2014考研英语二真题阅读理解（Text 1）
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> 590<span word="m">m</span>？<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gloria">Gloria</span> <span word="Mackenzie">Mackenzie</span>，<span word="an">an</span> 84-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="small">small</span>，<span word="tin">tin</span>-<span word="roofed">roofed</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="undivided">undivided</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="jackpot">jackpot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="Dumn">Dumn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Norton">Norton</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="array">array</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavioral">behavioral</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="counterintuitive">counterintuitive</span>.<span word="Fantasies">Fantasies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="visions">visions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extravagant">extravagant</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="hat">hat</span>；<span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="creeps">creeps</span> <span word="in">in</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>，<span word="say">say</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Dumn">Dumn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Norton">Norton</span>，<span word="like">like</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="trips">trips</span>，<span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>-<span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="slim">slim</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tips">tips</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosthappiness">mosthappiness</span> <span word="bang">bang</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shorten">shorten</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commutes">commutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>，<span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="television">television</span>（<span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whopping">whopping</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="jollier">jollier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>）。<span word="Buying">Buying</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pleasurable">pleasurable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="luxuries">luxuries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="enjoyable">enjoyable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="sparingly">sparingly</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="MacDonald">MacDonald</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="restricts">restricts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="McRib">McRib</span>-<span word="a">a</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pork">pork</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span>. <span word="Readers">Readers</span> <span word="ofHappyMoneyare">ofHappyMoneyare</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>，<span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fulfillment">fulfillment</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>.<span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wealthier">wealthier</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.<span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="enhances">enhances</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>.<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorspolicy">authorspolicy</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mandating">mandating</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="homebuyers">homebuyers</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="spent">spent</span>. 21.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dumn">Dumn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Norton">Norton</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span>？ [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="A">A</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="A">A</span> <span word="stylish">stylish</span> <span word="car">car</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="A">A</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> 22.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Americanswatching">Americanswatching</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="is">is</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="critical">critical</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="supportive">supportive</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> 23.<span word="Macrib">Macrib</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 3 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="rarity">rarity</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> 24.<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>，<span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Money">Money</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="readerscriticism">readerscriticism</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="may">may</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="has">has</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="us">us</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="may">may</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> 25.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="discusses">discusses</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> [<span word="A">A</span>]<span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="money">money</span> [<span word="B">B</span>]<span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lotteries">lotteries</span> [<span word="C">C</span>]<span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> [<span word="D">D</span>]<span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="luxuries">luxuries</span></p>
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