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Only 13 percent of more than 2, 400 people questioned in the telephone poll ranked being wealthy as most important to them，while 67 percent ranked free time as their top priority，higher than having a successful career，getting married，and having children. “Everyone wants free time to do the things they want to do，young，middle-aged or old, ” said Richard Morin，of the Pew Social Demographic Trends Project，which conducted the survey. “So our desire to play unites us. ” The poll also showed that people who were university educated valued career success over wealth，so did middle-aged people. Not surprisingly，those who didn’t have money，ranked wealth very highly. This included minorities，first generation Americans and less educated people. The survey also revealed that a disproportionate(不成比例的) number of people under the age of 30 and retirees in the group made $20, 000 or less a year. But the emphasis on wealth lessens with age，with younger people putting value on it but hardly any seniors. “It just diminishes with time as the reality sets in that you would never be rich, ” Morin said. “But also，the reality sets in that you don’t have to be rich to lead a very comfortable and fulfilling life. ” While wealth was not at the top of people’s list of priorities，43 percent still said it was somewhat important. 【文章大意】本文主要讲了美国人的价值观。在美国人看来，对他们来说最重要的是自由和时间而不是金钱。 64．The poll showed that the majority of American people ranked ______ as the most important. A．wealth B．a successful career C．marriage D．free time 【解析】选D。细节理解题。从文章第一段和第二段可得到答案, 美国人最看重的是自由时间。 65. Who cares least for wealth，according to the passage? A．Young people. B．Middle-aged people. C．Old people. D．Well-educated people. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段倒数二、三句可知, 年轻人更重视钱财, 而随着年龄增长, 这种观念就会逐渐转变, 老年人不太重视钱财了。 66. According to the poll，middle-aged people regarded ______ as more important. A．success in career B．education level C．wealth D．c