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.
【小題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

【小題2】What does "the Joneses" in Paragraph 4 probably stand for？

A．Expensive things	B．Neighbors
C．Money	D．Richer people

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：這是一篇說(shuō)理議論文。主要討論了金錢(qián)和幸福的關(guān)系，作者就此問(wèn)題提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)，并從以下幾方面進(jìn)行了闡述：人的基本需求必須得到滿(mǎn)足；你無(wú)法避開(kāi)炫富的鄰居；你應(yīng)該避免激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
【小題1】主旨大意題。全文主要講述金錢(qián)和幸福之間的關(guān)系。D項(xiàng)符合題意。
【小題2】詞義猜測(cè)題。文中“we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us”意為“當(dāng)我們的基本需求得到滿(mǎn)足并且比周?chē)�的人擁有更多時(shí)我們會(huì)感到幸�！��？梢酝茰y(cè)此處周?chē)�的人可能是我們的鄰居，故選B。
【小題3】推理判斷題。從文中最后三段可以看出人們處于激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中是為了得到更多的金錢(qián)。故選C。
【小題4】作者態(tài)度題。文中作者對(duì)金錢(qián)的態(tài)度是“沒(méi)有金錢(qián)肯定不會(huì)感到幸福，但擁有金錢(qián)數(shù)量越多又不等于越幸�！薄？梢钥闯鯠項(xiàng)符合作者的觀點(diǎn)。
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