3．When asked what they want out of life，most people anywhere in the world will probably answer："to be happy．"Ed Deiner，an American psychology professor，has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy，comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves．
A number of people would say that there is no need to answer this question But Professor Deiner as one anyway．"If you're a cheerful，happy person，your marriage is more likely to last，and you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job．On average，happy people have stronger immune（免疫的） systems，and there is some evidence that they live longer．
So who are the happiest people in the world？It depends on how the word is defined． There is individual happiness，the sense of joy we get when we do something we like． But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave．According to Professor Deiner，the Western world go after individual happiness while Asia prefers each other's satisfaction，
"In the West，the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East． People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting． They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things． If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy，they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives． If not much has gone wrong，then they are satisfied．"
People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture，Professor Deiner found．"The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride，and shame． Hispanic（西班牙語言的）cultures report，much more pride and much less shame than others．
Another factor that also made a big difference to people's happiness is income，but only at the lowest levels． Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty． But millionaires were only a little bit happier than'people on average incomes． It seems that money． Makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure．
47． According to Professor Deiner，B．
A．Westerners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction
B． Asians focus more on others respect and approval than westerners
C． Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians
D． Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness
48． What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph？D
A． If you are from Spain，you are the happiest．
B． Hispanic cultures ay stress on pride and shame．
C．Spanish people take too much p/de in themselves．
D． Attitude towards pride-and shame results in Spanish happiness．
49．In the last paragraph，the author seems to tell us．B
A．poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires
B．enough money can make us feel safe and happy
C．the higher income one gets，the happier life he lives
D．a(chǎn)verage income earners live the happiest life
50．The passage mainly discusses．D
A． cultural differences in happiness
B．benefits of happiness
C． the happiest culture
D． reasons for happiness．
分析 本文介紹了不同文化背景下，人們感到幸福的不同原因．例如：西方人通過做自己喜歡的事來追求個人的幸福，而亞洲人則從他人對自己的尊重和對自己行為的認可中獲得幸福．西班牙國家的人在感到比他人有著較多的自豪和更少的羞愧時更幸福．足夠的金錢會讓我們有安全感和幸福感．但是，百萬富翁并不比我們快樂多少．
解答 47．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段最后一句"According to Professor Deiner，the Western world go after individual happiness while Asia prefers each other's satisfaction．"可知，亞洲人傾向于從彼此的滿意度中獲得幸福；再由此段的倒數(shù)第二句But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave．可知此滿意度可從他人對我們的尊重和對我們的行為的認可中獲得．結(jié)合兩者，故選B．
48．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段最后一句"Hispanic（西班牙語言的）cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others．"可知，較之他人有著更多的自豪和更少的羞愧，能引起西班牙人的幸福感．故選D．
49．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段最后一句"It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure．"可知，足夠的金錢可以使我們感到安全和幸福．故選B．
50．D 主旨大意題．本文主要介紹了不同文化下，人們感到幸福的不同原因．故選D．
點評 細節(jié)理解題可根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞的提示到原文中去找尋答案；推理判斷題則需根據(jù)相關(guān)語句推理判斷字里行間所隱藏的意思．
