Question

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 human 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.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The research on what determines happiness

B．Being rich makes people happy

C．What makes people feel unhappy

D．Key points on being rich and being happy

2.What does "the Joneses" in Paragraph 4 probably stand for？

A．Expensive things                        B．Neighbors

C．Money                               D．Richer people

3.From the passage，what people probably 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.

4.What's the attitude of the author towards the passage?

A．Money is happiness.

B．The love of money is the root of all evil.

C．Money doesn't grow on trees.

D．Money is a big problem, but money isn't everything.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇說理議論文。主要討論了金錢和幸福的關系，作者就此問題提出了自己的觀點，并從以下幾方面進行了闡述：人的基本需求必須得到滿足；你無法避開炫富的鄰居；你應該避免激烈的競爭。

1.主旨大意題。全文主要講述金錢和幸福之間的關系。D項符合題意。

2.詞義猜測題。文中“we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us”意為“當我們的基本需求得到滿足并且比周圍的人擁有更多時我們會感到幸�！薄？梢酝茰y此處周圍的人可能是我們的鄰居，故選B。

3.推理判斷題。從文中最后三段可以看出人們處于激烈的競爭中是為了得到更多的金錢。故選C。

4.作者態(tài)度題。文中作者對金錢的態(tài)度是“沒有金錢肯定不會感到幸福，但擁有金錢數(shù)量越多又不等于越幸福”�？梢钥闯鯠項符合作者的觀點。

考點：考查人生百味類短文

點評：本文是議論文，通過提問，舉例，解決問題，題目設置很全面，考查很細致�？忌�要注意迅速抓住關鍵句子，從中找出正確答案。排序題要結合上下文判斷，要細心。