesuretheycouldlivehappilyforeverlikethis.Oneday,oneoftheofficialsfoundoutthecouple’sworryandtoldthem,“Prince,Iheardthatthereisamagiccharm(吉祥饰物),anditcanprotectyoufromanyunfortunateevent.Ifyoualwayscarrythemagiccharmwithyou,yourfearandworrywilldisappear.”“Isittrue?WherecanIfindthatcharm?”Theprinceaskedhimjoyfully.“Thereisanoldmanintheforest,andheknowsabouteverything.Youcanaskhim.”Thecouplevisitedtheoldman,andaskedforhelpwiththeirworriesandfears.Theoldmannoddedhisheadasifhekneweverythingandsaid,“Travelallaroundtheworld.Then,whenyoumeetaveryhappycouple,askthemtocutapieceoftheirunderwear.Ifyoukeepthepieceoftheunderwear,yourfearandworrywillgoaway.”Thecoupleappreciatedtheoldman'skindnessandsetoutonthejourney.Thecouplewanderedaroundeverywhereandheardaboutahappyknightandhiswifeinatown.Theywenttovisittheknight.“Areyoureallyhappyliketherumor?”Thentheknightanswered.“Ofcourse,weare,Prince.Butouronlyworryandproblemisthatwedidn'thaveanychildren.”Theyhadtofindanabsolutelyhappycouple,sotheycontinuedtheirjourney.Theyvisitedahappycouplewhowerefamousfortheirhappinessinthenexttown.Andtheyaskedthecoupleiftheywerereallyhappy.Thecoupleanswered.“Yes,weareveryhappy.Butwehavetoomanychildren.Amotherwithalargefamilyofchildrenneverhasapeacefulday.Weworrytoomuchaboutourchildren.”Theycouldnotgetamagiccharmthistimetoo,andkeptgoingontheirtrip.Itwasveryhardtofindthehappiestcoupleintheworld.Oneday,theprincecouplemetashepherd(牧羊人)andhiswifeinabigfield.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Feelingdisappointedandtiredout,theprincecoupledecidedtogoback._____________________________ 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