Does being rich make you happy? Many studies on happiness give negative answers.
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Does being rich make you happy? Many studies on happiness give negative answers. Here are some points in being happy.
Basic Human Needs Must Be Met
People whose basic needs for shelter, clothing and food are not met will find it very difficult to feel happy. Of course, there are exceptions, but for most of us, we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.
The Joneses Cannot Be Escaped
People’s happiness is not determined by how much they have, but by how much people around them have. So, we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us.
This means that while keeping up with the Joneses could be destructive if we let it go too far. It is also part of humana nature to want to feel at least on the same level, financially, as those surrounding us.
You Should Escape The Rat Race
We should know the importance of staying out of the rat race. So yes, you need to work hard, get the education you need to land a good job and work long enough and hard enough to get to a place where you can easily meet your basic needs. What are basic needs? For most middle or upper middle class Americans, basic needs are not very basic anymore.
For most of us, once our basic needs have been met, happiness is achieved when we engage in activities we like, spend time with friends and family and stay active. Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy.
Ideally, these questions should be answered when you’re still young and just starting out. Don’t wait until your midlife crisis to realize that half your life has passed you by and you’re still unhappy.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．The research on happiness. | B．Key points on being happy. | | C．What makes people feel unhappy. | D．Being rich makes people happy. |
小题2:In the view of the author, we know that ______.| A．people need to have a place to live first of all | | B．human basic needs are not necessary for being happy | | C．human basic needs are fundamental for being happy | | D．one will be happy if he has enough money |
小题3:What does the underlined phrase”the Joneses” in Paragraph 4 probably stand for?| A．Expensive things. | B．Neighbors. | | C．Money. | D．Richer people. |
小题4:From the passage, what is the purpose of people probably to do in “the rat race”?| A．To enjoy their life with family. | | B．To get high education for better jobs. | | C．To work too hard for money only. | | D．To work hard for basic needs. |
小题5:What’s the attitude of the author towards the passage?| A．Money is a big problem, but money isn’t everything. | | B．The love of money is the root of all evil. | | C．Money doesn’t grow on trees. | | D．Money is happiness. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：本文论述了人们对于幸福的不同的理解，满足人们的生活需要是幸福最基本的保证，其次，人们都愿意与周围的人相比，愿意比别人持平或者高于他们，再者，有的人辛辛苦苦的劳动为了挣钱，挣得钱很多，也不一定得到了幸福。作者指出钱是重要的，但不是万能的。
小题1:这是主旨大意题。根据Here are some points in being happy.故选B。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据for most of us, we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.对于大多数人来说只要满足了最基本的需要，就是幸福的，故选C。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据It is also part of humana nature to want to feel at least on the same level, financially, as those surrounding us.我们要和周围的人在经济上保持持平，才觉得可以，故选B。
小题4:这是细节理解题。根据Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy.努力工作只是为了挣钱，故选C。
小题5:这是作者观点题。通读全文可知，为了生活我们必须满足日常消费，而不要拼命地为了挣钱而挣钱，钱不是一切。根据You Should Escape The Rat Race可知应选A。
点评：文章的主旨大意即是文章的中心思想。做阅读理解题首先要明确文章的中心意思，只有明确了中心意思，那么做阅读理解的试题才能做到游刃有余。阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了，若还具备分析长难句的能力，难的试题也会迎刃而解。 |
举一反三
Passage 1
As one of China’s most popular and widely known story ,Monkey King, is set to return to screens with 3D effects. It may feature many of the same leading actors from the earliest 1986TV series Journey to the West. According to the producer, which can be got easily in the market? The TV drama, with a total investment of 150 million yuan, will be broadcast on Sichuan TV. Almost 90 million yuan has been put into 3D effects with each 45-mniute episode containing eight minutes of 3D. “The 3D effects not only cost us a lot of money but also a lot of time,” director Kan Weiping said. “We had to put off its broadcasting time, which was set at first this summer.”
Passage 2
The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun, while providing safer driving conditions along with power. American inventors of the Solar Road said that it will power itself, and reduce the country’s carbon marks. Many panels(平板) are fixed on the Solar Road. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of glass and the inventors are working together with top glass researchers to develop super strong glass that would offer vehicles pulling power they need. The Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and, therefore, electric vehicles can be recharged at any rest stop, or at any business that uses solar road panels in their parking lots. Such parking lots will be safer at night with the light provided by LED within the road panels. The inventors say their solar roadway has many applications and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths and runways.
小题1:What’s Passage 1 mainly about?| A．The origin of the story about Monkey King | | B．Monkey King will return to screens with 3D effects. | | C．The brief introduction to the TV series Journey to the West | | D．The amount of money invested on the 3D TV series Journey to the West |
小题2:About the 3D TV series Journey to the West we can learn that________.| A．it contains 45 episodes in total | | B．it will feature new actors completely | | C．we could watch it on TV after the summer | | D．we can enjoy it at home just with normal glasses |
小题3:What can be inferred about the Solar Roadway from Passage 2?| A．It will have a bright future | | B．It can’t work without electricity | | C．The vehicles won’t work without electricity | | D．The electric vehicles can’t be recharged on it |
小题4:Passage 2 is most probably taken from________.| A．a science fiction | B．a research paper | | C．a product brochure | D．a technology report |
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However urban life strikes you, cities worldwide have been growing ever more rapidly. Some of this growth has happened in the developed world, but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World. Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries.
By the year 2030, for the first time in history, 60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities.
This is actually good news in some ways. “Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity(繁荣),” says Marc Weiss, chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, “both for the nation and for families.” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the GDP(国内生产总值) in most countries of the world. “There’s the crazy idea that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them.” Weiss continued. “But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city.” For better or worse, urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities. Those cities will be bigger than ever. And yet, population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects; after all, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Hamburg, Germany, have the same population. Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor. “City problems,” one authority points out, “mostly have to do with weak, ineffective, and usually unrepresentative city governments.”
小题1:According to the passage, in the year of 2030 _______.| A．there will be many cities having a population of more than 10 million. | | B．rural area will be extinct (灭绝). | | C．most people will live in cities. | | D．the third world will keep up with the developed world. |
小题2:In the author’s opinion, _________.| A．better city, better life | | B．both urban and rural areas will have a large population | | C．the larger the population is, the faster a city develops | | D．both urban and rural areas have larger GDP |
小题3:The last paragraph implies that ____________.| A．Public services are ineffective. | | B．Cities are increasing too fast. | | C．Population is not linked with development. | | D．Government should be responsible for the problems in the cities. |
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Many job opportunities are offered to those who wish to work. It helps if you know more than one language. There are good jobs for interpreters and typists who know English and another language.
There are many good jobs in government. In most cases, you must be a citizen of this country, and you must take a civil service examination. These examinations are open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, or color.
For many civil service jobs you need a high school diploma. The person who does not have a high school diploma can get one. There are several ways. You can study high school subjects at home and then take special tests. If you pass the tests, then you get a diploma. Or you can go to night school. There are classes that prepare you to take special tests to earn a diploma.
You can attend a night school that grants a high school diploma if you complete certain courses. If you do this, you do not have to take the special tests. Be as well trained as you can. Get as much training as you can. Opportunity knocks at every door. Be sure that when it knocks at your door you are ready.
小题1:From the passage, we know that an interpreter’s job must have something to do with_________.| A．money | B．languages | C．opportunities | D．diploma |
小题2:In order to get a government job, you must take a certain__________.| A．course | B．trip | C．test | D．service |
小题3:The passage suggests that _________.| A．any citizen can try to get a government job | | B．civil service jobs are offered only to foreigners | | C．training programs are often poorly organized | | D．anyone who wishes to work can get a good job |
小题4:We can see that .| A．one can work on a high school diploma at home | | B．typists who know English get a good pay | | C．well-trained people are often out of work | | D．job opportunities will help you to know more than one language |
小题5:Which of the following is not true? If you want to get a high school diploma, you need .| A．to study at home and pass special tests | | B．to go to night school to prepare you to pass special tests | | C．to attend a night school and complete certain courses | | D．to get as much training as you can and be always ready |
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The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK；as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year；now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
小题1:What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?| A．The British king or queen is considered above the law. | | B．The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649. | | C．The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right. | | D．The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century. |
小题2:Which of the following is among the formal duties of the Queen? | A．Traveling around the UK. | | B．Declaring when the world is at war. | | C．Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her. | | D．Signing Commonwealth documents every day. |
小题3:With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show that .| A．Prince William is very popular in the UK | | B．the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people | | C．Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration | | D．many young British people do voluntary work |
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that ___________. | A．the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes | | B．the British people are all in favor of the royal family | | C．the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast | | D．the royal family attacks republicans through media and press |
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Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor , he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.
The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.
Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil.
小题1:We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.| A．spend a lot of money traveling by car | B．travel a lot in their cars | | C．seldom travel by plane | D．use public traffic often |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．In the United States even the poor own cars. | | B．In the United States all the poor have no cars. | | C．When an American has a car, he will never be poor. | | D．An American will feel poor unless he has a car. |
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because ___.| A．Americans like to plan their own time | | B．The United States does not have enough public transportation | | C．Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars | | D．Americans cannot move around without their own cars |
小题4:“A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that _______.| A．everyone in the United States owns a car | | B．the United States produces most of the cars in the world | | C．cars play an important part in American’ life | | D．the United States depend on car industry for its development |
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