D
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 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 “lifeenriching” level. 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.
On this level, a great percentage of consumer 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 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.
33．From the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when ________.
A．he has saved enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
答案与解析：C 由第三段第一、二句可知，当食物得到满足时，人们就会考虑对衣服、住房等的需求。
34．It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ most Americans ______.
A．were very rich
B．lived in poverty
C．had the good things on the first three levels
D．did not own automobiles
答案与解析：D 由第三段最后三句可知，二战结束时，美国人第三个级别的需求出现了，包括汽车和新房子，由此推断，当时很多人没有汽车。
35．The main concern of man on the fourth level is ________.
A．the more goods the better
B．the more mental satisfaction the better
C．the more “luxury” items the better
D．the more earnings the better
答案与解析：B 第四段的第二句提到了第四个级别的需求的主要内容，即：精神需求。
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 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 “lifeenriching” level. 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.
On this level, a great percentage of consumer 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 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.
33．From the passage, man will begin to think about such needs as housing and clothing only when ________.
A．he has saved enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
答案与解析：C 由第三段第一、二句可知，当食物得到满足时，人们就会考虑对衣服、住房等的需求。
34．It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ most Americans ______.
A．were very rich
B．lived in poverty
C．had the good things on the first three levels
D．did not own automobiles
答案与解析：D 由第三段最后三句可知，二战结束时，美国人第三个级别的需求出现了，包括汽车和新房子，由此推断，当时很多人没有汽车。
35．The main concern of man on the fourth level is ________.
A．the more goods the better
B．the more mental satisfaction the better
C．the more “luxury” items the better
D．the more earnings the better
答案与解析：B 第四段的第二句提到了第四个级别的需求的主要内容，即：精神需求。
