Question

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect (影响) on the poor，but once a person has a rich life，a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.

If money was everything，all millionaires (百万富翁) would have true love， true friendship，good health and a long life. However，this is not always true. Many of them are not happy, and die earlier.

Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought？I’m afraid not. Love means to give，not to take. To every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well，can health and a long life be bought with money？The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word，Where money is worshiped(崇拜)，money can cause brothers to quarrel，lovers to hate，strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make you a happy person, if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for.

1. According to the passage，which of the following do you think is right？

A．Money is everything.

B．Money isn’t necessary.

C．Money is important，but not the most important.

D．With no money，with no success.

2.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．If you haven’t much money，you can’t get more happiness.

B．You may live a long life even if you are poor.

C．Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.

D．If you are rich，you will have less friendship.

3.What does the sentence” Love means to give, not to take.” Mean ?

A．爱意味着给予，而不能带走。

B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。

C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。

D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：该短文主要介绍了金钱与幸福之间的关系，金钱不是万能的，当今世界有些人虽然很富有，但是并不感到幸福，有些东西是用金钱买不到的，比如友谊、健康和长寿，“我爱你”比任何东西都重要，爱就意味着奉献，而不是索取，该短文给我们的启示，要正确认识金钱观。

1.C细节判断题。A” Money is everything.”的意思是“金钱是一切”； 选项B“ Money isn’t necessary.”的意思是“钱不是必要的”；选项C“ Money is important, but not the most important.”的意思是“金钱是重要的，但不是最重要的”；选项D“ With no money, with no success.”的意思是“没有钱，就没有成功。”，句子“If money was everything, all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.”的意思是：如果钱是一切，所有百万富翁将有真正的爱情，真正的友情，好的健康和长寿。然而，这不总是正确的。所以答案为C。

2.B细节判断题。根据短文中的句子“To every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things.” 的意思是“对每个人来说，健康和长寿可能是最宝贵的东西。” 所以答案为B。

3.C句子“But can love be bought? I’m afraid not.”的意思是：但是爱情能被带来？恐怕不能。所以句子“Love means to give, not to take.”的意思是“爱意味着贡献，而不是索取。 所以答案为C。

考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读。