M: Overseas Travel Agency. May I help you?
W: Yes, my husband and I are planning a vacation to an island.
M: Certainly. Off the top of my head, I would suggest the island of Bali.
W:
M: At this time of year it rains a lot in most regions, but it is the dry season in Bali. And I must say that the shopping is absolutely great !
W: Jason loves to dive and I love to shop and eat. Can you tell me how much it will cost for the two of us?
M: It will take me a day or two to get accurate prices, but I will call you as soon as I do.
W: Thank you.
M: I'll need your credit card number to make a reservation, but you won't actually have to pay for it until you get there.
W: That sounds great.
A.Why Bali? |
B.That sounds amazing! |
C.You can fly to the island. |
D.Do you have any recommendations? |
E. Will we have to pay for it right away?
F. There are many scenic spots on the island.
G. Also, Bali is known for its surfing and diving.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you garden for pleasure, you may not be aware of how beneficial this hobby is for your health. While you are preparing your garden to grow fresh plants, you are actually doing an amount of exercise as well. Basic yard care tasks such as cleaning the grass or moving fallen leaves away are also good ways to get physical exercise. . Just think of the mental relaxation you experience when working in the garden.
Various health experts and university studies show that gardening and yard work are more than just enjoyable hobbies. . This is truly a great thing as you can use your whole body while you are working. Gardening also involves a number of different kinds of exercise, including stretching and weight lighting.
Activities in the yard and garden are also a form of exercise that is appropriate for a variety of people and age groups. Depending on the activity, gardening and yard work are not quite as hard on your body as jogging or running. Like other forms of exercise, gardening can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol (胆固醇) levels and keep away heart disease. Moreover, it helps burn a lot of calories.
. But you can increase the amount of time you spend gardening to improve your health even more. If you are not an active gardener, think about starting a small garden. This way, you can combine the joys of growing your own food with light exercise.
When gardening, like other forms of exercise, you need to follow a few basic tips to maximize your experience. First, you should warm up a bit. Do some basic stretches so that your muscles are ready. . This is especially important if you are not already an active gardener.
A.They are also unique forms of exercise that allow you to do something creative and fun. |
B.Then if you plan to lift heavy objects, always lift them with your knees, not your back. |
C.Additionally, gardening and yard care are beneficial for your mental health, too. |
D.In the winter, you may wonder what kinds of activities you can do in the garden. |
E.There are a lot of activities that you can do in your yard and garden.
F.This means that even if you are older, you can still enjoy the exercise.
G.If you already garden, good for you!
信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
首先请阅读下列汽车广告的信息:
A Renault Menage: This luxury car provides a comfortable driving experience and is packed full of extras (GPS, electric seats, automatic park brake etc). But its powerful engine means you had better be prepared for a big fuel bill each week. Price: $ 85,000 |
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B Hyundai i20: Ideal for short journeys but lacks the power and comfort needed to make long-distance driving enjoyable. Still, at this price you can’t complain and you’ll be smiling when you have to fill up the tank too. Price: $8,000 |
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C Fiat 500: Although expensive, it will soon pay for itself with the money you save on petrol. It has the most efficient and cleanest petrol-powered engine currently available. Its size, easy handling and luxury interior make it ideal for city driving. Price: $ 35, 999 |
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D Land Rover Discovery: With seating for 7, this car is suitable for all driving conditions. It has the control needed for inner city driving and the power required for rough roads and carrying heavy loads. But it’s among the least fuel efficient vehicles in its class. Price: $ 51, 999 |
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E GM Transit: It packs an impressive amount of room inside. It steers nicely, is fuel efficient and has a commanding driving position. But the lack of rear side windows and a noisy interior limit its appeal as a people mover. Price: $ 22,499 |
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F Ford Wagon: With room for 12 passengers, it combines the toughness and power needed for long-distance journeys with all the comforts that will keep passengers satisfied. Its optional luggage roof racks also mean nothing will ever have to be left behind. Price: $42,000 |
以下是五个人的购车意向。请匹配个人信息与适合的汽车。
Robert is a farmer in the countryside and wants a vehicle that can deal with do rough country-road conditions and is powerful enough to tow a trailer carrying animals and farm products to the city market.
James is starting a new delivery job and needs a vehicle big enough to store the packages that he will pick up each morning and deliver throughout the day. It should be reliable, affordable and economical to run on his city route.
Vaneasa is a lawyer who lives and works in the city. She currently has a large car that uses a lot of fuel. She thinks it’s too polluting so wants a car that’s environmentally friendly but still comfortable to drive.
John is a university student looking for an inexpensive car that’s cheap to run. He needs it mainly for getting to and from the university campus and also to his nearby part-tiles job.
Jill owns a tour guide company and wants a new vehicle that can be used to take travellers to see different sight and attractions. A typical tour group is made up of about 10 people so it must be big enough to take all of them plus their luggage.
请阅读下列DVD碟片的封面及提示性文字,并按照要求匹配信息,并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
A.
Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure is a move that teaches cognitive thinking and the true meaning of Christmas spirit.
B.
Let's Explore collects together classic Nick Jr. Dora episodes that teach preschoolers problem -solving skills.
C.
Diego's Halloween features a Halloween Diego episode teaching problem-solving skills, Halloween customs, and facts about the South American fruit bat.
D.
Diego Saves Christmas features a Christmas Diego episode that teaches something about animal homes and attributes, focusing on facts about llamas.
E.
Perfect Pumpkin is a preschool Halloween video featuring episodes about Halloween celebrations, Halloween customs, and Halloween traditions.
F.
Birthday Boogie contains episodes of the popular educational preschool show that teaches something about birthdays, pretend plays, talents and ways to ride.
以下是这些DVD碟片的内容简介。请匹配简介及其对应的DVD封面及提示性文字。
This DVD comes with four episodes of the popular, musical, and brightly colored children's educational show, each featuring a different preschool concept. In one of the episodes, Brobee is sad because he thinks everyone has forgotten his special day, but actually the other characters are working hard on a surprise party for him. In another episode, characters use dressing-up to play different roles and make up pretend stories.
Parents searching for family-friendly Christmas specials for preschoolers can try this DVD. By travelling to the past and future, the main character, a lovely girl, tries to teach Swiper not to steal things so that he will not be on Santa Claus' naughty list anymore. During her travels, she encourages preschool viewers to be active and helps them practice learning skills such as using clues to answer riddles, spotting hidden objects in a picture, and doing simple math. In a word, this DVD teaches kids simple skills and true spirit of Christmas.
This DVD presents how the main character and his friends and family at the Animal Rescue Center celebrate Christmas, and teaches children about where animals live and some animal characteristic. Kids can watch this episode to get into the holiday spirit while also learning new facts about llamas and how these South American animals can help people work. The concrete examples provided in this DVD will help kids remember this new information.
This DVD will teach children skills to deal with problems in real life including map reading skills,and how to arrange events, in which children can learn about equipment used for exploring space, such as the Milky Way. This DVD shares themes of exploration and rescue. The puzzles and problems presented in each episode cover a range of skills and information and will teach kids many new abilities and knowledge.
This is a pretty educational video which will appeal to parents who'd like their children to develop learning skills while enjoying Halloween fun. It teaches children about the characteristics of a kind of South American animal. Also, it teaches typical Halloween customs like wearing Halloween costumes and the concept of trick-or-treat, as well as familiar Halloween symbols. When watching this DVD, kids must use Spanish terms and several skills to answer the questions asked by the characters.
信息匹配(共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑, E涂AB, F涂CD。
首先,请阅读下列职位招聘的信息:
A. Needed: Full time secretary position available. Applicants should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd, 17 Browning Street.
B. Are you looking for a part time job? We require 3 part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required. Applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call 366-76564 for more information.
C. Computer trained secretaries: Do you have experience working with computers? Would you like a full time position working in an exciting new company? If your answer is yes, give us a call at 457-89654.
D. Teacher needed: Tommy’s Kindergarten needs 2 teachers/trainers to help with classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applicants should have appropriate licenses. For more information visit Tommy’s Kindergarten in Leicester Square No. 56.
E. Part Time work available: We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part time at the weekend. Responsibilities include answering the telephone and giving customers information. For more information contact us by calling 345-674123.
F. University positions open: The University of Cumberland is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, Religion, Economics or History. Please contact the University of Cumberland for more information.
请阅读下列应聘者的信息,然后匹配应聘者与所拟应聘的职位:
Jack Anderson. Jack graduated from the University of Trent with a degree in Economics two years ago. He would like an academic position.
Margaret Lillian. Margaret is 21 years old and would like a part time position to help her pay her university expenses. She can only work in the evenings.
Alice. Alice was trained as a secretary and has six years of experience. She is an excellent typist but does not know how to use a computer. She is looking for a full-time position.
Peter Florien. Peter went to business school and studied computer and secretarial skills. He is looking for his first job and would like a full time position.
Lynne Nagata. Lynne, aged 65, once worked in kindergarten. She is now a housewife, helping her daughter with her housework on weekdays. She is looking for a part-time job.
根据短文内容,从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。(注意:答案E涂AB,F涂BC)
People have expressed themselves through the movements, steps, and rhythms of dance since the beginning of time. They have prayed and celebrated their victories through dance. People have mourned their dead and healed their sick through dance, the language of the body.
Today there are many kinds of dancing. For example, there is folk dancing, ballet dancing, and modern dancing. Modern dance, which began in the early 1900s, is a very expressionistic dance. Modern dancers follow no set pattern. Rather, they create their own movements to match the feeling they are trying to express. But modern dance means more than just self-expression.
Martha Graham is one of the world’s greatest modern dancers. As a young dancer, she studied with some of the founders of the modern dance movement. Influenced by many different kinds of dancing, Martha Graham developed her own personal dance style. She later formed her own dance company and school in the New York City. The following are some of her feelings about her art.
The modern dancer’s costume is an important part of his or her dance. There is always some reason why a dance costume should be a certain color or an outfit cut in a certain way. The reason comes out of the dance itself. Unlike a ballet costume, a modern dance costume is left of the dancers’ art except the pictures and the memories.
Dances come from something deep within a person. That something cannot be expressed with words--- it must be told through movement. Because dance expresses emotions, it affects the mind and the body. Dance should not be taken apart interpreted-dance must be experienced.
根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)
—Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year‘s Eve. I’m sure we’ll have a good time. ________
—I’d like to. ____
—In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.
—_______ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.
—But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. ____
—I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though.
—I heard you sing once. _______ I’m sure you’ll be the star of our New Year party.
—Oh,thank you.
E. Oh, it is great. |
根据短文内容,从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. Environment protection
B. Driving experience
C. Self – driving
D. Safety
E. Computing and communications
F. Wireless communications
Today, the Internet is in a few cars; tomorrow, broadband (宽带) will be in all of them. Any capability a personal computer has, a car will have, including two – way wireless communications for receiving e – mail, music, and movies. When you’re crossing the lonely place, the kids can watch TV if they’re bored. Every passenger will have a video feed.
Every car will have a self – driving system linked to GPS satellites. Radar sensors (传感器) will track nearby cars. On the freeway, they’ll slow your car when the car ahead of you slows; in town, they’ll help you park without hitting other cars. At rush hour, you’ll get the routes around traffic jams and accidents. The self – driving system in a car makes it possible for the car to drive itself, though some scientists say that’s 30 to 40 years off.
Motor vehicles today represent 20 to 30 percent of the world’s energy use. In the near future, a small gasoline engine and an electric motor will be brought together. Drivers will use electricity in a storage battery for short distances. Longer term, cars might burn hydrogen or use a fuel cell that converts a fuel like hydrogen and combines it with oxygen to create power. Then the waste will be pure water.
You’ll use the voice control: “Make it a bit cooler” or “find me country music”. Lighter, more reliable electronic controls replace mechanical controls. Fiber optics (光纤) replace electrical wires and light bulbs. Seats will be air – conditioned. The car will travel with one side higher than the other when turning, just as an airplane does now.
Cars will avoid some accidents by maintaining safe following distances, and by sensing sleepy or drunk drivers. Air bags will adapt for every passenger according to their size, weight, and position in case accidents happen.
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
-- What do you find hardest in learning English?
-- Sometimes it’s just impossible to understand.
-- The more you listen to English, the easier it becomes.
-- That’s easier said than done!
-- Then you can listen to Radio Beijing or VOA English programmes on the radio.
-- Do you think that would help?
-- And why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them? I’m sure you’ll find them useful.
-- Yes, that’s a good idea. But I have another difficulty. _
-- Oh! Well, for that, you’d better find an English pen friend.
A.Of course. |
B.Certainly not. |
C.I’m afraid I need your help. |
D.Why don’t you buy a radio? |
E. I find listening really hard.
F. Well, you just need lots of practice.
G. My written English isn’t very good either.
根据短文内容,从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. How can you select your test location(地址)? B. How many times do you plan to take the test? C. When do you have to hand in your test scores? D. What is the most appropriate test date for you? E. Where do you stand in your high school coursework? F. What are the factors determining your choice of test time? |
The ACT is offered nationally several times a year, between September and June. However, it's not offered at every test center on each test date. If you need to take the ACT on a day other than Saturday because of religious reasons, you’ll want to be especially attentive in selecting a test date because the non-Saturday dates are less frequent and are held at fewer test centers.
One of the first things you should find out, then, is where the ACT is being offered in your area. A quick and easy way to get that information is by accessing ACT's website at www.actstudent.org. Or your high school guidance counselor should be able to give you that information. It's also printed in the booklet Registering for the ACT, which is available free from your school counselor. Often, your own or a neighboring school will serve as a test center.
One important decision you need to make is whether you should take the ACT during your junior or your senior year in high school. A number of factors will affect this decision. First, you should find out when colleges you're interested in need to have your test scores. Is there a special program or scholarship for which you want to apply? If so, is there a deadline by which you need to have test scores submitted to the college or agency? Score reports are normally mailed about 3-7 weeks after the test date. Just be sure you're doing everything, including taking the ACT, early enough to keep all your options open.
Another consideration in deciding when to take the ACT is where you stand in your high school coursework. If you're in a college-prep program and taking a lot of courses in English, mathematics, and science in your sophomore and junior years, it may be wise for you to take the ACT in your junior year, while those subjects are still fresh in your memory. If, on the other hand, you're studying material covered on the ACT during your senior year, it's reasonable to assume that your performance on the ACT might be better then.
Perhaps you'll decide to take the ACT more than once, in hopes of improving your score. In that case, it's probably better to take the exam in your junior year to allow time for a second try. There are several advantages to taking the ACT in your junior year: (i) You probably will have completed much of the coursework corresponding to the material covered on the ACT. (ii)You'll have your ACT scores and other information in time to help make decisions about your final year of high school coursework. (iii) You'll have your ACT scores and information from colleges in time to make decisions about visiting campuses or contacting schools.
根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
—Hello,Professor Smith.The summer vacation is coming.
—I am going to Miami Beach,Florida for two weeks.
—How will you get there?
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—Does it cost a lot?
—No.The cost is lower out of season.It is my first time to travel by air. .
—Don’t worry.Are your family going with you ?
—Yes.We plan to go swimming in the ocean ,enjoy the sunshine on the beach and go water-skiing
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—Yeah,they are crossing off the days on the calendar.Are you going go Europe again this summer?
—No,not this time. .
—Egypt? It is really a place full of mystery.Have a good trip.
—Thank you .The same to you.
A.In fact,I am a little nervous. |
B.When are you leaving? |
C.What’s your plan for the vacation? |
D.I plan to go there by train. |
E、I will fly to Miami from New York.
F、I am going to visit some old friends in Egypt.
G、Your children must be excited about it.
阅读1至5中想要观赏影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部影片的信息介绍,为影片观赏者选择合适的影片,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
________These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary, they are searching for any useful information about women and politics.
________Albert shows great interest in Asian history. These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists(殖民者)in the 1930s.He thinks the people from that time were very great.
________Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music.
________Ivy is something of a dreamer. She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation. In her opinion, films like that are the most romantic.
________Tim majors in science. He likes watching films that can not only let him know more about the modern great scientists but also can give him some courage.
A.Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi became the famous leader of the Indian movement against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest(非暴力抗争). This film describes his life and times and how he managed to free his country from the British rule using peaceful means. |
B.Gettysburg It is a film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell which presents a lifelike picture of the Gettysburg War, the turning point of the Civil War. The famous speech The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is related to this war. |
C.Roman Holiday Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy, introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn. Princess Anne signs up for a very popular tour of all the European capitals. When she arrives in Rome, unexpectedly she falls in love with Joe Bradley, an American reporter working for the Rome Daily American, |
D.The Sound of Music |
The Sound of Music is a 1956 film directed by Robert wise. It’s one of the most beloved movie musicals of all-time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC had all the makings of a successful film -- beautiful songs, the brilliant performance, and most importantly, an interesting story with sympathetic heroes and broad family appeal.
E.A Beautiful Mind
This is a 2001 American film about John Forbes Nash. The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University,as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Early in the movie,Nash begins developing mental illness and brings a heavy burden upon his wife and friends.However, he learns to live with his disease and finally wins the Nobel Prize.
F.Evita
Eva(Evita)Peron,started out life as a poor girl who went on to become an actress and then the wife of the president of Argentina,Juan Peron.The film is a story of love and politics.Evita’s huge political influence and constant charity(慈善)work earned her love from people all over the country. She is described-as the most beloved woman in Argentina.
认真阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在文章中的表格中填入恰当的序号。注意:表格中的每个空格只填一个词。
A. Social background for the Development of Adult Education
B. What is the present situation?
C. The purposes in Adult Education
D. Ways of Adult Education
E. The history of Adult Education
F. What is Adult Education?
Voluntary learning in organized courses by mature men and women is called adult education. Such education is offered to make people able to enlarge and interpret their experience as adults. Adults may want to study something which they missed in earlier schooling, get new skills or job training, find out about new technologicaldevelopment,seekbetter self-understanding, or develop new talents and skills.
This kind of education may be in the form of self-study with proper guidance through the use of libraries, correspondence(函授)courses,or broadcasting.It may also be acquired collectively in schools and colleges, study groups, workshops, clubs, and professional associations.
Modern adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Great economic and social changes were taking place: people were moving from rural areas to cities: new types of work were being created in an expanding factory system. These and other factors produced a need for further education and reeducation of adults.
The earliest program of organized adult education arose in Great Britain in the 1790s, with the founding of an adult school at Nottingham and a mechanics’institute at Glasgow. The earliest adult education institution in the United States was founded by Benjamin Franklin and some friends in Philadelphia in 1727.
People recognize that continued learning is necessary for most forms of employment today. For example, parts of the adult population in many countries find it necessary to take part in retraining programs at work or even to learn completely new jobs. Adult education programs are springing up constantly to meet these and other needs.
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A.The results explained why time passes quickly when we are dealing with more tasks
B.Time flies when you are having fun and drags when you are bored.
C.Volunteers were told to finish three different tasks in the study.
D.There are areas of the brain having the function of estimating time.
E.Concentrating on time passing is probably a more accurate perception of reality
F.Focusing on' the duration or the color the of image makes trips speed.
Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain change depending on how we focus on a task. Concentrating on time passing, as we do when bored, will trigger brain activity which will make it seem as though the clock is ticking more slowly.
In the study, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their brain activity using MRI scans.Volunteers were given a variety of tasks.In one they were told to concentrate simply on the duration of an image, in another they were asked to focus on the color, and in a third they were asked to concentrate on both duration and color.
The results showed that a network of brain regions was activated when more subjects were paid attention to duration.It is thought that if the brain is busy focusing on many aspects of a task, then it has to spread its resources thinly, and pays less heed(注意) to time passing.Therefore, time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly.
However, if the brain is not stimulated in this way, it concentrates its full energies on monitoring the passing of time.This may make time seem to drag, but in fact the researchers found that the more volunteers concentrated on the duration of the images, the more accurate were their estimates of its duration.
Lead researcher Dr Jennifer Coull said many of the areas of the brain involved in estimating time were the same that played a key role in controlling movement, and preparing for action.She said this overlap suggests that the brain may make sense of time as intervals between movements, in much the same way as a musician marks time with his foot, or an athlete anticipates the sound of a starter's pistol(手枪).
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余
选项。
Human’s Wants
71 When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, versions of country clubs and pleasure boats dance into view.
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears.
The first and basic level of wants involves food. 72 By the end of World War -Ⅱ these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans, Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. 73 Rather than other levels , this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness, it includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care , entertainment, and fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing. 74 Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
75 Consumers may be spending more and more on taxes to pay government action against diseases, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. At this stage, we may seek to ensure the health, safety and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
A.The more mental satisfaction, the better. |
B.On this level, a great percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. |
C.Human’s wants seem endless. |
D.By the end of World War Ⅱ, most Americans had the good things on the first three levels. |
E. A fifth level probably involve wants that can be achieved best by community action
F. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears, clothing and some sort of shelter.
G. Then, in the late 1950’s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life - enriching” level.
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