阅读理解。
Youdon'tneedmillionstobehappy.InfactatTheHappinessInstituteinAustraliaacoupleofhundred
dollarsmaybeenough.
TheinstituteopeneditsdoorslastyearandsincethenmenandwomenofallageshavebeenpayingA
$200anhour(US$140)forlessonsonhowtofeelgreat.
"Youcanactuallyincreaseyourhappinesslevels.That'swhatweteach"saidTimothySharpfounder
oftheinstitute.
Expertssaythatonlyabout15percentofhappinesscomesfromincomeassetsandotherfinancialfactors.Asmuchas85percentcomesfromthingssuchasattitudelifecontrolandrelationships.
Mostofusaresignificantlybetterofffinanciallythanourparentsandgrandparentsbuthappinesslevels
haven'tchangedtoreflectthat.
Studiesshowthatoncethebasicneedsofshelterandfoodaremetadditionalwealthaddsverylittleto
happiness.Manydecadesagothe"sageofBaltimoreMaryland"editorHLMenckendefinedwealthas
earningUS$100morethanyour“wife'ssister'shusband.”
Behavioraleconomistsnowsaypartofthereasonwearericherbutnothappierisbecausewecompare
ourselvestopeoplebetteroffmaterially.
"Theargumentisthatifyouwanttobehappythere'saverysimplethingyoucando:Compareyourself
topeoplewhoarelesswelloffthanyou-poorersmallerhousecar"saidSharp.
TheHappinessInstituteaimstoshowyouhowtoovercometheseunhappinessfactorsbyfocusingon
"morethanjustyourbankaccount."
"IfIcomparemyselftoBillGatesthenI'malwaysgoingtobedown"saidSharp.
AbetterthingtocomparewithhesaidmightbeKerryPackerAustralia'srichestpersonwhohashad
akidneytransplantandheartsurgeryinrecentyears.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.YoucanlearntoincreaseyourhappinesslevelsbyattendingtheclassesatTheHappinessInstitute.
B.Mostofusarehappierthanourparentsorgrandparentssinceweearnmore.
C.EarningUS$100morethanyourwife'ssister'shusbandifyouwanttobehappy.
D.BothBillGatesandKerryPackerareexamplesofthosewhoa