11．It is generally believed that money can't buy happiness．However，that may not be always true．According to a recent article，in the last few years，new research has given us a far deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel．Broadly speaking，people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by．But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face．（36）B
1．Buy experiences，not material goods．
In a recently published study，Professor Ryan at San Francisco State University in the US，found that when people don't have much money to spare，they tend to stick to material goods．（37）EBut they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value．
2．（38）F
No matter how much money you spend on something and how special that product is，you will get used to having it over time and lose interest in it．With the same money you spend on one big object，you can buy many little things．Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures．
3．Be sure to buy time．
（39）GFor example，that big house in the suburbs may seem like a good idea，but a 2014 study by researchers from University of Zurich in Switzerland found that people with longer time on the way reported lower life satisfaction，all other things being equal．
4．Try giving it away．
Elizabeth Dunn，professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada，found that in nations as diverse as Canada，South Africa and Uganda，giving away money consistently made people happier．（40）C
A．Be sure to buy what you like．
B．Here are some ways to better spend your money．
C．This was even true when people giving away were relatively poor．
D．There are a lot of reasons someone might buy something．
E．People think experiences only provide temporary happiness．
F．Buy lots of little things，rather than one big thing．
G．Consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time．
分析 很多人认为钱不能买到幸福，也未必．作者建议我们如何花钱才能更幸福．
解答 BEFGC
36．B 概括题．通过前句But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face得知，有必要知道明智花钱的一些方法，故下文应该总结这些方法，故选B．
37．E 语境题．根据后句But they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value．提到provide，所以对应了选项E中的provide temporary happiness，故选E．
38．F 概括题．通过该段的内容可知，建议我们把同样的钱用来买很多小的东西而不是去买一件大的东西，同时一些关键词如：one big object、little things．Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures．也对应了F．
39．G 细节题．根据该段的标题Be sure to buy time可知，要考虑买的东西将会影响你所花的时间，故西安G．
40．C 细节题．根据该段的小标题Try giving it away建议我们要捐赠一些给需要的人，呼应了选项C中的people giving away were relatively poor，故选C．
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力，在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．此类的填空题一定要联系上下文，根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解，再作出正确的判断．
