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1、必修五Module4阅读理解提速练一练速度（限时：20分钟）A（2016•石家庄高三敎学质检二）Ifyourparentsweretosurpriseyouwithapresentonyourbirthday,whichonewouldyouprefer,atriptotheamusementparkoranewpairofshoes?AccordingtoScienceDaily,aboutone-thirdofthepeoplearelikelytoprefershoestoafuntrip.Thesepeoplearecalled“materialists”，namely，th
2、osewhovaluematerialgoodsmorethanexperiences.Butwhichofthetwochoicesmakespeoplehappier?Backin2009,RyanHowell,aprofessoratSanFranciscoStateUniversity,foundthatinthelongrun,experiencesmakepeoplehappierthanpossessions*Thisisbecausethejoyofreceivinganewobjectfadesovertimeasyougetusedtoseeingiteveryd
3、ay.Experiences,ontheotherhand,cancontinuetobringyoujoyinthefuturethroughhappymemories.Butmaterialistsshouldatleastbehappywhentheyfirstbuysomething,shouldn'tthey?Tofigureitout,Howelldidanotherstudy.Heclassifiedagroupofadultsaccordingtotheirpersonalitytypes,rangingfromlessmaterialistictomoremater
4、ialistic.Eachpersonwasaskeddifferentquestionstoseehowtheyfeltaboutspendingmoneyonmaterialgoodsversusspendingmoneyonexperiences.Asexpected,themorematerialisticparticipantsgotlesshappinessfrompurchasesthanthelessmaterialistic,becausesuchpurchasesdidn，tfitwiththeirpersonalitiesandvalues.ButtoHowei
5、rssurprise,hefoundthatmaterialistsweren"tanyhappiereveniftheyspentmoneyonmaterialitems.Thisisbecausematerialistsworrythatothersmaycriticizeorlookdownontheirchoices."Therearecertainvaluesystemsthatarerejectedbysociety,”saidHowell."Whenwefindoutsomeoneismaterialistic^wethinklessofthem,andthatdriv
6、estheirhappinessdown•”Anotherreasonisthatmaterialisticpeoplealwaysfocusonwhattheydon"thaveinsteadofwhattheyhavenow.ThismakesthemfeellesssatisfiedandgratefuLIfyouhappentobeamaterialisticperson^there"ssomethingyoucantry."Ifmaterialistsmakemoreaccuratepurchases^ratherthantryingtoimpressothers,they
7、willbehappier,”Howellsaid.YoushouldalsorememberwhatanancientGreekphilosopheroncesaid,“Donotspoilwhatyouhavebydesiringwhatyouhavenot;rememberwhatyounowhavewasonceamongthethingsyouonlyhopedfor.”必修五Module4阅读理解提速练一练速度（限时：20分钟）A（2016•石
