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1、智课网IELTS备考资料雅思阅读真题文章:Choiceandhappiness_雅思阅读下面新东方网雅思频道为大家整理了一篇雅思阅读真题材料，这篇雅思阅读材料的主要内容是讨论了选择和幸福的关系，是一篇社会方面的材料，很抽象.虽然在这篇雅思阅读真题材料当中，我们遇到的生词可能会比科学类的少，但是理解起来可能更困难。AAmericanstodaychooseamongmoreoptionsinmorepartsoflifethanhaseverbeenpossiblebefore.Toanextent,theopportunitytocho
2、oseenhancesourlives.Itisonlylogicaltothinkthatifsomechoiceisgood,moreisbetter;peoplewhocareabouthavinginfiniteoptionswillbenefitfromthem,andthosewhodonotcanalwaysjustignorethe273versionsofcerealtheyhavenevertried.Yetrecentresearchstronglysuggeststhat,psychologically,this
3、assumptioniswrong.Althoughsomechoiceisundoubtedlybetterthannone,moreisnotalwaysbetterthanless.BRecentresearchoffersinsightintowhymanypeopleendupunhappyratherthanpleasedwhentheiroptionsexpand.Webeganbymakingadistinctionbetween"maximizers"(thosewhoalwaysaimtomakethebestpos
4、siblechoice)and"satisficers"(thosewhoaimfor"goodenough,"whetherornotbetterselectionsmightbeoutthere).CInparticular,wecomposedasetofstatements—theMaximizationScale—todiagnosepeople'spropensitytomaximize.Thenwehadseveralthousandpeopleratethemselvesfrom1to7(from"completelyd
5、isagree"to"completelyagree")onsuchstatementsas"Ineversettleforsecondbest."Wealsoevaluatedtheirsense,ofsatisfactionwiththeirdecisions.Wedidnotdefineasharpcutofftoseparatemaximizersfromsatisficers,butingeneral,wethinkofindividualswhoseaveragescoresarehigherthan4(thescale's
6、midpoint)asmaximizersandthosewhosescoresarelowerthanthemidpointassatisficers.Peoplewhoscorehighestonthetest—thegreatestmaximizers—engageinmoreproductcomparisonsthanthelowestscorers,bothbeforeandaftertheymakepurchasingdecisions,andtheytakelongertodecidewhattobuy.Whensatis
7、ficersfindanitemthatmeetstheirstandards,theystoplooking.Butmaximizersexertenormouseffortreadinglabels,checkingoutconsumermagazinesandtryingnewproducts.Theyalsospendmoretimecomparingtheirpurchasingdecisionswiththoseofothers.DWefoundthatthegreatestmaximizersaretheleasthapp
8、ywiththefruitsoftheirefforts.Whentheycomparethemselveswithothers,theygetlittlepleasurefromfindingouttha
