36.From this passage,we learn that people ____________.

　　A.spent more money than they earned

　　B.saved more money than previously

　　C.invested and consumed at an accelerated pace

　　D.spent their money wisely

　　37.The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was "undesirable”because ____________.

　　A.expenditure on luxuries increased

　　B.people were wealthy

　　C.people consumed less

　　D.people saved less

　　38.Expenditure increased on all the following EXCEPT ____________.

　　A.food

　　B.automobiles

　　C.education

　　D.entertainment

　　39.It can be inferred from the increase of fruit consumption that ___________.

　　A.people had to spend more on transportation and furniture

　　B.the price of fruit dropped dramatically

　　C.people were more money conscious

　　D.people were more healthy conscious

　　40.The word "registered"in the last line most probably means ____________.

　　A.marked

　　B.approached

　　C.listed

　　D.booked

　　参考答案：

　　36.C　从本篇文章可以得知：A人们支出大于收入；B人们比以前更节约用钱了；C人们的投资和消费在加速增长；D人们花钱更精明了。

　　37.C　作者认为消费的快速增长是“不良”的原因是：A奢侈品的消费增加了；B人们富有了；C人们消费减少了；D人们储蓄减少了。

　　38.A　下列消费都有所增加，只有什么没增加？A食物；B汽车；C教育；D娱乐。

　　39.D　由水果消费的增长可以推断出：A人们不得不在交通工具和家具上花更多的钱；B水果的价格大大降低；C人们更加重视金钱了；D人们更加重视健康了。

　　40.A　文章最后一行中的“registered”的意思是：A明显的；B接近；C列举；D预定。