OneofBritain'sleadingfee-payingschoolsWellingtonCollegeistoofferclassesonhappinesstofightagainstthenegativeinfluencesinsocietycausedbymaterialism(功利主义)andcelebrityobsession(名誉崇拜)itsheadtea

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One of Britain's leading fee-paying schools Wellington College is to offer classes on happiness to fight against the negative influences in society caused by materialism (功利主义) and celebrity obsession (名誉崇拜) its headteacher announced.

Wellington school was founded in 1853 and currently has 750 boys aged 13 to 18 and 50 girls aged 16 plus. Fees range from 6 132 pounds per term for day pupils to 7 665 pounds per term for boarders.

"We are introducing classes on happiness " said Anthony Seldon master of Wellington College. "We have been focusing too much on academics (学术) and missing something far more important."

A psychologist will oversee a pilot project teaching "happiness lessons" from the start of the next academic year. Pupils aged 14 to 16 will be given one lesson a week learning skills such as how to manage relationships physical and mental health negative emotions and how to achieve one's ambitions.

The college's religious education staff will teach the course as a complement to rather than a substitute for usual religious education classes said Seldon who is also a political critic and author.

"To me the most important job of any school is to turn out young men and women who are happy and secure (可靠的)." explained Seldon. "Celebrity money and possessions are too often the touchstones for teenagers and yet these are not where happiness lies. Our children need to know that as societies become richer they don't become happier -- a fact regularly shown by social science research."

5．Wellington school is to offer students classes on happiness because _____.

    A．students want to learn more about materialism and celebrity obsession

    B．students have poor knowledge about materialism and celebrity obsession

    C．students are often unhappy about the courses taught at school

    D．the school wants to smooth away the bad effects caused by materialism and celebrity obsession

6．Which statement is true according to the text?

    A．Wellington College has been focusing much attention on happiness lessons.

    B．Science research shows that the richer people are the happier they will become.

    C．British teenagers often judge things by celebrity money and possessions.

    D．Happiness lessons will take the place of religious education classes in college.

7．In happiness lessons students learn the following except _____.

    A．how to get along with others

    B．how to become wealthy and famous

    C．how to get rid of negative emotion

    D．how to keep healthy both in physical and mental ways

8．The passage mainly talks about _____.

    A．new classes on happiness for British students

    B．something about Willington College 

    C．the British education system

    D．British teenagers’ attitude to life

Answer 1

5．D。6．C。7．B。8．A。 解析:    这是一篇教育类阅读材料。心理健康教育一直是教育工作者所关注的问题，为培养出快乐的、可靠的年轻一代，在英国校园将推出“快乐学”新课程。 5．D。细...