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1、訓(xùn)練7 閱讀理解+完形填空+語(yǔ)法填空+短文改錯(cuò)(建議用時(shí)45分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Ifyourparentsweretosurpriseyouwithapresentonyourbirthday,whichonewouldyouprefer,atriptotheamusementparkoranewpairofshoes?AccordingtoScienceDaily,aboutonethirdofthepeoplearelikelytoprefershoestoafuntrip.Thesepeoplearecalled“materialists”,namely,thosewho
2、valuematerialgoodsmorethanexperiences.Butwhichofthetwochoicesmakespeoplehappier?Backin2009,RyanHowell,aprofessoratSanFranciscoStateUniversity,foundthatinthelongrun,experiencesmakepeoplehappierthanpossessions.Thisisbecausethejoyofreceivinganewobjectfadesovertimeasyougetusedtoseeingiteveryday
3、.Experiences,ontheotherhand,cancontinuetobringyoujoyinthefuturethroughhappymemories.Butmaterialistsshouldatleastbehappywhentheyfirstbuysomething,shouldn’tthey?Tofigureitout,Howelldidanotherstudy.Heclassifiedagroupofadultsaccordingtotheirpersonalitytypes,rangingfromlessmaterialistictomoremat
4、erialistic.Eachpersonwasaskeddifferentquestionstoseehowtheyfeltaboutspendingmoneyonmaterialgoodsversusspendingmoneyonexperiences.Asexpected,themorematerialisticparticipantsgotlesshappinessfrompurchasesthanthelessmaterialistic,becausesuchpurchasesdidn’tfitwiththeirpersonalitiesandvalues.Butt
5、oHowell’ssurprise,hefoundthatmaterialistsweren’tanyhappiereveniftheyspentmoneyonmaterialitems.Thisisbecausematerialistsworrythatothersmaycriticizeorlookdownontheirchoices.“Therearecertainvaluesystemsthatarerejectedbysociety,”saidHowell.“Whenwefindoutsomeoneismaterialistic,wethinklessofthem,
6、andthatdrivestheirhappinessdown.”Anotherreasonisthatmaterialisticpeoplealwaysfocusonwhattheydon’thaveinsteadofwhattheyhavenow.Thismakesthemfeellesssatisfiedandgrateful.Ifyouhappentobeamaterialisticperson,there’ssomethingyoucantry.“Ifmaterialistsmakemoreaccuratepurchases,ratherthantryingtoim
7、pressothers,theywillbehappier,”Howellsaid.YoushouldalsorememberwhatanancientGreekphilosopheroncesaid,“Donotspoilwhatyouhavebydesiringwhatyouhavenot;rememberwhatyounowhavewasonceamongthethingsyouonlyhopedfor.”1.WhatdidRyanHowellfindinhisstudies?A.Material