Irecentlyoverheardsomethingthatsurprisedme．Iheardthatpeoplewhowinthelotteryare（41）forabout3weeks．Andthentheygobacktotheir（42）stateofbeingbeforetheywonthemoney．I（43）thattheywouldhavebeenhap

Question

I recently overheard something that surprised me．I heard that people who win the lottery are（41）___for about 3 weeks．And then they go back to their（42）___state of being before they won the money．I（43）___that they would have been happy for a much longer time．
The reason for this is that（44 ）___we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery，or getting a new car or house，but it never（45）___．The resulting feelings of happiness often last for a short time．We cannot（46）___them for very long．In some way，it may be a good thing．It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is（47）___to us at any moment．True happiness has（48）___to do with what is happening outside； it is an inside job．Happiness is a（49）___．We can make the decision to be happy for one day，when we（50）___in the morning，every morning．We can find something that brings us great （51）___，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and（52）___the birds sing，or watching the dog or cat play，and just（53）___the moment．It is our（54）___state and we need only allow it in．At any moment，we can（55）___，take a deep breath，and remember who we really are，and why we came here，and that truly is to （56）___joy and the aliveness of being．
"Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always（57）___our reach，but if you will sit down（58）___，may fall upon you，"said Nathaniel Hawthorne，an American novelist．So，today，no matter what is going on in your own（59）___，stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just （60）___to be happy，whatever that means to you．

41．A．clever	B．lucky	C．cautious	D．happy
42．A．unusual	B．previous	C．constant	D．positive
43．A．thought	B．suspected	C．promised	D．concluded
44．A．anyhow	B．anywhere	C．anytime	D．anyway
45．A．changes	B．forms	C．appears	D．works
46．A．control	B．keep	C．blame	D．guide
47．A．consistent	B．sensitive	C．available	D．similar
48．A．much	B．little	C．enough	D．some
49．A．choice	B．chance	C．result	D．reward
50．A．look up	B．wake up	C．turn up	D．stand up
51．A．success	B．surprise	C．worry	D．pleasure
52．A．making	B．helping	C．calling on	D．listening to
53．A．enjoy	B．spend	C．save	D．waste
54．A．common	B．natural	C．accurate	D．special
55．A．stay	B．leave	C．stop	D．arrive
56．A．discover	B．present	C．accept	D．experience
57．A．within	B．beyond	C．through	D．against
58．A．silently	B．quietly	C．carefully	D．noisily
59．A．mind	B．heart	C．body	D．life
60．A．pretend	B．agree	C．decide	D．hesitate

Answer 1

41-60  DBACD   BCBAB   DDABC   DBBDC41．D．考查形容词辨析．根据下文中的they would have been happy for a much longer time等信息可知，赢得彩票应该是高兴的；故选D．42．...