To be a good friend, you have to give of yourself, nonetheless not so much that you lose yourself. This is a pretty predictable recipe for happiness. Giving to others—a reliable way of fostering friendships—makes us happier than taking things for ourselves. In the light of research led by Dr. Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia, money can purchase happiness...on the prerequisite that you utilize it on other people.
Researchers administered three studies consecutively. First, they surveyed more than 600 Americans and found that spending money on gifts and charities led to greater happiness than spending money on oneself.
Subsequently they probed into workers who had just received bonuses and observed that their happiness did not hinge on the size of their bonus but on the decision they made about what to do with whatever amount of money they received. Those who spent more of their bonus on others were happier than those who spent the money on themselves.
Finally, the researchers simply distributed money to a good many subjects, instructing some to spend the money on themselves and others to spend the money on others. At the end of the day, the ones who spent money on others were a good deal happier.
As a consequence, having friends and treating them generously is clearly a winning strategy in life. But what about in business
If you watch even a single episode of any reality TV show based on a competition, such as The Apprentice, you’ll hear a single phrase crop up more often than any other: "I’m not here to make friends!" Is that true Are we better off being cutthroat than collaborative
Once you’re on the job, having a best friend at work is a p predictor of ensuing success. People might define "best" loosely (think of this as kindergarten where you can have more than one "best" friend), but according to a Gallup Organization study of more than 5 million workers over 35, 56% of the people who say they have a best friend at work are engaged, productive, and successful while only 8% of the ones who don’t are.
Another remarkable study, spanning decades, revealed that friendships in high school were an effective predictor of increased wages in adulthood—to the tune of 2% per person who considered you a close friend. To put it otherwise, if in high school three people regarded you as one of their closest same-sex friends, your earnings in adulthood work would be 6% higher.
The happy truth is that the competitors who say they’re not here to make friends don’t win eventually. That’s true for reality TV, for business, and for life as well.
The author quotes the example of the TV show to show that（）
A. it is not possible to find friends during a competition
B. it is improper to talk about friendship on TV
C. friendship is of much importance even in business
D. there is no chance for competitors to cooperate during TV shows
参考答案：C
解析：
[试题类型] 篇章结构题。
[解题思路] 根据题干关键词TV show定位至第六段和最后一段。第六段的例子是为了回答第五段的问题，第五段段末问道，在职场中情况如何(But what about in business)。接着第六段指出，在许多竞争类电视真人秀节目中，许多选手都认为残酷的竞争比通力协作更有益，但作者在最后一段指出，那些只想赢得比赛而不想交朋友的参赛者都未获胜(the competitors who say they’re not here to make friends don’t win eventually)。由此可知，作者提到电视真人秀节目是要说明，友谊在竞争的环境中是至关重要的，故选项[C]最符合文意。
[干扰排除] 选项[A]“在竞争中找不到朋友”，选项[B]“在电视节目中谈论友谊是不合时宜的”，选项[D]“在电视节目中竞争者没有机会与别人合作”，这三个选项都与原文不符，故排除。