Poets, songwriters and politicians hate the idea, but for decades opinion-poll evidence has been clear; money buys happiness and the richer you are, the more likely you are to express satisfaction with your life. Until now, a survey of 43 countries【C1】______on October 30th by the Pew Research Centre of Washington, DC, shows that people in【C2】______markets are expressing almost the same level of satisfaction as people in rich countries. It is the biggest【C3】______to the standard view of happiness and income seen【C4】______. The Pew poll asks respondents to【C5】______, on a scale from zero to ten, how good their lives are. (Those who say between seven and ten are counted as【C6】______) In 2007, 57% of respondents in rich countries put themselves in the top four tiers; in emerging markets the【C7】______was 33%; in poor countries only 16%—a classic【C8】______of the standard view. But in 2014, 54% of rich-country respondents counted themselves as happy, whereas in emerging markets the percentage【C9】______to 51%. This was happening just at a time when emerging markets' chances of converging economically【C10】______the West seemed to be【C11】______. Rich countries did not experience【C12】______declines in happiness. The decreases in America and Britain were tiny (a single percentage point) ,【C13】______the share of happy Germans rose 13 points. A large drop in formerly joyful Spain ensured a modest overall decline for the rich.【C14】______the convergence happened【C15】______huge improvements in countries such as Indonesia and Pakistan. In 12 of the 24 emerging markets, half or more people【C16】______their life satisfaction in the top tiers of the ladder. This is not to【C17】______the link between income and satisfaction has been snapped. Poor countries still【C18】______; only a quarter of the people there are in the happy tiers—half the level of the other two groups. There is【C19】______a clear link between happiness and income growth. China's GDP rose at an annual average rate of 10% in 2007-2014 and its happiness level rose 26 points.【C20】______countries, richer people express more satisfaction than their poorer neighbours.
【答案解析】解析：词汇辨析题。[A]publication出版物；[B]implication暗示；[C]provocation挑衅；[D]qualification资格，资历，条件，限制。原文说：It is the biggest 3 to the standard view of happiness and income seen 4．“这是迄今为止出现的最能证明人越有钱越幸福这个观点的证据。”本题比较容易排除[A][C]两项。选项[B]表示“暗示”，上文明确提到a survey shows…，其中show“显示，说明”与“暗示”矛盾，由此可见[B]也非合适选项。利用排除法选择[D]，文中the biggest qualification表示“最有资格说明，最能够证明”，切合上下文语义，故[D]为正确答案。
【答案解析】解析：形容词辨析题。[A]sad悲伤的；[B]rich富裕的；[C]poor贫穷的；[D]happy高兴的，幸福的。文章首段就提出讨论的话题：收入与幸福的关系。第三段首句也重复提到：But in 2014，54％ of rich-country respondents counted themselves as happy…上下文多次出现信息都暗示该空应该填入happy一词，即答案为[D]。
【答案解析】解析：名词辨析题。[A]expression表达，表现；[B]improvement进步；[C]discussion讨论；[D]complement补充。原文说：a classic 8 of the standard view．“标准观点的典型______。”四个选项中expression最符合句意，故本题选择[A]。
【答案解析】解析：介词辨析题。converge一词意思为“汇聚，聚集”。[A]converge at表示“汇于一点”；显然converge at the West不符合上下文句意，故排除该项；[B]converge into表示“汇成”，无法与下文the West“西方”搭配，故排除该项；[C]converge on表示“集中于”，在句中同样逻辑不通；[D]converge with表示“与……聚集”，converge with the West表示“与西方接轨”，符合逻辑，故[D]项为答案。
单选题
【C11】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：词汇辨析题。[A]receding衰退；[B]recovering恢复；[C]relieving减轻；[D]retiring退休。该句the West seemed to be 11 与上文emerging markets形成对比，与emerging“新兴的”相对立的自然是receding“衰退的”；且下文的rich countries…decline，the decreases in American and Britain等信息也暗示我们：发达国家出现了退化。综上本题选择[A]。
单选题
【C12】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：形容词辨析题。[A]fatal致命的；[B]steep陡峭的，急剧的；[C]vital重要的；[D]stable稳定的。下文说：The decreases in America and Britain were tiny…其中，decreases=该句的declines；故该句not 12 =tiny。tiny“微小的”自然相当于“不大的”，故得知该空填入“大的”，能够体现出这层意思，又可以与declines搭配的只有steep一词，表示“陡峭的，急剧的，大幅度的”。故本题答案为[B]。
单选题
【C13】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：逻辑关系题。原文说：The decreases in America and Britain were tiny(a single percentage point)，13 the share of happy Germans rose 13 points．显然，上下句将美英两国与德国进行对比，能够体现出比较、对比逻辑关系的只有while一词；[A]because和[B]since强调因果，[D]when强调时间，只有[C]while符合逻辑。
【答案解析】解析：词组辨析题。[A]according to根据，按照；[B]instead of取代；[C]regardless of不管，不顾；[D]thanks to由于，多亏。原文说：But the convergence happened 15 huge improvements in countries such as Indonesia and Pakistan．“______一些国家幸福感大幅提高(比如印度尼西亚和巴基斯坦)，这使得汇合情况发生。”显然只有thanks to符合句意，故本题选择[D]。
【答案解析】解析：固定搭配题。[A]talk谈论；[B]say讲，说；[C]mention提及；[D]speak说话。本题考查固有句型this is not to say“这并不是说”，say为正确答案。其余几项不符合上下文要求；其中[C]not to mention可以搭配，但是没有this is not to mention这样的句型，故排除，本题选择[B]。
单选题
【C18】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：词组辨析题。[A]catch up赶上；[B]fall apart崩溃；[C]lag behind落后；[D]set aside放在一边。原文说：Poor countries still 18 ：only a quarter of the people there are in the happy tiers—half the level of the other two groups．“贫困国家仍然______：只有四分之一的人认为自己幸福——是发展中国家和发达国家的一半。”根据下文提示，该句意思非常明确，即“贫困国家仍然落后”，故[C]为答案。
单选题
【C19】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：逻辑关系题。上文反复提到the link between income and satisfaction“收入与满足感之间的关系”，该句说：There is 19 a clear link between happiness and income growth．显然二者意思接近，属于并列关系，故本题选择[A]。
单选题
【C20】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：选项[A]Without countries“没有国家”搭配荒谬，比较容易排除；[B]Through countries“穿过国家”也与上下文不搭；[C]Between countries“在国家间”，该项可以搭配，但是between强调“二者之间”，而文章并无明确强调哪两个国家，故该项也不是答案；[D]With in countries“在国家内”搭配合理，且下文对比了富人与穷人，显然是对同一个国家里贫富群体进行比较，该项符合上下文逻辑，故本题选择[D]。