首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Gross National Happiness In the last century, new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However, o
Gross National Happiness In the last century, new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However, o
admin
2012-12-28
34
问题
Gross National Happiness
In 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 of Asia, the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people and Buddhist(佛教)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 Wang-chuck decided to help Bhutan 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 for Bhutan. He wanted to measure his country’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased, the king could say that Bhutan 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 there is some evidence of increased GNH in Bhutan. 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. The Bhutanese continue to wear their traditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist 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 in Bhutan’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 in Brazil, perhaps the rest of the world will follow.
Today many countries are______.
选项
A、using the principles of GNH to measure their progress
B、working together to develop a common scale to measure GNH
C、taking both Bhutan and Brazil as symbols for social progress
D、trying to find their own ways to measure happiness
答案
D
解析
细节题。句意:如今,很多国家——。从文章最后两段可知,不丹的GNH方式让很多国家都感兴趣,它们都在寻找自己的方式来衡量国民的幸福指数。因此D是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wlLd777K
本试题收录于:
职称英语理工类A级题库职称英语分类
0
职称英语理工类A级
职称英语
相关试题推荐
AforyoungerandolderpeopleBtotheproperfunctionofyourmemoryCiscalledlong-termmemoryDthecapacitytostorewhat
AforyoungerandolderpeopleBtotheproperfunctionofyourmemoryCiscalledlong-termmemoryDthecapacitytostorewhat
ProlongingHumanLife1Prolonginghumanlifehasincreasedthesizeofthehumanpopulation.Manypeoplealivetodaywouldhave
ProlongingHumanLife1Prolonginghumanlifehasincreasedthesizeofthehumanpopulation.Manypeoplealivetodaywouldhave
Onlypeopleover18areeligibletovote.
DuringtheSecondWorldWar,allimportantresourcesintheU.S.wereallocatedbythefederalgovernment.
Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whencanweshareoursweetdrinkswithourcellphones?AccordingtoParagraph5,electrons
Choosingatopicforresearchisimportantinthatyouwillputagreatdealoftimeandenergyintoit.Choosingagoodresear
随机试题
参加地基与基础工程验收的单位有()。
若当事人对行政机关的行政复议决定不服,可以若当事人对复议的决定不服而申请行政诉讼的,应该是在接到复议决定书后的多长时间内依法申请
李某在一次意外事故中坠下山崖,就此下落不明。现已3年过去,李某的合伙人王某申请宣告其死亡,但李某之妻及其父母、子女坚决不同意。人民法院应如何处理?()。
从2001年2月开始,B股的投资者可以是()。
中期票据投资者可就特定投资需求向主承销商进行逆向询价,主承销商可与企业协商发行符合特定需求的中期票据。()
Disagreementsamongeconomistsarelegendary,butnotontheissueoffreetrade.Arecentsurveyofprominenteconomistsbothc
1.从历史数据看,我国出口与工业增速有高度同步的特征,外贸出口受阻将直接影响1二业生产,特别是出口加工生产。2009年5月份最新统计数据显示,全国各种工业企业增加值增长虽然已经呈现逐步回升趋势,但仍比上年同期回落了7.1个百分点,同时CPI同比下降了7.2
randomaccess
通过文本框的()事件过程可以获取文本框中输入字符的ASCII码值。
SpecialProductsCo.—HowtoOrder41.Orderingiseasyanddeliveryfast.Oncereceived,yourorderwill42.normallybe
最新回复
(
0
)