Five Levels of Human NeedsHuman needs seem endless.1______ When

Five Levels of Human Needs
Human needs seem endless.1______ When a manager gets a new sports car, he wants to have a big house and pleasure boats, or other luxuries(奢侈品).
The needs of mankind might be divided into 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. 2______ By the end of World War II, these needs were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By the year of 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 first three levels involve physical satisfaction, that is, the food, comfort, safety, and transportation, this level focused on mental needs, such as fame, achievement, and happiness. 3______ Among them are vacation trips, the best medical and dental care, and recreation. 4______
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 income 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 action.5______ After filling our stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, 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.
4.
A、It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called "luxury" items.
B、Dating back to the ancient time, people spent a lot of time searching food.
C、Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance ,crime, and prejudice.
D、Also included here are fancy goods and the latest styles in clothing.
E、When a hungry man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat.
F、Once this level is satisfied, the second level of needs, clothing and some sort of shelter, appears.
【正确答案】:D
【题目解析】:该空格位于第四段的最后,考生可以根据前面的内容推测所填句子。空格前“假期旅行、最好的医疗服务、娱乐”是第四层次需求的例子,此处的内容应该与此信息相一致,不应出现新的信息。通过分析剰余选项,考生可以判断选项D“这里也包括花哨的物品和最新的衣服款式”与上文相连贯,因此D选项符合题意。