Question

The English Fashion recently asked people about their wonderful ideas and plans about things they could do．The magazine asked people the following question, “If you had all the money you wanted, what would you like to do?” About 500 people answered the survey question．

Almost half (49%) of the people in the survey said they would buy material things such as a bigger house or a better car．One fifth (20%) of the people said they would travel to the interesting or famous places．17% answered that they would give money to someone else．They would donate money to a charity or to help poor people．More than half of the rest of the people (about 10%) said they would give money to help medical research(医学研究)．All the other people in the English Fashion survey said they would save money in the bank．They said they didn’t know what they would like to do right now, but perhaps in a few years they would find a good use for the money．

“Lots of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier,” said Dr Mary Wilson. “ However,” she said, “this feeling will not last(持续) long．After a while, they won’t be happy with them any longer．” Dr Wilson thinks the happiest people are those who make a change in people’s lives．She thinks those people who give money to someone else or to medical research are thinking more of others at the moment．If they had all the money theywanted, they would change the world．

1.What is the English Fashion?

A．A book．        B．A magazine．

C．A newspaper． D．A TV programme．

2.Which of the following is a material thing?

A．A better car．        B．A trip to Europe．

C．Medical research．     D．Happy feelings．

3.How many ways would people like to do with the money in Paragraph(段落) 2?

A．4    B．5   C．6   D．3

4.What does the underlined phrase “this feeling” refer to?

A．The feeling of travelling．

B．The feeling of donating．

C．The feeling of shopping．

D．The feeling of saving money．

5.Who did Dr Wilson think were the unhappiest people?

A．The people who would give the money to a charity．

B．The people who would save the money for the future．

C．The people who would give the money to medical research．

D．The people who would spend the money on material things．

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了《英国时尚》杂志对500人做了一项调查，问“如果你有你想要的所有钱，你想要做什么？”49%的人认为要买些物质东西，20%的人想要去旅行，17%的人想把钱捐个慈善机构，10%的人想要把钱捐给医疗结构，其余的人想把钱存在银行。Wilson博士认为用钱给别人的生活带来改变的人，才是最快乐的人。

1.B推理判断题。根据 The magazine asked people the following question,可知English Fashion是一本杂志。故选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据 Almost half (49%) of the people in the survey said they would buy material things such as a bigger house or a better car可知房子或汽车是物质的东西。故选A。

3.B推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，可知在调查中的人们处理钱的方法有5种：Almost half (49%) of the people，One fifth (20%) of the people，17%，More than half of the rest of the people (about 10%)，All the other people。故选B。

4.C 词义猜测题。根据Lots of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier可知此处指的是买东西、购物带来的感觉。故选C。

5.this feeling will not last(持续) long．After a while, they won’t be happy with them any longer．”可知Wilson认为买物质东西的人，过一段时间，就会不高兴，因此他们是最不高兴的人。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。