2016年考研英語二真題及答案解析（全文）

Part B

　　Directions:

　　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 grownups.Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.

　　41.______________

　　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.

　　42.____________

　　A couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was nine years old at the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't stop talking about it.Too often we believe that a new job,bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content,but the reality is these things have very little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.

　　43.______________________

　　Have you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies , increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and even have a greater chance of fighting off enfection. All of which, of course, have a positive effect on happiness levels.

　　44.__________________

　　The problem with being a grown up is that there's an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with---work,mortgage payments,figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love.Those things might be social,sporting,creative or completely random(dancing aroud the living room,anyone?)--it doesn't matter,so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects,such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.

　　45.___________________

　　Having said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't try too hard to be happy.Scientists tell us this can backfire and actually have a negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said:"Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness."And in that,once more,we need to look to the example of our children,to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural by product of the way they live.

　　意料之中的小標題。首先明確7個選項的意思。

　　首先應當把握本文的出發點，也就是41題目之前的關鍵句：我們應該從孩子身上學習一些東西。“捉住本中心，每個標題都是提醒成人可以從孩子身上得到一些啟示。

　　41. C 表達情感。開頭以問句的方式：“孩子悲傷時會怎樣？孩子生氣時會如何？他們的表達方式與大人不同，成人更多會選擇壓抑情感，并且會有不好的后果，比如致病。緊接著最后一句算是總結句：我們要找到一種合適的方式表達，像孩子那樣。重點在哪里？整段不離的中心意思，重復的出現那就是情感的表達嘍。選項為 C

　　42.E舉例子的目的無非是為了證明觀點。但是從例子也是可以總結出想要表達的意思的。講到一個小女孩因為一個廉價的圣誕禮物就可以高興，并且很快樂，就旨在講小小的幸福。再來看看例子后面的觀點。提到成人的世界里所謂的車啊，房啊之類的貌似會讓我們 幸福的東西其實不然。所以一個instead 直接把本段的中心意思表達了出來，那就是幸福來自于小小的事情。對應選項E

　　43. A 一句話出現在第二句。問句之后，如果我們能夠“愚蠢“那么一點點，我們將會有各種好處，對不對。那么這一段幾乎大段的篇幅都花在這一句上了，主旨更加明顯那就是：去這樣做吧。Be silly.

　　44.B 這一段講到成人的世界里的確有太多讓人煩惱的東西，But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the things we love 享受自己喜歡的東西也是很重要的。接下來舉例子，各種具體事例說明那些我們可以做的可以享受的事情，并且最后說出了他們的好處。從前往后一直再說我們應該放松，享受。所以啊，在剩下的可選擇的選項中只有have funs比較合適了。

　　45.D 不要可以去想怎樣才幸福，應用了哲人的一句話來說明這個道理，旨在告訴大家當讓是過程就是幸福的了。最后可以用排除法。G尋求幫助根本未提及。F 選項可以直接排除。那么對應關系，來看看D 不要想太多。“無欲無求，本就是幸福啦。“最終選定D。