单选题 Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage. There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy person would be the more to be critical. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequency puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconduct. These people should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.
单选题
According to the author, the major reason to cause the difference between happy and unhappy people is ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[答案详解] 主要的依据是第一段最后一句话：This arises from different ways in which they consider things，persons，and events，and the resulting effects upon their minds。作者认为是看待事物的不同方式导致了两种人的区别。A项较片面，只是其中一个方面，B和D有可能包括在文中提到的几个方面中，也可能不包括在内。故选C。
单选题
The basic difference between happy and unhappy people lies in the fact that ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[答案详解] 解题的关键在于第二段第一句和第三句：The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things… Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things．可以看出，根本的区别在于关注点不同。B项所说的态度，C项所说的个性以及D项所说的家庭背景都不是问题的根本原因。
单选题
The sentence "The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation" in paragraph 2 means ______.
【答案解析】[答案详解] 解题依据在第三段第一句：…it has serious consequences in life，since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck．最后一段主要叙述的是这种人所处的不利境地。 B项和C项与事实完全不符，而D项说的仅仅是一个方面。故选A。