学位英语

第四部分：阅读理解（第31~45题，每题3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第四部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。

第一篇

Gross National Happiness

In the last century，new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However，one country resisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains of Asia，the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people and Buddhist(佛教)culture had not been affected for almost a thousand years. Bhutan， however，was a poor country. People died at a young age. Most of its people could not read，and they did not know much about the outside world. Then，in 1972，a new ruler named King Jigme Singye Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan to become modern， but without losing its traditions.

King Wangchuck looked at other countries for ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their Gross National Product(GNP). The GNP measures products and money. When the number of products sold increases，people say the country is making progress. King Wangchuck had a different idea for Bhutan. He wanted to measure his country’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased，the king could say that Bhutan was making progress. To decide if people were happier， he created a measure called Gross National Happiness(GNH).

GNH is based on certain principles that create happiness. People are happier if they have health care，education，and jobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy，protected environment. They are happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally，people are happier when they have a good， stable government.

Now there is some evidence of increased GNH in Bhutan. People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated and employed. Twenty-five percent of the land has become national parks，and the country has almost no pollution. The Bhutanese continue to wear their traditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist customs. Bhutan has also become a democracy. In 2008，King Wangchuck gave his power to his son. Although the country still had a king，it held its first democratic elections that year. Bhutan had political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally，Bhutan has connected to the rest of the world through television and the Internet.

Bhutan is a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested in Bhutan’s GNH. These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. They want to create new policies that take care of their people，cultures，and land.

Brazil may be the next country to use the principles of GNH. Brazilian leaders see the principles of GNH as a source of inspiration. Brazil is a large country with a diverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil，perhaps the rest of the world will follow.

31. Who was Jigme Singye Wangchuck?

A. A president.

B. A Buddhist priest.

C. A king.

D. A general.

32. Apart from modernizing Bhutan, what else did Wangchuck want to do for Bhutan?

A. To make its population grow.

B. To keep it separate from the world.

C. To encourage its people to get rich.

D. To keep its traditions and customs.

33. A country shows its progress with GNP by______.

A. spending more money.

B. spending less money.

C. selling more products.

D. providing more jobs.

34. According to GNH, people are happier if they______.

A. have new technology.

B. have a good, stable government.

C. can change their religion.

D. have more money.

35. Today, many countries are______.

A. trying to find their own ways to measure happiness.

B. using the principles of GNH to measure their progress.

C. working together to develop a common scale to measure GNH.

D. taking both Bhutan and Brazil as symbols for social progress.

本题分数（15）

第4部分：阅读理解

31 C 第一段里就提到一位名为King Jigme Singye Wangchuck的新的统治者，很显然Wangchuck是一位国王。

32 D 第一段的结尾处讲到King Jigme Singye Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan to become modern, but without losing its traditions，可见这位国王决定要让不丹现代化，但又不失去自己的传统。

33 C 在第二段里可以找到对GNP一个十分简单化的解释：The GNP measures products and money. When the number of products sold increases, people say the country is making progress．也就是说卖出的产品增加了，就说明这个国家在进步。

34 B 第三段列举了衡量GNH的多个标准，其中包括人民享受医疗保险、受教育、有工作、生态环境健康并受到保护等。最后提到的一个标准便是人民有个好的、稳定的政府。

35 A 答案在第五段里下面这两个句子中可以看到：Many countries are now interested in Bhutan's GNH.These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness.

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