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Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to thin

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问题     Human wants seem endless. When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions 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 most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears, clothing and some sort of shelter. 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. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the "life-enriching" level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body. 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 and dental care, and entertainment. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.
    On the fourth level, a greater percentage of consumers spending goes to services, while on the first three levels, more is spent on goods. 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?
    A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice. After filling stomachs, our clothes, our garages, our teeth, and our minds, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels. [br] The author is inclined to think that a fifth level______.
选项 A、would be little better than the fourth level
B、may be a lot more desirable than the first four
C、can be the last and most satisfying level
D、will become attainable provided the government takes actions
答案 B
解析 本题问作者似乎认为人类需要的第五层次如何。利用查阅式阅读法，我们可以在文章的最后一段中找到相关内容。这段指出，第五层次也许包括那些通过社区行为而取得的需求。消费者可能会付更多的税以资助政府来采取措施对付疾病、消除愚昧、制止犯罪及反对歧视。填饱肚子、填满我们的衣柜和汽车库、保健牙齿和充实精神之后，到现在我们可能会寻求健康、安全和闲适以便更加充分地享受前四个层次上的好东西。因此，我们可以推断出本题的正确答案应是B“作者可能认为第五层次的东西比前四个层次的更令人向往”。
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