加载中…2014 英语二 阅读A Text 1 解析
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WHAT would you do with $590m? This is now a question for Gloria MacKenzie, an 84-year-old widow who recently emerged from her small, tin-roofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history. If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfilment, she could do worse than read “Happy Money” by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton.
These two academics use an array of behavioural research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes. Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly. What was once exciting and new becomes old-hat; regret creeps in. It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema. These purchases often become more valuable with time—as stories or memories—particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.
This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most “happiness bang for your buck”. It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it). Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason McDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib—a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
Readers of “Happy Money” are clearly a privileged lot, anxious about fulfilment, not hunger. Money may not quite buy happiness, but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones. Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people. Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers. But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
21.According to Dumn and Norton, which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?具体信息题
[A] A big house不符合Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.
[B] A special tour 正确选项，对应It is far better to spend money … like interesting trips
[C] A stylish car 同A
[D] A rich meal 不符合unique meals
22.The author’s attitude
toward Americans’ watching TV is
__________.
[A] critical 对应原文It seems most people would be better off if they … and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it)
[B] supportive
[C] sympathetic
[D] ambiguous
23.Macrib is mentioned in
paragraph 3 to show that
__________.
[A] consumers are sometimes irrational 来源有误—过度推理
[B] popularity usually comes after quality来源有误—过度推理
[C] marketing tricks are effective 强干扰项— 逻辑有误 — 对应原文为题干的解释信息，并非是被题干解释的信息
[D] rarity generally increases pleasure 对应原文luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly（节俭地），其中rarity对应consume sparingly，若果不知道sparingly的含义，可从其解释信息restricts the availability（限制供应量）中体会出，此外increases pleasure对应most enjoyable.
24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money __________. 段落信息题
[A] has left much room for readers’ criticism 含义扩大，夸大了原文Not everyone will agree with the authors’ policy ideas, which …，同时作为积极的书评，不可能在文尾完全否定全文。
[B] may prove to be a worthwhile purchase 对应原文But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent
[C] has predicted a wider income gap in the us 含义不符，或信息部分来源有误，曲解了原文 …rich and poor people around the world …
[D] may give its readers a sense of achievement 强干扰项 – 逻辑有误，原文Readers …, anxious about fulfilment是看书的原因，不是结果
25.This text mainly discusses how to __________. 主旨题
[A] balance feeling good and spending money 对应细节，且含义不符
[B] spend large sums of money won in lotteries 对应细节，且信息部分来源有误，过度推理
[C] obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent 概括全文，是书《快乐地花钱》的主题
[D] become more reasonable in spending on luxuries 对应细节，且含义不符
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