四、閱讀測驗 Denmark has once again been ranked as the happiest nation in the world, this time by UN’s World Happiness
Report 2016 Update. This is not the first time the Danes have been awarded this prestigious title. Back in 1973, the
European Commission decided to set up a “Eurobarometer” to find out about issues affecting its citizens. Since
then its member states have been surveyed about well-being and happiness. Amazingly Denmark has topped the table
every year since 1973.
Professor of Economics Christian Bjørnskov from Aarhus Business School knows all about happiness, and he
even wrote his PhD on the subject. “The happiness surveys normally ask people to evaluate their lives. This research
shows what makes the Danes so happy is that they are very trusting of other people they don’t know. Trust helps
make people happy.
Also just as importantly, Danes feel empowered to be able to change something in their life if they don’t like it,”
he says. “The great thing about Danish society is that it doesn’t judge other people’s lives. It allows them to choose
the kind of life they want to live, which is sometimes not always possible in other countries, so this helps add to the
overall satisfaction of people living here,” he adds. It also seems the Danes’ attitude to money is refreshingly different from other countries. “Money is not as
important in the social life here, as for example Britain and America. We probably spend our money differently here.
We don’t buy big houses or big cars, we like to spend our money on socialising with others,” concludes the Professor.
【題組】46. Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the article above?
(A) How did Denmark become so rich?
(B) What do Danes think of their rates of income tax?
(C) Why is Denmark the happiest country in the world?
(D) What can we learn from Denmark?