2017年中國社會科學(xué)院博士學(xué)位入學(xué)考試英語b卷考博真題

1、中國社會科學(xué)院研究生院中國社會科學(xué)院研究生院20172017年攻讀博士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試卷年攻讀博士學(xué)位研究生入學(xué)考試試卷英語（B卷）卷）2017年3月11日8:308:30–11:3011:30答題說明答題說明1.請考生按照答題卡答題卡的要求填寫相關(guān)內(nèi)容。在“姓名”一欄中，請用中文填寫2PARTI:Cloze(20points)Directions:Choosethebestwd(s)feachnumberedblank.Durin

2、gthe–1980smyfamilyIspenta__(1)__yearinthehistictownofSt.rewsScotl.ComparinglifetherewithlifeinAmericawewereimpressedbya__(2)__disconnectionbetweennationalwealthwellbeing.TomostAmericansScottishlifewouldhaveseemed__(3)__.

3、IncomeswereabouthalfthatintheU.S.AmongfamiliesintheKingdomofFifesurroundingSt.rews44percentdidnotownacarwenevermetafamilythatownedtwo.Centralheatinginthisplace__(4)__southofIcelwasatthattimestillaluxury.Inhundredsofconve

4、rsationsduringouryearthereduringthreehalfsummerstayssincewe___(5)___noticethat___(6)___theirsimplerlivingtheScotsappeared___(7)___joyfulthanAmericans.WeheardcomplaintsaboutMargaretThatcherbutneveraboutbeingunderpaidunabl

5、etoaffdwants.WithinanycountrysuchasourownarerichpeoplehappierInpocountriesbeingrelativelywelloffdoesmake__(8)__somewhatbetterwelloff.Butinaffluentcountrieswherenearlyeveryonecanaffdlife’snecessitiesincreasingaffluencemat

6、ters__(9)__little.IntheU.S.CanadaEuropethecrelationbetweenincomehappinessisasUniversityofMichiganresearchernotedina1980s16–nationstudy“virtually__(10)__”.Happinessislower__(11)__theverypo.Butoncecomftablememoneyprovidesd

7、iminishingreturns.Evenveryrichpeopleareonlyslightlyhappierthanaverage.Withwthall___(12)___$100millionproviding___(13)___moneytobuythingstheydon’tneedhardlycareabout4in5ofthe49peoplerespondingtosurveyagreedthat“Moneycanin

8、creasedecreasehappinessdependingonhowitisused”.somewereindeedunhappy.Onefabulously__(14)__mansaidhecouldneverrememberbeinghappy.Onewomanreptedthatmoney__(15)__miserycausedbyherchildren’s’problems.Attheotherendoflife’scir

9、cumstancesaremostvictimsofdisablingtragedies.Yetremarkablymosteventuallyrecoveranearnmallevelofdaytodayhappiness.Thusuniversitystudentswhomustcopewithdisabilitiesare__(16)__ablebodiedstudentstoreptthemselveshappytheirfri

10、endsagreewiththeirselfperceptions.Wehave__(17)__theAmericandreamofachievedwealthwellbeingbycomparingrichunrichcountriesrichunrichpeople.Thatleavesthefinalquestion:OvertimedoeshappinessrisewithaffluenceTypicallynot.Lotter

11、ywinnersappeartogainbutatemparyjoltofjoyfromtheirwinnings.Onasmallscaleajumpinourincomecanboostourmalefawhile.Butinthelongrunneitheranicecreamconenanewcarnbecomingrichfamousproducesthesamefeelingsofdelightthatitinitially

12、___(18)___.Happinessisnottheresultofbeingrichbuta__(19)__consequenceofhavingrecentlybecomericher.Wealthittherefeseemsislikehealth:Althoughitsutterabsencecanbreedmiseryhavingitdoesnotguaranteehappiness.Happinessis__(20)__