5.A lot of people in the world today are used to working,going on holiday,and having money-but many of them aren't happy.Yet other people seem to be really happy,
(34)even though they are poor,or have no job,or are surrounded by problems.Why?
Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,from the University of Chicago,has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it."I(35)have been studying/have studied(study) happiness for over 30years,"says Csikszentmihalyi."My interest in the subject came from my own experience as a child during World War II,when I saw many adults destroyed by the terrible events.But there were always a few who kept their courage,helped others,and were able to give a sense of purpose and meaning to their lives.I wanted to find out how a person(36)could build a fulfilling and enjoyable life."
In general,his research showed that people were unhappy doing nothing.The professor stresses that happy people don't waste time,either at work or when they're free."Many people feel the time that they spend at work or at school wasted.But often their free time(37)is wasted (waste) as well.Many people are used to doing passive things-watching television,for example-without(38)using(use) any skills.As a result,life goes past in a series of boring experiences."
But it doesn't have to be this way.The professor has found that people are happy when they get into (39)what/something he calls"flow".When people get very involved in a task that they have chosen,and which is well-defined and challenging,they experience"flow",a situation(40)where they don't notice time passing.
People who are not used to happiness can learn how to be happy,says the professor,if they constantly get into"flow"states.Is happiness as easy as that?Perhaps it is.
分析 本文屬于說理型的議論文.主要討論了人們對于幸福的認(rèn)識和不同看法.作者想要找出一個人是怎樣能夠過著滿足快樂的生活的.
解答 34.even though 35.have been studying/have studied 36.could 37.is wasted 38.using 39.what/something 40.where
34.even though即使.即使他們沒有錢,沒有工作,生活中充滿問題,但是他們好像很幸福.故答案為even though.
35.根據(jù)時間狀語"for over 30 years"可知,他到現(xiàn)在為止已經(jīng)研究幸福30多年了,或許現(xiàn)在還在研究,所以用現(xiàn)在完成時或者現(xiàn)在完成進行時.故答案為have been studying/have studied.
36.could能夠.我想要找出一個人是怎樣能夠過著滿足快樂的生活的.故答案為could.
37.主語their free time和waste之間是動賓關(guān)系,所以用過去分詞表示被動.他們的自由時間通常也被浪費了.故答案為is wasted.
38.without是介詞,后面接動名詞做賓語.故答案為using.
39."he calls‘flow'"是賓語從句,引導(dǎo)詞在從句中作賓語,所以用what.這個題也可以填something,后面的句子是定語從句修飾something.故答案為what/something.
40."they don't notice time passing"是定語從句,修飾先行詞situation,situation是表示地點的抽象名詞,關(guān)系詞在從句中作狀語,所以用where.故答案為where.
點評 做本題時,首先要快速瀏覽全文,把握文章的主旨大意,縷清作者的寫作思路;然后結(jié)合上下文,逐句分析,并正確理解每一句話的意思;最后結(jié)合括號中所給單詞或短語的意義及用法,找到符合文意的詞語.