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阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。 Recently a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book calle

阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。 RecentlyaprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalled MoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyin ourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexerciseshe askedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek. Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlife. Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomeclearlydefinedwhenmoneyenters thepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthat youareverygoodfriends.Butyou’llknowhimonlywhenyouasktolendyousome money.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrangerthan everbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t.Thispersonmay saythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworld,thereis somethinglessrealaboutit. Sincemoneyisimportanttous,weconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobe veryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook. Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrich, becauseyouareaself-mademan? Answer:Themostsurprisingthingiswhypeoplegivemesomuchrespect.I’m nothing.Idon’tknowmuch.AllIamisrich. Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?How muchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inthisbook,theprofessor uncoveredanimportantneedinmodernsociety;tobringbacktheideathatmoneyis aninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthemodernworld, butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife. 1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peoplehaven’trealized__________. A.howimportantmoneyisintheirday-to-daylife B.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim C.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflife D.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney 2.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney __________. A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriend B.willdoharmtoyourfriend C.willstrengthenyourfriendship D.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship 3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview? A.Hedoesn’tfeelthatheiswelleducated B.Hedoesn’tthinkheisaveryimportantperson C.Hedoesn’tthinkbeingrichdeservessomuchattention D.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful 1