Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 【选项】 51．According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ . A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 52．Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ . A. a moral duty B. a thankless job C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain 53．From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ . A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance 54．To understand what true happiness is one must ________ . A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun 55．What is the author trying to tell us? A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain． B. One must know how to attain happiness. C. It is important to make commitments. D. It is pain that leads to happiness.
Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
【选项】
51．According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .
A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
52．Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .
A. a moral duty
B. a thankless job
C. a rewarding task
D. a source of inevitable pain
53．From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .
A. hatred
B. misunderstanding
C. prejudice
D. ignorance
54．To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .
A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime
B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C. put up with pain under all circumstances
D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun
55．What is the author trying to tell us?
A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain．
B. One must know how to attain happiness.
C. It is important to make commitments.
D. It is pain that leads to happiness.
题目解答
答案
51. A
52. C
53. B
54. D
55. A
解析
文章讨论了单身汉为什么抗拒婚姻，以及婚姻和养育孩子带来的责任和快乐。作者认为真正的幸福与乐趣无关，而是需要理解并接受痛苦。
步骤 2：分析问题
51. 根据作者的观点，单身汉抗拒婚姻的主要原因是什么？
52. 在作者看来，养育孩子是什么？
53. 从最后一段，我们了解到嫉妒有时源于什么？
54. 要理解什么是真正的幸福，一个人必须做什么？
55. 作者试图告诉我们什么？
步骤 3：解答问题
51. 根据文章，单身汉抗拒婚姻是因为害怕承担责任。因此，选项A是正确的。
52. 文章提到养育孩子虽然辛苦，但也有快乐，因此养育孩子是一项有回报的任务。选项C是正确的。
53. 最后一段提到，理解到那些总是有很多乐趣的人可能并不幸福，这表明嫉妒有时源于误解。选项B是正确的。
54. 要理解什么是真正的幸福，一个人必须能够区分幸福和乐趣。选项D是正确的。
55. 作者试图告诉我们，幸福常常与痛苦相伴。选项A是正确的。