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
Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat! when a manager gets a new sports
Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat! when a manager gets a new sports
admin
2012-09-11
29
问题
Human needs seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat! when a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World War II , these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s, a fourth level of needs appeared; the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called "luxury" items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is spent on services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War II , most Americans______.
选项
A、were very rich
B、lived in poverty
C、had the good things on the first three levels
D、did not own automobiles
答案
D
解析
本题考查考生对文章整体的把握及考生的推断能力。文章第三段中说第二次世界大战结束时,对于大多数美国人来说,食品、服装以及住所的需求都满足了,然后第三个层次的需求,包括汽车和新房子便出现了。这说明第二次世界大战结束时大多数美国人还没有汽车。A“很富有”,意思不明。B“生活在贫困中”,不符合文意。C“满足了前三个层次的需求”,也不正确,因为这时第三个层次的需求才刚刚出现。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HIDO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
Teachersunreservedly______tothestudentstheirknowledge.
Inrecentyears,moreandmoreforeignersareinvolvedintheteachingprogramsoftheUnitedStates.Boththeadvantagesandth
Iftapwaterwereasdangerousassomepeoplethink,______wouldbegettingsick.
Asalways,thedowntownareawasthebusiestwithpeople______intheatres,restaurantsanddepartmentstores.
Icomefromacountrywhereforvirtuallytwocenturiesthepeopleofcolorhave,asadeliberatepolicy,been______thefreedom
Whenyouarenegotiatingwithsomeone,listenforthemessagesthatheorshemightbesendingtoyou.Forexample,theword"di
Thetownspeopleheldacelebrationwhenworkonthe______oftheancientbuildinghadbeencompleted.
Woman:Ican’tbeartheairpollutioninthiscityanymore.It’sgettingworseandworse.Man:Yousaidit.We’veneverhadso
TheFoodandDrugAdministrationclassifiesasacosmeticanyproductwhose______purposeistoimproveaperson’sappearance.
随机试题
根据宪法规定,全国人大代表提出宪法修改案须()
桑菊饮组成药物中无
A.GGT与ALP同时升高B.GGT正常,ALP升高C.ALP正常,GGT升高D.GGT与ALP同时降低E.ALP降低,GGT升高源于肝外的疾病,同时检测GGT和ALP的结果为()
A.加热冷凝法B.石油醚或乙醚回流提取法C.碱水加热提取加酸沉淀法D.水蒸气蒸馏法E.硅胶层析法利用香豆素的挥发性,可采取的提取方法是
下列()情形,债权人可以行使撤销仅
根据增值税法律制度的规定,一般纳税人购进的下列服务或货物所负担的进项税额,不得抵扣的有()。
在参观游览后回饭店的途中,导游员要做的工作有()。
Thebridgeacrosstheriverhadbeenbadlydamaged.Theengineershadrepaireditduringthenight,andGrachikovwas【C1】_______
所有步行回家的学生都回家吃午饭,所有回家吃午饭的学生都有午睡的习惯。因此,小李不是步行回家。以下哪项最有可能是上述结论所假设的?
属于交互式控件的是______。
最新回复
(
0
)