Question

【題目】 The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may __________ as much or more than how much we’ve got it.

Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, brings along more happiness.

Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to discover $1 million under your bed. What would you do with that cash?

The money will probably make you think about one thing above all else—yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money __________ our selfish sides. We will __________ 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 __________ goods often fail to deliver lasting happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research __________ many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.

But making these __________ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to view buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than renters.

So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea __________ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying __________ than material things. Experimental purchase—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are more deeply connected to our sense of self.

And experiences come with one more advantage. They tend to bring us __________ to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed __________. So social contacts are important to improve mental and physical health.

【1】A.presentB.matterC.appearD.equal

【2】A.showsB.explainsC.provesD.designs

【3】A.dependB.concentrateC.takeD.look

【4】A.mentalB.materialC.beautifulD.clever

【5】A.invitesB.offersC.prefersD.follows

【6】A.changesB.plansC.decisionsD.mistakes

【7】A.ifB.howC.unlessD.though

【8】A.housesB.carsC.experiencesD.health

【9】A.familiarB.closeC.properD.native

【10】A.completelyB.worldwideC.secretlyD.alone

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【6】A

【7】A

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【解析】

文章大意：近期，關于消費的研究得出了一個令人震驚的結論。我們管理手中財富的能力與我們賺錢的能力一樣重要，花錢的經(jīng)歷要比物質的東西給我們帶來更多的快樂。

【1】句意：我們管理手中財富的能力與我們賺錢的能力（重要）相仿更加重要。

考查動詞.present呈現(xiàn)；matter重要；appear似乎；equal和……相等。根據(jù)“How we use our money may （1）as much or more than how much we've got”關于消費的研究得出了一個令人震驚的結論。我們管理手中財富的能力與我們賺錢的能力（重要）相仿更加重要。故選B。

【2】句意：大量的研究表明金錢顯示了我們自私的一面。

考查動詞。shows展示；explains解釋；proves 證明；designs設計。根據(jù)“A large amount of research reveals that money （2）our selfish sides”研究表明錢顯示了我們自私的一面。應填shows，故選A。

【3】句意：我們將把精力集中在那些錢能為我們單獨做些什么上。

考查動詞。depend依賴；concentrate集中；take拿；look看。根據(jù)后一句“Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car，or even a new house，”可知，我們專注更多的是錢可以為我們做什么。故選B。

【4】句意：但研究表明，物質財富往往不能帶來持久的幸福。

考查形容詞。mental精神的；material物質的；beautiful美麗的；clever聰明的。從后一句“Fortunately，our ongoing research （5）many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend”可知物質的東西不能帶來持久的快樂。故選B。

【5】句意：幸運的是，我們正在進行的研究有很多方法可以讓你從每一美元中獲得更多的快樂。

考查動詞。invites邀請；offers提供；prefers更喜歡；follows跟隨。從后一句“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。此空應填offers，故選B。

【6】句意：但做出這些改變需要挑戰(zhàn)我們的一些消費觀念。

考查動詞。plans計劃；changes改變；decisions決定；mistakes錯誤。根據(jù)前一句“Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness”可知，做出這樣的改變，需要挑戰(zhàn)我們的習慣。應填changes，故選B。

【7】句意：所以，努力攢錢買房可能不是一個好主意，如果這意味著減少與家人和朋友在一起的時間。

考查連詞。if如果；how怎么樣；unless除非；though雖然。根據(jù)后一句“it means spending less time with your families and friends”可知，如果這意味著和家人朋友在一起的時間短了，那么努力掙錢買房不是個好選擇。故選A。

【8】句意：幾十項研究表明，人們從購買體驗中獲得的快樂要比從物質上獲得的快樂多。

考查名詞。houses房子；cars車；experiences經(jīng)歷；health健康。根據(jù)后一句“Experimental purchase—such as trips, concerts and special meals—are more deeply connected to our sense of self. ”可知，人們的購物經(jīng)歷比物質的東西帶來更多的快樂。故選C。

【9】句意：他們傾向于讓我們接近其他人，但更多的時候，物質的東西是獨自享受的。經(jīng)歷使我們和別人更密切。

考查形容詞。familiar更熟悉；close密切的；proper適當?shù)模?/span>native當?shù)氐�。此空應�?/span>close，故選B。

【10】句意：他們傾向于讓我們接近其他人，但更多的時候，物質的東西是獨自享受的�？疾楦痹~。completely完全；worldwide世界范圍的；secretly秘密地；alone單獨地。根據(jù)句意“material things are enjoyed（10）”可知，物質的財富是單獨享受的。應填alone，故選D。

做完型填空時，首先要通讀課文，明白主旨大意，然后再做題。做完型時要記住“瞻前顧后想結果”這一原則，根據(jù)上下文以及語境做題，切忌主觀臆斷。另外，平時還要多多積累詞匯。完型填空常考名詞、動詞、形容詞和副詞等辨析。做詞義辨析題時，首先要確認四個選項的含義，然后分析語境和邏輯關系，確定答案。例如第5題，首先確定四個選項的含義，結合句意：但研究表明，物質財富往往不能帶來持久的幸福�？疾樾稳菰~。mental精神的；material物質的；beautiful美麗的；clever聰明的。從后一句“Fortunately，our ongoing research （5）many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend”可知物質的東西不能帶來持久的快樂。故選B。