公共英语二级考试能力提升训练题及答案.docx

公共英语二级考试能力提升训练题及答案

wherethereisawill,thereisaway.以下是小编为大家搜索整理的公共英语二级考试能力提升训练题及答案，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网! (3)根据下列材料，请回答{TSE}题 Mostofyouwouldprobablysaythatwhatmakesyoutrulyhappyisyourfamilyandtheloveyoushareinyourrelationships,andIcouldn'tagreemore.Butmoneycomesintoplayinthoserelationships.WhenItalkaboutmoneythiswaytoagroup，thereisalwayssomeonewhocomesuptomeandsays，“Suze，youaresowrong.Moneyisn’tthekeytolife一thisis!”Atwhichpointtheirwalletfliesopenandtheyshowmeaphotooftheirfamily.That’swhenthingsgetinteresting，becauseIstartaskingthemquestions：Didyoutakethatphotowithyourowncamera?Itlookslikeabeautifulbeach，wasthephototakenonafamilyvacation?Doyouhopetohelpthosebeautifulboysandgirlsgotocollege?Astheiranswersare“yes”，Iaskthemhowtheyprovideallofthatfortheirfamily.That’swhentheyunderstandthatIhaditright.Itotallyagreethatfamilyandfriendsareofgreatimportancetoourwellbeing;withoutmeaningfulrelationships，there’snochanceofeverbeingtrulyhappy.That’swhy，everySaturdaynight，IendmyCNBCshowwiththefollowingwords：“Peoplefirst.Thenmoney.Thenthings.”Howwedealwiththemoneywehavealsoplaysintoourhappiness.Overthepastfewdecades(十年)，thepercentageofAmericanswhosaythey’rehappyhasn’tchangedmuch.whileatthesametimetheaverageincomehasdoubled.Sowehavemoremoney，butwe’renotmuchhappieronaverage.Aparadox(悖论)?Farfromit.Mysenseisthatwhilewe’remakingmoremoney。wearent’tmakingmoreofthemoneywemake.Wehavetopayforalotofthings，andwehavetoworrya.boutsavingforretirement(退休)inawaythatourparentsandgrandparentsneverdid.Andasmanyofyouknow，it’sreallyhardtoincreaseyourhappinesswhenyou’vegotalotofmoneyworries.Doyouagree，oramlway0ffbase?I'dlovetoknowwhatdoyouthinkaboutthemoney/happinessconnection. (5)Whydopeopleoftenshowtheauthortheirfamilyphotos? A.Theyhopetoshowmoneyisveryimportant. B.Theywanttoprovetheycanaffordaholiday. C.Theythinkagoodfamilymakesthemtrulyhappy. D.Theybelieveahappypersonconside