Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to 18 $1 million under your bed .What would you do 19 that cash?
The money will probably make you think about one thing 20 all else---- yourself. A large amount of research reveals that money 21 our selfish sides. We will 22 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 23 goods often fail to deliver 24 happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research 25 many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.
But making these 26 needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. It’s hard not to 27 buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than 28 . So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea 29 it means spending less time with your families and friends.
And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying 30 than material things. Experimental purchases—such as trips, concerts and special meals –are more 31 connected to our sense of self. And experiences come with one more 32 . They tend to bring us 33 to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed 34 . So social contacts are important to 35 mental and physical health. 16．A. present B. matter
C. appear D. equal 17．A. leads to B. breaks out
C. holds on D. brings along 18．A. keep B. own
C. discover D. count 19．A. to B. with
C. about D. for 20．A. above B. below
C. before D. after 21．A. shows B. explains
C. proves D. designs 22．A. depend B. concentrate
C. take D. look 23．A. mental B. material
C. beautiful D. clever 24．A. outgoing B. lasting
C. willing D. exciting 25．A. invites B. offers
C. prefers D. follows 26．A. changes B. plans
C. decisions D. mistakes 27．A. know B. view
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C. dream D. judge 28．A. buyers B. sellers
C. builders D. renters 29．A. if B. how
C. unless D. though 30．A. houses B. cars
C. experiences D. health 31．A. clearly B. hardly
C. generally D. deeply 32．A. advantage B. conclusion
C. purpose D. identity 33．A. familiar B. close
C. proper D. native 34．A. completely B. worldwide
C. secretly D. alone 35．A. gain B. damage
C. improve D. build
【文章大意】近期，关于消费的研究得出了一个令人震惊的结论。我们管理手中财富的能力与我们赚钱的能力的一样重要，花钱的经历要比物质的东西给我们带来更多的快乐。
16. B present 呈现；matter重要；appear似乎；equal和…相等。关于消费的研究得出了一个令人震惊的结论。我们管理手中财富的能力与我们赚钱的能力的（重要）相仿或更加（重要）选B项。
17. D leads to导致；breaks out爆发；holds on别挂断；brings along带来。花在经历上的钱比花在物质商品上的钱带来更多的快乐，选D项。
18. C keep保持；own拥有；discover发现；count数。想象一下你明天早上起床，发现床下面有100万，选C项。
19. B你会怎么处理这笔钱，do with“处理“，选 B项。
20. A above在..上面；below在…下面；before 在…前面；after在…后面。从后面的句子： A large amount of research reveals that money 21 our selfish sides. 可知钱会让我们考虑一件事高于其他任何东西，就是你自己，选A项。
21. A shows展示；explains解释；proves证明；designs设计。研究表明钱显示了我们自私的一面，选A项。
22. B depend依赖；concentrate集中； take拿；look看。我们专注更多的是钱可以为我们一个人做什么，选B项。
23. B mental精神的；material物质的；beautiful美丽的；clever聪明的。从后面的句子：Fortunately ,our ongoing research 25 many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend .可知物质的东西不能带来持久的快乐，选B项。 24. B outgoing 外向；lasting持久的；willing愿意的；exciting兴奋的。物质的东西不能带来持久的快乐，选B项。 25. B invites邀请； offers提供；prefers 更喜欢；follows跟随。从后面的句子：Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.可知我们的研究提供更多的花钱可以带来快乐的方式，选B项。
26. A changes改变；plans计划；decisions 决定；mistakes错误。从前面的句子：Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.可知做出这样的改变，需要挑战我们的习
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惯。选A项。
27. B know知道；view看待；dream做梦；judge判断。很难不把买个房子作为投资，选B项。
28. D buyers购买者；sellers销售者；builders建筑者；renters租房者。自己有房的人没有租房子的人快乐，选D项。
29. A if如果；how怎样；unless除非；though虽然。如果这意味着和家人朋友的时间短了，那么努力挣钱买房不是个好的选择，选A项。
30. C houses房子；cars汽车；experiences经历；health健康。从后面的句子：Experimental purchases—such as trips ,concerts and special meals –are more 31 connected to our sense of self.可知人们的购物经历比物质的东西带来更多的快乐，选C项。 31. D clearly很清楚；hardly几乎不；generally一般；deeply深地，。实验性的购物—旅游，音乐会和特殊的饭局都是和我们的自我有更加深的联系，选D项。 32. A advantage优点；conclusion结论；purpose目的；identity身份。从后面的句子They tend to bring us 33 to other people ,可知经历给我们带来另外一个优点，选A项。
33. B familiar更熟悉；close密切的；proper适当的；native当地的，本族的。经历使我们和别人更加紧密，选B项。
34. D completely 完全；worldwide世界范围的；secretly 秘密地；alone单独地。物质的财富是单独享受的选D项。
35. C gain获得；damage破坏；improve提高；build建立。所以社会联系是对提高精神和身体健康重要的，选C项。 4
（2014届山东师大附中高三第三次模拟）One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was expecting a quiet 16 of the splendid artwork.
A young 17 viewing the paintings ahead of me 18 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s 19 for putting up with her 20 stream of words. 21 by their noise, I moved on. I met them several times as I moved 22 the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 23 . I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 24 when the couple approached the 25 . Before they left, the man 26 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 27 it into a long sick and then 28 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket. “He′s a 29 man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, during his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 30 there is a new art show.” “But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re 31 . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife 32 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 33 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 34 and the courage of a husband who would not 35 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined. 16．A. view B. touch
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C. wander D. scenery 17．A. lady B. man
C. couple D. clerk 18．A. yelled B. argued
C. screamed D. chatted 19．A. attempt B. patience
C. wisdom D. independence 20．A. vivid B. constant
C. casual D. exciting 21．A. Adopted B. Adapted
C. Conducted D. Disturbed 22．A. towards B. to
C. through D. from 23．A. anxiously B. slowly
C. quickly D. sensibly 24．A. comment B. decision
C. purchase D. profit 25．A. entrance B. queue
C. front D. exit 26．A. plugged B. reached
C. held D. bent 27．A. lengthened B. made
C. brought D. broadened 28．A. led B. found
C. forced D. tapped 29．A. brave B. rough
C. smart D. generous 39．A. wherever B. whatever
C. whenever D. whichever 31．A. wrong B. silly
C. equal D. unique 32．A. describes B. draws
C. shows D. decorates 33．A. kindness B. courage
C. enthusiasm D. pride 34．A. support B. expectation
C. sight D. confidence 35．A. allow B. hope
C. get D. Cause
【文章大意】这篇文章讲述作者在博物馆看见一对夫妇，男的失明了，妻子耐心的给丈夫描述每一幅画，丈夫有勇气不让失明改变他的生活，作者强调了这对夫妇之间的爱。
16．A view观点，视角；touch 联系，触摸；wander徘徊；scenery风景。作者想找个安静的视角欣赏美丽的艺术作品，故选A项。
17．C lady女士；man 男子；couple夫妇；clerk职员。从后面的句子“I was standing at the
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counter of the museum gift shop making a 24 when the couple approached the 25 ．”可知在作者前面是一对夫妇在欣赏画，故选C项。 18．D yelled叫喊；argued 争论；screamed尖叫；chatted聊天。从后面的句子“I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．”可知这对夫妇在不停的聊天，故选D。
19．B attempt 试图；patience耐心；wisdom智慧；independence独立。从后面的“putting up with her 20 stream of words．”可知作者佩服这个男子的耐心可以忍受妻子的滔滔不绝的话，故选B项。
20．B vivid生动的；constant连续的； casual随意的； exciting令人兴奋的。从前面的the lady was doing all the talking．可知这个女士在不停的说，故选B项。
21．D Adopted 收养，采纳；Adapted适应；Conducted指导，教授；Disturbed打扰。从前面的“I was looking forward to a quiet 16 of the splendid artwork．”可知作者喜欢安静，被打扰了，故选D项。
22．C towards 朝着；to到…；through通过；from 从…。作者在通过几个艺术大厅的时候又遇到这对夫妇，故选C项。
23．C anxiously 焦虑地； slowly慢地；quickly快地；sensibly明智地，理智地。句意是：每次我听到她不停的说话，我就迅速的走开了，故选C项。
24．C comment评论；decision决定；purchase购买；profit利益。从前面的“I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop”可知作者在博物馆的礼品柜买东西，故选C项。 25．D entrance入口；queue排队；front前面； exit 出口。从后面的句子“Before they left, the man 26 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．”可知这对夫妇是靠近出口，故选D项。
26．B plugged插；reached伸出；held 拿；bent弯曲。句意是：这个男子把受伸进口袋，拿出一个白色的东西，故选B项。
27．A lengthened加长；made使得；brought 带来；broadened变宽。句意是：把这个白色的东西拉长成长棍子，故选A项。
28．D led 带领；found发现；forced强迫；tapped拍。从后面的句子“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．”可知这个男子是个盲人，用这个拐杖是敲击地面，探路的，故选D项。 29．A brave勇敢的；rough粗略的；smart 聪明的；generous大方的。从后面的解释， “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．”可知他是勇敢的人，故选A项。 30．C wherever无论什么地方；whatever无论什么；whenever无论何时；whichever无论哪个。句意是：每次有新的艺术展，他和妻子都会来，故选C项。 31．A wrong错误的；silly愚蠢的；equal平等的；unique独特的。从后面的“He sees a lot．More than you and I do,”可知作者说他看不见是错的，故选A项。
32．A describes描述；draws画画；shows展示；decorates装饰。从后面的句子“I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 34 and the courage of a'' husband ”可知是妻子给丈夫描述图画，故选A项。
33．B kindness 善良；courage勇气；enthusiasm热情；pride 骄傲。从前面的句子：\a 29 man, \．\d give up if we were blinded at such a young age．可知作者学到勇气，耐心和爱，故选B项。
34．C support支持；expectation期望；sight情境，视力；confidence自信。前面说这个男的是盲人，是没有视力的，故选C项。
35．A allow允许；hope希望；get 得到；cause使得。从前面的句子“During his recovery, he
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