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TheZenofCatTheManwasverysad.HeknewthattheCat’sdayswerenumbered.Thedoctorhadsaidtherewasnotanythingmorethatcouldbedone,andthatheshouldtaketheCathomeandmakehimascomfortableaspossible.TheManstrokedtheCatonhislapandsighed.TheCatopenedhiseyes,purredandlookedupattheMan.AtearrolleddowntheMan’scheekandlandedontheCat’sforehead.TheCatgavehimaslightlyannoyedlook.“Whydoyoucry,Man?”theCatasked.“Becauseyoucan’tbearthethoughtoflosingme?Becauseyouthinkyoucanneverreplaceme?”TheMannodded“yes.”“AndwheredoyouthinkI’llbewhenIleaveyou?”theCatasked.TheManshruggedhelplessly.“Closeyoureyes,Man,”theCatsaid.TheMangavehimaquestioninglook,butdidashewastold.“Whatcoloraremyeyesandfur?”theCatasked.“Youreyesaregoldandyourfurisarich,warmbrown.”theManreplied.“Andwhereisitthatyoumostoftenseeme?”askedtheCat.“Iseeyou…onthekitchenwindowsillwatchingthebirds…onmyfavoritechair…onmydesklyingonthepapersIneed…onthepillownexttomyheadatnight.”“Then,wheneveryouwishtoseeme，allyoumustdoistocloseyoureyes,”saidtheCat.“Closeyoureyesagain,”theCatsaid.“Nowlickyourhand.”TheManwidenedhiseyesinsurprise.“Justdoit,”theCatsaid.“Lickyourhand,andthinkofmeinallmyfamiliarplaces.”TheManfeltfoolish,lickinghishand,buthedidashewastold.Hediscoveredwhatacatmustknow，thatlickingapawisverycalmingandallowsonetothinkmoreclearly.Hecontinuedlickingandthecornersofhismouthturnedupwardintothefirstsmilehehadshownindays.HewaitedfortheCattotellhimtostop,andwhenhedidn't,heopenedhiseyes.TheCat'seyeswereclosed.TheManstrokedthewarm,brownfur,buttheCatwasgone.TheManshuthiseyeshardasthetearspoureddownhisface.HesawtheCatonthewindowsill,theninhisbed,thenlyingacrosshisimportantpapers.Hesawhimonthepillownexttohishead,sawhisbrightgoldeyesanddarkestbrownonhisnoseandears.Oneday,notlongafter,therewasanewcatonhislap.Shewasalovelyspottedandwhite…verydifferentfromhisearlierbelovedcatandverymuchthesame.21.WhytheManwassadandcried?A.Becausehehadtogivethecatawayandbringbackanewcat.B.BecausetheCatwasbad-temperedandbadtohim.C.BecausetheCatwasdying.D.BecausehewouldleavetheCat.22.TheCataskedtheMantolickhishandsto________________________.A.makefoolofhim.B.letthemanthinklikehimanddistracthisattentionfromhisdeath.C.makesurewhethertheManlovedhimornot.D.helphimconverthisbadmood.23.Theword‘zen’inthetitlecanbereplacedby___________.A.fateB.sorrowC.ownerD.philosophy24.WhatdidtheCatwanttotelltheMan?A.Hewouldcomebacktolifeanddonotbeindeepsorrow.B.Therewouldbeanothercatinplaceofhim.C.WherehewouldgoafterleavingtheMan.D.Howtoacceptthedeathofabelovedone.Key:CBDDWhoStoleourHappiness?InDenmark,happinesscomesfromequality;inSingapore,happinesscomesfromtheruleoflaw;intheslumsofCalcutta,India,happinesscomesfromtheheartsofpeoplethatdependoneachother.Whetherapersonishappyornot,largelydependsontwoaspects.Oneisexternal,thatisthesocialenvironmentwelivein;theotherisinternal,thatisourpersonalattitudetolife.Today,wearenothappy,alsocanbeanalyzedinseveralaspects.1.LackoffaithMostofusdonotknowwhattheexpectationsareinone'swholelife.Confuciuslivedapoorlifeanddidn'tevenhavepillowswhensleepingandusedhisarmsaspillows,butConfuciussaid,“Happinessiswithin.”2.Alwayscomparing“Whetherapersonisfortunateornot,happyornot,doesnotdependonhowbigofaccomplishmentheorshehasachieved,butfromthewayhowtheneighborslookatthem.”Whenwhatwearepursuingisnothappiness,buttobehappierthanothers,th...