Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappyyouareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchithappinessactually______everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwe______this?Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandings
Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappyyouareblindtoreality.Butwhenweresearchithappinessactually______everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain.Howdidwe______this?Whydowehavethesesocialmisunderstandingsabouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwere______.
Whenwestudypeoplescientistsareofteninterestedinwhattheaverageis.
Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic.That'sonlyhalfthestorybecausetheaveragepersondoesnotfighttheir______.Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin______positiveoutliers(离群值)--peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence--a______differentpictureappears.Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessand______.
______happinessisachoice.Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitsfiniteresourcesasyouprocesstheworld.Ifyouscanforthe______firstyourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)inyourwork.Butifyouscantheworldforthepositiveyoustarttoacquirean______advantage.
IwrotethecoverstoryfortheHarvardBusinessReviewmagazineon"HappinessLeadstoProfits."Basedonmyarticlecalled"PositiveIntelligence"andmyresearchinTheHappinessAdvantageI______ourresearchedconclusion:thesinglegreatestadvantageinthemoderneconomyisa______andbusyworkforce.
Adecadeofresearchinthebusinessworld______thathappinessraisesnearlyeverybusinessandeducational______:increasingsalesby37%,productivityby31%,and______ontasksby19%,aswellasanumberofhealthandquality-of-lifeimprovements.
1.A.risesB.arisesC.raisesD.realizes
2.A.thinkB.missC.knowD.understand
3.A.usualB.singleC.uniqueD.average
4.A.bodiesB.facesC.genesD.fates
5.A.researchingB.discoveringC.findingD.observing
6.A.mildlyB.hardlyC.crazilyD.wildly
7.A.interestB.successC.safetyD.failure
8.A.ScientificallyB.FortunatelyC.GraduallyD.Strangely
9.A.activeB.passiveC.negativeD.positive
10.A.interestingB.embarrassingC.annoyingD.amaz