Recently, professor of philosophy（哲学）in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our daily life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.
He says our relations with others often bee clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful relationship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.
Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?
Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.
People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, people have not realized .A．how important money is in their daily lifeB．how one spends money shows what is important to himC．that money is more important than their philosophy of lifeD．that their understanding of life is more important than money【小题2】The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money .A．is a good way to test your friendship B．will do harm to your friendshipC．will strengthen your friendshipD．is a good way to break off your friendship【小题3】What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?A．Money is an end．B．Money is a means．C．Money is everything．D．Money is unimportant【小题4】The underlined phrase “enter the picture” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ ”.A．is used upB．is spent on picturesC．is paid in the right wayD．is paid attention to【小题5】What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?A．He doesn’t feel that he is well educated.B．He doesn’t think he is a very important person.C．He doesn’t consider himself to be very successful.D．He doesn’t think that being rich deserves so much attention.B
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(答案→)B
解析：文章介绍钱对人们的意义，钱只是手段，不是我们追求的目标，钱不能代表任何东西，人们对钱应该有清楚的认识。
【小题1】推理题：从第一段的句子：One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week.From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.从学生花钱的方式，他们看出可以生活中什么是重要的。这是他让学生做的练习，所以人们原来不知道这点，选B
【小题2】推理判断题。从文章第二段可知，如果朋友借钱给你会加强你们的友谊，但如果他不借，就会削弱你们的友谊。所以作者认为找朋友借钱是测试友谊的一种很好的方式。选A
【小题3】推理判断题。从文章最后一段“...money is an instrument rather than the end”可知金钱只是一个工具，不是我们生活的最终目的。所以B项说金钱只是一种方式、手段正确。
【小题4】猜词题：从第二段的句子：He says our relations with others often bee clearly defined（清晰的）when money enters the picture. 他说当钱被关注的时候，我们和别人的关系就更清楚了，所以“enter the picture”的意思是“is paid attention to”，选D。
【小题5】推理判断题。结合文章The most surprising thing is why people give me so much respect.I am nothing. I do not know much可知他不认为有钱应该被关注。答案D。