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24. What do you think the author believes about happiness and unhappiness? [A] One feels unhappy owing to his miserable origin. [B] They are independent but existing concurrently [C] One feels happy by participating in more activities. [D] They are actions and attitudes taken by human beings.题干可以看出问的是关于主题happiness与unhappiness的内容，从我们之前读出的主题可知二者几乎没有关系，因此B是正确的，而AC都是从原因方面阐述的，unhappiness是由于遗传，happiness是由于自己努力的结果，D选项本身就是错误的。该题目注意细节定位以及主题的关联。

25. The sentence “that's that” (Para. 5) probably means: Some people are born to be sad [A] and the situation cannot be altered. [B] and happiness remains inaccessible. [C] but they don't think much about it. [D] but they remain unconscious of it.该句考察代词的指点内容，我们需要找到前一句，This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that. 第一个that指代的前一句话，但是后边的这个涉及到的不仅仅是代词层面了，要结合句子语义进行判断了，可以字面翻译为就那样了,天生悲观的就是不快乐了，其实按意思来看，选B也是可以的，但错在unhappiness与happiness并不是此消彼长的关系，这是主题要首先清楚。还有同学认为选的是D，本身就是错误的，比如我是个天生悲观的人，但我有可能就意识到这一点了，A与D的关键点在于一个是客观的the situation,一个是命题者假象的文中的they，一带有主观，就可能是错误答案了。另外，and多用于承接或并列，没有真正意义上的转折，但要视上下文有转折关系，比如I like apples and my father likes orange.But是表示明显转折关系的连词。

该篇文章涉及到的重点单词有以下：plain common sense, distinct, vice versa, clue, not any=no, back up, disposition , predisposition, run in, heritage, subjective, formula, More...than..., external, internal, painstaking efforts, inaccessible, concurrently，有不熟悉的可以自己查阅。该篇文章涉及到的重点句子有以下：句一：People might think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness, the lower their level of happiness and vice versa. 句二：The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co-exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life.句三：That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies which indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may run in certain families.全文逻辑结构：总(1/2段提出关系)--分(3/4/5段解释原因及做法)

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It’s plain common sense—the more happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience. It’s plain common sense, but it’s not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really two sides of the same emotion. They are two distinct feelings that, coexisting, rise and fall independently.

People might think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness, the lower their level of happiness and vice versa. But when researchers measure people’s average levels of happiness and unhappiness, they often find little relationship between the two.

The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co-exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable, but probably won’t make you any happier. That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies which indicate that a genetic predisposition for unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, researchers have found happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s heritage. The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.

Psychologists have settled on a working definition of the feeling—happiness is a sense of subjective well-being. They have also begun to find out who’s happy, who isn’t and why. To date, the research hasn’t found a simple formula for a happy life, but it has discovered some of the actions and attitudes that seem to bring people closer to that most desired of feelings.

Why is unhappiness less influenced by environment? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up connections better than when we are feeling sad. This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that. Genes may predispose one to unhappiness, but disposition can be influenced by personal choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions.