《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

阅读下面短文,按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: More often than not, things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment and self-improvement.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word "fun" to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: Now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: Buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: We now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
56. According to the author, why does a bachelor resist marriage? (no more than 10 words)

57. What is the author's opinion on raising children? (no more than 10 words)

58. Please explain the underlined word "commitment" in Paragraph 3 in English. (1 word)

59. What is the author trying to tell us? (no more than 10 words)

60. How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 20 words)

答案： 56.Because he is afraid of making a commitment/taking on family responsibilities.
57.It is a rewarding job.
Or;It involves pain but leads to happiness.
Or;It is not fun but full of joy and happiness.
58.Responsibility./Promise./Devotion.
59.Happiness often goes together/hand in hand with pain.
60.The money spent on fancy clothes and new cars isn’t worthwhile because those things can’t bring us more happiness.