Question

11．It is generally believed that money can't buy happiness．However，that may not be always true．According to a recent article，in the last few years，new research has given us a far deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel．Broadly speaking，people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by．But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face．（36）B
1．Buy experiences，not material goods．
In a recently published study，Professor Ryan at San Francisco State University in the US，found that when people don't have much money to spare，they tend to stick to material goods．（37）EBut they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value．
2．（38）F
No matter how much money you spend on something and how special that product is，you will get used to having it over time and lose interest in it．With the same money you spend on one big object，you can buy many little things．Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures．
3．Be sure to buy time．
（39）GFor example，that big house in the suburbs may seem like a good idea，but a 2014 study by researchers from University of Zurich in Switzerland found that people with longer time on the way reported lower life satisfaction，all other things being equal．
4．Try giving it away．
Elizabeth Dunn，professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada，found that in nations as diverse as Canada，South Africa and Uganda，giving away money consistently made people happier．（40）C

A．Be sure to buy what you like．
B．Here are some ways to better spend your money．
C．This was even true when people giving away were relatively poor．
D．There are a lot of reasons someone might buy something．
E．People think experiences only provide temporary happiness．
F．Buy lots of little things，rather than one big thing．
G．Consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time．

Answer 1

分析 很多人認為錢不能買到幸福，也未必．作者建議我們如何花錢才能更幸福．

解答 BEFGC
36．B 概括題．通過前句But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face得知，有必要知道明智花錢的一些方法，故下文應該總結這些方法，故選B．
37．E 語境題．根據(jù)后句But they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value．提到provide，所以對應了選項E中的provide temporary happiness，故選E．
38．F 概括題．通過該段的內容可知，建議我們把同樣的錢用來買很多小的東西而不是去買一件大的東西，同時一些關鍵詞如：one big object、little things．Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures．也對應了F．
39．G 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)該段的標題Be sure to buy time可知，要考慮買的東西將會影響你所花的時間，故西安G．
40．C 細節(jié)題．根據(jù)該段的小標題Try giving it away建議我們要捐贈一些給需要的人，呼應了選項C中的people giving away were relatively poor，故選C．

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