We are on the wrong path of money worship By Gao Qihui (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2010-06-24 10:24 Recently on a popular TV program If You Are The One on Jiangsu TV, a blind date reality show, young girls’ mercenary attitude toward marriage and men showing off their wealth sparked a wide discussion on the value outlook of young Chinese. On this program, one woman directly asked a suitor, “Do you have money?” Another young woman, Ma Nuo, who has since become widely known as a gold digger, said: “I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on the back of my boyfriend’s bicycle.” Although this TV prgram has come under fire for its vulgar content, it still attracts a large number of young viewers of marriageable age. For most young Chinese, the program just reflects the crude realities of Chinese society. In today’s China, many women don’t want to marry anyone who doesn’t own a house and men believe that they won’t be respected and sought after by girls unless they are wealthy or will be one day. This money worship has somewhat dominated the developing trend of relationships. In a survey last year on Sohu.com, a popular Web portal similar to Yahoo, 73% of respondents said homeownership was a prerequisite for marriage. When a woman is looking for her Mr. Right, it seems that wealth has become her only criterion. Many men who are not wealthy are defined as losers, especially by women. What a ridiculous thought! However, when we are criticizing today’s money worshiper, we should also notice the absence of a general moral guide in our society. The current generation of young Chinese grew up during the era of reform and opening-up, when we were bombarded by slogans on materialism. We have plunged into the pursuit of material success without any regard for moral guidance and just simplified the definition of social development as economic achievement. Thus economic achievement became the only general pursuit of the whole society. Under such circumstances, young Chinese naturally regard wealth as the only standard of success. This growing money worship is taking young Chinese in a dangerous direction that may lead to the degradation of our society.
What is the tone of this passage? A. Criticism. B. Indifference. B. Condemning. C. Patronizing.
ID：9582-11683（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） What does the sentence underlined and in boldface imply? A. I prefer to have a romantic boyfriend who can give me a ride either in a BMW or on a bike. B. I want to marry someone who will not make me feel sad in this expensive BMW car. C. My prospective boyfriend should be rich enough to give me a very comfortable life even if he will not always make me happy. D. Compared to the guy who can afford to buy a bicycle, I prefer the one who can afford a BMW.
ID：9582-11659 For some of the Harvard grads, China is still too underdeveloped, especially in the financial sector, to lure them back. “There’s a lot of thunder, but not much rain,” says Peter Chen, a debt specialist with GE Capital in Tokyo. But for others, it is simply that family comes first. Huang Jingsheng, who at 43 is the oldest of the group, is worried about subjecting his wife and two young boys to Beijing’s pollution. For the time being, Huang is living in clear-aired Sacramento, California, where he works as a venture capitalist for Intel Capital, handling occasional China deals. “There are different ways of helping China,” he says. “My classmates have found one way. I’m still figuring out how to do the same thing—and making the right choice for my family.” “A debt specialist” (Line 3) is __________.
ID：9582-11709（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题） Charges for undergraduates and students of special colleges whose education is sponsored by work units _____. A.are set at 2 000 yuan per year B.are exempted 50 per cent from the whole cost of their education C.are rather higher D.are exempted 30 percent
