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【題目】 Many people might think that if they had more money， then they would be happier in life． For example， people might look at what others have， like expensive clothes or nice cars， and wish they could have the same． But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long．

① But is that really true？ Studies have found that money can， in fact， make people happier．②Instead， it's giving money to others that makes people happy．③It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member．④It could be buying a homeless person food to eat． It could be giving money to a person in need． Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else． How did you feel？ Whether it is a small or large amount of money． People feel happier when they give． This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy， too．

This idea of joining your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language． There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree． The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat． Surprising， all the children held hands and ran together． They all touched the tree at the same time． The man asked why they had done this． The children just said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one．

【1】Where can we best put "But its not having money that brings happiness．" in Paragraph 2？ ______

A.①B.②C.③D.④

【2】Why does the writer quote（引用） a story in Paragraph 3？ ______

A.To explain Africans like sweets．B.To show examples are not enough．

C.To make the writer's opinion clearer．D.To express happiness is from children．

【3】What does the writer try to tell us？ ______

A.Buying new things can make people happy．

B.The key to happiness is making others happy．

C.If you want to be happy， you can visit Africa．

D.People who have a lot of money might not be happy．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

很多人可能會(huì)認(rèn)為如果他們有更多的錢，那么他們的生活會(huì)更幸福�？纯磩e人有什么，比如昂貴的衣服或漂亮的汽車，希望他們也能有同樣的東西。但是金錢能買到的東西不能給一個(gè)人帶來長(zhǎng)久的幸福。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)本句But its not having money that brings happiness．但是沒有錢能帶來幸福。結(jié)合下句Instead,it's giving money to others that makes people happy．相反，它是給別人錢，讓人快樂。兩者為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，因此放在②后合適。故選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)This idea of joining your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language．把自己的幸福和別人的幸福結(jié)合起來的想法被描述為一種非洲語(yǔ)言中的社團(tuán)關(guān)愛精神。第三段講述的三個(gè)孩子一起受到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)的故事，目的是為了使作者的觀點(diǎn)更加清晰。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)A．解釋非洲人喜歡糖果。B．舉例說明是不夠的。C．使作者的意見更清楚。D．表達(dá)幸福來自于孩子。故選C。

【3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第二段中 people feel happier when they give.This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy,too．人們?cè)诮o予時(shí)都會(huì)感到更快樂。這是因?yàn)樽寗e人快樂也會(huì)讓給予者快樂。以及本文內(nèi)容可以推測(cè)，作者試圖告訴我們"快樂的關(guān)鍵是讓別人快樂"。故選B。