题文
Does being rich make you happy? Many studies on happiness give negative answers. Here are some points in being happy.Basic Human Needs Must Be Met
People whose basic needs for shelter, clothing and food are not met will find it very difficult to feel happy. Of course, there are exceptions, but for most of us, we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.
The Joneses Cannot Be Escaped
People’s happiness is not determined by how much they have, but by how much people around them have. So, we tend to feel happy once our basic needs are met and we have more than the people surrounding us.
This means that while keeping up with the Joneses could be destructive if we let it go too far. It is also part of humana nature to want to feel at least on the same level, financially, as those surrounding us.
You Should Escape The Rat Race
We should know the importance of staying out of the rat race. So yes, you need to work hard, get the education you need to land a good job and work long enough and hard enough to get to a place where you can easily meet your basic needs. What are basic needs? For most middle or upper middle class Americans, basic needs are not very basic anymore.
For most of us, once our basic needs have been met, happiness is achieved when we engage in activities we like, spend time with friends and family and stay active. Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy.
Ideally, these questions should be answered when you’re still young and just starting out. Don’t wait until your midlife crisis to realize that half your life has passed you by and you’re still unhappy.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?A．The research on happiness.B．Key points on being happy.C．What makes people feel unhappy.D．Being rich makes people happy.小题2:In the view of the author, we know that ______.A．people need to have a place to live first of allB．human basic needs are not necessary for being happyC．human basic needs are fundamental for being happyD．one will be happy if he has enough money小题3:What does the underlined phrase”the Joneses” in Paragraph 4 probably stand for?A．Expensive things.B．Neighbors.C．Money.D．Richer people.小题4:From the passage, what is the purpose of people probably to do in “the rat race”?A．To enjoy their life with family.B．To get high education for better jobs.C．To work too hard for money only.D．To work hard for basic needs.小题5:What’s the attitude of the author towards the passage?A．Money is a big problem, but money isn’t everything.B．The love of money is the root of all evil.C．Money doesn’t grow on trees.D．Money is happiness. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
本文论述了人们对于幸福的不同的理解，满足人们的生活需要是幸福最基本的保证，其次，人们都愿意与周围的人相比，愿意比别人持平或者高于他们，再者，有的人辛辛苦苦的劳动为了挣钱，挣得钱很多，也不一定得到了幸福。作者指出钱是重要的，但不是万能的。
小题1:这是主旨大意题。根据Here are some points in being happy.故选B。
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据for most of us, we can only be happy once our basic needs are met.对于大多数人来说只要满足了最基本的需要，就是幸福的，故选C。
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据It is also part of humana nature to want to feel at least on the same level, financially, as those surrounding us.我们要和周围的人在经济上保持持平，才觉得可以，故选B。
小题4:这是细节理解题。根据Making money for the sake of making money does not make people happy.努力工作只是为了挣钱，故选C。
小题5:这是作者观点题。通读全文可知，为了生活我们必须满足日常消费，而不要拼命地为了挣钱而挣钱，钱不是一切。根据You Should Escape The Rat Race可知应选A。
点评：文章的主旨大意即是文章的中心思想。做阅读理解题首先要明确文章的中心意思，只有明确了中心意思，那么做阅读理解的试题才能做到游刃有余。阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了，若还具备分析长难句的能力，难的试题也会迎刃而解。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Does being rich make.....”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。
