2025年重慶青年職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024年參考題庫含答案解析

2025年重慶青年職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招高職單招英語2016-2024年參考題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）一、單選題(共50題)1、Itwasimpossibleformetoidentifywithhisreligious＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

(1分)A、assignmentB、perspectiveC、situationD、start正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析本題句意：我不可能認(rèn)同他的宗教觀點。perspective態(tài)度、觀點。A、assignment分配；C、situation情況；D、start開始

2、在下列各組單詞中，找出字母讀音ou不同于其他三個的選項（）(1分)A、houseB、soupC、mouthD、proud正確答案選項：參考答案：B

3、Tomranasfastaspossibletocatchthelastbus,butunluckilyhe_____itatlast.

(1分)A、enjoyedB、missedC、noticedD、found正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析Tom盡可能的快跑想追上末班車，但不幸的是他最終還是錯過了。詞語辨析題。as…aspossible：盡可能………A、found找到，發(fā)現(xiàn)；B、noticed注意到；C、missed錯過；D、enjoyed欣賞，享受；喜愛；使過得快活，只有C符合句意。故選：C。

4、ItisSundaytoday.There（）manypeopleintheamusementpark.(1分)A、hasB、haveC、isD、are正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查主謂一致。句意為：“今天是星期天。游樂園里有很多人?！眛herebe句型的be動詞要與其后的主語在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致。people為集合名詞，作主語時謂語動詞要用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故選D。

5、材料

TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParis.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline,otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline,Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationcafe.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve,Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall,Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.

“Whattimeisyourbus?”askedMike.

“There'splentyoftimeyet.”answeredTom.

“Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen.”saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.“Oh!It'sgoingbackward!”hecried.“Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalfpasteleven.”

"You'relookingattheclockinthemirror,”saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.

Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfind(1分)A、

the

time

is

right

B、

it's

going

slowerC、

it's

going

backward

D、

it's

going

faster正確答案選項：參考答案：C

6、—AlexHonnoldisplanningtoclimbthemountain,withoutevenusingarope.—What?I’veneverheardof________ideabefore.

(1分)A、acrazierB、thecrazierC、acraziestD、thecraziest正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析句意:-亞歷克斯杭·諾爾德計劃爬山;甚至不使用一根繩子。-什么?我以前從未聽說過更瘋狂的想法了。before以前，與現(xiàn)在比較，產(chǎn)生比較級;冠詞a表示一類事物。所以選A

7、______?——Quitewell，thankyou.

(1分)A、WhatdoyoudoB、WhatdoyouthinkofitC、HowareyougettingonwithyourEnglishD、HowdoyoufindbookswrittenbyCaoWenxuan正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析—你的英語進展如何？—很好，謝謝。A你是做什么工作的?B你覺得怎么它怎么樣?C你的英語進展如何？D你如何找到曹文軒寫的書？結(jié)合語境“很好，謝謝”可知，應(yīng)該問“你的英語進展如何？”故選C

8、Ihaven’tfinishedmyhomework,couldyougiveme_______tenminutes,please?

(1分)A、moreB、fewC、otherD、another正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析我還沒做完作業(yè)呢，你能再給我十分鐘嗎？another+數(shù)詞+名詞=數(shù)詞＋more+名詞表示又…，再…

9、I_________inNewYorkforjusttwoweek.

(1分)A、amB、havebeenC、wasD、willbe正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析我來紐約已經(jīng)兩周了。從forjusttwoweeks可知時間是過去，havebeen表示已經(jīng)，故選B

10、材料Itwasgettingdarkandsnowwascomingdown.Joewasdrivinghome.He'dbeenunemployedsincethefactory(1).Mostofhisfriendshadleft,buthestayedon.（2）,hewasbornhere.

Suddenlyhesawaladystandingonthesideoftheroadand（3）.Shewasworried.Noonehadstoppedto（4）forthelasthour.Joeknew（5）shefeltandsaid,“MynameisJoeandI'mheretohelpyou.”Allshehadwasaflattyre,（6）foranoldlady,thatwasbadenough.Joechangedthe（7）,buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.ShewantedtopayJoeandsaidany（8）wouldhavebeenallright.Joeneverthoughttwiceaboutthemoneyandthereweremanypeoplewhohad（9）himahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhislifethatway.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhim（10）,thenexttimeifshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecouldgivethatpersontheassistancethathe（11）,

Latertheladywentina（12）decoratedrestauranttoeatinahurry.Thecashierwaslikethetelephoneofanout-of-workactor—itdidn't（13）much.However,thewaitress,whowasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(懷孕的),broughtacleantoweltoherwitha（14）smile.Theoldlady（15）Joe.Afterthewaitressbroughtthechangefroma100-dollarbill,shefoundthelady（16）andsomethingwrittenonanapkin,“（17）oncehelpedmeout,thewayI'mhelpingyou.（18）youreallywanttopayhimback,don'tletthechainoflove（19）withyou.”

That（20）thewaitressgavehersleepinghusbandasoftkissandwhispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright,Joe.”第9空填（）。(1分)A、gotB、wonC、givenD、awarded正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析考查動詞詞義辨析。got意為“得到”;won意為“贏”;given意為“給”;awarded意為“報酬”;givesb.ahand是固定搭配，意為“幫某人忙”。故選C。

11、Theenergyfromthesunandwindisverycheapanditwillnever（）(1分)A、comeoutB、layoutC、carryoutD、runout正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查動詞短語。句意為：“太陽能和風(fēng)能是廉價的，并且永遠(yuǎn)不會枯竭。”runout意為“用盡；耗盡；枯竭”。根據(jù)“Thecnergyfromthesunandwind”可知，指的是太陽能和風(fēng)能，這兩種能源不會枯竭。故選D

12、材料Itis40meterslongand6meterswide.Thismustbethebiggestbusyouhaveeverseen.Itcancarry1,200to1,400people.

ItisChina'snewSuperBus.ItisgoingforatestruninBeijingattheendofthisyear.SomeothercitiesarealsointerestedinrunningtheSuperBus.Theyhopethetrafficproblemswillbesolved.

TheSuperBusrunsalongfixedtracks(固定軌道).Thebussitsontopoftwo2.2-meter-talllegs.Thelegshavewheelsatoneend.Smallcarscandriveunderthebus,sotheSuperBusdoesnottakeuproadspace.

Thebusrunsonelectricityandsolarpower.Itcantravelupto60kmeveryhour.Itscreator,SongYouzhou,saysalotoftrafficjamswillbereduced.

TheSuperBuscandotheworkof40buses.Inthatway,itcansave860tonsoffueleveryyear,accordingtoSong.

“TobuildaSuperBusanditstrackcostslessthanbuildingsubways.Subwaysarenearlytentimesmoreexpensivetobuild.”Songsaid.

SomepeopleworrythattheSuperBusmaynotbesafe.However,Songsaysthere'snoneedforconcern.TheSuperBushaslaserscanners(激光掃描儀)betweenitslegs.Thescannersmakesurethecarskeepasafedistance.TheSuperBuscancarry（）people.(1分)A、1,300B、1,500C、1,700D、1,900正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析【主旨大意】短文主要講述了新研發(fā)的超級公交車，它有超大的載客量，行駛時不占路面，節(jié)約能源等優(yōu)點；它的激光掃描儀可以保證車輛的安全。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Itcancarry1,200to1,400people.”可知，它可以承載1200到1400個人。故選A。

13、_______whathehadalready,thenewstampswerenotveryinteresting.

(1分)A、ComparingwithB、ReplacedtoC、ComparedwithD、Compared正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析和他已經(jīng)有的郵票相比，新郵票并不是很有趣．compare作動詞是比較，compareAwithB，表示把A和B比較；comparedwith是與…相比，過去分詞作狀語表示被動和完成的動作，且常用于句首

14、LiuMeicomesfromGuangdong.Itis________SouthChina.

(1分)A、inB、ofC、toD、at正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析劉梅來自廣東。它在中國南方。insouthChina表達的意思是：在中國南方

15、—MayIuse（）Englishdictionary?（）islefthome.-Certainly,hereyouare.(1分)A、yours;MineB、yours;MyC、yours;MineD、your;Mine正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析考查物主代詞。句意為：“—-我可以用你的英語詞典嗎?我的詞典落在家里了?！?當(dāng)然，給你?！钡谝粋€空后有名詞Englishdictionary,所以用形容詞性物主代詞；第二個空后沒有名詞，所以用名詞性物主代詞。故選D。

16、材料Notallpeopleliketoworkbuteveryonelikestoplay.Allovertheworldmenandwomen,boysandgirlsenjoy（1）.Sincethedaysoflongago,adultsandchildrenhavecalledtheirfriendstogethertospend（2）evendaysplayinggames.

Sportshelppeopletolive（3）.Theyhelptokeeppeoplehealthyandfeelinggood.Whentheyareplayinggames,people（4）alot.Thisisgoodfortheirhealth.Having（5）withtheirfriendsmakesthemhappy.

Manypeopleenjoysportsbywatchingothers（6）.Insmalltowns,crowdsmeettowatchthebicycleracesorthesoccergames.Inbigcities,thousands（7）toseeanice-skatingshoworabaseballgame.

Whatareyourfavoritesports?Istheweather（8）whereyoulive?Thenswimmingisprobablyoneofyoursports.BoysandgirlsinChinaloveto（9）.Therearewonderfulbeachesandtherearebeautiful（10）andlakesacrossthecountry.Theweatherisalsogoodforswimming.

第(3)選（）(1分)A、alone

B、busily

C、carefully

D、happily正確答案選項：參考答案：D

17、Grandmapreferstea（）coffee.(1分)A、aboutB、toC、onD、of正確答案選項：參考答案：B

18、Haveyouconsideredthestudents’request_________theschoollibrary_______morebooksonpopularscience?

(1分)A、that;provideB、when;providedC、which;shouldprovideD、where;wouldprovide正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查同位語從句和虛擬語氣，第一空填that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，that不做成分，指起到連接作用，對request進行說明，第二空填provide，省略了should，因為同位詞是request，同位語從句用虛擬語氣，Sb（should）do.選A。

19、Johnispreparingforhistomorrow'sspeech,forhehasbeenchosen（）amemberoftheEnglishSpeechClub.(1分)A、asB、inC、onD、at正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查介詞。句意為：“John正在準(zhǔn)備明天的演講，因為他已經(jīng)被選為英語演講俱樂部的成員。”根據(jù)空格后的“amember”可知，空格處表達的意思是“作為；身為”。故選A。

20、Whatdidheaskonthephonejustnow?--Hewantedtoknow___________.

(1分)A、whenthemeetingwillstartB、whatIwasgoingtosayatthenextmeetingC、howlongwouldthemeetinglastD、whoisthehostofthemeeting正確答案選項：參考答案：B

21、It'sseveno'clock.We_______TVathome.

(1分)A、watchB、arewatchingC、watchesD、iswatching正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析已經(jīng)七點了。我們在家看電視。由“It'sseveno'clock”可知應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在進行時態(tài)，由主語為we，故選B。

22、材料

Whenaclosefrienddies,itoftenforcesyoutoconsideryourowndeath.Themoreyouhaveincommonwiththefriend,themorehisdeathwillmakeyouwonderaboutyourown.Sometimesyouwillnaturallysaytoyourself,“Itcouldjustaseasilyhavebeenme.”Suchadeathhasawayofremindingushoweasilybrokenlifeis,anditmaycauseyoutoreconsiderthedirectionofyourownlife.

Jack'sstoryisagoodexample.Asasuccessfulbusinessmanmakingalotofmoney,Jackdidn'tspendasmuchtimewithhisfamilyashewanted.Hisjobrequiredhimtoworklonghours.Butthreeyearsagooneofhisbestfriends,amanwhoworkedinthesameoffice,hadaheartattack.Hediedwhilecelebratinghisdaughter'seighteenthbirthdayinarestaurant.Hewasonlyfiftyyearsold.

Notlongafterhisfriend'sdeath,Jackstartedtohaveachestpain.Finallyhehadagoodphysicalcheck-up.Hereceivedacleanbillofhealth.Butthechestpaincontinued,Hekeptthinkingofthedeathofhisfriend,Jackthoughtabouthowmuchhisfriendmissedinlifeandhesawhowharditwasforhisfriend'sfamilytomanageafterhepassedaway.

Jackrealizedthathedidn'twanttoenduphislifethatway.Hetalkedhisfeelingsoverwithhiswifeandchildren,anddecidedtochangehiswayoflife.Thefamilymovedtoasmalltownwherehestartedasimplelife.Nowheisrunningasmallartgallery(藝術(shù)畫廊).Heisrelaxed，andsayshehasneverbeensohappyinhislife.Andhehasgotnomorechestpain.

Yourclosefriend'sdeathis____toyou.(1分)A、a

warning

B、

commonC、adirectionoflife

D、anexample正確答案選項：參考答案：A

23、Hegoestoworkeveryday______.

(1分)A、exceptforrainydaysB、besidesitrainsC、butthatitrainsD、exceptonrainydays正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析除了下雨天，他每天都去上班。除……之外“除了雨天”except常與every連用,不包含在內(nèi)

24、Hestudiedveryhard,buthefailedinthefinalexamination.Whenhegotthepapers,allhishopeswere______.

(1分)A、rescuedB、shakenC、destroyedD、damaged正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析核心詞匯/短語:fail:失敗。句子譯文:他學(xué)習(xí)很努力，但是他期末考試失敗，當(dāng)他拿到試卷時，他所有的希望都破滅了。A:搶救，B:晃動，C:毀壞，不可修復(fù)，D:破壞，可以修復(fù)。根據(jù)句意答案是C。

25、Iwasverytiredlastnight,（）Iwenttosleepearly.(1分)A、soB、orC、becauseD、but正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析考查連詞。句意為：“昨晚我很累，所以很早就睡了。”so意為“因此”,引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，前后兩個句子是因果關(guān)系，且句子是前因后果，所以應(yīng)用so。故選A。

26、---What'sthatonthewall?---It'saphoto（）.(1分)A、ofmyfather'sandmotherB、ofmyfather'sandmother'sC、ofmyfatherandmother'sD、ofonefriendofmine正確答案選項：參考答案：C

27、—I’vebeenworkingfortenhours.—________youlooktiredYou’dbetterhavearest.

(1分)A、NoproblemB、NowonderC、NohurryD、Nomatter正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查交際用語。句意：—我已經(jīng)一直工作了十個小時了?！y怪你看起來很累。你最好休息一下。ANoproblem沒問題；BNowonder難怪；CNohurry不著急；DNomatter無論；根據(jù)句意可知連續(xù)長時間工作是導(dǎo)致后者看起來疲憊的原因，使用nowonder表示強調(diào)。故B項正確。

28、Apersonstealsthings____iscalledathief.

(1分)A、whomB、whoC、whichD、where正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查定語從句。句意：偷東西的人被稱為小偷。這里含有一個定語從句，關(guān)系詞在從句中作主語，指人，所以用who，選B。

29、材料

NEW―TheDiningIn,DiningOutsection,Wednesday,abanquetofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourself,orderuporeatout.

NEW—TheHouseHomesection.Thursdays,filledwithuseful,interestingfeaturesandarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingpeace.

Aworldofopportunity

TheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever

Allthemorereasontoorderhomedeliverynow.

NEW-SEPARATEsectionsforThearts,MondaythroughThursday,andSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullout,takewithyouorpassalong.

NEW—ANexpanded,two-partWeekendsection.Fridays,withmoreideasaboutmovies,showsartexhibitions,outdoorandindoorrecreation.

Latestnewssportsresultsdaily.Andofcourse,dailyworldandnationalnews,Sunday'sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou'llcontinuetofindinTheTime.

FindoutjusthowmuchYOUcanbenefitfromTheTimeeveryday.

Call1-800-331-1969orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50%OFFourregularprice.

Themainideaofthisadvertisementis____.(1分)A、

many

opportunities

will

be

provided

just

to

those

who

order

home

deliveryB、

several

new

sections

have

been

printed

separately

from

now

onC、

readers

can

be

well

informed

of

the

latest

news

and

sports

resultsD、

people

can

pick

up

all

the

information

nthey

are

interested

in正確答案選項：參考答案：B

30、材料A:Hey,Tony.Youlooksoexcited.What'sup?

B:(1)Andwewillbeinthefinal.

A:Youmeantheschoolsoccergames?

B:Yes.ItwasquitehardforustobeatClassTwo.

A:Congratulationstoyouall!

B:(2)ButnowIamalittlenervous.

A:Takeiteasy.Youshouldbeconfidentandbelieveinyourteam.

B:ButsometimesIfeelthatwedon'tworkwellenoughasateam,

A:Teamworkisveryimportant.(3)

B:Soundsgood.I'lldoitrightaway.

A:(4)

B:NextTuesday.

A:(5)IwillbefreethenandIcanwatchthegame.

B:Seeyouthen.Bye!

A:Seeyou!第（2）空填（）(1分)A、Bytheway,whenisthefinal?B、Thatwouldbenice!C、Wehavejustwonagame!D、Thanks.E、WhataboutnextTuesday?F、Maybeyoucantalkwithyourteammatesaboutthat.G、WhatshouldIdo?正確答案選項：參考答案：D

31、材料Whydopeopleplayfootball?It'sa(1)gameandit'sdangeroustoo.Twenty-twomenfightforsixtyminutestomake(2)manygoalsastheycan.Theygetmoreblackeyes,bruiseandbrokenbonesthanthey(3)points.Footballplayersmustbemad.

Andwhydopeoplewatchfootball?They(4)bemadtoo.Theycertainly(5)andscreamlikemadmen.I'mafraid(6)nearafootballfieldwhenthey'replayingagame.Thecrowdsaredangerous.I'd(7)stayhomeandwatchTV.ButwhathappenswhenIturnit(8)?They'reshowingafootballgame.SoIturnontheradio.WhatdoIhear?The(9)footballscores.AndwhatdoIseewhenIopenanewspaper?Picturesoffootballplayers,interviewswith(10)players,scoresoffootballgames.

第(3)選（）(1分)A、dowith

B、do

C、dofor

D、did正確答案選項：參考答案：B

32、

Mycousinbecameacountrydoctor________hefinishedmedicalschool.(1分)A、afterB、sothatC、butD、so'正確答案選項：參考答案：A解析"句意：我表弟讀完醫(yī)學(xué)院后成為一名鄉(xiāng)村醫(yī)生?？疾闀r間狀語從句。after在……之后，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；sothat為了，引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句；but但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折；so因此，因果。結(jié)合句意可知，“becameacountrydoctor

”發(fā)生在“finishedmedicalschool”之后，所以用after引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，故選A。

33、About________ofthestudentshavealreadygonetothemountainvillage.

(1分)A、secondfifthB、twofifthsC、twofifthD、secondfive正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析大約五分之二的學(xué)生已經(jīng)去過山村。分?jǐn)?shù)的表達方法:分子用基數(shù)詞，分母用序數(shù)詞;當(dāng)分子大于1的時候，分母要用復(fù)數(shù)﹒two是基數(shù)詞，second是序數(shù)詞，所以分子用two，排除A和D選項．five是基數(shù)詞，fifth是序數(shù)詞，所以分母用fifth，當(dāng)分子大于1時，分母要用復(fù)數(shù)形式fifths.故選:B

34、從下面單詞中找一個括號部分讀音不同的單詞。（）(1分)A、s(ou)thB、sh(ou)tC、y(ou)ngD、r(ou)nd正確答案選項：參考答案：C

35、MoYanis（）favoritewriter.TheyhavereadhisnovelTheFrogthreetimes.(1分)A、Mary'sandJoan'sB、MaryandJoan'sC、Mary'sandJoanD、MaryandJoan正確答案選項：參考答案：B解析考查名詞所有格。句意為：“莫言是Mary和Joan最喜歡的作家。他的小說《青蛙》他們已經(jīng)讀了三遍?！薄癆'sandB's”后加名詞復(fù)數(shù)，表示兩人分別所有；“AandB's”表示兩人共同所有。writer是單數(shù)，可知是兩個人共同所有。故選B。

36、Couldyoutellme（）thisword?(1分)A、tohowreadB、howtoreadC、howreadD、howreadto正確答案選項：參考答案：B

37、材料Micklivedinthecountry,andhehad（1）garden.He（2）vegetables,andhehadsomenice,fat（3）,too.Hesoldtheeggsandthemeat,andgotalotof（4）fromthem.

Hisneighbourhadabiggarden,（5）,andhealsohadvegetablesandnice,fatchickensinit.Therewasawirefencebetweenthe（6）butitwasveryold,andthechickensoftenfoundholesinitandwentthrough.

NowMickwantedanewfencebetweenhisgardenandhis（7）soMr.Biggscametobuildit.Micksaidtohim,“Pleasemakethefenceoutofstrongwood.AndIwantahole（8）it.Makeitbigenoughformychickenstogetintomyneighbour'sgardenand（9）hisvegetables,buttoo（10）forhistogetintomineandeatmine.”

第(10)選（）(1分)A、difficult

B、nice

C、big

D、small正確答案選項：參考答案：D

38、ThreemonthsagoMike___anewbicycle.

(1分)A、buysB、wasbuyC、boughtD、isbuy正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析三個月前，Mike買了一輛自行車。threemonthago,三個月以前，用過去式。

39、Thewindowsofthelab（）everyday.(1分)A、cleanB、arecleanedC、iscleanedD、wascleaned正確答案選項：參考答案：B

40、LiuJiaandChenYuanaremeeting________theroad________themuseum.

(1分)A、in;atB、on;inC、by;outsideD、on;outside正確答案選項：參考答案：D解析劉佳和陳源在博物館外的路上碰頭。

41、Whichofthesetrainsistheone（）goestoNanjing?(1分)A、/B、whatC、ofwhichD、that正確答案選項：參考答案：D

42、Heisthetalleststudentinourschool，________？

(1分)A、isheB、isn’titC、isn’theD、doesn’the正確答案選項：參考答案：C解析他是我們學(xué)校最高的學(xué)生，不是嗎？反意疑問句，陳述句是肯定，附加疑問句用否定；前面有be動詞，后面也用be動詞，且人稱和主語保持一致。

43、材料Therewasonceagroupofyoungpeoplesearchingeverywhereforhappiness,butwhattheygotwasonlyannoyance,griefandmisery.

Sothey（1）Socrates(蘇格拉底)foradviceonwherehappiness（2）.But（3）givinganyanswers,Socratesaskedthemtohelpwithbuildinga（4）first.Thegroupofguyshadto（5）thetask,layingasidetheirownbusinessofseekinghappiness.Ittookthemalongtimetocutdownatalltree,diggingoutthecenter.Throughpainstakingeffort,theymadeacanoeoutofthetree.Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver,andthen（6）togetherinit,singingwith（7）.

Socratesasked,“Mychildren,doyouhavehappinessnow?”Theyansweredinchorus:“We8behappier!”Socrates（9）,“That'sit!（10）youaretoobusypursuingsomethingtonoticeanythingbitter,happinesswilloccur.”

FromthestoryIgottoknowthathappiness（11）hidesbehindeverytinythingthatyouareinvolvedin,andthatyoumayonlygetpleasurethrough（12）workandcreativity.Wemayhaveto（13）paininourdailylifeandintheprocessof（14）happiness.Sometimeswetendtolookforhappinessin（15）things,likeanewcar,clothes,etc.Truelong-termhappiness,（16）,comesfromwithinour（17）andspirit.Sowhynotturnsufferinginto（18）