Many of the seven countries which were most positive do poorly in traditional measures of wellbeing,like Guatemala,a country torn by decades of civil war followed by waves of gangdriven criminality that give it one of the highest killing rates in the world.Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the United Nations’ Human Development Index,a composite of life expectancy,education and per capita income.But it ranks seventh in positive emotions.
In Guatemala,it’s a culture of friendly people who are always smiling,said Luz Castillo,a 30yearold surfing instructor.Despite all the problems that we’re facing,we’re surrounded by natural beauty that lets us get away from it all.
The poll shows that prosperous nations can also be deeply unhappy ones.And povertystricken ones are often positive,or at least a close approximation (类似事物) of it.【文章大意】 财富和健康并不能保证一定会带来幸福感幸福和财富的多少不成正比。________may feel the most unhappy according to the poll.
A.People from Qatar
B.People from Thailand
C.People from Japan
D.People from Singapore
解析:选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“The people least likely to report positive emotions lived in Singapore”可知D项正确。word “Gallup” in Paragraph 2 refers to________. B.a polling organization解析:选B。词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“ith respect”可知应该是一个机构对不同国家的人进行B项。解析:选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Guatemala sits just above Iraq on the United Nations’ Human Development Index可知应选C项。t?
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