Units 6-8 综合测试题

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About 40 years ago, the famous British band The Beatles sang that “money can’t buy me love”. Today, British economists are saying that it perhaps can’t buy you happiness either. This is showed by the HPI(快乐指数) published recently by the New Economics Foundation(NEF) in London.

The index is about how well countries are using their resources. It shows how well they provide people with better health and longer and happier lives, and at what cost to their environment.

It would seem to be common sense that people in richer countries live happier lives, while those in developing countries are having a harder time.

But the results are surprising, even shocking. The numbers show that some of the so-called developed countries are performing very badly. The United States, for example, comes in at an unbelievable 150th.

On the other hand, some little-known developing countries are doing a much better job. A tiny island in the Pacific, Vanuatu, comes in first. There are 178 countries and areas in the index. China ranks 31.

Countries are graded on the basis of information supplied in response to the following questions. How do people feel about their lives? How long does the average person live? How greatly does a country need to use its natural resources to keep standards? This is what the index calls the “ecological(生态) footprint”.

The NEF found that the people of island nations enjoy the highest HPI rankings. The index points out that people in the US and Germany enjoy similar lives. However, Germany’s ecological footprint is only about half that of the US.

56. What does the underlined word “it” mean in the first paragraph?

A. A British band.           B. The Beatles.     C. Money.      D. Love.

57. How many factors decide a country’s HPI?

A. Two.                        B. Three.              C. Four.           D. Five.

58. Which of the following is shocking according to the passage?

A. Vanuatu comes in first in the index.

B. China ranks 31 in the index.

C. America comes in 150th.

D. There are 178 countries and areas in the index.

59. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Rich doesn’t mean happy                              B. Americans are not happy

C. People in small countries are happy           D. Money can’t buy love

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