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Human wants em endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when a manager gets a new sports car, he dreams of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up veral levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.The first and most basic level of wants is food. once this want is satisfied, a cond level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II the wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as cars and new hous.By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels mean physical satisfaction—the feeding, comfort, safety and transportation of the human body—this level means mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and rvices many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing. On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to rvices, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers rai their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increas, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal rvices on the fourth level?A fifth level probably would be wants that can be achieved by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes and crime. After filling our stomachs, our garages, and our minds, we now may ek to ensure the health and safety to enjoy more fully the good things on the first three levels.小题1:According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when _______A．he has saved up enough moneyB．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelterC．he has satisfied his hungerD．he has learned to build hous小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II most Americans ______A．were very richB．were very poorC．Had the good things on the first three levelsD．didn’t own cars小题3:Which of the following is NOT related to “physical satisfaction”?A．A successful careerB．A comfortable houC．A good rviceD．A family car小题4:The author thinks that a fifth level______A．would be a little better than the fourth levelB．may be a lot more desirable than the first fourC．can be the last and most satisfying levelD．will come true if the government takes actions 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:C小题2:D小题3:A小题4:B

解析

本文介绍了人类的5种需求，从基本的生理需求，到情感需求，到健康安全的需求。小题1:细节题。参见第三段前三句，the wants中的the此处指housing and clothing. 选C小题2:推断题。参见第三段后两句，a great majority of Americans与本题中的most Americans相关。 选D小题3:细节题。参见第四段第三句前半句“while the other levels involve physical satisfaction the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body……” 选A小题4:主旨题。参见第六段最后一句“……we now may ek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy mole fully the good things on the first four levels.”选B点评：这篇文章重点是细节题的考查，考生要结合题目在文章里迅速抓住关键句子，可以得到正确答案。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“Human wants em end.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。