在我們備考英語途中，閱讀理解是一項非常重要的技能。無論是在學校的學習生活中，還是在日常生活和工作中，我們都需要通過閱讀理解來獲取各種信息。對于同等學力的英語學習者來說，掌握閱讀理解的技巧和方法尤為重要，所以為同學們介紹一種閱讀理解的解題思路。　

　　Money is the root of all evil and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley,US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat,than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments.They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNA).(由俗語引出實驗)

　　They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive cars ignored a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving more modest cars.(實驗過程)

　　In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things in various everyday situations.Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher-class families were more likely to act dishonestly.(實驗過程)

　　According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people’s feelings.(實 驗總結)

　　Finally, it just makes them greedier.“Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more,and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self-interest,” said Paul Piff,lead scien tist of the study.(實驗總結)

　　Piff pointed out that the findings don’t mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts and values in different ways.(實驗總結)

　　1、By saying “money is the root of all evil”,the author wants to .

　　A. link wealth with bad behavior

　　B. draw readers’ attention to the research

　　C. show how the saying proves the findings

　　D. defend rich people who do immoral things

　　2、 According to the scientists,which is NOT the factor that makes rich people immoral?

　　A.They welcome risks.

　　B.They have more desires.

　　C. They believe money talks.

　　D.They become more selfish.

　　3、Why did the scientists do the experiments?

　　A. To show how social status affects people’s morality.

　　B. To show people’s instincts and values in different ways.

　　C. To test whether the saying “money is the root of all evil” is true.

　　D. To show the difference between higher-class people and lower-class people.

　　4、What does the passage really want to show us?

　　A. The poor are respectable.

　　B. Money is the root of all evil.

　　C. All rich people are untrustworthy.

　　D. The rich are more likely to act badly.

　　解題思路，精解精析：

　　1、【B】細節題。第一段題目問的是通過說“金錢是萬惡之源”，作者想要____。直接根據 關鍵詞定位到第1段，根據段落大意可以知道作者是以俗語“金錢是萬惡之源”引出本文的話 題，即科學家們做的這個實驗:富人是否比窮人更有可能做不道德的事。故選 B 項。A 項 “把財富和不良行為聯系起來”和 D 項“為做不道德事情的富人辯護”均未提到占全文很 大篇幅的 study，先排除;C 項“展示這個俗語是如何證明這些發現的”因果關系反了;

　　2、【A】細節題。題目問的哪一項不是使富人不道德的因素? 根據題目可以先鎖定到最后 3 個總結段落。由倒數第二、三段可知，有錢人總認為錢能幫他們擺脫困境，這使得他們不怕 去冒險，但不能說他們喜歡去冒險，所以 A 項“他們歡迎冒險或風險”說法不對，為正確 選項。B 項“他們有更多欲望。”，C 項 money talks 指的是“有錢能使鬼推磨”。D 項“他們 變得更加自私。”均符合原文表述。

　　3、【A】細節題。題目問的是科學家們為什么做這些實驗?根據題目可以先鎖定到最后3 個總結段落。然后由倒數第一段最后一句“He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts and values in different ways.”可知，實驗 表明生活在不同的社會環境中人們表達他們的本能和價值觀的方式不同。故選 A。

　　4、【D】主旨題。第一段第 2 句就說“rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people.”比起窮人，富人更有可能做一些不道德的事情，比如撒謊，偷 竊。第二段通過兩個實驗得出開豪車的富人比普通人更加不注意行人，也就是更不會遵守交 通規則。第三段講述的是來自上層家庭的學生更有可能做出不誠實的行為。第四段和第五段 闡述了夫人們不太關心別人的感受，且會為了自身利益打破規則，最后一段做了總結。綜合全文，D 項“富人更有可能表現糟糕”最符合題意。C 項“所有的有錢人都不值得信任。” 和 A 項“窮人是受人尊敬的”說法過于絕對，排除; B 項“金錢是萬惡之源”只是引子， 全文都是在經過實驗驗證一個觀點:富人更有可能做一些不道德的事情。

　　以上便是為同學們提供的解題思路希望了可以給同學們帶來幫助，如有其他問題請聯系本站老師。