Question

【题目】【2016湖北随州】阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Money can make you happy, only if you spend it in a clever way.

Buying a new car makes you happy. However, you will forget this feeling when the car gets old. But if you spend a week traveling, it’s more possible that you’ll remember the great experience, and you’ll remember the feeling for a long time. A new study has found that spending money on experiences makes people happier than on material things.

For material things, it’s possible that you’ll care about every little thing. If you buy a nice pen, and someone else buys one with less money, it’s possible that you may be unhappy because you spend so much money. When it comes to experiences like trips, you won’t think like that. If the experience is generally good, you will be happy with the price.

Material things can be compared more easily. If you buy an MP3 and then see a more suitable one, you may regret buying the first one. However, if you have a nice dinner at one restaurant, and then learn about another better restaurant, you’ll not regret the first meal.

Material things can cause jealousy(嫉妒).For example, if you buy a new toy and find that your friend has a better toy, you’ll feel unhappy. Instead, if you travel to a beautiful place, then no matter where your friends have gone, it won’t make the memory of your trip less happy.

【1】The underlined word “material” means _____ in Chinese.

A．物质的 B．精神的 C．便宜的 D．高贵的

【2】According to the passage, if you buy a watch and then see a better one in a magazine, you

may______.

A．buy a better one

B．ask for your money back

C．throw the first one away

D．regret buying the first one

【3】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Spending money in a clever way makes people happy．

B．People like traveling more than buying material things．

C．Material things may cause jealousy．

D．People care about more things when they buy material things．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了花钱经历一些事比花钱买物质的东西让人们更高兴。因为对于物质的东西来说，如果可能你关注的是每一个小事。物质的东西更容易做比较，也会使人们嫉妒。

【1】A词义猜测题。根据Buying a new car makes you happy.和 But if you spend a week traveling, it’s more possible that you’ll remember the great experience, 可知此处把旅游的经历与买车这种物质的东西进行比较，故material是物质的，故选A。

【2】D推理判断题。根据If you buy an MP3 and then see a more suitable one, you may regret buying the first one.可知如果你买了某物，然后看见一个更适合的，你可能会后悔买了原来的那一个，故选D。

【3】B推理判断题。根据A new study has found that spending money on experiences makes people happier than on material things.可知花钱旅游比买一些物质东西更能使人感到高兴。故选B。