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2010-2023历年河北冀州中学高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷（带解析）

第1卷

一.参考题库(共10题)

1.Doesmoneybuyhappiness?Not!Ah,butwouldalittlemoremoneymakeusalittlehappier?Manyofussmirk(傻笑，假笑)andnod.Thereis,webelieve,someconnectionbetweenfinancialfitnessandemotionalfulfillment.ThreeinfourAmericancollegestudents—nearlydoublethe1970proportion—nowconsiderit“veryimportant”or“essential”thattheybecome“verywellofffinancially”.Moneymatters.

Butasurprisingfactoflifeisthatincountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities,increasingwealthmatterssurprisinglylittle.Theconnectionbetweenincomeandhappinessis“surprisinglyweak,”observedUniversityofMichiganresearcherRonaldInglehartinone16-nationstudyof170,000people.Oncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns(报酬递减).Thesecondpieceofpie,orthesecond$100,000,nevertastesasgoodasthefirst.EvenlotterywinnersandtheForbes’100wealthiestAmericanssurveyedbyUniversityofIllinoispsychologistEdDienerhaveexpressedonlyslightlygreaterhappinessthantheaverageAmerican.Makingitbigbringstemporaryjoy.Butinthelongrunwealthislikehealth:itscompleteabsencecancreatesuffering,buthavingitdoesn’tguaranteehappiness.Happinessseemslessamatterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.

Hasourhappiness,however,floatedupwardwiththerisingeconomictide?Arewehappiertodaythanin1940s,whentwooutoffivehomeslackedashowerortub?Actually,wearenot.Since1957,thenumberofAmericanswhosaytheyare“veryhappy”hasdeclinedfrom35to32percent.Meanwhile,thedivorceratehasdoubled,theteensuicide(自杀)ratehasincreasednearlythreetimes,theviolentcrimeratehasgoneupnearlyfourtimes,anddepressionhasmushroomed.Economicgrowthhasprovidednoboosttohumanmorale.Whenitcomestopsychologicalwellbeing,itisnottheeconomy.

Icallthissoaringwealthandshrinkin