Question

【題目】 Many people want to buy the newest gadget (小玩意) the fastest car and the most expensive watch-but are these things really worth?

For some people, these things give them status(地位) .They're cool because they have a cool car, or they're better at the newest Xbox game. Lots of people say that buying new things makes them happy, They like having new, pretty,impressive things. The problem is that people don't say happy and the feeling you get when you buy something new disappears. For example, there's a new iPhone. You stop liking your old car. Your friend has Beats in a different color and they're so much nicer! Things get old and outdated. And someone else always has something better.

So, what can you buy and stay happy with? A research suggests that the best thing to spend your extra(額外的) money on is doing things like traveling, learning to cook , speaking a language, skiing or surfing. What about going to the theater, eating at a Michelin star restaurant or climbing a mountain?

In the long term(從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看)，people are happier with money they spend on activities than on things. You don't remember what shoes you wore, but you remember running the marathon! When you do new things or things you enjoy, you get life experience and memories. You can share them with people. Even it you don't enjoy the experience. you can learn something and often a little while later you see the god sides of it. At least, it's a story to tell-maybe even a funny one.

So forget about designer clothes and fancy gadget- a new skill or experience lasts longer!

【1】The first paragraph is mainly written to _________.

A.introduce the backgroundB.come up with the questionC.explain the reason

【2】What does the underlined word "outdated" probably mean?

A.新潮的B.消逝的C.過時(shí)的

【3】Which is NOT the reason why people try to get designer clothes and fancy gadget?

A.Getting status.B.Having happinessC.Keeping away from pressure (壓力).

【4】According to the research, you should____when you have extra money.

A.Learn to cook and speak a language

B.climb a mountain and buy the fastest car

C.go to a theater and have the designer clothes

【5】What is the best title of the passage?

A.What Makes People Happy

B.How to Spend Your Money

C.Follow Fashionable Ways of Life

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要講述與其把錢花在名牌服裝和花哨的小玩意上還不如花在活動(dòng)上，這樣的體驗(yàn)會(huì)更持久。

【1】推理判斷題。題干問：第一段主要寫了什么？根據(jù)第一段“Many people want to buy the newest gadget the fastest car and the most expensive watch-but are these things really worth?”可知，開篇提出疑問吸引讀者興趣，為下文做鋪墊，故選B。

【2】詞句猜測(cè)提。題干問：劃線詞“outdated”可能是什么意思？根據(jù)文中“Things get old and outdated.”可知，事物變舊變過時(shí)，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。題干問：哪個(gè)不是人們想買名牌衣服和新奇玩意的原因？根據(jù)文中“For some people, these things give them status… Lots of people say that buying new things makes them happy”可知，買名牌衣服和新奇玩意是為了獲得地位并且會(huì)讓他們開心，所以Keeping away from pressure遠(yuǎn)離壓力不是原因，故選C。

【4】推理判斷題。題干問：根據(jù)研究，當(dāng)你有額外的錢時(shí)，你應(yīng)該做什么？根據(jù)文中“A research suggests that the best thing to spend your extra money on is doing things like traveling, learning to cook , speaking a language, skiing or surfing.”可知，作者建議有額外的錢時(shí)，可以旅行、學(xué)做飯、學(xué)語言、滑雪或沖浪，故選A。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題題。題干問：最佳標(biāo)題是什么？A. What Makes People Happy什么讓人快樂；B. How to Spend Your Money如何花錢；C. Follow Fashionable Ways of Life遵循時(shí)尚的生活方式。通讀全文可知，文章是在建議我們?nèi)绾位ㄥX，故選B。