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】

试题分析：这是一篇说理议论文。主要讨论了金钱和幸福的关系，作者就此问题提出了自己的观点，并从以下几方面进行了阐述：人的基本需求必须得到满足；你无法避开炫富的邻居；你应该避免激烈的竞争。

1.主旨大意题。全文主要讲述金钱和幸福之间的关系。D项符合题意。

2.词义猜测题。文中“we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us”意为“当我们的基本需求得到满足并且比周围的人拥有更多时我们会感到幸福”。可以推测此处周围的人可能是我们的邻居，故选B。

3.推理判断题。从文中最后三段可以看出人们处于激烈的竞争中是为了得到更多的金钱。故选C。

4.作者态度题。文中作者对金钱的态度是“没有金钱肯定不会感到幸福，但拥有金钱数量越多又不等于越幸福”。可以看出D项符合作者的观点。

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点评：本文是议论文，通过提问，举例，解决问题，题目设置很全面，考查很细致。考生要注意迅速抓住关键句子，从中找出正确答案。排序题要结合上下文判断，要细心。