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话题：知足常乐

难度：★★★

建议用时：17分钟

Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepracticallypoorcomparedtome.

Ihavestormwindows，1Croesus，thelastkingofLydiawhowasincrediblyrich，didnot.Theentirepopulation2beforeAlexandertheGreat，buthecouldn’tbuyunpackedcatfood.WilliamⅠ，whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago，3acompoundsaw(复合锯).

Givenhowmuch4Iamthansomanyfamous5people，you’dthinkI’dbecontent.However，the6isthat，likemostpeople，Icomparemywealthwith7oflivingpersons：neighbors，schoolclassmates，TVpersonalities.The8IfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnot9bythefactthatnoFrenchking10hadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.Thereisreallynorisingorfalling11ofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingsto12about.You’dthinkthatmerelynothavingadiseasewouldputusinagood13，butno，wewantahotbathtub，too.

Ofcourse，onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbeto14thatevenbycontemporarystandardsthethingsI15areprettynice.Myhouseis16thanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers，butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeep17.

18，topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture，thosebankers，fancycountertopsandmyownwornoneswillseem19shabby.Ican’t20myneighborrightnow.Butjustwait.

语篇解读本文通过论述告诫人们，“知足常乐，不攀比”。

1.A.as B.while

C.when D.since

答案B

解析as由于；while然而；when当……时候；since既然。依据本句句意“我有防风窗，而吕底亚的最终一位特别富有的国王克里萨斯却没有。”可知，此处是并列句，前后形成显明对比，while“然而”符合语境。故答案为B。

2.A.jumped B.smiled

C.laughed D.trembled

答案D

解析jump跳动；smile微笑；laugh大笑；tremble颤抖。依据本句句意“在亚历山大大帝面前，全部的人都战栗不已，但他却买不到没有包装的猫粮。”及but可知前后是一种转折关系，故答案为D。

3.A.lacked B.possessed

C.abandoned D.lost

答案A

解析lack缺乏；possess拥有；abandon遗弃；lose丢失。依据本句句意“930年前折服英国的威廉一世缺少一把复合锯。”并结合上文中的“didnot”和“hecouldn’tbuy”可知，填lacked。故选A。

4.A.welloff B.betteroff

C.worseoff D.badlyoff

答案B

解析welloff境况好；betteroff经济状况更好的；worseoff更糟糕的；badlyoff穷困的。依据“you’dthinkI’dbecontent”可知，作者比这么多已逝的名人经济状况更好。故选B。

5.A.living B.alive

C.dead D.deadly

答案C

解析living活的；alive活泼的；dead死的；deadly致命的。依据常识可知，前面提到的这些人已经死去，故选C。

6.A.problem B.danger

C.pleasure D.question

答案A

解析problem麻烦的问题，难题；danger危急；pleasure欢