Happinesscanbedescribedasapositivemoodandapleasantstateofmind.Accordingtorecentpolls(民意测验)sixtytoseventypercentofAmericansconsiderthemselvestobemoderatelyhappyandoneintwentypersonsfeelsveryunhappy.Psychologistshavebeenstudyingthefactorsthatcontributetohappiness.Itisnotpredictablenorisapersoninanapparentlyidealsituationnecessarilyhappy.Theidealsituationmayhavelittletodowithhisactualfeelings.
Agoodeducationandincomeareusuallyconsiderednecessaryforhappiness.Thoughbothmaycontribute,theyareonlychieffactorsifthepersonisseriouslyundereducatedoractuallysufferingfromlackofphysicalneeds.
Thericharenotlikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegrouporeventhosewithverylowincomes.Peoplewithcollegeeducationsaresomewhathappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool,anditisbelievedthatthisismainlybecausetheyhavemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives.Yetpeoplewithahighincomeandacollegeeducationmaybelesshappythanthosewiththesameincomeandnocollegeeducation.
Poorhealthdoesnotruleouthappinessexceptfortheseverelydisabledorthoseinpain.Learningtocopewithahealthproblemcancontributetohappiness.Thosewithagoodsexlifearehappieringeneral,butthosewhohavealoving,affectionaterelationshiparehappierthanthosewhorelyonsexalone.Lovehasahighercorrelationwithhappinessthananyotherfactor.
Itshouldbenotedthatpeoplequicklygetusedtowhattheyhave,andtheyarehappiestwhentheyfeeltheyareincreasingtheirlevelnomatterwhereitstandsatagiventime.
Childrenwhoseparentswerehappilymarriedhavehappierchildhoodsarenotnecessarilyhappieradults.
Thebestformulaforhappinessistobeabletodeveloptheabilitytotoleratefrustration,tohaveapersonalinvolvementandcommitment,andtodevelopself-confidenceandself-esteem.
21.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
B.apersoninanapparentlyidealsituationmustbehappy
C.thericharelikelytobehappierthanthemiddle-incomegroup
D.happinessisnotnecessarilyconnectedtoone'ssituationinsociety
22.Peoplewithcollegeeducation______.
A.arenothappierthanthosewhohaveonlyaneducationathighschool
B.aremuchhappierthanthosewhodidnotgraduatefromhighschool
C.havelessopportunitytocontroltheirlives
D.havemoreopportunitytocontroltheirlives
23.Accordingtothearticle,happinessisgreatlydependentupon______.
C.afeelingthatconditionsarebecomingforthebetter
24.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytocontributetohappiness?A.Beingexceptionallygood-looking.
B.Havingaloving,affectionaterelationship.
25.Whichofthefollowingattitudesorfeelingsismostlikelytobefoundinhappypeople?
B.Beingsureofkeepingeverythingtheyalreadyhave.
D.Knowinghowtobecharming.
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