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8．The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces．A country's standard of living，therefore，depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth．"Wealth"in this sense is not money，for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy，"goods"such as food and clothing，and"services"such as transport and entertainment．
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of which have an effect on one another．Wealth depends to a very degree upon a country's natural resources，such as coal，gold，and other minerals，water supply and so on．Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate； other regions possess perhaps only one of these things，and some regions possess none of them．The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders，her soil is fertile，and her climate is of variety．The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the least wealthy．
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use．Sound and stable political conditions，and freedom from foreign invasion （侵略），enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily，and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered．
Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people．Old countries that have，through many centuries，trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled．
Wealth also produces wealth．As a country becomes wealthier，its people have a large margin （富余） for saving，and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day．

Title	People's （76）livingstandard
Meaning	The average share of the goods and services for people （77）producedby the country．
Some factors that （78）affect/influencethe standard of living of any country	▲Wealth depends （79）mainly/mostly/largelyupon a country's natural resources such as coal，gold，other minerals，water supply and a fertile soil and a favorable climate ▲Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn （80）naturalresources to use． ▲The （81technicalefficiency of a country's people is another important factor
The comparison between the USA and the Sahara Desert	▲The USA has vast natural resources，her soil is fertile，and it has （82variousclimate ▲The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the （83）poorest
The （84）effect（s） of wealth	▲Wealth also produces wealth． ▲Wealthy people can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to （85）turnout more goods in their working day．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要写了人 们的生活水平依赖于一国的全部财富，而这种财富包括两层含义：一国所拥有的自然资源以及开发这些资源的能力．

解答 76．答案是living．主旨大意题，本文主要写了人 们的生活水平依赖于一国的全部财富，而这种财富包括两层含义：一国所拥有的自然资源以及开发这些资源的能力，最佳题目是People's living standard．
77．答案是produced．细节理解题，根据句子"the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces"的意思"人们对商品和服务的平均分享是由国家生产的"，所以用produced过去分词作定语相当于定语从句"which the country produces"．所以答案是produced．
78．答案是affect/influence．细节理解题，根据文中句子"A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of which have an effect on one another．"定语从句中which指的是factors，have an effect on英语的固定短语"产生效果，对…有影响"，affect/influence是名词"影响"，所以答案是affect/influence．
  79．答案是mainly/mostly/largely．细节理解题，根据文中句子"Wealth depends on a very degree upon a country's natural resources"财富主要依靠一个国家大量的自然资源，mainly/mostly/largely 复合"a very degree"很大程度上的意思．
80．答案是natural．  细节理解题，根据文中句子"Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use"另一种自然资源来自于这种能把自然资源转化利用的能力，them指的是the natural resources．所以答案是natural．
81．答案是technical．细节理解题，根据句子"Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people"另一种重要的因素是一个国家的人们的技术效率，所以答案是 technical．
82．答案是various．  细节理解题，根据文中句子"and her climate is of variety"她的气候是多种多样的，variety名词"多样，各种各样"，various形容词"多种多样"，所以答案是various．
83．答案是poorest． 细节理解题，根据句子"The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the least wealthy"撒哈拉沙漠，从另一方面讲，是财富最少的地方，poorest是最穷的．
84．答案是effect（s）． 细节理解题，根据句子"Wealth also produces wealth"财富可以生产财富，可见这是财富对财富的影响，effect动词"影响"，所以答案是effect．
85．答案是turn．细节理解题，根据文中句子"can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day．所以答案是turn．

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