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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（22）及答案C7[2012·重庆卷]EInhis1930essay“EconomicPossibilitiesforOurGrandchildren”，JohnKeynes，afamouseconomist,wrotethathumanneedsfallintotwoclasses:absoluteneeds,whichareindependentofwhatothershave,andrelativeneeds,whichmakeusfeelsuperiortoourfellows.Hethoughtthatalthoughrela
2、tiveneedsmayindeedbeinsatiable(无止境的),thisisnottrueofabsoluteneeds.Keyneswassurelycorrectthatonlyasmallpartoftotalspendingisdecidedbythedesireforsuperiority.Hewasgreatlymistaken,however,inseeingthisdesireastheonlysourceofinsatiabledemands.Decisionstospendarealsodrivenbyideasofqualitywhich
3、caninfluencethedemandforalmostallgoods,includingevenbasicgoodslikefood.Whenacouplegoesoutforananniversarydinner,forexample,thethoughtoffeelingsuperiortoothersprobablynevercomestothem.Theirgoalistoshareaspecialmealthatstandsoutfromothermeals.Therearenoobviouslimitstotheescalationofdemands
4、forquality.Forexample,Porsche,afamouscarproducer,hasamodelwhichwasconsideredperhapsthebestsportscaronthemarket.Pricedatover$120,000,ithandlesperfectlywellandhasgreatspeedacceleration.Butin2004,theproducerintroducedsomechangeswhichmadethemodelslightlybetterinhandlingandacceleration.People
5、whoreallycareaboutcarsfindthesesmallimprovementsexciting.Togetthem,however,theymustpayalmostfourtimestheprice.Byplacingthedesiretobesuperiortoothersattheheartofhisdescriptionofinsatiabledemands,Keynesactuallyreducedsuchdemands.However,thedesireforhigherqualityhasnonaturallimits.72.Accord
6、ingtothepassage,JohnKeynesbelievedthat________.A.desireistherootofbothabsoluteandrelativeneedsB.absoluteneedscomefromoursenseofsuperiorityC.relativeneedsaloneleadtoinsatiabledemandsD.absoluteneedsarestrongerthanrelativeneeds73.WhatdoweknowaboutthecoupleinParagraph3?A.Theywanttoshowtheirs
7、uperiority.B.Theyfindspecialtyimportanttomeals.C.Theirdemandsforfoodarenoteasilysatisfied.-11-D.Theirchoiceofdinnerisrelatedtoideasofquality.74.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“escalation”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Understanding.B.Increase.C.Difference.D.Study.75.Theauthorofthep
