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Text 1 What would you do with$590m?This

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问题 Text 1 What would you do with$590m?This is now a question for Gloria Mackenzie,an 84yearold widow who recently emerged from her small,tinroofed house in Florida to collect the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in history.If she hopes her newfound fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfillment,she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dumn and Michael Norton.These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive.Fantasies of great wealth often involve visions of fancy cars and extravagant homes.Yet satisfaction with these material purchases wears off fairly quickly.What was once exciting and new becomes oldhat;regret creeps in.It is far better to spend money on experiences,say Ms.Dumn and Mr.Norton,like interesting trips,unique meals or even going to the cinema.These purchases often become more valuable with time—as stories or memories—particularly if they involve feeling more connected to others.This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most“happiness bang for your buck.”It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work,spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television（something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing,and is hardly jollier for it）.Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself,and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly.This is apparently the reason MacDonald's restricts the availability of its popular McRib—a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.Readers of Happy Money are clearly a privileged lot,anxious about fulfillment,not hunger.Money may not quite buy happiness,but people in wealthier countries are generally happier than those in poor ones.Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world,and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.Not everyone will agree with the authors’policy ideas,which range from mandating more holiday time to reducing tax incentives for American homebuyers.But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.According to the last paragraph,Happy Money_____A.has left much room for readers’criticismB.may prove to be a worthwhile purchaseC.has predicted a wider income gap in the USD.may give its readers a sense of achievement
选项 A.has left much room for readers’criticism
B.may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
C.has predicted a wider income gap in the US
D.may give its readers a sense of achievement
答案 B
解析 推理题【命题思路】这是一道封闭式推理题，需要对最后一段进行锁定，从而得出答案。【直击答案】最后一段最后一句But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent。该句指出大多数人认为这本书值得一买。另外，从同义替换的角度看，原文中的“well spent”正好对应B项中的“worthwhile purchase”，都是值得一买的意思，故B项为正确答案。【干扰排除】A项中的criticism和这本书值得一买不符，故排除。第二句和第三句提到了穷人和富人对幸福的感受程度有所不同，重点依然是围绕着本文的话题金钱和幸福，并未涉及C项中的收入差距（income gap），推理过度。D项的错误在于该书本身没有给读者带来成就感，而是书中提到的怎样花钱才能让人得到持久的满足感。
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