英銘老師告訴你其實閱讀測驗的解題並不難，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“money” (錢)，所以文章一定跟“錢對人的影響”有關。
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Money destroys friendships, marriages, and family unity. Money,
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which in itself has essentially no value, exerts more power over
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human lives than any other single commodity. It brings out the best
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and the worst in people. An elderly woman is mugged and beaten by
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two youths for less than a dollar, while across town a couple on
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unemployment take in a runaway teenager and feed him because he
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has even less than they do.
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The strange and illogical things that people do with and for
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money fill the newspapers and bring a smile to the lips of millions of
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readers, whose own money behavior is almost as strange. In the
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United States, for example, it is estimated that there are
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approximately eight million compulsive gamblers, men and women
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whose primary purpose in life is to bet money. On the other side are
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the millions of compulsive savers, who are compelled to save money
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with the same vengeance that compulsive gamblers are driven to bet
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it. In the same class are the millions of compulsive bargain hunters,
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who drive miles out of their way to save two cents on a gallon of
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gasoline, or who buy potato peelers by the dozen because they are
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on sale at half price, or who haunt swap meets and garage sales
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buying anything that is cheap, even though they have no use for it.
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To most people, perhaps, the lure of money seems to be a
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natural phenomenon. They have become so indoctrinated with the
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idea that having money is important that they no longer question why.
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They are unaware that perhaps what they are truly seeking is an
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increase in self-respect, or security, or freedom, or love or power.
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While they may not be aware of what it is they truly want from life,
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they feel sure that money will provide it for them.
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( ) 1. Why did the couple on unemployment feed a runaway teenager?
(A) Because the couple were unemployed.
(B) Because the teenager ran away from home.
(C) Because an elderly woman was mugged and beaten by two youths.
(D) Because the couple were relatively richer than he was.
( ) 2. Why are most people lured by money?
(A) Because they never thought much about money.
(B) Because they intend to be destroyed.
(C) Because they think that money can provide what they are seeking in life.
(D) Because they have self-respect.
( ) 3. What is the primary purpose in life for compulsive gamblers?
(A) To bring a smile to the lips of millions of readers.
(B) To save money.
(C) To bet money.
(D) To earn a living.
( ) 4. What is the motivation for compulsive bargain hunters to buy things?
(A) To buy things which are useless.
(B) To save money.
(C) To spend as much as they can.
(D) To compete with gamblers.
英銘老師：閱讀測驗是很多考生畏懼的英文題型之一，其實閱題測驗的的解題並不難，因為外國人寫文章都愛用破題法，只要看第一段即可知道文章大概在講什麼內容。例如在此篇文章的第一段中，有提到“money” (錢)，所以文章一定跟“錢對人的影響”有關。
第1題：為什麼那對失業的夫妻要撫養那位逃家的青少年？根據文章的第6行至第7行，可得知那位逃家的青少年甚至比他們所擁有的更少，因此答案是(D)。
補充：
unemployment n. 失業(人數) (often)
Unemployment rate is rising fast.
失業率在快速上升中。
runaway (sometimes)
1. n. 私奔、逃跑(者)
The lovers' runaway shocked everyone.
這對情侶的私奔震驚了大家。
The police failed to find any trace of the runaways.
警方未能找到任何逃犯的蹤跡。
2. adj. 逃跑的、控制不住的、遙遙領先的
A runaway slave was found dead in the woods.
有一個逃跑的奴隸被發現死在樹林裡。
The runaway inflation must be tamed.
無法控制的通貨膨脹一定要抑制下來。
Polly's first album is a runaway success.
Polly的第一張專輯得到了遙遙領先的成功。
mug v. 行兇搶劫 n. 馬克杯 (often)
Sierra has been mugged more than once.
Sierra已是不止一次被搶劫了。
There is a mug on the counter.
櫃檯上有一個馬克杯。