57. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society?

　　A) Why statistics don’t tell the truth about the economy.

　　B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.

　　C) How happiness can be promoted today.

　　D) What lies behind an economic boom.

　　58. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because ________.

　　A) public spending hasn’t been cut down as expected

　　B) the government has proved to be a necessary evil

　　C) they are in fear of another Great Depression

　　D) materialism has run wild in modern society

　　59. Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably?

　　A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.

　　B) Their purchasing power has dropped markedly with inflation.

　　C) The distribution of wealth is uneven between the r5ich and the poor.

　　D) Health care and educational cost have somehow gone out of control.

　　60. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)?

　　A) Those who see job stability as part of their living standard.

　　B) People full of utopian ideas resulting from affluence.

　　C) People who have little say in American politics.

　　D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs.

　　61. What has affluence brought to American society?

　　A) Renewed economic security.

　　B) A sense of self-fulfillment.

　　C) New conflicts and complaints.

　　D) Misery and anti-social behavior.　　

　　Unit 17

　　52.B 53.D 54.A 55.D 56.C 57.B 58.B 59.D 60.C 61.C