Question

Recently,CCTV reporter have asked a simple question, “Are you happy?”

The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying “I don’t know.”

We should ask “What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure(測量) it？”. Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At last year’s National People’s Congress(全國人民代表大會)， officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target(目標) for the 12^th five-year plan.

Many argue that happiness is elusive. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about socializing(社交活動) or finding the perfect spouse(配偶).

Chen Shangyuan, 21, a college student, said his idea of happiness always evolves(進化). “At present it relates to how productive I am in a day”, he said. “It might be linked to(聯(lián)系) job security (安全) or leisure(休閑) time after I graduate.”

1.What did Mo Yan say when he was asked the question “Are you happy?”

A．Yes, I am very happy.                     B．No, I am not happy.

C．It depends on the weather.                D．I don’t know

2.What’s the top target for the 12^th five-year plan?

A．Economic         B．Peace            C．Culture           D．Increasing happiness

3.What does “elusive” mean in the passage?

A．難以理解         B．難能可貴          C．難以實現(xiàn)         D．難以忘記

4.What does Chen Shangyuan think happiness might be linked to when he works?

A big house.    B. An expensive car.    C. Money       D. Job security or leisure time.

5.Form this passage, we can know that_________.

A．happiness can be measured

B．to be happy is very

C．different people have different ideas about happiness

D．If we have a lot of money we will feel happy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了央視進行的一個關于幸福問題的調查。

1.根據Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, answered by saying “I don’t know.”描述，可知選D。

2.根據officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target(目標) for the 12^th five-year plan.描述，可知選D。

3.聯(lián)系后一句It also means different things to different people.描述，可知選A。

4.根據最后一段“It might be linked to(聯(lián)系) job security (安全) or leisure(休閑) time after I graduate.”描述，可知選D。

5.通過閱讀短文可知不同的人對于幸福有著不同的看法，故選C。

考點：關于幸福問題的說明文閱讀

點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文章中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。