21. According to the text, it is true that [A] unhappiness is more inherited than affected by environment. [B] happiness and unhappiness are mutually conditional. [C] unhappiness is subject to external more than internal factors. [D] happiness is an uncontrollable subjective feeling.該題應(yīng)該放在最后一個(gè)才符合真題的邏輯，因?yàn)轭}目是基于理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上。主題我們?cè)?一)中已經(jīng)讀出，單單通過(guò)主題我們可以排除B，因?yàn)槎卟](méi)有關(guān)系。AC都是關(guān)于原因方面的，非A 即C，我們通過(guò)在三段找到答案，unhappiness是因?yàn)榧彝ミz傳，因此A是正確的。D的迷惑性最大，只是錯(cuò)在uncontrollable,靠自己的主觀努力是可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的，后邊是對(duì)的。該題結(jié)合主題和細(xì)節(jié)去分析。

22. The author argues that one can achieve happiness by [A] maintaining it at an average level. [B] escaping miserable occurrences in life. [C] pursuing it with one’s painstaking effort. [D] realizing its coexistence with unhappiness.該題很明顯是細(xì)節(jié)定位題，但要注意題干是對(duì)于原文的同義替換，我們?cè)跒g覽文章時(shí)候在三段首句說(shuō)的是how to lead a happier life.這句是統(tǒng)領(lǐng)句，接下來(lái)應(yīng)該是對(duì)于如何過(guò)上更加幸福生活的具體方法的闡釋?zhuān)匀淮鸢敢矐?yīng)該是這里。因?yàn)槲恼轮黝}是幸福與不幸福是沒(méi)有關(guān)系的，在三段中，說(shuō)到unhappiness是由于遺傳;最后部分才出現(xiàn)實(shí)現(xiàn)happiness的方法，即you develop largely for yourself.答案[C] pursuing it with one’s painstaking effort也是對(duì)于該句的同義替換。

23. The phrase “To date” (Para. 4) can be best replaced by [A] As a result. [B] In addition. [C] At present. [D] Until now.涉及到猜詞義的題目，我們一般都會(huì)結(jié)合前后語(yǔ)義，但是該題目，除了意義外，我們還需要關(guān)注句子的時(shí)態(tài)才能做對(duì)題。第四段中間的內(nèi)容都是順承下來(lái)，這四句話settle on...also find...not find...but discover...都是關(guān)于心理學(xué)家的研究成果，to date相當(dāng)于一個(gè)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，我們首先排除AB，A表結(jié)果，B表遞進(jìn)都不對(duì)。意義上只有CD正確，但At present用于一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，Until now用于現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。

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It’s plain common sense—the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience. It’s plain common sense, but it’s not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really two sides of the same emotion. They are two distinct feelings that, coexisting, rise and fall independently.

People might think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness, the lower their level of happiness and vice versa. But when researchers measure people’s average levels of happiness and unhappiness, they often find little relationship between the two.

The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co-exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable, but probably won’t make you any happier. That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies which indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, researchers have found happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s heritage. The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.

Psychologists have settled on a working definition of the feeling—happiness is a sense of subjective well-being. They have also begun to find out who’s happy, who isn’t and why. To date, the research hasn’t found a simple formula for a happy life, but it has discovered some of the actions and attitudes that seem to bring people closer to that most desired of feelings.

Why is unhappiness less influenced by environment? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up connections better than when we are feeling sad. This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that. Genes may predispose one to unhappiness, but disposition can be influenced by personal choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions.

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