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Does owning the latest iPhone, designer dress or expensive shoes really make you happy? It’s an age-old question, but one psychologist(心理学家) thinks he might have the answer.
Dr. Thomas Gilovich, psychology professor at Cornell University, has studied the topic for over 20 years. According to Dr. Gilovich, “We buy things to make us happy, and we succeed, but only for a while. New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them.” In other words, once the excitement of our newest buying wears off, we begin looking for something else to buy to make us happy.
Dr. Gilovich found that our satisfaction with possessions( 物 品 ) fades over time. Yet our happiness over things we’ve experienced increases. For that reason, he noted that we are spending our money on the wrong things.
A study out of San Francisco State University agrees. The research showed that those people who spent money on experiences instead of possessions were happier. They also thought their money was better invested(投资).
Why experiences are the better investment? “ A trip, adventure, or hobby is more likely to bring people closer together and unite them over a shared interest,” According to Gilovich. As a result, these experiences typically create a positive link and good feelings toward the other person or people.
Also, your experiences become a part of you. You might be someone who loves taking cooking lessons. More than likely, you’ll become known by friends and family as a great cook. They won’t know you as someone who owns the latest kitchen equipment.
Moreover, experiences provide lasting memories. Planned experiences are always something we expect. Then when the moment arrives, if we enjoy ourselves in the activity, we’re left with beautiful memories. These memories will often last a lifetime. Even our worst trips, on many occasions, are later remembered with laughter.
Most of us have limited resources. Why not spend them on things that will make the greatest influence on our lives--meaningful experiences?
1.The writer raises a question at the beginning of this article in order to________.
A.lead into the topic B.know about the answer
C.make a survey D.divide the article into two parts
2.The underlined phrase “adapt to” in paragraph two may mean________
A.pay attention to B.look forward to
C.get used to D.stick to
3.The following pie charts show how the four people spent their money in 2019. According to the article, who might live a much happier life than the other three?
A.
Mary B.
Stacy
C.
Michael D.
Andrew
4.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A.To tell people to stop buying expensive things.
B.To encourage people to spend money on meaningful experiences.
C.To advise people to take cooking lessons in their free time.
D.To explain why experiences can make people happier.
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The dress fits me well, I don't want to buy it because it's too expensive.
A. so B. but C. or D. and
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The dress fits me well， I don’t want to buy it because it’s too expensive．
A．so B．and C．or D．but
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what does the instruction say?
You should use cold water to wash the dress, or the colors in the dress will___
A. appear B. run C. drop D. fall
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This dress looks beautiful, ______ it is too expensive.
A.and B.so C.but D.or
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The price of an iPhone 6 is not as as that of an iPhone 6 Plus.
A. expensive B. high
C. more expensive D. highly
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The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It runs Apple's iOS mobile operating system, known as the "iPhone OS" until mid-2010, shortly after the release of the iPad. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, the most recent iPhone, the seventh-generation iPhone 5S, on September 20, 2013. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G, and LTE).
An iPhone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS), take photos, play music, send and receive emails, look through the web, send texts, and receive visual voicemail. Other functions—games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc.— can be enabled by downloading apps; as of 2012[update], the App Store offered more than 775,000 apps by Apple and third parties.
There are six generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the six major releases of iOS. The original 1st generation iPhone was a GSM phone, and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted through all models and a screen size maintained until the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a faster processor and a higher-resolution camera that could record video at 480p. The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960 × 640 "retina display", a VGA front-facing camera for video calling and other apps, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p video capture. The iPhone 4S upgrades to an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, a dual-core processor, and a natural language voice control system called Siri. IPhone 5 features the new A6 processor, increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches, and replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector.
The resounding sales of the iPhone have been credited with reshaping the smart phone industry and helping make Apple one of the world's most valuable publicly trading companies in 2011–12. However, there has been criticism of the company's outsourcing and move of jobs from the US to China. Apple and its manufacturing contractor Foxconn have received criticism due to poor working conditions at the assembly plant in China.
1.An iphone is from __________.
A. the USA B. South Korean
C. the UK D. Australia
2.What is the newest kind of iphone at present?
A. iphone 4 B. iphone 4S C. iphone 5 D. iphone 5S
3.How many generations of iphone models are there now?
A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight
4.What are the features of iphone 5?
A. The new A6 processor
B. increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches
C. replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector
D. A, B and C
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The Dress That Turns into a Coca Cola Machine
This specially designed dress looks like a normal dress，but if you unfold it and cover yourself，
you may look like a Coca Cola vending machine（自动售货机）. Because there are many vending machines like that on the street，it must be easy for you to hide．If you feel that someone is following you or there is some danger，you can disappear within five seconds．But don’t use it to scare your classmates．That’ll be rude.
The M-Dress is a nice black dress．It is also a mobile phone．It accepts a standard SIM card and allows the wearer to receive calls without carrying an actual(真实的) phone in their pocket or purse．You just need to bring your hand to your ear when you want to answer a phone call．When you finish talking and release your hand，the call will close．It is fashionable and useful．But it will certainly be an embarrassing moment when your dress rings in public．
Air Conditioned Jackets
You will love these air-cooled jackets in summer time when it is very hot outdoors．The jacket has fans that draw air in．The
fan is po
wered by an inside battery．Now it is possible to spend nearly every second of your day with cool air．
1.What’s the main purpose of the first dress?
A. To protect the wearer. B. To scare your classmates.
C. To make the wearer look better. D. To help sell more Coca Cola.
2.The underlined word release in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
A. put up B. put down C. put on D. put out
3.The second dress is called M-Dress probably because ________.
A. it is made by men B. it is made for men
C. it is medium-sized D. it is also a mobile phone
4.The best title for the second paragraph is ________.
A. A Fashionable and Useful Dress
B. M-Dress That Is Also Your Phone
C. An Embarrassing Moment in Public
D. A Mobile Phone with a Standard SIM Card
5.Which of the following is TRUE of the Air Conditioned Jackets?
A. They keep you warm in winter.
B. The fans must be turned by hand.
C. The fans in them provide cool air.
D. The ice in them makes them cool.
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The newly designed iPhone 5 on the market____________ well now. Get one before it __________out in the shop.
A．sells, is sold B．sells, sells
C．is sold, is sold D．is sold, sells
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The price of the Iphone6 is ＿＿＿＿＿ for the young man. He can’t pay for it himself.
A.high B.expensive C. cheap D.cheaper
you may look like a Coca Cola vending machine（自动售货机）. Because there are many vending machines like that on the street，it must be easy for you to hide．If you feel that someone is following you or there is some danger，you can disappear within five seconds．But don’t use it to scare your classmates．That’ll be rude.
fan is po
wered by an inside battery．Now it is possible to spend nearly every second of your day with cool air．