阅读理解。
"High income is not as good as high age, and high age is not as good as high spirits."
Generally speaking, the rich are happier because money can buy them goods and services and it is the
consumption (消费) of these materials that increases one's enjoyment of life. Especially nowadays, money
seems to be one thing that drives the people around. "Human beings live for money while birds die for food."
-a well-known Chinese saying is quite quotable (适宜引用的) to explain the present society. Some people try
every means to make money at the cost of others' interests. These people harm others to benefit themselves.
They think the more money they make, the happier they will be.
In addition to money, people's happiness was affected by other factors. High age is what many Chinese
are dreaming of. Longevity is the very term that people often use to pray for their dears and elders. So there
are many books and theories that introduce the way of living longer. Dancing, jogging, dieting, even singing
and shouting together are said to do good to one's health.
However, some people think that high spirits is the most important to the quality of one's life. If you are
in high spirits, you'll find everything pleasing and comfortable in life: warm sunshine, blue sky, white clouds,
happy birds, comfortable breeze (gentle wind), sweet smiles, and so on. You seem to have friends across the
world. Your life will be happy at every moment. You will be in good health and can make more money if you
live longer.
In one word, let's keep ourselves in high spirits, therefore we could keep longevity and make considerable
money at the same time.
1. The Chinese saying "Human beings live for money while birds die for food" tells us _____.
A. people make money by all means at the cost of everything
B. to live is to make more money
C. the more money people make, the longer they will live
D. people will die for making more money, just as birds die for food
2. The reason why the rich are happier is that _____.
A. they have the hobby of saving money
B. they can gain all the things in the world
C. the consumption can increase their enjoyment of life
D. they help the poor by giving them a lot of money
3. The author thinks that _____ is the most important.
A. the quality of one's life
B. high spirits
C. high age
D. high income
4. As the passage describes, people usually make wishes for their dears and elders to have _____.
A. a good job
B. good mood
C. wealth
D. a high age
