[B]supportive
[C]sympathetic
[D]ambiguous
、【答案】A critical
【解析】观点态度题。答案定位在第三段的\spends a whopping two months a year doing, and is hardly jollier for it\，意思是\普通美国人一年花两个月的时间看电视，并且看电视几乎不可能更愉快\，因此可以得知作者对于看电视的态度是A选项\批判的\。
23. Macrib is mentioned in paragraph 3 to show that
[A]consumers are sometimes irrational
[B]popularity usually comes after quality [C]marketing tricks are after effective
[D]rarity generally increases pleasure
、【答案】D rarity generally increases pleasure
【解析】观点例证题。答案定位在第三段，文章中提到Mc Rib这个例子，用这个例子证明的论点是\sparingly\，大意是\有节制地消费奢侈品最令人愉悦\，D选项正是这句论点句的同义替换。
24. According to the last paragraph,Happy Money
[A]has left much room for readers’criticism [B]may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
[C]has predicted a wider income gap in the us
[D]may give its readers a sense of achievement
【答案】B may prove to be a worthwhile purchase
【解析】细节题。答案定位在最后一段的最后一句\from this book believing it was money well spent\，大意是\大多数人看完这本书后，认为物有所值\，因此可以推知B选项是正确答案。
25. This text mainly discusses how to [A]balance feeling good and spending money
[B]spend large sums of money won in lotteries
[C]obtain lasting satisfaction from money spent
[D]become more reasonable in spending on luxuries
【答案】A balance feeling good and spending money
【解析】主旨题。纵观全文可知，全文主要谈论花钱消费和心情愉悦之间的关系，因此答案定位在A选项。
Text 2
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