Question

As the richest country in the world, you'd expect that Qatar would also be the happiest. And you'd also expect Japanese people to be extremely positive, seeing as though they have the highest life expectancy. But clearly wealth and good health do not guarantee happiness after both countries failed to make the top ten most positive countries.

The poll (民意测验 ) of nearly 150,000 people around the world found that seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America. Gallup asked about 1,000 people in each of 148 countries if they were well­rested, had been treated with respect, smiled or laughed a lot, learned or did something interesting and felt feelings of enjoyment the previous day.

In Panama and Paraguay, 85 percent of those polled said yes to all five, putting those countries at the top of the list. They were followed  closely  by  El Salvador,  Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Guatemala, the Philippines, Ecuador and Costa Rica.

The people least likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore, the wealthy and orderly city­state that ranks among the most developed in the world. Other wealthy countries also sat surprisingly low on the list. Germany and France tied with the poor African state of Somaliland for 47th place.

Many of the seven countries which were most positive do poorly in traditional measures of well­being, like Guatemala, a country torn by decades of civil war followed by waves of gang­driven criminality that give it one of the highest killing rates in the world. Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the United Nations' Human Development Index, a composite of life expectancy, education and per capital income. But it ranks seventh in positive emotions.

In Guatemala, it's a culture of friendly people who are always smiling,  said Luz Castillo,  a 30­year­old surfing instructor. Despite all the problems that we're facing, we're surrounded by natural beauty that lets us get away from it all.

The poll shows that prosperous nations can also be deeply unhappy ones. And poverty­stricken ones are often positive, or at least a close approximation (类似事物) of it.

1.________ may feel the most unhappy according to the poll.

A．People from Qatar        B．People from Thailand

C．People from Japan        D．People from Singapore

2.The underlined word “Gallup” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．a country  B．a polling organization

C．a person  D．a magazine

3.Which of the following is NOT included in the United Nations' Human Development Index?

A．Life expectancy. B．Education.

C．Natural beauty.  D．Per capital income.

4.What's the best title of the text?

A．Happiness does not depend on wealth

B．How to live happily?

C．Health leads to happiness

D．What are the standards to be happy men?

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：财富和健康并不能保证一定会带来幸福感，幸福和财富的多少不成正比。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“The people least likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore”可知，通过民意测验生活在新加坡的人民幸福指数最低。故选D。

2.词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“about 1，000 people in each of 148 countries if they were well­rested，had been treated with respect”可知，应该是一个机构对不同国家的人进行调查，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the United Nations’ Human Development Index，a composite of life expectancy，education and per capita income.But it ranks seventh in positive emotions.”可知，这项指数当中不包含C项内容。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要告诉我们财富和健康并不能保证一定会带来幸福感，幸福和财富的多少不成正比。故A项为最佳标题。故选A。

考点：人生感悟类阅读