阅读理解BeHappyLioydMorris“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise．”－JohnMasefield．WhenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate(桂冠诗人)Iwasama

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　　BeHappy

　　LioydMorris

　　“Thedaysthatmakeushappymakeuswise．”－JohnMasefield．

　　WhenIfirstreadthislinebyEngland’sPoetLaureate(桂冠诗人)Iwasamazed．WhatdidMasefieldmean?WithoutthinkingaboutitmuchIhadalwaysassumedthattheoppositewastrue．Buthiscalmassurance(自信)wasremarkable．Icouldnotforgetit．

　　FinallyIseemedtograsphismeaningandrealizedthatherewasaprofound(意义深远的)observation．Thewisdomthathappinessmakespossibleliesinclearunderstandingnotfoggedbyanxietynordimmed(变暗淡)bydespairandboredomandwithouttheblindspotscausedbyfear．

　　Activehappiness–notmoresatisfactionorcontentment-oftencomessuddenlylikeanAprilshowerortheunfoldingofabud(蓓蕾)．Thenyoudiscoverwhatkindofwisdomhasaccompaniedit．Thegrassisgreener;birdsongsaresweeter;theshortcomingsofyourfriendsaremoreunderstandableandmoreforgivable．Happinessislikeapairofeyeglassescorrectingyourspiritualvision．

　　Theinsightofhappinessarenotlimitedtowhatisneararoundyou．Unhappywithyourthoughtsturnedinuponyouremotionalsadnessyourvisioniscutshortasthoughbyawall．Happythewallcrumbles(倒塌)．

　　Thelongvista(展望)istherefortheseeing．Thegroundatyourfeettheworldaboutyou-peoplethoughtsemotionspressures-arenowfittedintothelargerscene．Everythingassumesafairerproportion(比例、关系)．

　　Andhereisthebeginningofwisdom．

　　(1)

　　AfterreadingthelinebyMasefieldthewriterfeltsurprised．Why?

　　[]A．

　　Becausehedidn’texpectsuchapoetwouldhavewrittensuchaline

　　B．

　　Becausehehadneverthoughtaboutthatbefore

　　C．

　　Becausehethoughtitwasimpossibletobebothhappyandwise

　　D．

　　BecausehethoughtitrubbishforMasefieldtowritesomethingliket