中国社会科学院考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】2017年中国社会科学院考博英语真题及详解PARTⅠCloze(20points)Directions:Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblank.Duringthemid–1980s,myfamilyandIspenta(1)_____yearinthehistorictownofSt.Andrews,Scotland.ComparinglifetherewithlifeinAmerica,wewereimpressedbya(2)_____disconnectionbetweennationalwealthandwell-being.TomostAmericans,Scottishlifewouldhaveseemed(3)_____.IncomeswereabouthalfthatintheU.S.AmongfamiliesintheKingdomofFifesurroundingSt.Andrews,44percentdidnotownacar,andwenevermetafamilythatownedtwo.Centralheatinginthisplace(4)_____southofIcelandwas,atthattime,stillaluxury.Inhundredsofconversationsduringouryearthereandduringthreehalfsummerstayssince,we(5)_____noticethat,(6)_____theirsimplerliving,theScotsappeared(7)_____joyfulthanAmericans.WeheardcomplaintsaboutMargaretThatcher,butneveraboutbeingunderpaidorunabletoaffordwants.Withinanycountry,suchasourown,arerichpeoplehappier?Inpoorcountries,beingrelativelywelloffdoesmake(8)_____somewhatbetterwelloff.Butinaffluentcountries,wherenearlyeveryonecanaffordlife’snecessities,increasingaffluencematters(9)_____little.IntheU.S.,Canada,andEurope,thecorrelationbetweenincomeandhappinessis,asUniversityofMichiganresearchernotedina1980s16–nationstudy,“virtually(10)_____”.Happinessislower(11)_____theverypoor.Butoncecomfortable,moremoneyprovidesdiminishingreturns.Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage.Withnetworthall(12)_____$100million,providing(13)_____moneytobuythingstheydon’tneedandhardlycareabout,4in5ofthe49peoplerespondingtosurveyagreedthat“Moneycanincreaseordecreasehappiness,dependingonhowitisused”.Andsomewereindeedunhappy.Onefabulously(14)_____mansaidhecouldneverrememberbeinghappy.Onewomanreportedthatmoney(15)_____miserycausedbyherchildren’sproblems.Attheotherendoflife’scircumstancesaremostvictimsofdisablingtragedies.Yet,remarkably,mosteventuallyrecoveranear-normallevelofday-to-dayhappiness.Thus,universitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilitiesare(16)_____able-bodiedstudentstoreportthemselveshappy,andtheirfriendsagreewiththeirself-perceptions.Wehave(17)_____theAmericandreamofachievedwealthandwell-beingbycomparingrichandunrichcountries,andrichandunrichpeople.Thatleavesthefinalquestion:Overtime,doeshappinessrisewithaffluence?Typicallynot.Lotterywinnersappeartogainbutatemporaryjoltofjoyfromtheirwinnings.Onasmallscale,ajumpinourincomecanboostourmorale,forawhile.Butinthelongrun,neitheranicecreamconenoranewcarnorbecomingrichandfamousproducesthesamefeelingsofdelightthatitinitially(18)_____.Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrich,buta(19)_____consequenceofhavingrecentlybecomericher.Wealth,itthereforeseems,islikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmisery,havingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.Happinessis(20)_____tterofgettingwhatwewantthanofwantingwhatwehave.1.A.underpaidB.prosperousC.affluentD.sabbatical2.A.assumedB.seemingC.seemedD.seemly3.A.precariousB.imprudentC.spartanD.gallant4.A.notfarB.asfarasC.farfromD.farto5.A.virtuallyB.remarkablyC.ideallyD.repeatedly6.A.forasmuchB.despiteC.consideringD.inasmuch7.A.nolessB.lessC.moreD.nomore8.A.forB.upC.outD.over9.A.scarelyB.intentionallyC.surprisinglyD.provisionally10.A.diminishingB.negligibleC.tripledD.perceivable11.A.inB.onC.uponD.among12.A.exceededB.exceedingC.excessD.excessive13.A.utterB.messyC.greedyD.ample14.A.prosperousB.triumphantC.jubilantD.victorious15.A.couldundoB.couldintensifyC.couldnotundoD.couldnotintensify16.A.asplausibleasB.notasplausibleasC.aslikelyasD.notaslikelyas17.A.ventilatedB.deliberatedC.speculatedD.scrutinized18.A.doesB.didC.hasdoneD.is19.A.newB.favoriteC.temporaryD.normal20.A.moreB.lessC.betterD.worse【答案与解析】1.D根据句意，在二十世纪八十年代中期我和家人在苏格兰的一个历史小镇度过了一年的假期。underpaid所得报酬过低的。affluent富裕的。作者没有提到报酬高低的问题。sabbatical（指假期）给大学教师的（用于旅行、研究等）。故选D。2.B根据句意，我们印象特别深的是，国家的富裕和人民的康乐似乎毫无联系。因此此处应选择表示“似乎的”的选项，并且能修饰名词。故选B。seemly得体的；适当的。-全文完-
