训练4 体裁：议论文 主题：购物喜好 难度：★★★★★ 建议用时：8 min 正确率：/5
What's best: a new phone or a day out with friends? Is it better to spend money buying things or doing things? A study showed that six in ten people would like to pay for something to do instead of something to have. 1
Many people think that material possessions(财产) can last for many years, while experiences are short. 2 Professor Gilovich found that the happiness that objects provide can disappear quickly. We are used to having new things, so instead of being something we are excited about, they just become our new normal. Our feelings can also be affected by others. 3 So if someone else has better things, we may no longer like what we own.
A holiday may be short, but the happiness can last much longer. Waiting for something from online shopping may be boring, but waiting for an event brings great excitement. Experiences are often shared, so we get joy from social events with other people. Memories of our experiences become part of our life. 4
Of course, it's not always that simple. Other studies have shown that happiness from experiences might depend on your personality and how many possessions you already have. A shy person may get less joy from social activities. 5 However, for many of us, it could be that we'll be more likely to spend on something to do.
A. This, however, might be the wrong way to look at things.
B. It's hard for us to choose how to spend our money wisely.
C. We often compare(比较) what we have with other people.
D. Soon we may even feel sad to part with certain old things.
E. And those with few possessions may get greater joy from objects.
F. An object gets worse over time, while sweet memories always stay.
G. For example, young people enjoy spending the most on fun activities.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了花钱购买体验比购买物品更能带来持久幸福感。
1. G 根据上文“A study showed that six in ten people would like to pay for something to do instead of something to have.”可知研究表明多数人更愿意为体验付费；G项“例如，年轻人享受在有趣的活动上花费最多。”举例说明年轻人为体验付费。故选G。
2. A 根据上文“Many people think that material possessions can last for many years, while experiences are short.”可知传统观点认为物品比体验更持久，下文“Professor Gilovich found that the happiness that objects provide can disappear quickly.”提出了不同的观点；A项“然而，这可能是看待事物的错误方式。”承上启下，与上文是转折关系。故选A。
3. C 根据上文“Our feelings can also be affected by others.”和下文“So if someone else has better things, we may no longer like what we own.”可知此处强调他人对自身感受的影响；C项“我们常将自己拥有的与他人比较。”符合语境。故选C。
4. F 根据上文“Memories of our experiences become part of our life.”可知体验的记忆会成为生活的一部分；F项“物品会随时间贬值，而甜蜜回忆永存。”能承接上文。故选F。
5. E 根据上文“Other studies have shown that happiness from experiences might depend on your personality and how many possessions you already have.”可知研究表明经历带来的幸福感可能取决于你的性格和你已经拥有的财产，上文“A shy person may get less joy from social activities.”提到性格对幸福感的影响，此处应补充拥有的财产对幸福感的影响；E项“拥有较少财产的人可能从物品中获得更大快乐。”符合语境。故选E。

【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，体裁是议论文，主题围绕“花钱购买体验还是物品更能带来幸福感”展开。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（多数人倾向为体验付费，且体验带来的幸福感更持久）；再逐个分析空格前后的语境，结合举例、转折、对比等逻辑关系匹配选项；最后验证所选选项是否符合上下文衔接，确保逻辑通顺。
【解析】
1. 空格前提到“研究表明六成人为体验付费而非物品”，需举例说明这类人群的情况，G项“例如，年轻人在有趣活动上花费最多”符合举例逻辑，故选G。
2. 空格前是传统观点“物品比体验更持久”，空格后是教授提出的相反观点“物品带来的幸福感会快速消失”，需转折衔接，A项“然而，这可能是看待事物的错误方式”承上启下，转折合理，故选A。
3. 空格前提到“感受受他人影响”，空格后说“别人有更好的东西，自己就不喜欢拥有的”，需体现与他人比较的逻辑，C项“我们常将自己拥有的与他人比较”衔接上下文，故选C。
4. 空格前说“体验的记忆成为生活的一部分”，需承接体验的价值，F项“物品随时间贬值，甜蜜回忆永存”对应体验记忆的持久性，故选F。
5. 空格前提到“幸福感取决于性格和已有财产”，前面举了性格的例子，此处需补充财产的影响，E项“拥有较少财产的人从物品中获更大快乐”符合语境，故选E。
【答案】
1.G 2.A 3.C 4.F 5.E
【知识点】
英语七选五、议论文语篇逻辑
【点评】
本题为议论文体裁的七选五阅读题，围绕“购物喜好”主题，考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系（举例、转折、对比等）的理解与运用，需学生把握文章主旨，分析句子间的衔接性，是常见的英语阅读题型，能有效考查学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.4