2017届高考英语一轮复习跟踪检测：必修5 Module 4 Carnival（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 4 <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span></p><p> 阅读理解提速练——练速度</p><p> (限时：20分钟)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2016·石家庄高三教学质检二)<span word="If">If</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>?</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>ccording to Science Daily, about onethird of the people are likely to prefer shoes to a fun trip. These people are called “materialists”， namely, those who value material goods more than experiences. But which of the two choices makes people happier?</p><p> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Howell">Howell</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="fades">fades</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Experiences">Experiences</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="materialists">materialists</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span>?</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="Howell">Howell</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="classified">classified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="types">types</span>, <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="materialistic">materialistic</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>s expected, the more materialistic participants got less happiness from purchases than the less materialistic, because such purchases didn't fit with their personalities and values. But to Howell's surprise, he found that materialists weren't any happier even if they spent money on material items.</p>
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