《2025年新课程学习指导南方出版社八年级英语上册人教版》

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Many people might think that if they had more money, then they would be happier in life. For example, people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy cannot bring happiness to a person for a long time.
But is that really true? Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier. But it's not having money that brings happiness. Instead(相反地), it's giving money to others that makes people happy. It could be buying a gift for a friend or a family member. It could be buying a homeless person food to eat. It could be giving money to a person in need. Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money, people feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.
This idea of connecting(关联) your happiness to the happiness of others is called 'ubuntu' in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa. He asked some children to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get sweets. Surprisingly, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree at the same time. The man asked why they did this. The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.
(B)11. What does the writer say about buying things?
A. Buying things can make people want to make more money.
B. Buying things may bring happiness for a short time.
C. Buying things may bring happiness for a long time.
(B)12. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Money can't make people happier.
B. Giving money to others makes people happy.
C. Having a small amount of money makes people sad.
(C)13. Why does the writer quote(引用) a story in Paragraph 3?
A. To explain Africans like sweets.
B. To show examples are not enough.
C. To make the writer's idea clearer.
(C)14. What does the underlined word "they" refer to in the last paragraph?
A. The hands. B. The sweets. C. The children.
(A)15. What does the writer try to tell us?
A. The key to happiness is to make others happy.
B. Buying new things can make people happy.
C. If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa.

答案： 11. B
12. B
13. C
14. C
15. A