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18．Does money buy happiness？Not!Ah，but would a little more money make us a little happier？Many of us smirk（傻笑，假笑） and nod．There is，we believe，some connection between financial fitness and emotional fulfillment．Three in four American college students-nearly double the 1970 proportion-now consider it"very important"or"essential"that they become"very well off financially"．Money matters．
But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life's necessities，increasing wealth matters surprisingly little．The connection between income and happiness is"surprisingly weak，"observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170，000people．Once comfortable，more money provides diminishing returns（报酬递减）．The second piece of pie，or the second﹩100，000，never tastes as good as the first．Even lottery winners and the Forbes'100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American．Making it big brings temporary joy．But in the long run wealth is like health：its complete absence can create suffering，but having it doesn't guarantee happiness．Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have．
Has our happiness，however，floated upward with the rising economic tide？Are we happier today than in 1940s，when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub？Actually，we are not．Since 1957，the number of Americans who say they are"very happy"has declined from 35 to 32 percent．Meanwhile，the divorce rate has doubled，the teen suicide（自杀） rate has increased nearly three times，the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times，and depression has mushroomed．Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale．When it comes to psychological well being，it is not the economy．
I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit"the American paradox．"More than ever，we have big houses and broken homes，high incomes and low confidence，secured rights and reduced civility．We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life．We celebrate our prosperity（繁荣） but long for a purpose．We treasure our freedoms but long for connection．In an age of plenty，we feel spiritual hunger．

63．Which of the following statements best expresses the author's view？C
A．The more money we earn，the less returns we have．
B．The more money we earn，the happier we would be．
C．In the long run，money cannot guarantee happiness．
D．In the long run，happiness grows with economy．
64．"The second﹩100，000 never tastes as good as the first"becauseD．
A．it is not so fresh as the first﹩100，000
B．it is not so important as the first﹩100，000
C．profit brought by it is less than that from the first﹩100，000
D．happiness brought by it is less than that from the first﹩100，000
65．According to the passage，people do well in making a living but don'tC．
A．have any primary aim
B．know how to spend money
C．know how to enjoy life 
D．keep in touch with other people
66．The things that happened after 1957are given to show thatA．
A．people's spiritual needs cannot be fulfilled by wealth
B．family problems become more and more serious
C．young people are not happy about their life
D．social crimes have increased significantly．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了经济增长与幸福指数的关系，金钱并不能买到幸福，要提升幸福感应该达到精神上的满足．

解答 63．C．主旨大意题．本文论述的就是财富的增长和幸福感的增加不是成正比的，从长期角度来看，财富并不能保证幸福．But in the long run wealth is like health：its complete absence can create suffering，but having it doesn't guarantee happiness．；故选C．
64．D．细节理解题．根据第二段中对美国一些富豪的调查说明only slightly greater happiness than the average American．；故选D．
65．C．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life可知人们在谋生方面做得很好，但不知道如何享受生活；故选C．
66．A．推理判断题．文章第三段"Since 1957，the number of Americans who say they are"very happy"has declined from 35 to 32 percent．Meanwhile，the divorce rate has doubled，the teen suicide（自杀） rate has increased nearly three times"提到1957年后人们的幸福感并没有增加，而是离婚率、自杀率、犯罪率的升高；故选A．

点评 选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的

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