Question

Everybody wants it, and everybody works for it. Nobody can live without it. What is it?  Money, of course. How often people ask us, "Will you go on holiday this summer? Will you buy this? Will you do that?" And very often the answer is, "It all depends." It all depends on what? "It all depends" always means "If I have enough money, I shall..." Some people think money is the root of all evil.

Others think it will solve all the world's problems. Both sides agree there is never enough of it. Of course it isn't the answer to everything. You can't buy love or happiness, for example.

1.According to the passage, whether you will go on holiday or not depends on_______.

A. whether you have money B. how much you'll be paid

C. what you have          D. if you are asked

2. If you think money is the root of all evil, you must believe ___________.

A. you can't buy love

B. you can't buy happiness

C. people try every effort to get more money

D. you can be unhappy all the time

3.The passage says ____________.

A. people can't live without money

B. money brings everything wonderful to all of us

C. money is not important in our life

D. some people want money but some don't

4. Some people think _____________.

A. money can never take us to happiness

B. money is the root of all evil

C. money must be thrown away

D. we should stop making more money

5.The best title for this passage should be _____________.

A.  Money Is Everything

B. The Root of All Evil

C. The Answer to Everything

D. The Question of Money

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了每个人都想得到它，每个人都为它而工作。没有它没有人能活下去。这是什么？那就是钱。但是金钱并不是万能的。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Will you go on holiday this summer你是否去度假取决于钱，故选A。

2.细节理解题。如果你认为金钱是万恶之源，你一定相信人们设法得到更多的钱。结合语境故选C

3.细节理解题。通读全文可知这篇文章主要是说一些人想得到钱，另一些人不是；结合语境故选D

4.细节理解题。根据文中Some people think money is the root of all evil可知一些人们认为钱是万恶之源 故选B。

5.细节理解题。通读全文可知这篇文章最好的标题就是关于钱的问题，故选D

考点：教育类短文阅读。