7．Last year，CCTV journalists approached pedestrians with their cameras，held a microphone to their mouth and asked a simple question，"Are you happy？"
The question has caught many interviewees off guard．Even Mo Yan，who just won a Nobel Prize，responded by saying，"I don't know．"
While the question has become a buzz phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions，we ask：What exactly is happiness？And how do you measure it？
In the 1776US Declaration of Independence，Thomas Jefferson set in writing the people's unalienable right to"Life，Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness".235years on，Wen Jiabao told the nation，"Everything we do is aimed at letting people live more happily．"At National People's Congress，officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top target for the 12thfive-year plan．
US psychologist Ed Diener，author of Happiness：Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth，describes happiness as"a combination of life satisfaction and having more positive than negative emotions"according to US broadcasting network PBS．This may sound straightforward enough，but it still doesn't explain what determines people's happiness．
Many argue that happiness is elusive and that there is no single source．It also means different things to different people．For some，happiness can be as simple as having enough cash．
Researchers believe happiness can be separated into two types：daily experiences of hedonic （享乐的） well-being； and evaluative well-being，the way people think about their lives as a whole．The former refers to the quality of living，whereas the latter is about overall happiness，including life goals and achievements．Happiness can cross both dimensions （范围）．
Li Jun，a psychologist and mental therapy practitioner at a Beijing clinic，says，"Happiness can mean both the most basic human satisfaction or the highest level of spiritual pursuit．It's a simple yet profound topic．"
Chen Shangyuan，21，a junior English major at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，said his idea of happiness always evolves．"At present it relates to how productive I am in a day，"he said．"It might be linked to job security or leisure time after I graduate．"
Then there is the question of measuring happiness．Does it depend on how many friends we have，or whether we own the latest smart phone？Is it even quantifiable？
Economists are trying to measure happiness in people's lives．Since 1972，Bhutan's GDP measurement has been replaced by a Gross National Happiness index．It is calculated according to the peoples'sense of being well-governed，their relationship with the environment，their satisfaction with economic development，and their sense of national belonging．
In 2009，US economist Joseph Stiglitz proposed"to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring people's well-being"．But is well-being more easily measured？
63．From what Thomas Jefferson and Wen Jiabao mentioned in the passage，we knowB．
A．people's happiness is determined by great people
B．people's happiness is an important target for the development of a country
C．people in all countries have the right to ask the government for a happy life
D．people both in China and America are living a happy life
64．According to the passage，the writer may most likely agree thatD．
A．CCTV journalists are concerned about people's happiness out of sympathy
B．the question has led to heated discussions about who are the happiest people in China
C．Bhutan's new index shows that people there are the happiest in the world
D．it is not easy for us to decide what determines people's happiness
65．What does the underlined word"elusive"in the sixth paragraph mean？C
A．available
B．easy to get
C．hard to describe
D．unimaginable
66．The best title of the passage isA．
A．Are you happy？
B．The Measurement of Happiness
C．GDP and Happiness
D．The Secret of Happiness．
分析 文章主要针对"幸福到底是什么"展开了大讨论，讲述了幸福的来源和决定因素．
解答 63：B 推断题．由第四段内容可知，托马斯•杰斐逊认为"生活，自由，以及对于幸福的不断追求"是人们不可剥夺的权利，温家宝认为政府做的每件事都是为了让人民生活地更幸福，并且在去年的全国人民代表大会上将"提高人民幸福指数"作为第十二个五年计划的最高目标．由此可推断，B项"人民幸福是国家发展的一项重要目标"符合文意，其他选项在文中并未涉及，故正确答案为B．
64：D 推断题．由第六段第二句"It also means different things to different people．"可知，作者认为对于不同的人幸福的定位不同，结合上下文可知，作者举例多人对于幸福的定义，因此可推断作者认为关于定位幸福的含义不是一件简单的事．故正确答案为D．
65：C 推断题．由第六段第一句"…there is no single source"可知，幸福不是一个简单的东西，即难以简单概括（hard to describe），又因 and 作为连词，前后表同义，因此 elusive 的含义应与此同义，available 意为"可利用的"，easy to get 意为"容易得到的"，unimaginable 意为"难以想象的"．故正确答案为C．
66：A 主旨题．本文第一段以"Are you happy"的采访问题引入主题，第三段作者又进一步引出两个问题"What exactly is happiness？And how do you measure it？"并展开后文，因有"Are you happy"这一提问的存在，才有后文对 happy 的解释及测量，A项正确．B项，文中作者除了提及对幸福的测量，还举例多人对幸福的定义，B项概括不全面，B项错误．C项，本文未用大量篇幅描述GDP指数与幸福的关系，C项错误．D项，本文未提及"幸福的奥秘"，D项错误．故正确答案为A．
点评 本文是一个社会文化类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
