4．解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文的主题是：幸福能使人更富有，故答案为D项(更富有的秘密)。

　　B

　　Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution

　　is

　　most

　　relevant.That’s

　　why

　　university rankings play such a vital role in students searching for their next academic direction.Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image

　　of universities.“ No university website is complete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other，” reported the BBC.The reason is simple:

　　rankings help them to attract students，staff and research investment.

　　Currently there are numbers of university rankings，and each has its own list of criteria.But the main categories are the same:

　　academic

　　reputations，graduates’performance

　　and faculty resources.

　　However，experts point out the ranking process isn’t entirely

　　reliable.Mark

　　Kantrowitz，a

　　US

　　financial

　　aid researcher，said university rankings were mostly just for show.He wrote in The New York Times，“ It may give your parents better bragging rights，but that’s about it.”

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