Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each of the numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.
[A]Be silly
[B]Have fun
[C]Express your emotions
[D]Don't overthink it
[E]Be easily pleased
[F]Notice things
[G]Ask for help
As adults， it seems that we are constantly pursuing happiness， often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art - and for the most part they don't need self-help books or therapy. Instead， they look after their wellbeing instinctively， and usually more effectively than we do as grown-ups. Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.
41___________.
(2) What does a child do when he's sad？ He cries. When he's angry？ He shouts. Scared？ Probably a bit of both. As we grow up， we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours， which is in many ways a good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions， especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we need to do is find a way to acknowledge and express what we feel appropriately， and then-again， like children-move on.
答案：[D] Express your emotions.
【解題步驟應用】
1. 分析選項，找出核心詞為express， emotions
2. 逐一瀏覽相應段落，查找核心信息，概括段落主旨
emotions一詞在本段中原詞復現了兩次，而且第二次出現該詞的句子句首是轉折詞but，在找段落中心時，轉折后是必讀部分。最后一句提到了出現了關鍵詞express，提到對待情緒的方式是acknowledge and express what we feel appropriately，為段落中心句。
3. 匹配段落中心語義和標題
D選項中的express在原文中原詞復現，emotions 即what we feel的同義替換，選項D與原文完全對應，因此選D。
二、細節題解題步驟及技巧
【解題方法】題干+選項精確定位法
【解題步驟】
1. 找出題干關鍵詞，精確定位到文章
返回原文可依據以下幾個關鍵點來：
1)可以根據題干所列的地點、時間、人物、事物返回原文；
2)根據出題的順序返回原文；
3)根據題干中或四個選項中的重點詞，或同義詞返回原文；
4)通過長難句返回原文。
2. 將所選答案精確定位到文章
【例題】2014年英語二Text 1 Q.21.
Text 1
What would you do with 590 million？ This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie， an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small， tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment， she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.
These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly， what was once exciting and new becomes old-hat； regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences， say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton， like interesting trips， unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time - as stories or memories - particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work， spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing， and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself， and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib - a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
Readers of “Happy Money”are clearly a privileged lot， anxious about fulfillment， not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness， but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world， and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas， which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
21. According to Dumn and Norton， which of the following is the most rewarding purchase？
[A]A big house [B]A special tour [C]A stylish car [D]A rich meal
【解題步驟應用】
1 .題干定位
Dumn and Norton---- Ms. Dumn and Mr. Norton
According to----say
the most rewarding ----far better
purchase---- to spend money on
因此，答案定位在 experiences like interesting trips， unique meals or even going to the cinema.
What would you do with 590 million？ This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie， an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small， tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment， she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.
These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly， what was once exciting and new becomes old-hat； regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences， say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton， like interesting trips， unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time - as stories or memories - particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work， spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing， and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself， and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib - a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
Readers of “Happy Money”are clearly a privileged lot， anxious about fulfillment， not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness， but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world， and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas， which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
24. According to the last paragraph， Happy Money_______.
[A]has left much room for readers’criticism
[B]may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
[C]has predicted a wider income gap in the us
[D]may give its readers a sense of achievement
【解題步驟應用】
1. 題干定位
題干關鍵詞：the last paragraph
Happy Money----this book
2. 段落中心句
該段中出現了兩個句間轉折詞yet和but，中心句應為最后一個轉折詞之后的句子，所以本段的中心句為most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent。
3. 匹配選項
[B] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
worthwhile purchase ---- money well spent 意思是"這本書值得購買"
What would you do with 590 million？This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie，an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small， tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment，she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.
These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly， what was once exciting and new becomes old-hat；regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences，say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton，like interesting trips，unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time-as stories or memories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work，spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing，and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself，and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib-a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
Readers of “Happy Money”are clearly a privileged lot，anxious about fulfillment，not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness，but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world，and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas，which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
22. The author’s attitude toward Americans’watching TV is________.
關鍵詞"American's watching TV"出現在該段第二句話：it would be better… if they spend less of it watching television (something the average spending a whopping two months a year doing，and is hardly jollier for it)。
2. 相關修飾詞
1) It would be better if they spend less of it. 意思是"如果少花點時間看電視則會好點。"
What would you do with 590 million？This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie，an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small，tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment，she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.
These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly，what was once exciting and new becomes old-hat；regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences，say Ms Dumn and Mr Norton，like interesting trips，unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time-as stories or memories-particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most"happiness bang for your buck." It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work，spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing，and is hardly jollier for it).Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself，and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib-a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
Readers of “Happy Money”are clearly a privileged lot，anxious about fulfillment，not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness，but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world，and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas，which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
25. This text mainly discusses how to______.
[A] balance feeling good and spending money
[B] spend large sums of money won in lotteries
[C] obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent
[D] become more reasonable in spending on luxuries
【解題步驟應用】
1. 文章主題詞：fulfillment，spending money，happiness
2. 各個段落的中心句
第一段：最后一句。該句指出如果老婦人希望這筆新得到的財富獲得長期的成就感(lasting feelings of fulfillment)，那么最好讀一下《開心理財》這本書。
第二段：第五句。該句指出《開心理財》這本書的兩位作者的觀點，即最好把錢花在一些經歷上，這些經歷會隨著時間的流逝變得更有價值(more valuable with time)。
第三段：第一句。該句指出這本書主要涉及的內容是給人們提出了一些"如何從錢財中獲得最大幸福感"(happiness bang for your buck)的建議。
A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys.People are actually more stressed at home than at work.Researchers measured people's cortntlol，which is it at stress marker while they were at work.And while they were at home they found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.
"Further contradicting conventional wisdom，we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home，"writes one of the researchers，Sarah Damaske.In fact，women say they feel better at work.She notes，"it is men not women who report being happier at home than at work."Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without，but more so for non-parents.This is why pcople who work outside the home have better health.
What the study doesn't measure is whether people are still doing work when they're at home，whether it is household work or work brought home from the office.For many men，the end of the workday is a time to kick back.For women who stay home，they never get to leave the office.And for women who work outside the home，they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks.With the blurring of roles，and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for working women，it's not surprising that women are more stressed at home.
But it's not just a gender thing.At work，people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing：working，making money，doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income.The bargain is very pure：Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining material.
On the home front，however，people have no such clarity.Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.There are a lot of tasks to be done，there are inadequate rewards for most of them.Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor；they need to be talked into it，or if they're teenagers，threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.Plus，they're your family.You cannot fire your family.You never really get to go home from home.
So it's not surprising that people are more stressed at home.Not only are the tasks apparently infinite，the co-workers are much harder to motivate.
根據關鍵詞回文定位到文章第四段最后一句The bargain is very pure：Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola。
2. 上下文語境判斷
定位到的句子講勞動和所得的關系，也就是雇員付出一定的體力、腦力勞動，從而得到維持生活的___。該句的前一句At work，people pretty much know what they're supposed to be doing：working，marking money，doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income即工作中，人們清楚地了解他們的任務：工作，掙錢，完成為了獲得收入的各種事物。所以可以推斷出雇員付出勞動的目的就是獲得收入。
3. 匹配選項
[C] earnings.
At work，people ---- Employee，勞動者即雇員；
physical or mental labor ---- working，腦力或體力勞動即雇員的工作。