题目内容
9.While going through life with the pursuit of money on our mind,we're often told that money can't buy happiness.But what truth is there in the saying?Is there a relation between money and happiness?(36)DHumans are very sensitive to change.When we get a rise,we really enjoy it.But some studies have shown that in North America,additional income beyond 75,000dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness.(37)G They often end up spending all the money,going into debt,and experience ruined social relationships.
So surely money can't really buy happiness.Well,recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way that we spend money.(38)CStudies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier.As for the people who spend money on themselves,their happiness is unchanged.
(39)A0ne experiment showed that instead of an organization writing a large check to a charity,dividing the amount up among employees,allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice,increased their job satisfaction.Similarly,individuals that spend money on each other,as opposed to themselves,not only increase job satisfaction,but improve the team performance.
(40)EInterestingly,the specific way money is spent on others isn't important.Spending something on others is the important aspect of increasing your happiness.
A.The same principle has been tested on teams and organizations as well.
B.Money has more effect on the vast majority of people in the long run.
C.Instead of buying things for yourself,try giving some of it to other people and see how you feel.
D.And if so,how can we use it to our advantage?
E.Almost everywhere we look in the world,we see that giving money to others is positively related to happiness,
F.And while you're saving up for these greatest experiences,don't forget the daily joys in life.
G.In fact,people who win a lottery often report becoming extremely unhappy.
分析 本文作者在这篇文章中主要告诉我们关键在与人们使用金钱的方式,如果我们花钱帮助别人,我们就会更幸福.
解答 36--40 DGCAE
36.D 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据前文Is there a relation between money and happiness可知,作者提出了在金钱和幸福之间有联系吗?提出了这样一个疑问,首先我们要对这个问题进行回答,然后进一步提出另一个问题.故选D.
37.G 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据前文But some studies have shown that in North America,additional income beyond 75,000 dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness可知,当额外的 收入超过七万五千美元的时候,金钱就不在影响我们日常的幸福了,过多的金钱往往会让我们不幸福.故选G.
38.C 考查上下文理解判断能力.本段阐述幸福与否与我们如何花钱有关,根据后文Studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier可知,研究显示在别人身上花钱会让我们感觉更幸福.故选C.
39.A 考查上下文理解判断能力.根据本段最后一句Similarly,individuals that spend money on each other,as opposed to themselves,not only increase job satisfaction,but improve the team performance可知,在团队中对另外的人花钱不仅能够提高工作满意度,而且还提高团队的表现,前文应与团队有关.故选A.
40.E 考查上下文理解判断能力.本段是对前面四段内容的总结,告诉我们奉献比索取更能让我们幸福.故选E.
点评 七选五题型看似简单,实际上有时完全作对并不容易,需要方法和分析能力及足够的耐力,有必要进行专门练习.首先,快速浏览一遍七个备选答案,先确定哪个选项适合放在文章的什么位置.其次,快速浏览文章,确定文章体裁,抓住文章结构,分析篇章结构,找出各段的主题句或主旨大意.其三,注意各选项中出现的句子衔接手段,寻找句中衔接标志词,七选五备选答案中有两个多余的选项,会对文章中两个空的选择构成干扰,这时要特别细致地比对相似选项.最后,用代入法,检查答案是否合理,将所有选择答案放回空白处,通读全文,检查文章内容是否语义连贯合理、紧扣主题,语篇结构是否通顺连贯、具有一致性、合乎逻辑,写作思路是否清晰明了,格式以及用语是否恰当贴切,从而判断选择的答案是否正确.
A. | regularly | B. | fluently | C. | frequently | D. | gradually |
When he was fifteen,he worked (19)Aa servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom,he felt (20)D for himself.How he (21)Cto have the same chance!He decided to study by (22)B.In the daytime,after the sweeping and cleaning was over,he(23)Dstand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.At night,he tried his best to remember what he(24)Aduring the day.He worked(25)B hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.The more he learned,the greater(26)Bhe showed in his lessons.A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and(27)A him to sit at the back of the class.In one exam,he was the(28)Bone in the whole school who reached the highest grade.He would have been given the scholarship if he (29)Aa regular student of the school.
Robeson (30)D through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the(31)D of some university professors.They admired his talent (32)C his diligence.To give him a good chance,they hired him as a librarian and (33)B him free guidance.Robeson felt (34)C,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road(35)Asuccess.
16.A.whether | B.which | C.that | D.what |
17.A.many | B.few | C.little | D.much |
18.A.buy | B.afford | C.send | D.read |
19.A.as | B.like | C.for | D.by |
20.A.angry | B.ashamed | C.proud | D.sorry |
21.A.hated | B.decided | C.wished | D.regretted |
22.A.the teacher | B.himself | C.his parents | D.his schoolmates |
23.A.could | B.ought to | C.should | D.would |
24.A.had learned | B.has been taught | C.has heard | D.had been written down |
25.A.very | B.so | C.too | D.quite |
26.A.joy | B.interest | C.time | D.taste |
27.A.allowed | B.agreed | C.let | D.refused |
28.A.worst | B.only | C.last | D.laziest |
29.A.had been | B.has been | C.is | D.was |
30.A.learned | B.listened | C.mastered | D.struggled |
31.A.notice | B.influence | C.eyes | D.attention |
32.A.except for | B.according to | C.as well as | D.in spite of |
33.A.taught | B.offered | C.lent | D.sent |
34.A.sad | B.angry | C.happy | D.disappointed |
35.A.leading to | B.coming from | C.made of | D.covered with. |
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A. | didn't have heard,must have been | |
B. | didn't have heard,must be | |
C. | didn't hear,must have been | |
D. | didn't hear,must be |
One day,they were wandering in the forest(23)A there began to pour with rain.They both ran under some thick leaves for(24)B.Then they heard the roar of a tiger,almost at the entrance hole.If it(25)C to come in,they certainly wouldn't get out (26)B.For fear that they might be killed,Muriel was getting more and more (27)C and finally he couldn't control it.He leapt out to fight with the tiger in open space,where he could (28)C use his great hunting skills,though Pontoma was(29)A at him to keep still and be quiet.
(30)B a couple of deep wounds,the tiger threw Muriel to the ground and leapt upon him.Muriel was about to be (31)D.Right then Muriel's spear,in the hand of Pontoma,flew directly at the tiger,(32)C its attack.The tiger ran away,wounded,but the spear (33)D as fast as a beam of light,and with such incredible (34)A that none missed the animal,until it fell to the ground,lifeless.
While lying on the ground,Muriel watched all this in great (35)C,not believing(36)C was Pontoma who saved him.From that day on,people (37)C remarked less on Muriel's braveness.Muriel just smiled,because he remembered well the (38)B he learned that day:true bravery lies not in (39)D danger,but in controlling one's panic when danger (40)A your path.
21.A.cruel | B.smart | C.kind | D.brave |
22.A.opposite | B.superior | C.right | D.similar |
23.A.when | B.because | C.although | D.unless |
24.A.profit | B.shelter | C.adventure | D.challenge |
25.A.agreed | B.failed | C.happened | D.pretended |
26.A.alone | B.alive | C.lively | D.lonely |
27.A.ashamed | B.comfortable | C.nervous | D.concerned |
28.A.gently | B.blindly | C.fully | D.cautiously |
29.A.gesturing | B.shouting | C.glaring | D.nodding |
30.A.Within | B.Despite | C.Beyond | D.Without |
31.A.abandoned | B.rescued | C.sacrificed | D.killed |
32.A.destroying | B.starting | C.interrupting | D.following |
33.A.ran | B.shook | C.travelled | D.moved |
34.A.accuracy | B.courage | C.strength | D.power |
35.A.satisfaction | B.curiosity | C.astonishment | D.frustration |
36.A.he | B.that | C.it | D.there |
37.A.finally | B.luckily | C.gradually | D.generally |
38.A.feeling | B.lesson | C.advice | D.concept |
39.A.putting out | B.getting off | C.bringing down | D.seeking out |
40.A.crosses | B.comes | C.takes | D.sets. |