高三英语完形填空短文改错专题训练

                                                                                                               Jack Shen 　2006.11

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       People are envious of Zhang Wei and his high salary . But the young engineer doesn't feel happy at all . “A heavy workload ,fierce competition and rising living expenses keep me working  1   the clock ,”said the 35-year-old .“I wish I could go back to my university days ,even though I had far less  2   then.”

       Zhang is not the only one who doesn't feel as  3   as before .“It is a time when money can't buy happiness,”said Andrew Oswald,a British economist studying happiness . His research shows that  4   society has become more prosperous and technically advanced in Western countries ,life  5   has not improved over the last 30 years .

       Oswald's theory  6   true in China too .  7  one of the world's most robust (有活力的)economies ,China  8   8-10 per cent annual GDP growth . But according to a March survey by China Youth Daily and Sina . com , around 85 per cent of Chinese people feel heavier living burdens than 10 years ago  9   the fact that nearly 80 per cent say their incomes have increased .

       “Traditional measurements of progress , which heavily  10   the economic over the social ,are becoming outmoded (过时的),”said Oswald . He explained that in the 1940s,when people were struggling to  11   themselves ,growth was needed to  12   the basics.

       But things have become totally different now . A lot of people don't want a wider TV or more clothes  13   they need a pleasing environment or a light -hearted party . So“we should  14   less on GDP ,but more on GWB ,  15   general well-being ,”said Oswald .

       Canadian ,British ,and northern European governments have created their own quality of life indexes (指数)that include crime ,health ,environmental ,and cultural  16   . In China , “happiness index ”has also become a buzz phrase (热门词汇) 17   the attention of economists and politicians .

       “Not only the government but we citizens should adjust the  18  of self-development to make ourselves happier ,”said Yuan Yue ,a Chinese sociologist . Don't just chase money or fame . Make sure you have time to  19   . Then you'll be  20  ,he added .

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