2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读专题优化训练：日常生活类阅读18.doc

2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读专题优化训练：日常生活类阅读18 阅读理解 1-5．2014届浙江省浙北名校联盟高三上学期期中联考英语试卷（带解析） 6-9．2014届山西省运城市高三上学期质量检测（12月）统考英语试卷（带解析） 19-21．2014届江苏省阜宁中学高三第三次调研测试英语试卷（带解析） 22-25．2014届福建省厦门外国语学校高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷（带解析） 26-29．2014届北京市第四十四中学高三第一学期期中测试英语试卷（带解析） Last year, CCTV journalists approached pedestrians with their cameras, held a microphone to their mouth and asked a simple question, “Are you happy?” The question has caught many interviewees off guard. Even Mo Yan, who just won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I don’t know”. While the question has become a buzz phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask: What exactly is happiness? And how do you measure it? In the 1776 US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson set in writing the people’s unalienable right to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. 235 years on, Wen Jiabao told the nation, “Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily.” At National People’s Congress, officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12th five-year plan. US psychologist Ed Diener, author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth, describes happiness as “ a combination of life satisfaction and having more positive than negative emotions”, according to US broadcasting network PBS. This may sound straightforward enough, but it still doesn’t explain what determines people’s happiness. Many argue that happiness is elusive and that there is no single source. It also means different things to different people. For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough cash. Researchers believe happiness can be separated into two types: daily experiences of hedonic (享乐的) well-being; and evaluative well-being, the way people think about their lives as a whole. The former refers to the quality of living, whereas the latter is about overall happiness, including life goals and achievements. Happiness can cross both dimensions. Li Jun, a psychologist and mental therapy practi