Question

The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion, How we use our money may 1 as much or more than how much we’ve got it.
Money spent on experiences, rather than material ,goods, 2 more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to 3＄1 million under your bed . What would you do 4 that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing 5 all else—yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money 6 our selfish sides. We will 7 much on what that money can do for us alone, Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house,
But studies show that 8 goods often fail to deliver 9 happiness, Fortunately ,our ongoing research 10 many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend, Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these 11 needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending It’s hard not to 12buying a house as a wise investment（投資）, But new research shows it brings very little happiness, A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average , were no happier than 13 .
So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea 14 it means spending less time with your families and friends.
And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying 15 than material things, Experiential purchases --- such as trips, concerts and special meals--- are more 16 connected to our sense, of self.
And experiences come with one more 17 , They tend to bring us 18 to other people , but more often , material things are enjoyed19 . So social contacts are important to 20 mental and physical health.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      present
   2. B.
      matter
   3. C.
      appear
   4. D.
      equal
2. 2.
   1. A.
      carries along
   2. B.
      breaks out
   3. C.
      holds on
   4. D.
      brings along
3. 3.
   1. A.
      keep
   2. B.
      own
   3. C.
      discover
   4. D.
      count
4. 4.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      with
   3. C.
      about
   4. D.
      for
5. 5.
   1. A.
      above
   2. B.
      below
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      after
6. 6.
   1. A.
      shows
   2. B.
      explains
   3. C.
      proves
   4. D.
      designs
7. 7.
   1. A.
      depend
   2. B.
      concentrate
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      look
8. 8.
   1. A.
      mental
   2. B.
      material
   3. C.
      beautiful
   4. D.
      clever
9. 9.
   1. A.
      outgoing
   2. B.
      lasting
   3. C.
      willing
   4. D.
      exciting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       invites
    2. B.
       offers
    3. C.
       prefers
    4. D.
       follows
11. 11.
    1. A.
       changes
    2. B.
       plans
    3. C.
       decisions
    4. D.
       mistakes
12. 12.
    1. A.
       know
    2. B.
       view
    3. C.
       dream
    4. D.
       judge
13. 13.
    1. A.
       buyers
    2. B.
       sellers
    3. C.
       builders
    4. D.
       renters
14. 14.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       how
    3. C.
       unless
    4. D.
       though
15. 15.
    1. A.
       houses
    2. B.
       cars
    3. C.
       experiences
    4. D.
       health
16. 16.
    1. A.
       clearly
    2. B.
       hardly
    3. C.
       generally
    4. D.
       deeply
17. 17.
    1. A.
       advantage
    2. B.
       conclusion
    3. C.
       purpose
    4. D.
       identify
18. 18.
    1. A.
       familiar
    2. B.
       close
    3. C.
       proper
    4. D.
       native
19. 19.
    1. A.
       completely
    2. B.
       worldwide
    3. C.
       secretly
    4. D.
       alone
20. 20.
    1. A.
       gain
    2. B.
       damage
    3. C.
       improve
    4. D.
       build

Answer 1

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試題分析：近期，關(guān)于消費的研究得出了一個令人震驚的結(jié)論。我們管理手中財富的能力與我們賺錢的能力的一樣重要，花錢的經(jīng)歷要比物質(zhì)的東西給我們帶來更多的快樂。
1.考查動詞：A. present 呈現(xiàn)，    B. matter  重要，C. appear似乎，D. equal和…相等，關(guān)于消費的研究得出了一個令人震驚的結(jié)論。我們管理手中財富的能力與我們賺錢的能力的（重要）相仿或更加（重要）選B
2.考查詞組：A、carries along隨身攜帶，B. breaks out爆發(fā)，C. holds on別掛斷，D. brings along帶來，花在經(jīng)歷上的錢比花在物質(zhì)商品上的錢帶來更多的快樂，選D
3.考查動詞：A. keep保持，B. own擁有，C. discover發(fā)現(xiàn)，D. count數(shù)，想象一下你明天早上起床，發(fā)現(xiàn)床下面有100萬，選C
4.考查介詞和詞組：你會怎么處理這筆錢，do with“處理“，選 B
5.考查介詞：A. above在..上面，B. below在…下面，C. before 在…前面，D. after在…后面，從后面的句子： A large amount of research reveals that money 41   our selfish sides. 可知錢會讓我們考慮一件事高于其他任何東西，就是你自己，選A
6.考查動詞：A. shows展示，B. explains解釋，C. proves證明，D. designs設(shè)計，研究表明錢顯示了我們自私的一面，選A
7.考查動詞： A. depend依賴，B. concentrate集中，C. take拿D. look看，我們專注更多的是錢可以為我們一個人做什么，選B
8.考查形容詞：A. mental精神的，B. material物質(zhì)的，C. beautiful美麗的，D. clever聰明的，從后面的句子：Fortunately ,our ongoing research   45  many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .可知物質(zhì)的東西不能帶來持久的快樂，選B
9.考查形容詞：A. outgoing   外向，B. lasting持久的，C. willing愿意的，D. exciting興奮的，物質(zhì)的東西不能帶來持久的快樂，選B
10.考查動詞：A. invites邀請，   B. offers提供，C. prefers 更喜歡，D. follows跟隨，從后面的句子：Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.可知我們的研究提供更多的花錢可以帶來快樂的方式，選B
11.考查名詞：A. changes改變，B. plans計劃，C. decisions 決定，D. mistakes錯誤，從前面的句子：Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.可知做出這樣的改變，需要挑戰(zhàn)我們的習(xí)慣。選A
12.考查動詞：A. know知道，B. view看待，C. dream做夢，D. judge判斷，很難不把買個房子做為投資，選B
13.考查名詞：A. buyers購買者，B. sellers銷售者，C. builders建筑者，D. renters租房者，自己有房的人沒有租房子的人快樂，選D
14.考查連詞：A. if如果，B. how怎樣C. unless除非D. though雖然，如果這意味著和家人朋友的時間短了，那么努力掙錢買房不是個好的選擇，選A
15.考查名詞：A. houses房子，B. cars汽車，C. experiences經(jīng)歷，D. health健康，從后面的句子：Experimental purchases—such as trips ,concerts and special meals –are more  51  connected to our sense of self.
可知人們的購物經(jīng)歷比物質(zhì)的東西帶來更多的快樂，選C
16.考查副詞：A. clearly很清楚，B. hardly幾乎不，C. generally一般D. deeply深地，實驗性的購物—旅游，音樂會和特殊的飯局都是和我們的自我有更加深的聯(lián)系，選D
17.考查名詞：A. advantage   優(yōu)點B. conclusion結(jié)論，C. purpose目的，D. identity身份，從后面的句子They tend to bring us   53  to other people ,可知經(jīng)歷給我們帶來另外一個優(yōu)點，選A
18.考查形容詞：A. familiar更熟悉，B. close密切的，C. proper適當?shù)�，D. native當?shù)氐�，本族的，�?jīng)歷使我們和別人更加緊密，選B
19.考查副詞：A. completely  完全B. worldwide世界范圍的， C. secretly 秘密地，D. alone單獨地，物質(zhì)的財富是單獨享受的選D
20.考查動詞：A. gain獲得，B. damage破壞C. improve提高D. build建立，所以社會聯(lián)系是對提高精神和身體健康重要的，選C
考點：考查社會現(xiàn)象類短文