Question

16．Happiness，true happiness，isn't an achievement or something you can buy．It isn't even the experience of falling in love or getting a second chance．The pleasure you can get from such things is wonderful，but it's not true happiness because such pleasures are brief．Storybooks and movies have given us the lie that all you need to do is accomplish the goal，and you'll live happily ever after．But"ever after"from such endings isn't actually forever．
Imagine that you are in the ocean floating along with the current．You rise up to the top of one wave and sink down into the wave's bottom as it passes by．Bigger waves can take you higher，but they can also hit you down harder and may even cause you to drown．You may be able to surf those bigger waves，allowing you to stay higher for longer periods of time，but evetually they too break and crash down onto the beach，and you will be left again in a low．Eventually you must go out to find another wave to achieve that pleasurable high again，so we continue a cycle of highs and lows．It may seem that  the best way to avoid the sinking beween waves is to simply avoid the waves at all，but that may not be the best idea either．
Happiness isn't absolute rest either．Instead of an ocean，now imagine yourself in a waveless pool without any current at all．It may be quiet and peaceful，but sitting in a pool of water isn't something many of us would want to do for long．Eventaully，we would become bored，Our bodies are constantly going through cycles，ups and down，as they attempt to achieve a state of balance．In a way，these cycles are what drive us to live．
24．How does the author organize Paragraph 2？B
A．By giving different exmaples．
B．By making a comparison．
C．By explaining the rules．
D．By arguing directly．
25．We can learn from Paragraph 2 thatD．
A．the author likes to float on the ocean．
B．people should avoid big waves in life．
C．bigger waves will not leave us in a low．
D．the real life is always full of ups and downs．
26．What should we do if we want to achieve true hapiness？A
A．Achieve a balanced life．
B．Avoid any downs in life．
C．Live a quiet and peaceful life．
D．Try the best to achieve more in life．
27．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？C
A．A Happy life．
B．Waves in life．
C．True Happiness．
D．A Blanced State．

Answer 1

分析 本文介绍了真正的幸福不是平静得毫无波澜的生活，而是在起起落落中达到平衡的状态．

解答 24．B．写作意图题．由第二段段意可知，作者将生活中的起伏比作海面上的波浪，这是比喻的手法，故选B．
25．D．理解推理题．由第二段段意可知，作者将生活中的起伏比作海面上的波浪，告诉我们生活中总有起起落落，故选D．
26．A．理解推断题．由最后一段 they attempt to achieve a state of balance，可知达到幸福需要保持平衡的生活，故选A．
27．C．主旨归纳题．由全文内容可知，本文介绍了真正的幸福不是平静得毫无波澜的生活，而是在起起落落中达到平衡的状态，故选C．

点评 本篇文章难点在推理判断题上．推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断．这种推理方式比较直接，考生只要弄清事实，即可结合上下文推断出合理的结论