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1Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou“幸福快乐”，多么诱人的字眼，谁不想幸福快乐呢？不同的人对幸福快乐有不同的理解。让我们一起来看看下面这个人是如何理解幸福快乐的吧！InasurveytakeninAsiancountries,parentswereaskedwhattheywantedmostfortheirchildren.Theresponsewasthattheywantedtheirchildrentobesuccessful.InAmerica,parentswereaskedasimilarquestion.Generally,Americanparentsexpressedadesirefortheirchildrentobehappy.Peopleeverywhereseemtobeinsearchforhappiness.Manyhavesoughtavarietyofsourcesfortheirfeelingsofhappiness.Somehaveputtheirheartandeffortsintotheirwork.Toomanyhaveturnedtodrugsandalcohol.Untoldnumbershavelookedforitinthepossessionofexpensivecars,vacationhomes,andotherpopular“toys”．Thisthinkingisdangerousbecauseitpresupposesthathappinessisa“response”tohaving,beingordoingsomething.Inlife,weallexperiencestimulus(刺激)andresponse.Stimulusiswhenadogbarksatyouandbareshisteeth.Responseiswhenyourheartbeatsfaster,yourpalmsgetsweatyandyoupreparetorun.Today,somepeoplethinkthatanexpensivecarisstimulus.Happinessisaresponse.Agreatpayingjobisstimulus.Happinessisaresponse.Thisbeliefleavesusthinkingandfeeling：“I’llbehappywhen...”Ithasbeenmyfindingthatactuallytheoppositeistrue.Ibelievethat2happinessisastimulusandresponseiswhatlifebringstothosewhoaretrulyhappy.Whenwearehappy,wetendtohavemoresuccessinourwork.Whenwearehappy,peoplewanttobearoundusandenjoyinglovingrelationships.Whenwearehappy,wemorenaturallytakebettercareofourbodiesandenjoygoodhealth.Happinessisnotaresponse—rather,itisastimulus.Happinessisaconscious(有意识的)choicewemakeeverydayofourlives.Forunknownreasonstome,manychoosetobemiserable,frustrated(懊恼的)andangrymostofthetime.Happinessisnotsomethingthathappenstousafterwegetsomethingwewant—weusuallygetthingswewantafterwechoosetobehappy.SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUp[基础词汇]1．severeadj.严重的；严厉的，严格的；艰巨的2．thankfuladj.感激的，感谢的3．advocatevt.拥护；支持；提倡4．temporaryadj.短暂的；暂时的5．rebuildvt.重建；改建6．unbearableadj.无法忍受的7．apartadv.分开，分离8．junioradj.青少年的；地位(或职位、级别)低下的[拓展词汇]9．surroundvt.围绕，环绕→surroundingadj.周围的n.环境；周围的事物→surroundedadj.被……环绕着的10．sufferingn．疼痛，痛苦；折磨→suffervt.遭受；忍受；容忍；患病→sufferern．受难者；患者11．appreciationn．感激，感谢；欣赏；理解；(艺术方面的)鉴定，评估→appreciate3vt.欣赏；赏识；感激；领会12．sorrown．悲伤，悲痛→sorryadj.对不起的；抱歉的13．accomplishvt.完成，实现→accomplishmentn．成就；完成14．adaptvi.&vt.(使)适应；改编→adaptationn．改编；改编成的作品15．admirableadj.令人钦佩的，令人羡慕的，值得赞美的→admirevt.钦佩；羡慕；欣赏→admirationn．钦佩；赞赏1．apart__from远离，和……不在一起；除了2．in__good__spirits心情好3．go__after追求；谋求4．cheer__up感到高兴，感到振奋5．adapt__to适应……6．overcome__sorrow战胜悲痛7．have__appreciation__for对……充满感激之情8.meet/reach__a__goal实现目标9．touch__the__depths__of__one’s__soul触动某人灵魂深处1．动名词短语作表语Tosome,happinessisbeing__surrounded__by__family__and__friends．对某些人来说，幸福就是有家人和朋友陪伴在自己身边。2．bythetime引导时间状语从句By__the__time__she__competed__in__the__gymnastics__tournamentattheNewYorkGoodwillGames,shehad__beenajuniorgymnastforelevenyears.到参加纽约友好运动会的体操锦标赛时，桑兰已经是一名有着十一年经验的体操小将了。3．eventhough引导让步状语从句Even__though__her__training__meant__thatshehadtoliveapartfromherparents,shewashappytodevoteherselftogymnastics.尽管训练意味着她不得不与父母分开，但是她还是非常愿意投身到体操中去。44．whenever引导时间状语从句IknowIwillthinkabouthowsherebuiltherlifewhenever__my__life__feels__unbearable．我想，以后每当我感到生活难以承受的时候，我都会想一想桑兰是如何重建生活的。ⅠReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．DrBrainusedSangLanasanexampleto________．A．talkabouthisstudyonhappinessB．talkabouthowtofindhappinessindifficulttimesC．presenthisownviewsabouthappinessD．introducehisbooksabouthappiness2．Bysaying“shehadbeenajuniorgymnastforelevenyears”，DrBrainreallymeans________．A．SangLanbeganlearninggymnasticsatsixB．SangLancompetedinthegymnasticstournamentattheNewYorkGoodwillGamesC．SangLanlivedapartfromherparentsD．SangLandevotedherselftogymnasticsandwasworkingtowardssomethingspecial3．TheworldwasamazedbySangLan’s________．A．unexpectedinjuryB．waytoremaincheerfulC．successinhersportscareerD．energetic,happyandhardworkingspirit4．WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeinferredfromtheinterview?A．Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewsabouthappiness.B．SangLan’scouragetorebuildherlifeeveninunbearableconditionisadmirable.C．Allpeoplecanfindhappinessevenindifficulttimes.D．SangLanlikestothinkaboutpositivethingsandstayoptimistic.答案：1－4.BDBC5ⅡAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Everyonewhosawher,fromnursestofamousvisitorslikeLeonardoDiCapriofromthefilmTitanic,whowenttoseeherinthehospitaltocheerherup,allsaidshewasingoodspirits.whosawher是________从句，修饰先行词Everyone;whowenttoseeherinthehospital是who引导的__________________从句，修饰LeonardoDiCaprio;tocheerherup是不定式短语作目的状语；shewasingoodspirits是宾语从句。[尝试翻译]见过她的每个人，从护士到专门来医院探望、鼓励她的名人，________《泰坦尼克号》的主演莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥，__________________________。答案：定语；非限制性定语；如电影；都说她精神状态良好2．SangLanknewthatformanypeoplethesecrettohappinessistohaveappreciationforthegoodthingsinlife,andtofocusongoals.SangLan是句子的主语；knew是谓语动词；thatformanypeoplethesecrettohappiness...是that引导的________从句；tohaveappreciationforthegoodthingsinlife是不定式短语作________语，and连接的tofocusongoals也是不定式作________语。[尝试翻译]桑兰知道，对于很多人来说，________________________________________________，集中精力实现自己的目标。答案：宾语；表；表；幸福的秘诀在于享受生活中美好的事物ThesearchforhappinessHost:We’retalkingabouthappinesstoday.Tosome,happinessisbeingsur