1、1Worlds Happiest Countries 全球最快乐的国家本篇阅读材料的难度属中等，全文约 369 词，因此建议阅读时间（含做题）为 15 分钟。阅读要求：认真阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 As the richest country in the world, Qatar may also be the happiest in your mind. And youd also 1 Japanese people to be extremely 2 , seeing that they have the highest life expec
2、tancy. 3 clearly wealth and good health do not guarantee（保证） 4 after both countries failed to 5 the top ten most positive countries. The poll（调查） of nearly 150,000 people around the world found that seven of the worlds 10 countries with the most positive attitudes 6 their life are in Latin America.
3、The poll asked about 1,000 people in each of 148 countries if they were well?rested, had been treated with respect, smiled or laughed a lot, learned or did something interesting and felt 7 of enjoyment the previous day. In Panama and Paraguay, 85 percent of those polled said yes to all five, 8 those
4、 countries at the top of the list. They were 9 closely by El Salvador, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Guatemala, the Philippines, 2Ecuador and Costa Rica. The people least likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore, the wealthy and orderly city?state that 10 among the most deve
5、loped in the world. Other wealthy countries also sat surprisingly 11 on the list. Germany and France tied with(并列) the poor African state of Somaliland for 47th place. Many of the seven countries which were most positive do 12 in traditional measures of well?being, like Guatemala, a country 13 from
6、decades of civil war followed by waves of criminality（犯罪） that give it one of the 14 homicide（杀人） rates in the world. 15 Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the UNs Human Development Index（指数）, which is a combination of life 16 , education and income, it ranks seventh in positive emotions. “In Guatema
7、la（危地马拉）, its a culture of 17 people who are always smiling,” said Luz Castillo, a 30?year?old surfing instructor. 18 all the problems that were facing, were surrounded by natural beauty that lets us 19 them all. The poll shows that rich nations 20 also be deeply unhappy ones. And poverty?stricken o
8、nes are often awash in positivity, or at least a close approximation（相近） of it. 1. A. think B. wish C. expect D. hope 32. A. negative B. unhappy C. proud D. positive 3. A. So B. But C. Though D. If 4. A. kindness B. loneliness C. happiness D. coldness 5. A. lead B. make C. take D. get 6. A. in B. wi
9、th C. by D. towards 7. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests 8. A. putting B. turning C. taking D. keeping 9. A. attended B. missed C. followed D. led 10. A. ranges B. ranks C. reaches D. realizes 11. A. low B. few C. much D. far 12. A. fairly B. clearly C. equally D. poorly 13. A. suffe
10、ring B. approaching C. benefiting D. concerning 14. A. biggest B. lowest C. highest D. longest 15. A. Since B. While C. Until D. When 16. A. expectancy B. length C. time D. journey 17. A. lonely B. honest C. friendly D. bright 18. A. With B. For C. Like D. Despite 19. A. benefit from B. get away fro
11、m C. result from D. differ from 20. A. must B. should C. shall D. can 【答案】 1-5 CDBCB 6-10 DAACB 11-15 ADACB 16-20 ACDBD 4【解析】 1. C。根据上下文语境，在你看来，卡塔尔作为世界上最富庶的国家，因此也可能是世界最幸福的国家。你或许也会认为，日本人也会是特别幸福的，因为他们有最长的寿命。think 在此处搭配不对。 2. D。此处应该填一个褒义词。 “你也许还认为日本人一定非常幸福，因为他们的寿命是全世界最长的。 ”文章主题是最幸福的国家。 3. B。根据上下文语境可知，这
12、里有转折的意思。 4. C。但是显然财富和健康并不能保证一定幸福。 5. B。make 的意思非常灵活，在这里有“成功成为，成功做到”的意思。 6. D。attitude towards.为固定搭配，意为“对的态度” 。 7. A。是否在过去的一天有快乐的感觉。 8. A。put 使处于（什么位置） 。在巴拿马和危地马拉，85%的受访人员对五个问题都给出了肯定的回答，使两国位于排行榜的榜首。 9. C。紧随其后的是萨尔瓦多、委内瑞拉等国。attend 参加；miss错过，思念；follow 紧跟;lead 带领。 10. B。根据倒数第三段最后一句话可知。rank 排列。 11. A。根据后一
13、句可知，排名 47 位，说明排名很低。 12. D。这句只要注意其中的定语从句 ”which were most positive” “幸福感最强的七个国家当中，很多国家按传统的幸福标准衡量都表现很糟” 。根据后面的例子也可知 poorly 正确。 13. A。现在分词作后置定语。像危地马拉这个饱受数十年内战之苦5的国家。 14. C。根据前面的 waves of criminality（犯罪）可知，谋杀率最高，故选 highest。 15. B。since 既然，因为；until 直到；when 当时候； while放在句首，表示“尽管” 。这句话是说：尽管在联合国的人类发展指数排名上，危地
14、马拉排名仅在伊拉克之前，但在这次的幸福感排行榜上却排在第七位。 16. A。根据第一段 the highest life expectancy 可知 A 正确。 17. C。根据后面的定语从句 who are always smiling，可知 C 正确。18. D。despite 尽管。尽管我们面对很多问题，我们被自然美所包围，它们可以让我们忘记那些问题。 19. B。get away from 逃离，避开；benefit from 从得益；differ from 和不同。 20. D。富裕的国家也可能是非常不快乐的国家，can 表可能性。 【难句分析】 1. The people leas
15、t likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore, the wealthy and orderly city?state that ranks among the most developed in the world. 最不容易感到快乐的人生活在新加坡这个秩序井然的富裕城邦，也是全世界最发达的国家之一。 此句中 least likely to report positive emotions 是后置定语，6修饰 people；that ranks among the most developed in the world 是tha
16、t 引导的定语从句。 2. Many of the seven countries which were most positive do poorly in traditional measures of well?being, like Guatemala, a country suffering from decades of civil war followed by waves of gang?driven criminality that give it one of the highest homicide rates in the world. 幸福感最强的七个国家当中，很多国
17、家按传统的幸福衡量标准都表现很糟。像危地马拉这个饱受数十年内战之苦的国家，战后又因帮派猖獗导致犯罪活动频发，是全世界谋杀率最高的国家之一。 which were most positive 是定语从句；well?being 幸福，福祉；followed by waves of gang?driven criminality 是过去分词作后置定语；第二个 that 又是引导的定语从句。 3. While Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the UNs Human Development Index, which is a combination of life expectancy, education and income, it ranks seventh in positive emotions. 在联合国的人类发展指数排名上，危地马拉排名仅在伊拉克之前，但幸福感却排在第七位。人类发展指数排名是对寿命、教育和人均收入的综合排名。 此句中 while 为连词引导让步状语从句；which is a combination of life expectancy, education and income 和 Human Development Index 是一个非限制性定语从句。
