单选题
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 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
need in 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.
单选题
According to the passage, man will begin to think about such
needs as housing and clothing only when ______.
A. he has saved up enough money
B. he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C. he has satisfied his hunger
D. he has learned to build houses
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。第一段中提到when a hungry man gets 3 meal，he begins to thinks about an overcoat．由此可知C为正确答案。
单选题
It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War
]I, most Americans______.
A. were very rich
B. lived in poverty
C. had the good things on the first three levels
D. did not own automobiles
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。文中第二段最后指出：by the end of World War Ⅱ…Then a third level appeared．It included such items，as automobiles and new houses．由此可知二战后．美国人所得到的只是第二层次上的满足，第三层次上的满足并没有得到。
单选题
Which of the following is NOT related to "physical satisfaction"?