Question

The English Fashion recently asked people about their wonderful ideas and plans about things they could do. The magazine asked people the following question: "If you had all the money you wanted, what would you like to do?" About 500 people answered the survey question.

Almost half (49%) of the people in the survey said they would buy material things such as a bigger house or a better car. One fifth (20%) of the people said they would travel to the interesting or famous places. 17% answered that they would give money to someone else. They would donate money to a charity or to help poor people. More than half of the rest of the people(about 10%) said they would give money to help medical research. All the other people in the English Fashion survey said they would save money in the bank. They said they didn't know what they would like to do right now, but perhaps in a few years they would find a good use for the money.

"Lots of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier," said Dr. Mary Wilson, a sociologist at City University. "However," she said, “ this feeling will not last long. After a while, they won't be satisfied with them any longer. " Dr. Wilson thinks the happiest people are those who make a change in people's lives that will last into the future. She thinks those people who give money to someone else or to medical research are thinking beyond themselves and their own needs at the moment. If they had all the money they wanted, they would make a difference in the world.

1.What is the English Fashion?

A. A sociology book. B. A magazine.

C. A newspaper. D. A TV program.

2.Which of the following is a material thing?

A. A big car. B. A holiday to Europe.

C. Medical research. D. Terrible disease.

3.How many ways would people like to do with the money in Paragraph 2?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D.3

4.What does the underlined phrase "this feeling" refer to?

A. The feeling of travelling.

B. The feeling of donating.

C. The feeling of shopping.

D. The feeling of saving money.

5.Who did Dr Wilson think were the unhappiest people?

A. The people who would save the money for the future.

B. The people who would give the money to a charity.

C. The people who would give the money to medical research.

D. The people who would spend the money on material things.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了英国时尚杂志提出调查的几个问题“如果你有钱了，你最想做的事是什么。什么令你最幸福？”大约500人回答了这个问题。有的人倾向物质东西，有的人倾向于享受休闲类的，有的人则倾向于慈善事业。而社会学家Dr. Mary Wilson则认为最幸福的人是那些能够在将来改变人们生活的人。

1. English Fashion recently asked people…”及第二句话“The magazine asked people the following question”可知the English Fashion指的是杂志，故选B。

2. would buy material things such as a bigger house or a better car.”可知car属于物质类的东西，故选A。

3. Almost half (49%) ；One fifth (20%)；17% answered；(about 10%)；All the other people in the English Fashion survey said they would save money in the bank.可知答案，故选B。

4. of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier”可知选C。

5. Wilson thinks the happiest people are those who make a change in people's lives that will last into the future. She thinks those people who give money to someone else or to medical research are thinking beyond themselves and their own needs at the moment.”可知这个社会学家更倾向于精神类东西，，而不是物质类，故选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。