- 阅读理解A
题干：Itisplaincommonsense-themorehappinessyoufeel,thelessunhappinessyouexperience,butit’snottrue.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallyflipsidesofthesameemotion.Theyaretwodistinctfeelingsthat,coexisting,riseandfallindependently.Therecognitionthatfeelingsofhappinessandunhappinesscancoexistmuchlikeloveandhateinacloserelationshipmayoffervaluablecluesonhowtoleadahappierlife.Itsuggests,forexample,thatchangingoravoidingthingsthatmakeyoumiserablemaywellmakeyoulessmiserablebutprobablywon'tmakeanyhappier.Thatadviceisbackedupbyanextraordinaryseriesofstudieswhichindicatethatageneticpredispositionforunhappinessmayrunincertainfamilies.Ontheotherhand,researchershavefound，happinessdoesn'tappeartobeanyone'sheritage.Thecapacityforjoyisatalentyoudeveloplargelyforyourself.Familymembersresembleeachothermoreintheirlevelsofunhappinessthanintheirlevelsofhappiness.InastudyconductedattheUniversityofMinnesota,twinsweretestedforawiderangeofpersonalitytraits.Intermsofhappiness,identicaltwinswhowereseparatedsoonafterbirthwereconsiderablylessalikethantwinsraisedtogether.Butwhenitcametounhappiness，thetwinsraisedapart-somewithoutcontactforaslongas64years-wereassimilarasthosewhohadgrownuptogether.Whyisunhappinesslessinfluencedbyenvironment?Whenwearehappy,wearemoreresponsivetopeopleandkeepupconnectionsbetterthanwearefeelingsad.Thisdoesn'tmean,however,thatsomepeopleareborntobesadandthat’sthat.Genesmaypredisposeonetounhappiness，butdispositioncanbeinfluencedbypersonalchoice.Youcanincreaseyourhappinessthroughyourownactions.Psychologistshavebeguntofindoutwho'shappy，whoisnotandwhy.Todate，theresearchhasn’tfoundasimplerecipeforahappylife，butithasdiscoveredsomeoftheactionsandattitudesthatseemtobringpeopleclosertothemostdesiredfeelings.Happinessisnotthegoalofhumanity.However,tobegintothinkabouthowwethinkabouthappinessmayhelpustounderstandnotonlywhatwehavebutpossiblywhatwedon’thave.Byexploringhappiness，wemayclearlyknowwhatwereallywantandaskourselveswhetherwhatwewantisworthgetting.Tobeginwith，weshouldtrytounderstandalittleofwhathappinessconsistsofinourselvesandinourrelationshipwithsociety.
题目：The word “disposition” in Para.4 possibly means “_____”. - A 、character
- B 、arrangement
- C 、donation
- D 、discharge
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
语义题。 文章第四段第四句提到 Genes may predispose one to unhappiness, but disposition canbe influenced by personal choice. 根据上下文，这句话说的是基因可能使一个人容易忧愁, 但是，性情可能受个人选择的影响，你能够通过自己的行动增加自己的快乐。所以本题答案为A选项。
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