又一个英语阅读理解题Passage 3Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind.According to recent investigations,sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy,one in twenty persons feels very happy.Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness.It is not predictable nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation necessarily happy.The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.A good education and ine are usually considered necessary for happiness.Though both may contribute,they are only chief factors if the person is seriously under-educated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-ine group or even those with very low ines.People with college education are somewhat happier than those who didn’t graduate from high schools,and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives.Yet people with a very high ine and a college education may be less happy than those with the same ine and no college education.It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have,they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level,no matter where it stands at a given time.The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration,to have a personal involvement and mitment,and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.1.The second paragraph actually tells us that .A.happiness is predicableB.twenty percent of Americans feel very happyC.a person in an apparently ideal situation must be happyD.happiness is not necessarily connected to one’s situation2.From the passage,we know that people with college education .A.consider themselves very happyB.never suffer from lack of physical needsC.have more opportunities to control their livesD.best develop the ability to tolerate frustration3.Which of the following is NOT true?A.One out of twenty Americans feel very happy.B.If one is rich,one may not be the happiest.C.In some cases,the one poorly paid may be still happy.D.Those with high ines are always the happiest ones.4.The underlined word they in the second paragraph refers to .A.psychologistsB.recent investigationsC.education and ineD.self-confidence and self-esteem 英语
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【答案】 1.D
依据：A good education and ine are usually considered necessary for happiness.Though both may contribute,they are only chief factors if the person is seriously under-educated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
Yet people with a very high ine and a college education may be less happy than those with the same ine and no college education.
2.C
依据：第二段 People with college education are somewhat happier than those who didn’t graduate from high schools,and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives.
3.D
依据：第二段
Yet people with a very high ine and a college education may be less happy than those with the same ine and no college education.
4.C
依据：第二段 A good education and ine are usually considered necessary for happiness.Though both may contribute,they are only chief factors if the person is seriously under-educated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.