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阅读理解 　　Most, if not all, Chinese have become richer thanks to 28 years of reform and opening up．But are we any happier? 　　Various surveys attempt to answer this question．Though experts have presented varying percentages based on different standards, their answers tend to find we are generally happier, and the number of optimists rises each year．The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' 2006 Blue Book on social progress says 70 per cent of rural and urban citizens surveyed in 2005 reported a feeling of happiness and were optimistic about their futures． 　　But each survey shows a worrisome fact that 10 per cent, at the lowest, of citizens were not content with their lives or not hopeful about the future．We cannot be content with the fact that at least 130 million of our countrymen are not happy． 　　Although a sense of happiness remains a luxury(奢望)for many of our countrymen because of poverty, we agree wealth is not the only factor of happiness．For most of us, except the extremely rich and naturally born optimists, there simply are too many variables(可变物)that may kill the feeling of happiness．These include, but are not limited to, rising housing prices, tight and instable job market, back-breaking schooling expenses and medical bills． 　　The most common one, however, is a low sense of security(安全)．Some experts pointed that in the low-and-middle income group there was too much uncertainty regarding employment, income, housing, medical situations, and education．How can you feel happy when you always have to prepare yourself for the unexpected? 　　It may be beyond the government's reach, not to mention duty, to guarantee(保证)higher income for every citizen．But it does have a burden to create an environment where all citizens can feel a reasonable level of security． (1) From the second paragraph we learn ________． [　　] A． 70％ of Chinese people feel happy and optimistic about their future B． the data and the conclusions of the surveys are the same C． the surveys about the sense of happiness were carried out in 2006 D． the purpose of the surveys is to find out the percentage of rich people (2) The following factors of happiness are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT ________． [　　] A． security B． environment C． wealth D． employment (3) The underlined word “countrymen” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________． [　　] A． people from the countryside B． people from cities C． people from all countries D． Chinese citizens (4) According to the passage, the author tends to hold the view that ________． [　　] A． the wealthier we get, the happier we become B． though we get wealthier, we do not feel happier C． it is the government's duty to raise every citizen's income D． the government should make sure all citizens feel a good level of security

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(1)	细节题。从第1段…70 percent of rural and urban citizens surveyed…were optimistic about their future可知70％的人对未来是持乐观态度的。
(2)	细节题。根据文章的介绍影响人的快乐心情的因素有安全感，富裕程度和工作聘任，但没提到环境问题。
(3)	词义理解题。根据第3段的…of citizens were not content with their lives…中的citizens便可知countrymen的意思是“中国国民”。
(4)	解析：细节题。根据最后一段…it does have to burden to create an environment where all citizens can feel a reasonable level of security说明作者认为政府应该为国民营造一个让大家都感到有安全感的环境。 　　文章大意：改革开放以来，大多数中国人的确变富裕了，可他们开心了吗?据有关调查大多数人还是乐观、开心的，但仍然有30％的人感到并不开心，作者对此进行了剖析。