Question

    True happiness lies in rewarding relationships, not material wealth, according to new research. Scientists have said that a close circle of friends and family is most important for happiness, and that owning things such as iPhones, computers, being wealthy and owning a sports car do not provide the same level of satisfaction.

The study was done by psychologists at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Lund University, in Sweden. The experts analyzed(分析) articles in Swedish newspapers published in 2010 and recorded which words most often occurred in the same articles as the Swedish word for happiness. In this way, they could know our common happiness.

Co-author Dr Danilo Garcia, a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy’s Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health, said, “It’s relationships that are most important, not material things that we possess, and this is in line with other findings in happiness research.”

The study, which contained more than 10 million words, showed that terms such as “grandmother” and personal pronouns such as “you”, “me”, “us” and “them” often emerge in the same article as the Swedish word for happiness. Researchers found that words such as “iPhone”, “millions” and “Google” almost never appear with the word “happiness”.

The study is a part of a larger research project on how people describe both positive and negative events in their lives. The researchers believe that the word analysis reflects a common perception among the members of our society as to what should make us happy.

Dr Danilo Garcia said, “Just as the Beatles sang, most people understand that money can’t buy you happiness or love. But even if we can understand the importance of close and warm relationships at a social level, it isn’t certain that everyone is aware that such relationships are actually necessary for our own personal happiness.”

1.New research mainly shows that      .

A.various things can lead to happiness in people

B.having some close friends is very important to us

C.owning expensive things can actually make us unhappy

D.rewarding relationships make us happy instead of material wealth

2.What Dr Danilo Garcia said in Paragraph 3 shows that the new findings      .

A.explain something new

B.are unbelievable to many people

C.prove material things are unimportant

D.confirm previous findings in happiness research

3.Dr Danilo Garcia doubts whether      .

A.money really buys us happiness or love

B.rewarding relationships really lead to personal happiness

C.close and warm relationships are important at a social level

D.all people know rewarding relationships lead to personal happiness

4.How did the experts arrive at their findings?

A.By doing surveys.

B.By doing experiments.

C.By analyzing printed articles.

D.By referring to previous studies.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。短文主要通过研究关于幸福的文章得出一个发现：真正的快乐在于有回报的关系，而不是物质财富。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中True happiness lies in rewarding relationships, not material wealth, according to new research.可知最新研究表明，真正的幸福在于有意义的人际关系，而不是物质财富。由此可知，新的研究主要表明，有益的关系让我们快乐，而不是物质财富。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段中It’s relationships that are most important, not material things that we possess, and this is in line with other findings in happiness research.可知最重要的是人际关系，而不是我们所拥有的物质上的东西，这与幸福研究中的其他发现是一致的。由此可推知，新的发现确认了之前在幸福研究中的发现，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中But even if we can understand the importance of close and warm relationships at a social level, it isn’t certain that everyone is aware that such relationships are actually necessary for our own personal happiness.可知但是，即使我们能在社会层面上理解亲密和温暖的关系的重要性，也不能确定每个人都意识到这种关系实际上对我们个人的幸福是必要的。由此可知， Danilo Garcia博士怀疑是否所有人都知道这种有回报的关系会导致个人幸福，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段中The experts analyzed articles in Swedish newspapers published in 2010 and recorded which words most often occurred in the same articles as the Swedish word for happiness.可知专家们分析了2010年瑞典报纸上发表的文章，并记录了哪些词与瑞典“幸福”一词出现在同一篇文章中频率最高。由此可知，专家们通过分析发表的文章而得出他们的发现。故选C。