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.該題應該放在最后一個才符合真題的邏輯，因為題目是基于理解全文的基礎上。主題我們在(一)中已經讀出，單單通過主題我們可以排除B，因為二者并沒有關系。AC都是關于原因方面的，非A 即C，我們通過在三段找到答案，unhappiness是因為家庭遺傳，因此A是正確的。D的迷惑性最大，只是錯在uncontrollable,靠自己的主觀努力是可以實現的，后邊是對的。該題結合主題和細節去分析。

　　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.該題很明顯是細節定位題，但要注意題干是對于原文的同義替換，我們在瀏覽文章時候在三段首句說的是how to lead a happier life.這句是統領句，接下來應該是對于如何過上更加幸福生活的具體方法的闡釋，自然答案也應該是這里。因為文章主題是幸福與不幸福是沒有關系的，在三段中，說到unhappiness是由于遺傳;最后部分才出現實現happiness的方法，即you develop largely for yourself.答案[C] pursuing it with one’s painstaking effort也是對于該句的同義替換。

　　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，我們一般都會結合前后語義，但是該題目，除了意義外，我們還需要關注句子的時態才能做對題。第四段中間的內容都是順承下來，這四句話settle on...also find...not find...but discover...都是關于心理學家的研究成果，to date相當于一個時間狀語，我們首先排除AB，A表結果，B表遞進都不對。意義上只有CD正確，但At present用于一般現在時，Until now用于現在完成時。

　　每道題都有其特定的考察點，需要我們多多練習和總結。做題的功夫是練出來的，大家要腳踏實地進行分析琢磨，閱讀能力提升指日可待。

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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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