(2013·高考天津卷，D)When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids，happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的)．
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy－love，marriage，birth－also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults，happiness is plicated (复杂的)．
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the pany of friends，the freedom to live where we please，and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love.When the kids and my husband came home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don’t think that my grandmother，who raised 14 children，had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us－it’s about how we see what happens to us.It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess.
【小题1】As people grow older，they .A．feel it harder to experience happinessB．associate their happiness less with othersC．will take fewer risks in pursuing happinessD．tend to believe responsibility means happiness【小题2】What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?A．She cares little about her own health.B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling.C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life.D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework.【小题3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’ case.C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings.D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.【小题4】People who equal happiness with wealth and success .A．consider pressure something blocking their wayB．stress their right to happiness too muchC．are at a loss to make correct choicesD．are more likely to be happy【小题5】What can be concluded from the passage?A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative.B．Each man is the master of his own fate.C．Success leads to happiness.D．Happy is he who is content.A
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(答案→)A
解析： 本文是议论文。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们什么是真正的幸福，我们应该如何获得自己想要的幸福。
【小题1】解析：选A。细节理解题。由文章第一段中的．..which seems to get rarer the older we get.可知，人们越老越觉得很难获得幸福。
【小题2】解析：选C。推理判断题。在第五段作者讲述了自己的幸福观；在第六段作者讲述了自己因能够不受打扰地写作而感到幸福，安静过后一家人在一起喧闹也感到幸福。由此可知作者对日常生活是容易满足的。
【小题3】解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第七段中的She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.可知，祖母有一群亲密的朋友和家人，或许她正是因此而满足。由此可以推断出，祖母的幸福来自对生活的适度期盼。
【小题4】解析：选B。细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段最后一句可知，我们追逐幸福并以财富和成功来衡量它，却没注意到那些拥有财富和成功的人们并不一定更幸福。由此可知，以财富和成功来衡量幸福的人其实是对幸福施加了太多的压力。
【小题5】解析：选D。主旨大意题。从作者对于幸福的论述我们可以看出，幸福就是对于自己已经拥有的感到满足，而过分追求财富和成功只能给自己更大的压力，由此我们得出答案为D。