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1、-2009高考英语阅读理解模拟训练（四）嘉兴英语网AYOUdon’tneedmillionstobehappy.Infact,atTheHappinessInstituteinAustralia,acoupleofhundreddollarsmaybeenough.Theinstituteopeneditsdoorslastyear,and,sincethen,menandwomenofallageshavebeenpayingA$200anhour(US$140)forlessonsonhowtofeelgreat.“Youcanact
2、uallyincreaseyourhappinesslevels.That’swhatweteach,”saidTimothySharp,founderoftheinstitute.Expertssaythatonlyabout15percentofhappinesscomesfromincome,assetsandotherfinancialfactors.Asmuchas85percentcomesfromthingssuchasattitude,lifecontrolandrelationships.Mostofusaresigni
3、ficantlybetterofffinanciallythanourparentsandgrandparents,buthappinesslevelshaven’tchangedtoreflectthat.Studiesshowthatoncethebasicneedsofshelterandfoodaremet,additionalwealthaddsverylittletohappiness.Manydecadesago,the“sageofBaltimore,Maryland”,editorHLMencken,definedwea
4、lthasearningUS$100morethanyour“wife’ssister’shusband.”Behavioraleconomistsnowsaypartofthereasonwearericherbutnothappierisbecausewecompareourselvestopeoplebetteroffmaterially.“Theargumentisthatifyouwanttobehappythere’saverysimplethingyoucando:Compareyourselftopeoplewhoarel
5、esswelloffthanyou—poorer,smallerhouse,car,”saidSharp.TheHappinessInstituteaimstoshowyouhowtoovercometheseunhappinessfactorsbyfocusingon“morethanjustyourbankaccount.”“IfIcomparemyselftoBillGatesthenI’malwaysgoingtobedown,”saidSharp.Abetterthingtocomparewith,hesaid,mightbeK
6、erryPacker,Australia’srichestpersonwhohashadakidneytransplantandheartsurgeryinrecentyears.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.YoucanincreaseyourhappinesslevelsbyattendingtheclassesattheHappinessInstitute. B.Mostofusarehappierthanourparentsorgrand
7、parentssinceweearnmore. C.EarningUS$100morethanyourwife’ssister’shusbandifyouwanttobehappy. D.BothBillGatesandKerryPackerareexamplesofthosewhoareextremelyrichbutobviouslyunhappy.2.Theunderlinedphrasehasthesamemeaningastheword_______. A.healthy B.unhealthy C.free D.---w
8、ealthy3.Theauthorwrotethepassagetotellus_______. A.happinessiseverything B.wealthisthefoundation
