专业英语四级考试阅读理解练习题及答案详解(十二)
<p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Disney">Disney</span>, <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="round">round</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glamorous">glamorous</span>, <span word="fun">fun</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="equate">equate</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>. <span word="Fun">Fun</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="Happiness">Happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="relax">relax</span>, <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="ends">ends</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="glamorous">glamorous</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spells">spells</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span>, <span word="celebrities">celebrities</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unhappiness">unhappiness</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>: <span word="depression">depression</span>, <span word="alcoholism">alcoholism</span>, <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span>, <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="marriages">marriages</span>, <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="loneliness">loneliness</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="resists">resists</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="satisfying">satisfying</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>. <span word="Marriage">Marriage</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="distinguishing">distinguishing</span> <span word="features">features</span>.</p>
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