I remember the first time that I was extremely happy. I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a puter in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns playing various educational games on the puter. One day, I found the source code (密码) for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some portions of the BASIC code.
Anyone who knows a bit of programming can tell you that I just give myself an infinite (无穷大) number of lives in the game, so I can continue playing forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra (代数), and I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive (决定性的) moment in my life. For the first time that I can remember, I was quite happy because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I became enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and puters, and I was quite happy doing them, too.
I’ve noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic in what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and fulfillment in life, too. It may also lead to success, wealth, and achievements.
Yes, success, wealth, or achievements seem to bring some people happiness, too. Yet, I don’t think they can indeed make people happy. I know plenty of people who are successful and wealthy. However, I also know several of the people with successful businesses are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, cars, puters, and televisions, yet they never seem content for too long.
Please remember that happiness es from enthusiasm, and happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.
【小题1】What did the writer’s teacher ask the students to do on the puter?A．To play various educational games.B．To figure out the BASIC code.C．To get the knowledge of algebra.D．To read some latest news.【小题2】The underlined word in Paragraph 1 probably can be replaced by .A．dangerB．partsC．healthD．value【小题3】According to the author, what can lead a person to be happy?A．Success and wealthB．Education and self-confidence.C．Knowledge and achievementsD．Enthusiasm and good health.【小题4】The author uses his own experience of being happy in order to tell us . A．it’s very easy to learn the BASIC code B．he has always been happy since his childhoodC．concentrating on what you love makes you happyD．one can solve any problem in life by himself【小题5】What’s the main idea of the last but one paragraph?A．Wealth cannot bring any people any happiness.B．Rich people easily feel unhappy nowadays.C．One will bee unhappy once he gets what he wants.D．Success, wealth, or achievements can’t indeed make people happy.A
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(答案→)A
解析：作者用自己的经历告诉我们成功，富有，成就并不一定让人快乐。专注于你喜欢做的事可以使你快乐。
【小题1】细节题：从第一段的句子：I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns playing various educational games on the puter.可知作者的老师让他们玩一些教育游戏。选A
【小题2】猜词题：从前面的句子：Without knowing or being taught any programming language,可知作者没有学过编程，所以是能够理解部分的密码。选B
【小题3】细节题：从第三段的句子：This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy.可知作者认为热情和健康是快乐的关键。选D
【小题4】推理题：从第二段的句子：I was quite happy because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I became enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and puters, and I was quite happy doing them, too.可知作者用自己的经历告诉我们专注于你喜欢做的事可以使你快乐。选C
【小题5】段落大意题：从倒数第二段的句子： success, wealth, or achievements seem to bring some people happiness, too. Yet, I don’t think they can indeed make people happy 可知作者认为成功，富有，成就并不一定让人快乐。选D