题文
Recently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?
Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ______.A．how important money is in their daily lifeB．how one spends money shows what is important to himC．that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD．that their understanding of life is more important than money小题2:The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ________.A．is a good way to test your friendship B．will do harm to your friendshipC．will strengthen your friendshipD．is a good way to break off your friendship小题3:What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A．Money is an end．B．Money is a means．C．Money is everything．D．Money is unimportant小题4:The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_________”.A．is used upB．is spent on picturesC．is paid in the right wayD．is paid attention to小题5:What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?A．He doesn’t feel that he is well educated.B．He doesn’t think he is a very important person.C．He doesn’t consider himself to be very successful.D．He doesn’t think that being rich deserves so much attention. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
解析
文章介绍钱对人们的意义，钱只是手段，不是我们追求的目标，钱不能代表任何东西，人们对钱应该有清楚的认识。
小题1:推理题：从第一段的句子：One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week.From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.从学生花钱的方式，他们看出可以生活中什么是重要的。这是他让学生做的练习，所以人们原来不知道这点，选B
小题2:推理判断题。从文章第二段可知，如果朋友借钱给你会加强你们的友谊，但如果他不借，就会削弱你们的友谊。所以作者认为找朋友借钱是测试友谊的一种很好的方式。选A
小题3:推理判断题。从文章最后一段“...money is an instrument rather than the end”可知金钱只是一个工具，不是我们生活的最终目的。所以B项说金钱只是一种方式、手段正确。
小题4:猜词题：从第二段的句子：He says our relations with others often become clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. 他说当钱被关注的时候，我们和别人的关系就更清楚了，所以“enter the picture”的意思是“is paid attention to”，选D。
小题5:推理判断题。结合文章The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect.I am nothing. I do not know much可知他不认为有钱应该被关注。答案D。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Recently, professor .....”主要考查你对 [社会现象类阅读 ]考点的理解。社会现象类阅读
社会现象类阅读概念：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。
社会现象类阅读解题技巧：
这类文章通过写人记事来揭示文章的主题，显示其社会意义，一般采用顺序或倒叙来叙述。题目经常是一些细节问题。考查的方面可以是原因和其中引发的思考。阅读这类文章要理清思路。
1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
