21. According to Dunn and Norton, which of the following is the most rewarding purchase?
- A. A big house.
- B. A special tour.
- C. A stylish car.
- D. A rich meal.
答案：B
答案句：These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. … It is far better to spend money on experiences, say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton, like interesting trips, unique meals or even going to the cinema.
参考译文：这两位学者利用一系列行为研究表明，最有益的花钱方式可能是反直觉的。……邓恩女士和诺顿先生说，把钱花在体验上要好得多，比如有趣的旅行、独特的餐食，甚至去看电影。
定位线索：题干“According to Dunn and Norton”→答案句取自第2段“say Ms Dunn and Mr Norton”；文中“experiences”对应选项B“A special tour”（特殊旅行）；文中“interesting trips”对应选项B“A special tour”。
解析：题干问邓恩和诺顿认为哪种购买最有回报。答案句明确说“把钱花在体验上要好得多”，并举例“有趣的旅行、独特的餐食、看电影”，选项B“特殊旅行”属于体验，是原文“interesting trips”的同义转述。选项A“大房子”和C“时尚汽车”属于物质购买，原文说这些满足感会很快消退；选项D“丰盛餐食”虽属体验，但不如旅行典型，且原文“unique meals”强调独特，选项D“rich meal”不够准确。
22. The author’s attitude toward Americans’ watching TV is.
- A. critical
- B. supportive
- C. sympathetic
- D. ambiguous
答案：A
答案句：It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television (something the average American spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it).
参考译文：似乎如果人们能缩短通勤时间，花更多时间与朋友和家人在一起，少看电视（普通美国人每年花整整两个月看电视，而且并没有因此更快乐），他们会过得更好。
定位线索：题干“Americans' watching TV”→答案句取自第2段“watching television”；文中“hardly jollier”（几乎不更快乐）对应选项A“critical”（批评的）；文中“less of it watching television”（少看电视）体现负面态度。
解析：作者说美国人每年花两个月看电视，但“几乎没有因此更快乐”，并建议“少看电视”，这明显是批评态度。选项A“批评的”正确。选项B“支持的”与原文相反；选项C“同情的”无中生有；选项D“模糊的”不符合，作者态度明确。
23. McRib is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to show that.
- A. consumers are sometimes irrational
- B. popularity usually comes after quality
- C. marketing tricks are often effective
- D. rarity generally increases pleasure
答案：D
答案句：Buying gifts or giving to charity is often more pleasurable than purchasing things for oneself, and luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly. This is apparently the reason McDonald’s restricts the availability of its popular McRib – a marketing trick that has turned the pork sandwich into an object of obsession.
参考译文：买礼物或捐给慈善机构往往比给自己买东西更令人愉快，奢侈品在节制消费时最令人愉悦。这显然是麦当劳限制其受欢迎的烤汁猪排堡供应的原因——这一营销技巧使这款猪肉三明治成为令人痴迷的对象。
定位线索：题干“McRib is mentioned in Paragraph 3”→答案句取自第3段“McRib”；文中“luxuries are most enjoyable when they are consumed sparingly”（奢侈品节制消费时最令人愉悦）对应选项D“rarity generally increases pleasure”（稀缺通常增加愉悦感）；文中“restricts the availability”（限制供应）对应选项D“rarity”（稀缺）。
解析：题干问McRib例子说明什么。例子本身是麦当劳限制供应烤汁猪排堡，但例子前面的观点句“奢侈品在节制消费时最令人愉悦”才是关键，正确选项D“稀缺通常增加愉悦感”正是对该观点的同义转述。选项C“营销技巧通常有效”是例子中的细节，不是作者要证明的观点；选项A“消费者有时不理性”和B“流行通常来自质量”均无原文依据。
24. According to the last paragraph, Happy Money.
- A. has left much room for readers’ criticism
- B. may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
- C. has predicted a wider income gap in the US
- D. may give its readers a sense of achievement
答案：B
答案句：But most people will come away from this book believing it was money well spent.
参考译文：但大多数人读完这本书后会认为它物有所值。
定位线索：题干“According to the last paragraph”→答案句取自第4段“most people will come away from this book”；文中“money well spent”（钱花得值）对应选项B“a worthwhile purchase”（值得的购买）；文中“believing”（相信）对应选项B“may prove to be”（可能证明是）。
解析：题干问根据最后一段，《快乐金钱》这本书如何。答案句说“大多数人读完这本书后会认为它物有所值”，选项B“可能证明是值得的购买”正是“money well spent”的同义转述。选项A“给读者留下批评空间”与原文“most people will come away believing”不符；选项C“预测美国收入差距扩大”无中生有；选项D“给读者成就感”偷换概念，原文说的是“fulfilment”是读者焦虑的对象，不是书给读者的。
25. This text mainly discusses how to.
- A. balance feeling good and spending money
- B. spend large sums of money won in lotteries
- C. obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent
- D. become more reasonable in spending on luxuries
答案：C
答案句：If she hopes her new-found fortune will yield lasting feelings of fulfilment, she could do worse than read Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton. … These two academics use an array of behavioral research to show that the most rewarding ways to spend money can be counterintuitive. … This slim volume is packed with tips to help wage slaves as well as lottery winners get the most “happiness bang for your buck.”
参考译文：如果她希望新获得的财富能带来持久的满足感，她最好读一读伊丽莎白·邓恩和迈克尔·诺顿的《快乐金钱》。……这两位学者利用一系列行为研究表明，最有益的花钱方式可能是反直觉的。……这本薄薄的书充满了各种建议，帮助工薪族和彩票赢家获得最大的“幸福性价比”。
定位线索：题干“mainly discusses”→答案句取自第1段“lasting feelings of fulfilment”、第2段“most rewarding ways to spend money”、第3段“happiness bang for your buck”；文中“lasting feelings of fulfilment”（持久的满足感）对应选项C“obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent”（从花掉的钱中获得持久满足）；文中“happiness bang for your buck”（幸福性价比）对应选项C。
解析：文章开篇提出如何用巨款获得持久满足感，接着介绍《快乐金钱》一书，说明最有益的花钱方式，最后总结书的价值。全文围绕“如何从花钱中获得持久满足”展开，选项C正确。选项A“平衡感觉良好和花钱”是书中部分内容，不是全文主旨；选项B“花彩票赢来的大钱”只是引子，不是主旨；选项D“在奢侈品消费上更理性”是细节，不是主旨。