Passage Two
Human needs seem endless. They might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is
enough money to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of 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 11, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as au-tomobiles 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 feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement, and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. Also included here are fancy good sand 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.
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community action. Con-sumers 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 thing son the first four levels.
( ) 40. The author tends to think that the fifth level __
A. would be little better than the fourth level
B. may be a lot more desirable than the first four
C. can be the last and most satisfying level
D. will become attainable before the government takes actions
答案：C
( ) 41. According to the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as ho,using 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
答案：C
( )42. It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War ll,most Americans
A. were very rich
B. lived in poverty
C. did not own automobiles
D. had own automobiles
答案：C
( )43. What is the main concern of man on the fourth level?
A. The more goods the better.
B. The more "luxury" items the better.
C. The more mental satisfaction the better.
D. The more earnings the better.
答案：C
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