成人英语三级
Human needs seem endless．When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat；when a manager gets a new sports car,a big house and pleasure boats dance in-to view．The many needs of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of needs, another level appears．
The first and most basic level of needs involves food．Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears．By the end of World War II,these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans．Then a third level ap-peared．It included such items as automobiles and new houses．
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of needs was fairly well satisfied．Then, in the late 1950s,a fourth level of needs appeared:the "life-enriching" level．While the other levels in-volve physical satisfaction, that is, the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation, 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 recreation．Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing．
On the fourth level,a lot of money is spent on services,while on the first three levels more is spent on goods．Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as their in-come increases,or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level would probably involve needs that can be achieved best by community ac-tion．Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against dis-ease, ignorance, crime, and prejudice．After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our gar-ages,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．
According to the passage,man will begin to think about such needs as housing and cloth-ing only when__________．
A．he has saved up enough money
B．he has grown dissatisfied with his simple shelter
C．he has satisfied his hunger
D．he has learned to build houses
人类的需求好像是无止境的，当一个饥饿的人吃饱喝足后，他就开始想拥有一件外套；当一位经理得到一辆跑车后，就开始向往一所大房子和豪华游艇。人类的需求可以概括为好几个层次，当有足够的钱让一个层次满足后就会需要另一个层次。
第一层也是最基本的层次就是对食物的需求，一旦这个需求得到满足，第二个层次的需求，像衣服和房子就随之而来。第二次世界大战后，大多数的美国人都已达到这一层次。于是第三层次就出现了．这个层次包括了汽车和新房子。
到了1957、1958年的时候，人们的第三层次也得到了充分满足。20世纪50年后期，第四个层次的要求——“丰富多彩的生活”——出现了。前面三个层次的需求都是物质方面的，比如食物、安全和交通方便的需求。而第四层次强调精神上满足，例如社会认可、成就感和幸福感。第四层次包括各种商品和服务，有很多属于奢侈消费，如度假、旅行，最好的医疗和牙医护理以及娱乐，也包括许多奇特的物品和最新款式的衣服。
在第四个需求层次上，很多钱都花在服务上，然而前三个层次更多是花在商品上。但是随着人们收入的提高和消费指数上升，第五层次还会出现吗?还是继续停留在第四个层次上对奢侈品(1uxuries)和个人服务的需求呢?
第五个层次需求可能包含通过集体行动能够完成的需求。消费者可能会付更多的税给政府来对抗疾病、无知、犯罪和偏见。在把我们的胃、衣橱、车库、牙齿和大脑都填满之后，我们就会寻求办法来确保健康、安全和拥有足够多的闲暇时间来享受前面四层所拥有的好东西。
【答案详解】
细节判断题。问题是“在什么情况下，人们会考虑房子和衣服”，由本文中的第一段第二句When a hungry man gets a meal…可知答案C是对的。
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