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¡¡¡¡36. The emergence of the affluent society after World War II .ª¤

¡¡¡¡A) led to the reform of the retailing system ª¤ B)resulted in the worship of consumerism ª¤ C)gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism ª¤ D)gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers

¡¡¡¡37. Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is

¡¡¡¡A) the people's desire for a rise in their living standards ª¤ B)the concept that one's success is measured by how much they consume ª¤ C)the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption ª¤ D)the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals

¡¡¡¡38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing? ª¤ A) Because poverty still exists in an affluent society. ª¤ B) Because overconsumption won't last long due to unrestricted population growth. ª¤ C) Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization. ª¤ D) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.

¡¡¡¡39. According to the passage, consumerist culture .ª¤ A)will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries ª¤ B)will not aggravate environmental problems ª¤

¡¡¡¡C)cannot thrive on a fragile economy ª¤ D)cannot satisfy human spiritual needs

¡¡¡¡40. It can be inferred from the passage that .ª¤ A)human spiritual needs should match material affluence ª¤ B)whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue ª¤ C)how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem ª¤ D)there is never an end to satisfying people's material needs

¡¡¡¡Unit 8

¡¡¡¡21.B 22.A 23.A 24.B 25.B 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.D 30.C

¡¡¡¡31.D 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.B 36.B 37.B 38.D 39.D 40.C