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Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the following passage in no more than 60 words: Use your own words as far as possible.

If you had a lot of money, what would you spend it on? Think twice about that new iPhone, as science now says that you'd be better off paying for an experience that lasts a little while rather than an object that lasts longer.

The idea that buying experiences is more satisfying than buying material things has been expressed for a long time by Cornell psychology professor Thomas Gilovich. In a recent journal of Psychological. Science, Amit Kumar supported the current understanding that spending money on experiences “provides more enduring happiness”, both before and after the purchase is made.

“You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant or looking forward to a vacation,” Kumar said, “and how different that feels from waiting for you pre-ordered iPhone to arrive.”

You might also compare the bad behavior of people who are waiting in line to buy material items and the better behavior of those who are waiting for a concert. People might' talk to each other about what songs the band is going to play, for example, so there is opportunity to connect with other people.

Research has also found that people tend to be more generous to others when they've just thought about the purchase of an experience as opposed to a material purchase. They're also more likely to take part in social activities.

What is it about imagining experiences that's different from thinking about future material purchases? Well, one interesting idea says that you can imagine all sorts of possibilities for what an experience is going to be.

A good plan for getting the most out of purchasing an experience may be to plan it far in advance. Thinking about it for days, weeks or even years only makes the experience more valuable. So it may also be time to stop those impulse buys if you want to be happy.


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1. 你对这句谚语的理解；
2. 你个人的实践经验；
3. 这句谚语对学习生活的指导意义。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Every proverb brings people some wisdom


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阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

There are many things in senior middle school that I still remember clearly. I studied three years in a country school, which is faraway. However, it has a good environment and strict but kind teachers, so I loved the school and all my teachers very much.

One Friday, just as we began to read books in reading class at our desks, our teacher, Mrs. Hill, said that she needed to be out of the classroom for a few minutes. She asked the class to read in silence while she was gone. And she said that those who didn’t read books in silence would have to be punished when she returned. It was well-known that Mrs. Hill was strict. So we had to be on our best behaviour.

But that Friday, Mrs. Hill hadn’t been gone for ten seconds before some students in the classroom started to talk. From one corner of the room I heard Josh ask Nick, “Can I trade my candies for your toy?” At the other end of the room I heard Samantha tell Kayla, “Let’s sit together on the bus for the museum field trip tomorrow.” And so it went all around me, until about half of the students communicated with each other.

After a while, I, too, forgot about Mrs. Hill’s instructions. I turned back and asked my friend Liza, “Can I borrow your storybook and keep it for a day?” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, Mrs. Hill walked into the classroom. The whole class returned to silence immediately. And we were full of fear.

Mrs. Hill slowly looked around the classroom and said, “If you were talking while I was gone, then please stand up.” The guilt (内疚) suddenly weighed heavily on me. “I shouldn’t have talked while she was not in the classroom. And now I should be honest and admit my mistake bravely. This is what my parents have always told me.” I thought. Then, I summoned up (鼓起) my courage to stand up, worried about the punishment that waited for me. Then I looked around.

注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

To my surprise, no one followed me and I was the only one in the classroom standing.

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With Mrs. Hill’s encouragement, another student stood up.

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