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,
more happiness.
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to
＄1 million under your bed . What would you do
that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing
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
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
buying a house as a wise investment（投资）, But new research shows it brings very little happiness, A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average , were no happier than
.
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, Experiential purchases --- such as trips, concerts and special meals--- are more
connected to our sense, of self.
And experiences come with one more
, They tend to bring us
to other people , but more often , material things are enjoyed
. So social contacts are important to
mental and physical health.
| 小题1: | | A．present | B．matter | C．appear | D．equal |
|
| 小题2: | | A．carries along | B．breaks out | C．holds on | D．brings along |
|
| 小题3: | | A．keep | B．own | C．discover | D．count |
|
| 小题5: | | A．above | B．below | C．before | D．after |
|
| 小题6: | | A．shows | B．explains | C．proves | D．designs |
|
| 小题7: | | A．depend | B．concentrate | C．take | D．look |
|
| 小题8: | | A．mental | B．material | C．beautiful | D．clever |
|
| 小题9: | | A．outgoing | B．lasting | C．willing | D．exciting |
|
| 小题10: |
本题信息：英语完形填空难度一般 来源:未知
本试题 “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 ex...” 主要考查您对 社会现象类阅读 等考点的理解。关于这些考点您可以点击下面的选项卡查看详细档案。
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。 社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
与“The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclus...”考查相似的试题有：
|