One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of no

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问题 One of the most common human fears is scarcity. Many people are afraid of not having enough of what they need or want, and so they are always(1)______to get to a point (2)______they would finally have enough.
Alan and Linda always dreamed of living " the good life ".(3)______ from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to fulfill their(4)______goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years,(5)______ a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a(6)______seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They focused their energies (7)______ accumulating all the things they believed(8)______ abundance: membership in the local (9)______ country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and high-class society(10)______. No matter how much they accumulated, (11)______, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to erase the deep fear of scarcity both(12)______in childhood. They needed to learn the(13)______of abundance. Then the stock market(14)______in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money.
One thing(15)______ another, and they found themselves in a financial disaster.(16)______ needed to be sold, and(17)______they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their(18)______. Only now, as they(19)______ what they have left—a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends(20)______that true abundance comes not from amassing, but rather from appreciating. [br] (13)

选项 A、mistake
B、instruction
C、lesson
D、significance

答案 C

解析语篇理解题。从上下文分析，他们并不懂得什么是真正的富足，所以需要得到教训才会醒悟，[C]lesson“教训，训诫”，符合句意，为正确选项。[A]mistake“错误”，[B]instruction“指导，命令”，不符句意，可排除；[D]significance“意义”，虽然可以说significance of abundance，但是他们并非不知道物质上富足的好处与意义，用在此处不合适，故也排除。

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