考研英语阅读理解精选试题及答案解析Word格式.docx

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Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

　　It’splaincommonsense?

Dthemorehappinessyoufeel,thelessunhappinessyouexperience.It’splaincommonsense,butit’snottrue.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallytwosidesofthesameemotion.Theyaretwodistinctfeelingsthat,coexisting,riseandfallindependently.

　　Peoplemightthinkthatthehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thelowertheirlevelofhappinessandviceversa.Butwhenresearchersmeasurepeople’saveragelevelsofhappinessandunhappiness,theyoftenfindlittlerelationshipbetweenthetwo.

　　Therecognitionthatfeelingsofhappinessandunhappinesscanco-existmuchlikeloveandhateinacloserelationshipmayoffervaluablecluesonhowtoleadahappierlife.Itsuggests,forexample,thatchangingoravoidingthingsthatmakeyoumiserablemaywellmakeyoulessmiserable,butprobablywon’tmakeyouanyhappier.Thatadviceisbackedupbyanextraordinaryseriesofstudieswhichindicatethatageneticpredispositionforunhappinessmayrunincertainfamilies.Ontheotherhand,researchershavefoundhappinessdoesn’tappeartobeanyone’sheritage.Thecapacityforjoyisatalentyoudeveloplargelyforyourself.

　　Psychologistshavesettledonaworkingdefinitionofthefeeling?

Dhappinessisasenseofsubjectivewell-being.Theyhavealsobeguntofindoutwho’shappy,whoisn’tandwhy.Todate,theresearchhasn’tfoundasimpleformulaforahappylife,butithasdiscoveredsomeoftheactionsandattitudesthatseemtobringpeopleclosertothatmostdesiredoffeelings.

　　Whyisunhappinesslessinfluencedbyenvironment?

Whenwearehappy,wearemoreresponsivetopeopleandkeepupconnectionsbetterthanwhenwearefeelingsad.Thisdoesn’tmean,however,thatsomepeopleareborntobesadandthat’sthat.Genesmaypredisposeonetounhappiness,butdispositioncanbeinfluencedbypersonalchoice.Youcanincreaseyourhappinessthroughyourownactions.

1.Accordingtothetext,itistruethat

［A］unhappinessismoreinheritedthanaffectedbyenvironment.

［B］happinessandunhappinessaremutuallyconditional.

［C］unhappinessissubjecttoexternalmorethaninternalfactors.

［D］happinessisanuncontrollablesubjectivefeeling.

2.Theauthorarguesthatonecanachievehappinessby

［A］maintainingitatanaveragelevel.

［B］escapingmiserableoccurrencesinlife.

［C］pursuingitwithone’spainstakingeffort.

［D］realizingitscoexistencewithunhappiness.

3.Thephrase“Todate”（Par.4）canbebestreplacedby

［A］Asaresult.［B］Inaddition.［C］Atpresent.［D］Untilnow.

4.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorbelievesabouthappinessandunhappiness?

［A］Onefeelsunhappyowingtohismiserableorigin.

［B］Theyareindependentbutexistingconcurrently

［C］Onefeelshappybyparticipatinginmoreactivities.

［D］Theyareactionsandattitudestakenbyhumanbeings.

5.Thesentence“That’sthat”（Par.5）probablymeans:

Somepeopleareborntobesad

［A］andthesituationcannotbealtered.

［B］andhappinessremainsinaccessible.

［C］buttheydon’tthinkmuchaboutit.

［D］buttheyremainunconsciousofit.

Text2

　　Thelegallimitfordrivingafterdrinkingalcoholis80milligramsofalcoholin100millilitresofblood,whentested.Butthereisnosurewayoftellinghowmuchyoucandrinkbeforeyoureachthislimit.Itvarieswitheachpersondependingonyourweight,yoursex,ifyou’vejusteatenandwhatsortofdrinksyou’vehad.Somepeoplemightreachtheirlimitafteronlyaboutthreestandarddrinks.

　　Infact,yourdrivingabilitycanbeaffectedbyjustoneortwodrinks.Evenifyou’rebelowthelegallimit,youcouldstillbetakentocourtifapoliceofficerthinksyourdrivinghasbeenaffectedbyalcohol.

　　Ittakesaboutanhourforthebodytogetridofthealcoholinonestandarddrink.So,ifyouhaveaheavydrinkingintheeveningyoumightfindthatyourdrivingabilityisstillaffectedthenextmorning,oryoucouldevenfindthatyou’restilloverthelegallimit.Inaddition,ifyou’vehadafewdrinksatlunchtime,anotheroneortwodrinksintheearlyeveningmaywellputyouoverthelegallimit.

　　Inatestwithprofessionaldrivers,themorealcoholicdrinkstheyhadhad,themorecertaintheywerethattheycoulddriveatestcoursethroughasetofmovableposts...andthelessabletheyweretodoit!

Sotheonlywaytobesureyou’resafeisnottodrinkatall.

　　Alcoholisamajorcauseofroadtrafficaccidents.Oneinthreeofthedriverskilledinroadaccidentshavelevelsofalcoholwhichareoverthelegallimit,androadaccidentsafterdrinkingarethebiggestcauseofdeathamongyoungmen.Morethan