15.It might not come as a surprise that China fell behind Western countries in a recent UN report on global happiness.China was only ranked 112th happiest country out of 156in the UN's World Happiness Report in April.
The happiest country,it seems,is Denmark,closely followed by three more northern European countries-Finland,Norway,and the Netherlands.
But apart from income and lifestyle differences,there are also cultural reasons for this divide.They show that Chinese people and Westerners have different perceptions of happiness.
According to a survey conducted by CCTV,income levels most affected Chinese people's sense of well-being (55.5percent),followed by health (48.9percent) and quality of marriage or love life (32percent).
It seems that all these criteria are lagging(落后) in China,and that the obvious explanation for greater happiness in the West is higher incomes.
But not so,says Professor John Helliwell,an American economist at the University of British Columbia and coauthor of the UN report.
According to Helliwell,low-income individuals may experience an initial jump in happiness when their money increases,but this feeling decreases as they adapt to their new circumstances.He stresses the example of the US,where,despite GDP figures rising consistently for the past 50years,happiness has been steadily declining.
This is because people desire more than money and material wealth."To be happy,we need to feel connection,trust and meaningful relationships,"explains Helliwell.
Dr Deborah Swallow,a UK expert on cultural diversity however,believes there are some differences in the perceptions of happiness in the West and China.
"For North Americans and Europeans,happiness tends to be defined in terms of personal achievement,and is best predicted by self-esteem"she says.
"For East Asians,happiness tends to be defined in terms of interpersonal connectedness,and is best predicted by how well involved the self is in a social network."
Living standards are not necessarily the last word on happiness,as suggested by China's Urban Happiness Ranking 2012,released by the Hong Kong-based China Institute of City Competitiveness in July.
According to the survey's results,Qingdao in Shandong province is China's happiest city with a score of 95.08.
Surprisingly,China's first-tier cities scored relatively low,with Shenzhen ranking 94th,Beijing 96th and Shanghai in 99th position.
63.According to the passage,which of the following about happiness is Correct?D
A.Happiness has nothing to do with money.
B.A man with healthy body must have the most happiness.
C.A man who has a strong social relationship is sure to be happy.
D.People's sense of happiness is determined by many factors.
64.Which of the following statements might Professor John Helliwell agree with?B
A.Poor people may become happier when their income increases.
B.Happiness is an inner feeling and it will not be influenced by the outer factors.
C.Americans'sense of happiness has been increasing in the recent years.
D People's sense of happiness is largely determined by income in the west.
65.Which of the following statements is true?A
A.In china,people in the highly developed areas are not necessarily happier than
people in the poorer area.
B.In East Asian,happiness has much to do with personal factors.
C.People's opinions of happiness is completely different between the West and the East.
D.In general,people in West are happier than people in East.
66.You might read the passage in aA column of a newspaper.
A.Society B.Education C.Medicine D.Culture.
分析 本文主要講述了世界上不同國家的人們對幸福感的感知度的不同,以及不同的因素會影響幸福感.尤其提到在中國的不同城市里,人們的幸福感值.
解答 63.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容income levels most affected Chinese people's sense of well-being (55.5percent),followed by health (48.9percent) and quality of marriage or love life (32percent).工資收入、健康狀況、婚姻和等影響著中國人的幸福感;To be happy,we need to feel connection,trust and meaningful relationships 想要感覺幸福,我們必須要能感覺到信任、與他人有意義的關(guān)系等..由此可知,人們的幸福感是由許多因素影響著,故答案為D.
64.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容despite GDP figures rising consistently for the past 50years,happiness has been steadily declining.This is because people desire more than money and material wealthTo be happy,we need to feel connection,trust and meaningful relationships 在美國盡管GDP值增長了,但人們的幸福感卻降低了.人們幸福感的組成是需要人們感受到自己是得到別人的重視的、得到他人的信任以及與他人有一段有意義的友誼,這些都是人們內(nèi)心深處的體驗(yàn).結(jié)合選項(xiàng),B為正確選項(xiàng).
65.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Living standards are not necessarily the last word on happiness生活水平并不是幸福感的重要影響因素;Qingdao in Shandong province is China's happiest city with a score of 95.08.Surprisingly,China's first-tier cities scored relatively low,with Shenzhen ranking 94th,Beijing 96th and Shanghai in 99th position 青島是中國幸福值最高的一個城市.相比而言,深圳、北京等城市的幸福值較低,再結(jié)合選項(xiàng),可得知A正確.
66.A 推理判斷題. 根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,主要講述了不同國家不同城市的人們的幸福感的存在情況,這是一社會現(xiàn)象,故答案為A.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一個新聞閱讀類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù)