江苏省徐州市贾汪区建平中学学年高二英语测.docx
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江苏省徐州市贾汪区建平中学学年高二英语测
阅读理解专练一2016.12
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Everyoneagreesthatallthecreatureswanthappinessandareafraidofpainandgrief.Thequestion,however,is“Whatisrealhappiness?
”Thedesireforhappinesshasnomeaningwithoutunderstandingtherealnatureofhappiness.
Generally,ordinarybeingsconsidersensual(感觉的)pleasuresashappiness,andtheiractionsaredirectedtowardgainingthese.Accordingtothem,searchingforhappinessmeanssearchingforpleasuresofthesenses.Thequestion,“Whatishappiness?
”,doesnotarise(出现)intheirhearts,becauseintheirheartstheythinkofalifefullofsensualjoysasahappylife.
Somethinkerssay,“Happinessdoesnotlieintheobjectsofenjoyment;happinessorunhappinessliesintheimagination.”Toprovetheirbelieftheygiveexampleslikethefollowingone.Amanhasatwo-storeyhouse.Whenhethinksofthosewhohaveahousewiththreestoreysormore,hefeelsunhappy.Whenhethinksofthosewhohavejustacottage,hefeelshappy.Suchhappinessdoesnotlieinpossessions(占有物),butintheimagination.Theyadvisepeopletotakeinspirationfromthosewhohavefewpossessionsbutarequitehappy.Ifyouonlyconsiderpeoplewealthierthanyourself,youwillalwaysbeunhappy.
Ifyouwanttobehappy,theysay,lookatthepoor.Butitisunreasonabletoholdthathappinessliesintheimagination.Anditisinappropriatetothinkthatsomeoneishappyifheonlyimagineshimselfbetterthanthepoorandtheunhappy.Thisattitudealsosatisfiesthesenseofprideofpossession.Thiscanneverbecalledhappiness.Unlesswefindoutwherehappinesslies,wecannotreallybecomehappy.
Someaskpeopletodothisorthat,andsay,“Thiswayyourdesireswillbesatisfied.Thatwayyouwillgetwhatyouwantandbecomehappy.”Peopleholdingtheseviewsregardhappinessassatisfactionofdesiresandunhappinessasdenial(否定)ofsuchsatisfaction.
71.Whatkindoflifecanmakecommonpeoplefeelhappy?
A.Lifewithoutpainandgrief.B.Lifefullofsensualpleasures.
C.Lifewithdesireforpossessions.D.Lifefullofimagination.
72.Theunderlinedword“cottage”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.
A.ahouseinone’simaginationB.amodernbuildingC.adesiredobjectD.asmallhouse
73.Theauthormayagreethat________.
A.bycomparingthemselveswiththepoor,peoplewillfeelhappyB.peoplewon’tfeelhappywithoutadesireforhappiness
C.possessingwealthmayleadtoasenseofpride
D.peoplehavetoexperiencepainandgriefbeforefindinghappiness
B
Eight-year-oldBethanyandseven-year-oldElizaarehavingagreattimejumpingaroundintheorchard(果园)oftheirhomeinavillagenearPenrith.Theycanplayanytimetheylikebecausetheydon'tgotoschool.Instead,theyareeducatedathomebytheirparents,PaulandVeronikaRobinson.Buttheydon'thavelessons,haveneverusedatimetableandlearnonlywhatandwhentheywanttolearn.
"Iwantmykidstohavefreedomintheirchildhood,notspenditinaninstitution,"says37-year-oldVeronika,"Schoolisallaboutcontrolandfollowingtherules."Veronikaandher56-year-oldhusbandPaulhaveneverexperiencedthedailyrushtogetdressedandoutofthedoorthatiscommoninmosthouseholdswithschool-agedchildren."Wegetupatourleisure-usuallyaround8:
30,"saysVeronika."Wemightvisitafriend,orgotothelibrary,andonTuesdaysweshopatthemarket.Insummer,wespendmostofourtimeoutsideandthegirlsentertainthemselvesalot."
NewresearchduetobepublishedthisspringrevealsaverydifferentpictureofBritain'shomeeducators."Outof297families,184saidthattheyneveruseatimetable,"saysMikeFortune-WoodofHomeEducationUK."Ninetypercentneverorrarelyusetextbooks,andnearlyallsaidthathappiness,contentmentandself-fulfillmentweremoreimportantthanacademicachievement.Only15%feltthatplanningwhattolearnwasimportant."
Sofar,sogood.Butwhat,youmightask,arethechildrenactuallylearning?
"Itwasn'timportanttomethatthegirlscouldreadbyacertainage,buttheybothpickeditupforthemselvesataroundseven,"saysRobinson."Weighingcookingingredientsusesmaths,andmakingashoppinglistteachesthemtowrite.Observingfivehenshastaughtthegirlsaboutsurvivalofthefittest."
Butwhataboutwhenthechildrengrowup?
Cantheygotouniversity?
Thehomeeducators'answeristheycaniftheywantto.Thereareavarietyofroutesintohighereducation,butprobablythemostcommonistojoinalocalcollege.ThisiswhatGusHarris-Reidhasdone."Iwaseducatedathomeallmylife.I'dneverhadalessonorbeeninsideaclassroomuntilIstartedGCSEs,"saysthe18-year-old."I'mnowstudyingfor4A-levelsatExeterCollege.I'vehadnoproblemwiththeworkorwithfittingin."Whenaskedtoreflectonhisexperienceofhomeedu
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