IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

　　Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Human needs seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is

　　enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.

　　The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War 11, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as au-tomobiles and new houses.

　　By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared:the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy good sand the latest styles in clothing.

　　On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods.

　　A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Con-sumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance,crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds ,we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good thing son the first four levels.

　　36According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as ho,using and clothing only when__________.

　　A.he has saved up enough moneyB.he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC.he has satisfied his hungerD.he has learned to build houses

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文中第二段所說，先填飽肚子才能想到保暖：衣物和遮蔽之所。C項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　37It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War ll,most Americans __________.

　　A.were very richB.lived in povertyC.did not own automobilesD.had own automobiles

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)第二段最后三句可知到二戰(zhàn)結(jié)束前，美國人滿足了第--+等級，然后第三個(gè)等級才出現(xiàn)。第三個(gè)等級是對車子和新房子的需求。c項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　38What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?

　　A.The more goods the better.B.The more "luxury" items the better.C.The more mental satisfaction the better.D.The more earnings the better.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　第三段和第四段說前三個(gè)需求是物質(zhì)上的(physical)，而第四個(gè)等級的需求是精神上的(mental)。C項(xiàng)是正確的。

　　39The author tends to think that the fifth level __________.

　　A.would be little better than the fourth levelB.may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC.can be the last and most satisfying levelD.will become attainable before the government takes actions參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　最后的等級就是交了稅等著政府做事，我們只享受就是了。C項(xiàng)是正確的。由“…spending more on taxes to pay for government actionagainst…”可知，付更多的稅給政府，政府再有所行動。不賦稅，政府就不行動，第五個(gè)等級的滿足就不會實(shí)現(xiàn)。

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