职称英语考试

试题来源：2012年职称英语等级考试综合类A真题
【单选题】

Gross National Happiness


In the last century, new technologyimproved the lives of many people in many countries. However, one countryresisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains of Asia, the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people andBuddhist(佛教)culture had not been affected for almost a thousand years. Bhutan,however, was a poor country. People died at a young age. Most of its peoplecould not read, and they did not know much about the outside world. Then, in 1972,a new ruler named King Jigme Singye Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan tobecome modern, but without losing its traditions.


King Wangchuck looked at other countriesfor ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their GrossNational Product (GNP). The GNP measures products and money. When the number ofproducts sold increases, people say the country is making progress. KingWangchuck had a different idea for Bhutan. He wanted to measure hiscountry’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased,the king could say that Bhutanwas making progress. To decide if people were happier, he created a measurecalled Gross National Happiness (GNH).


GNH is based on certain principles thatcreate happiness. People are happier if they have health care, education, andjobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy, protected environment. Theyare happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally,people are happier when they have a good, stable government.


Now there is some evidence of increasedGNH in Bhutan.People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated andemployed. Teenty-five percent of the land has become national parks, and thecountry has almost no pollution. The Bhutanese continue to wear theirtraditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist customs. Bhutan has alsobecome a democracy. In 2008, King Wangchuck gave his power to his son. Althoughthe country still had a king, it held its first democratic elections that year.Bhutanhad political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally, Bhutan hasconnected to the rest of the world through television and internet.


Bhutanis a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested in Bhutan’s GNH.These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. Theywant to create new policies that take care of their people, cultures, and land.


Brazil may be the nest country to use the principles of GNH. Brazilian leaders see theprinciples of GNH as a source of inspiration. Brazil is a large country with adiverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil, perhapsthe rest of the world will follow.


31.Who was Jigme Singye Wangchuck?


A. Apresident.


B. A Buddhistpriest.


C. A king.


D. A general.


32.Apart from modernizing Bhutan,what else did Wangchuck want to do for Bhutan?


A. To make its population grow.


B. To keep itseparate from the world.
C. To encourageits people to get rich.


D. To keep its traditions and customs.
33.A country shows its progress with GNP by
A. spending more money.


B. spending less money.


C. selling more products.


D. providingmore jobs.


34.According to GNH, people are happier if they


A. have new technology.


B. have a good, stable government.


C. can changetheir religion.


D. have more money.


35.Today many countries are
A. trying to find their own ways tomeasure happiness.


B. using the principles of GNH to measure their progress.


C. working together to develop a common scale to measure GNH.


D. taking both Bhutan and Brazil as symbols for socialprogress.

网考网参考答案： C、D、C、B、A
大数据分析：根据网考网与考试题库的统计分析，该试题：
6%的考友选择了A选项
29%的考友选择了B选项
0%的考友选择了C选项
65%的考友选择了D选项
考友解析与评论：
 · 这题不解，原来选C、D、C、B、A，感觉挺好的
 · 应该是C、D、C、B、A啊
 · 我觉得C、D、C、B、A也不对