首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In 2006, I made a commitment to gradually give all of my Berkshire Hathaway stock to philanthropic foundations. I couldn’t be ha
In 2006, I made a commitment to gradually give all of my Berkshire Hathaway stock to philanthropic foundations. I couldn’t be ha
admin
2012-07-22
22
问题
In 2006, I made a commitment to gradually give all of my Berkshire Hathaway stock to philanthropic foundations. I couldn’t be happier with that decision.
Some material things make my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an expensive private plane, but owning a half-dozen homes would be a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and long-standing friends.
My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest. Both my children and I won what I call the ovarian lottery. (For starters, the odds against my 1930 birth taking place in the U. S. were at least 30 to 1. My being male and white also removed huge obstacles that a majority of Americans then faced. )
My luck was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. In short, fate ’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.
The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than 1% of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99% can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others. That reality sets an obvious course for me and my family: Keep all we can conceivably need and distribute the rest to society, for its needs. My pledge starts us down that course.
According to the author, which of the following can NOT bring happiness?
选项
A、Enough material things.
B、Sound relations with people.
C、Having a luxurious private plane.
D、A long list of properties.
答案
D
解析
细节题。注意NOT为反选题,可用排除法,第二段第二句中说道“but owning a half—dozen homes would be a burden”即为选项D所表达的意思。其他三项在第二段中均有肯定表述,所以排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/7qmK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Cartheftsaccountforaquarterofallrecordedcrime.Togethertheyimposecostsoneveryone-thecostsofthepolicetimetake
Accordingtotheexpert’sstudy,thelevelofhappinessinwhichperiodoflifeisthelowest?
InterestingNewsofAmericanUniversitiesTHEUNIVERSITYOFMORESTUDENTS:TheNO.1isMinnesotaUniversity,whichhas56,350st
InChinatheSouthgenerallyreceivesmoresunshinethan______theNorth.
Peoplethinkingabouttheoriginoflanguageforthefirsttimeusuallyarriveattheconclusionthatitdeveloped【C1】______as
Whatdothespeakersmainlydiscuss?
"Notuntilsciencebecameprominent______beabolished,"somepeopleargue.
Giventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegood
Let’sforgetourdifferencesandseekcommonground,______we?
Inthe1920sdemandforAmericanfarmproductsfell,asEuropeancountriesbegantorecoverfromWorldWarIandinstitutedaust
随机试题
气相色谱法的英文缩写是
脊髓灰质炎初种的年龄应自什么时候开始
关于劳务报酬最终支付,承包人收到劳务分包人递交的结算资料后()天内进行核实,给予确认或者提出修改意见。
教育学作为一门独立的学科萌芽于()。
阅读以下文字。回答问题。据报道,美国宇航局的“雨燕”卫星日前观测到一个距地球约131亿光年的天体。该天体形成于宇宙大爆炸后的6.4亿年,是迄今人类观测到的距离地球最遥远的天体。此次观测到的最遥远天体其实是一种伽马射线暴。美国宇航局“雨燕”观测卫星最
人们具有某种支配和影响他人以及周围环境的内在驱力,叫()
AsValentine’sDayapproaches,manysinglepeoplebegintofeelalittlesorryforthemselves.Onaday【C1】________bycouples,
Acommonargumentclaimsthatinfolkart,theartist’ssubordinationoftechnicalmasterytointensefeeling____thedirectco
Youmayusethiscomputer,onconditionthatyouareabletohandleitproperlysoasnottodamageit.
Accordingtosociologists,thereareseveraldifferentwaysinwhichapersonmaybecomerecognizedastheleaderofasocialgr
最新回复
(
0
)