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  3. [A] Be silly [B] Have fun [C] Express your emotions [D] Don’t overthink it [E] Be easily pleased [F] Notice

[A] Be silly [B] Have fun [C] Express your emotions [D] Don’t overthink it [E] Be easily pleased [F] Notice

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问题     [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
    Act Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age
    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.
    【R1】________
    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 on.
    【R2】________
    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.
    【R3】________
    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 infection. All of which, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.
    【R4】________
    The problem with being a grownup 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 around 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.
    【R5】________
    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 byproduct of the way they live.
【R3】
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答案A
解析 复现结构。考生分析本空格所对应的原文段落，首先注意到段尾的句子：All of which, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels. 这是一个明显的具有概括意味的总述句，而且All of which是之前段落中提及的各种事物，并且这些事物对幸福度都有正面的作用。我们跟随此线索顺藤摸瓜，定位之前的段落中具体是在谈论什么事情。开头部分的信息中出现了If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling，这个假设句其实就是在提出主题，即silliness and giggling，之后的信息其实都是围绕着此主题展开的，详细说明silliness and giggling对我们有哪些好处。把这个主题信息与剩余的5个小标题进行匹配，发现A项Be silly存在明显的复现呼应，并且就是对此段信息的准确概括，所以A项是正确答案。
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