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【单选题】第三篇Gross National HappinessIn the last century, new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However, one country resisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains ofAsia, the kingdom ofBhutan remained separate. Its people andBuddhist ($&!&) 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 people could 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 helpBhutan to become modern, but without losing its traditions.King Wangchuck looked at other countries for ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their Gross National Product (GNP). The GNP measures products and money. When the number of products sold increases people say the country is making progress. King Wangchuck had a different idea forBhutan. He wanted to measure his country’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased, the king could say thatBhutan was making progress. To decide if people were happier, he created a measure called Gross National Happiness (GNH).GNH is based on certain principles that create happiness. People are happier if they have health care, education, and jobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy, protected environment. They are happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally, people are happier when they have a good, stable government.Now this is some evidence of increased GNH inBhutan. People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated and employeD、Twenty-five percent of the land has become national parks, and the country has almost no pollution. TheBhutanese continue to wear their traditional clothing and follow their ancientBuddhist customs.Bhutan has also become a democracy. In 2008, King Wangchuck gave his power to his son.Although the country still had a king, it held its first democratic elections that year.Bhutan had political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally,Bhutan has connected to the rest of the world through television and internet.Bhutan is a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested inBhutan’s GNH. These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. They want to create new policies that take care of their people, cultures, and lanD、Brazil may be the next country to use the principles of GNH.Brazilian leaders see the principles of GNH as a source of inspiration.Brazil is a large country with a diverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress inBrazil, perhaps the rest of the world will follow. According to GNH, people are happier if they __________.
A、have new technology

B、can change their religion
C．have a good, stable government
D．have more money

网考网参考答案：C
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【解析】题意：根据GNH，人民若……会更幸福。 　　文章第三段集中讲述GNH，人们更幸福包括they have health care，education，and jobs；they live in a healthy，protected environment；they can keep their traditional culture and customs；they have a good，stable government。由此可知C项正确。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>