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【題目】After the holiday season，our guess is that you are tired from visiting the store and buying gifts. It is easy to get stuck，both spiritually and physically by having too much. This is why minimalism and living simply should be your resolution for 2018.

Economic development results in a lot of consumerism(消 費(fèi) ):get a good job,get a nice car, and settle into a beautiful house. But some people say that our lives could use a little lightening these days:We work and work and work to only buy and buy and buy—but does all that material wealth really lead to our happiness?Are we filling our time with unnecessary things，when we should be filling our time with friends，value，and service?

An article from the website，Becoming Minimalist， points out the problem with this cycle(循 環(huán) ) in the best way，“ Nobody really believes happiness is directly tied to the number of things we own. Yet almost all of us live like it. We get stuck in it. We work more hours than ever before， earn more income， but save less.”

Minimalism isn't all about ridding(擺 脫 )consumerism and products from your life. Minimalism is about finding your own sense of self and focusing on the things you love. It is about creating a lifestyle that is focused on only those people and things that enrich you.

These days，minimalistic living can come in many forms. We think the most practical form of minimalistic living for us is to follow our list:How You Can Live Lighter in 2018.

Purge Your Closet:Take a day and clear out all of your drawers and closets. If something doesn't have special meaning or adds no value to your life—give it away. Have only what you need and what you can see.

Test Those Limits:See how long you can go without shopping. Give yourself a limit，whether it be two weeks or six months，whether it be avoiding a certain mall or buying clothes. Then put your selfwill to the test. After your allowed time，chances are you will realize all those extra blouses weren't worth it and you will set yourself up for future spending control.

Cut the Cord:This sometimes means giving up your modern technology:TV,cell phone,computer,etc. Limit yourself to only a few hours of TV per week，or only 30 minutes of social media per day. You'll make more time for the things and people that you love and clear out some unnecessary noise from your life.

Live to Your Goals:Find out what your life goals and values are. Then，see what may help you or stop you from achieving this goal. Cut out that which doesn't lead to your happiness and success and add more of what does.

Remember，a pared down lifestyle doesn't mean less success or less happiness. It represents your freedom to focus on the things in life that really matter.

【1】The cycle “ people work and work only to buy and buy” shows .

A. people get stuck physically and spiritually

B. people don't believe wealth leads to happiness

C. people don't want to save more

D. people fall in love with buying

【2】To practise minimalistic living，you should .

A. give away your drawers and closets

B. go to the shopping mall every six months

C. have 30 minutes of social media per day

D. discover your life goals and values

【3】The words “ pared down”in the last paragraph probably mean “ ” .

A. free B. light C. popular D. convenient

【4】Which of the following best explains the writer's opinion?

A. It might take you a long time to wait for the “ right”thing.

B. Clear out the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.

C. Change yourself with the development of society.

D. Freedom is more important than success.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文主要談?wù)摌O簡(jiǎn)主意和生活簡(jiǎn)單化。經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展導(dǎo)致了大量的消費(fèi)主義：找好工作，買一輛漂亮的車，安頓在一個(gè)漂亮的房子里。但有些人說(shuō)，我們的生活可以使用一些點(diǎn)亮這些日子：我們工作，工作和工作，只買，買，買，但所有的物質(zhì)財(cái)富真的會(huì)導(dǎo)致我們的幸福嗎？當(dāng)我們用朋友、價(jià)值和服務(wù)來(lái)充實(shí)我們的時(shí)間時(shí)，我們是否在用不必要的東西來(lái)充實(shí)我們的時(shí)間？我們陷入了困境。我們工作時(shí)間比以往任何時(shí)候都多，賺取更多的收入，但儲(chǔ)蓄較少。極簡(jiǎn)主義并不是指所有的消費(fèi)品和生活中的產(chǎn)品。極簡(jiǎn)主義是尋找你自己的感覺(jué)，專注于你所愛(ài)的事物。它是關(guān)于創(chuàng)造一個(gè)生活方式只關(guān)注那些豐富你的人和事物。如今，極簡(jiǎn)主義生活可以有多種形式。我們認(rèn)為最實(shí)用的形式，就是遵循我們的清單：2018歲時(shí)如何才能生活得更輕松。具體做法：1.你的衣櫥：花一天的時(shí)間清理你所有的抽屜和壁櫥。2.這些限制：看看沒(méi)有購(gòu)物你能走多久。3. 切斷電源線：這有時(shí)意味著放棄現(xiàn)代技術(shù)：電視，手機(jī)，

計(jì)算機(jī)等。4. 實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo)：找出你的人生目標(biāo)和價(jià)值觀。記住，一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)樸的生活方式并不意味著更少的成功或更少的幸福。它代表你的自由專注于生活中真正重要的事情。

【1】題意：“人們工作和工作只是為了買和買”的循環(huán)表明________________________。A. people get stuck physically and spiritually人們?cè)谏眢w上和精神上都被困住了。B. people don't believe wealth leads to happiness人們不相信財(cái)富會(huì)帶來(lái)幸福；C. people don't want to save more人們不想多儲(chǔ)蓄；、D. people fall in love with buying人們愛(ài)上買東西。根據(jù)第1段第2句After the holiday season，our guess is that you are tired from visiting the store and buying gifts.It is easy to get stuck，both spiritually and physically by having too much.（假期過(guò)后，我們的猜測(cè)是，你厭倦了逛商店和買禮物。通過(guò)買買買無(wú)論是精神上還是身體上很容易陷入困境。）可知選A。

【2】題意：要踐行簡(jiǎn)約的生活，你應(yīng)該_________________。A. give away your drawers and closets捐出你的抽屜和衣柜；B. go to the shopping mall every six months每六個(gè)月去購(gòu)物中心；C. have 30 minutes of social media per day每天30分鐘的社交媒體；D. discover your life goals and values發(fā)現(xiàn)你的人生目標(biāo)和價(jià)值觀。根據(jù)How You Can Live Lighter in 2018.（2018歲時(shí)如何才能生活得更輕松。）第4點(diǎn)（倒數(shù)第2段）Live to Your Goals:Find out what your life goals and values are.（活在你的目標(biāo)中：找出你的人生目標(biāo)和價(jià)值觀。）可知選D。

【3】題意：最后一段中的“pared down”可能是指__________。A. free自由，免費(fèi)；B. light輕松的；C. popular流行的，普通的；D. convenient方便的。pared down：簡(jiǎn)練的; 精簡(jiǎn)的，簡(jiǎn)潔的，簡(jiǎn)樸的；本文主要講述了極簡(jiǎn)主義生活，據(jù)下文It represents your freedom to focus on the things in life that really matter.( 它代表你的自由專注于生活中真正重要的事情。)結(jié)合本文內(nèi)容可知此句句意是“記住，一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)樸的生活方式并不意味著更少的成功或更少的幸福。”結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知選B。

【4】題意：下面哪一個(gè)最能解釋作者的觀點(diǎn)？A. It might take you a long time to wait for the “ right”thing. 等待“正確”的事情可能要花很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間；B. Clear out the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.清除不必要的,必要的才顯山露水；C. Change yourself with the development of society. 隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展而改變自己；D. Freedom is more important than success. 自由比成功更重要。