专题限时检测(二十四)任务型阅读(一)(限时24分钟)A(2017·苏、锡、常、镇高三三模)WhenIt'sNotQuiteaWonderfulLifeA2011studybyresearchersmightmakeyouthinktwiceaboutdifficultholidayemotions
Theyfolloweddozensofbusdriversfortwoweeks,lookingtoseewhentheyflashedfakeversussinceresmilesattheirpassengers
Theresultsshowedthatondayswhenthedriverstriedtoputonanactandpretendtobeinagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse
Thiswasespeciallytrueforwomen
Andanotherresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhoreallywanttobehappyactuallyobtainlesshappinessfrompositiveexperiences,apparentlybecausetheirexpectationsaretoohigh
Againandagain,tryingtogainhappinessdespitenopreferenceseemstohavetheoppositeresult
TheresultsofthebusdriverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchersOliverJohnandJamesGross,whofoundthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyintensifywhenwetrytosuppress(