16．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes（基因）. ____36____ We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions.
Strategy（策略）1: ____37____
The first step is to make a choice to be happy. In Seeking Happiness, Bertrand Russell said, “Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort must play a great part.”
Once you’ve decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achieving happiness.
Strategy 2: Develop gratitude（感激）.
In Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise”. ____38____
Strategy 3: Remember, money can’t buy happiness.
Research shows: ____39____ Yes, “we always think that some things are wrong because they cannot bring us happiness,” writes Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness.
Strategy 4: Take part in meaningful activities.
“People are seldom happier,” says Jackson, “than when they’re doing meaningful activities”. Yet, he has found that the most common leisure（休闲）activity — watching TV — produces some of the lowest levels of happiness. ____40____ Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily, he writes in Finding Flow.
A. Achieve happiness.
B. Choose to be happy.
C. Yet, psychologists believe we can pursue happiness.
D. To get more out of life, we need to put more into it.
E. Happiness is decided by a good many aspects.
F. This shifts people away from bitterness, and promotes happiness.
G. More money doesn’t necessarily bring extra happiness.
36.C
37.B
38.F
39.G
40.D
36题前一句的意思是“研究人员发现，感受快乐的能力在很大程度上由我们的基因决定”，后一句的意思是“我们可以通过克服负面情绪，养成证明情绪来做到这一点”前后句之间构成转折关系，故选C。
37. B选项中的“choose”和后一句中的“make a choice”构成照应，故选B。
38. F项中的This指代的是“perform a daily ‘gratitude exercise’”，故选F。
39. G选项中的“more money”和小标题中的“money”构成照应，故选G。
40. 后一句中的“Active leisure”即积极的休闲，也就是需要一定的投入的休闲方式，与D项中的“we need to put more into it”意思相同，故选D。
36.考查考生理解上下文之间的逻辑关系的能力。
37. 考查考生理解上下文之间的照应关系的能力。
38. 考查考生理解上下文之间的替代关系的能力。
39. 考查考生理解上下文之间的照应关系的能力。
40. 考查考生理解上下文的意义之间的关系的能力。
36题前一句的意思是“研究人员发现，感受快乐的能力在很大程度上由我们的基因决定”，后一句的意思是“我们可以通过克服负面情绪，养成证明情绪来做到这一点”前后句之间构成转折关系，故选C。
37. B选项中的“choose”和后一句中的“make a choice”构成照应，故选B。
38. F项中的This指代的是“perform a daily ‘gratitude exercise’”，故选F。
39. G选项中的“more money”和小标题中的“money”构成照应，故选G。
40. 后一句中的“Active leisure”即积极的休闲，也就是需要一定的投入的休闲方式，与D项中的“we need to put more into it”意思相同，故选D。
36.没有正确理解上下文之间的逻辑关系而误选其他选项。
37. 没有找出上下文之间的照应关系而误选其他选项。
38. 没有正确理解F项中的This所指代的内容而误选其他选项。
39. 没有找出上下文之间的照应关系而误选其他选项。
40. 没有正确理解后一句中的“Active leisure”的意思而误选其他选项。