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20．The winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences studies personal consumption（消费）．He also has explored how spending can affect both living conditions and poverty．
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is presenting the Economics Prize to Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University in New Jersey．The Nobel committee says his research has mainly dealt with three questions：How do consumers distribute their spending among different goods？How much of society's wealth is spent and how much is saved？And，how do we best measure and study wellbeing and poverty？
Mr．Deaton used household surveys to collect detailed information about how families spend their money．For example，in one study，the Princeton professor examined the relationship between poverty and the amount of calories in the food people ate．
The Nobel committee said Mr．Deaton's research has shown how the clever use of household data can shed light on issues such as the relationship between income and calorie intake，and the degree of sexual discrimination（歧视）with the family．
The Princeton professor was asked why he paid so much attention to household information．Mr．Deaton said that his studies were mainly about people and their behavior．
The Nobel committee also，praised Mr．Deaton's work because it used detailed information about real people，not theoretical ideas．Subjects of his research have included happiness，well-being and aging．
At a press conference this week，the Nobel Prize winner said he was pleased that his work had been recognized．He told reporters he believed poverty would decrease．"I think we've had a remarkable decrease for the past 20 to 30 years．I do expect that to continue，"he said．
Mr．Deaton is a citizen of both the United States and Britain．He was born in Scotland．He has served as a Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton since 1983．The Economics Prize has been offered by Sweden's central bank in memory of Alfred Nobel since 1969．It is valued this year at 978，000．

32．Angus Deaton was given the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for studyingC．
A．how people make a living                                   
B．what makes people rich or poor
C．how people spend their money                             
D．where people keep their earnings
33．Which of the following was studied by Mr．Deaton？D
A．Ways to live with as little money as possible．
B．The sum of money to maintain a wealthy life．
C．Places where people spend their money．
D．Links between kinds of food and poverty．
34．What does the underlined part"shed light on"in Paragraph 4 mean？C
A．throw doubts on．
B．get rid of．
C．make clear．
D．point out．
35．Which of the following agrees with Mr．Deaton's opinion？D
A．The prize money will be used in research．
B．His work has made poverty decrease．
C．The Nobel Prize will change his life．
D．People's life has been improving．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了安格斯•迪顿被授予2015诺贝尔经济科学奖的研究通过研究人们如何消费．

解答 32．C．细节理解题．根据第一段The winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences studies personal consumption（消费）．He also has explored how spending can affect both living conditions and poverty可知安格斯•迪顿被授予2015诺贝尔经济科学奖的研究通过研究人们如何消费；故选C．
33．D．细节理解题．根据第三段For example，in one study，the Princeton professor examined the relationship between poverty and the amount of calories in the food people ate可知他研究了食物和贫穷之间的联系；故选D．
34．C．词义猜测题．根据文章The Nobel committee said Mr．Deaton's research has shown how the clever use of household data can shed light on issues such as the relationship between income and calorie intake研究揭示了家庭数据的巧妙运用可以摆脱对诸如收入和热量摄入之间的关系问题；可知意为弄清；故选C．
35．D．细节理解题．根据文章He told reporters he believed poverty would decrease．"I think we've had a remarkable decrease for the past 20 to 30 years．I do expect that to continue可知人们的生活有了改善；故选D．

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