【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 dy has found that spending money on experiences makes people happier than on material things. For material things, it’s possible that you’ll care about every little thing. If you buy a nice pen, and someone else buys one with less money, it’s possible that you may be unhappy because you spend so much money. When it es to experiences like trips, you won’t think like that . If the experience is generally good, you will be happy with the price. Material things can be par ed more easily. If you buy an MP3 and then see a more suitable one, you may regret buying the first one. However, if you have a nice dinner at one restaurant, and then learn about another better restaurant, you’ll not regret the first meal. Material things can cause jealousy(嫉妒 ).For example, if you buy a new toy and find that your friend has a better toy, you’ll feel unhappy. Instead, if you travel to a beautiful place, then no matter where your friends have go ne, it won’t make the memory of your trip less happy. 56． The underlined word “material” means _____ in Chinese. A． 物質(zhì)的 B． 精神的 C． 便宜的 D． 高貴的 57． According to the passage, if you buy a watch and then see a better one in a magazine, you may______. A． buy a better one B． ask for your money back C． throw the first one away D． regret buying the first one 58． Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? A． Spending money in a clever way makes people happy． B． People like traveling more than buying material things． C． Material things may cause jealousy． D． People care about more things when they buy material things． B Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading. After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.” One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! The woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean! Then I began to understand it. I had been criticizing(批評(píng) )her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortings(缺點(diǎn) )? From then on, whenever I want to judge(判斷 )someone, I ask myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window ?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see others’ world more clearly. 59． The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because ______. A． the woman’s wind ow was dirty B． his window was dirty C． the woman lived far away D． the writer was nearsighted(近視的 ) 60． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A． Both the woman and the writer lived in a small town． B． The writer often cleaned the window． C． Both the woman and the writer worked as cleaners． D． The writer never met the woman． 61． From the passage, we can learn that _____． A． one shouldn’t criticize others very often B． one should often keep his window clean C． one should judge himself before he judges others D． one should look at others through his dirty window C An eightyearold child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle(奇跡 ) can save him now.” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand. “And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s r