Section A Directions:In this
section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select
one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following
the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding
letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more
than once. Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following
passage. Can money buy happiness Yes, (47)
the authors of a new study--but only up to a point.
Psychology has shown that richer people generally rank the overall quality
of their lives more (48) than poorer people do. At the same
time, their actual happiness seems to be (49) less by their
ability to buy more than by being able to keep up with those with comparable
resources in their own age group. "Our findings point to the
possibility that, rather than promoting overall happiness, continued income
growth could (50) an ongoing consumption race where people
have to consume more and more, just to maintain a (51) level
of happiness," writes Glenn Firebaugh of Pennsylvania State
University. The study was (52) at the
American Sociological Association’s 100th Annual Meeting. Whether the rich are
happier as a whole than their less (53) fellows is becoming
an increasingly hot topic for debate. Recent years have (54)
many writings on the "science of happiness. " Richer
people are happier because money can help purchase goods and services and it is
the (55) of these materials that increases one’s enjoyment
of life and one’s sense of well-being. Firebaugh and his
colleagues measured the age, total family income, and general happiness of
(56) aged 20 to 54, generally considered the working
lifespan (工作寿命) for most Americans. Regardless of such standards
as physical health, education, and marital status (婚姻状况), people’s happiness was
affected by what others earned. The higher the income of others in one’s age
group, the lower one’s happiness. A) constant
B) wealthy C) claim
D) deny E) motivated
F) consumption G) consequently
H) implement I) automatic
J) presented K) witnessed
L) rejected M) individuals
N) favorably O) challenging