第27題單選修改
閱讀下列短文,回答{TSE}題目.
Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldn't agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships.
When I talk about money this way to a group, there is always someone who comes up to me and says, "Suze, you are so wrong. Money isn't the key to life--this is!" At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family.
That's when things get interesting, because I start asking them questions: Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach, was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college?
As their answers are"yes", I ask them how they provide all of that for their family. That's when they understand that I had it fight. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being;without meaningful relationships, there's no chance of ever being truly happy. That's why, every Saturday night, I end my CNBC show with the following words:" People first. Then money. Then things. " How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness. Over the past few decades(十年), the percentage of Americans who say they're happy hasn't changed much, while at the same time the average income has doubled. So we have more money, but we're not much happier on average.
A paradox(博倫) ? Far from it. My sense is that while we're making more money, we arent't making more of the money we make. We have to pay for a lot of things, and we have to worry about saving for retirement(退休) in a way that our parents and grandparents never did. And as many of you know, it's really hard to increase your happiness when you've got a lot of money worries.
Do you agree, or am I way off base? I'd love to know what do you think about the money/happiness connection.
{TS} Why do people often show the author their family photos?
A.They hope to show money is very important.
B.They want to prove they can afford a holiday.
C.They think a good family makes them truly happy.
D. They believe a happy person considers people first.
參考答案：C
參考解析： 參考譯文
我們中的大多數(shù)人通常會說家庭和家人的愛是真正使自己幸福的源泉，我也非常贊同此觀點，但是錢在這層關系中也非常重要。
每當我在對人們說起錢的時候，總會有人反駁道：“蘇斯，你錯了，錢不是生活中最重要的因素，這個才是!”邊說他們會打開錢包給我看自己的全家福。
我開始問他們問題，事情就開始變得有趣了。我的問題是：“你是用自己的相機拍的照嗎?這個沙灘真漂亮，當時你們全家在度假嗎?你希望幫這些漂亮的孩子上大學嗎?”
他們不停地點頭，這時我問他們：“那你們拿什么支付這些花費呢?”這時，他們才意識到我的觀點是對的。
我也完全贊同家人和朋友對個人幸福來說至關重要，沒有家人和朋友，我們永遠都不會擁有真正的快樂。這就是為什么每周六晚上，在CN— BC節(jié)目結束時，我總會說：“人第一，錢第二，事情第三�！�
我們如何花錢，對于幸福也很重要。在過去的十年里，美國人的收入翻倍了，但是說自己幸福的人卻沒有多大變化。難道在有了更多錢之后，我們沒有變得更幸福一點嗎?
這是一個悖論?其實并非如此。我認為，雖然我們在賺更多的錢，但我們并沒有更充分地利用這些錢。我們要支付的開銷太大了，還要擔憂自己退休后的生活而儲蓄，而我們的父母和祖父母從來沒有這樣擔憂過。有了這么多令人煩惱的錢，幸福感的增強從何而來呢?你同意嗎?或者認為我的觀點大錯特錯?我非常想知道你對于錢和幸福之間關系的看法。
答案及解析
C【精析】事實細節(jié)題。題干的意思為“為什么人們通常會把自己的全家福給作者看?”從文章意思可以得知，這些人是想反駁作者的觀點，證明家人是幸福的源泉。
第28題單選修改
Why did the authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3 ?
A.To persuade them to save for the future.
B.To ask for advice on holidays abroad.
C.To know more about each person.
D.To show them what he meant.
參考答案：D
參考解析：D【精析】事實細節(jié)題。題干的意思為“為什么作者問那些人第三段的問題?”作者是想證明自己的觀點，通過問問題明晰自己的觀點。
第29題單選修改
Which of the following arguments does the author want to make?
A.Money is all that matters in our life.
B.The richer we are, the happier we'll be.
C.Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives.
D.True happiness is achievable from good relationships.
參考答案：C
參考解析：C【精析】推理判斷題。題干的意思為“以下哪句話是作者想表達的觀點?”本題沒有原文，但是作者的觀點非常明晰，錢在個人幸福中地位非常重要，可以改善我們的生活質量。
第30題單選修改
What does the underlined words "off base" in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A.mistaken
B.unprepared
C.unnecessary
D.misunderstood
參考答案：A
