7.Dave Bruno works as an online marketing manager.Several years ago,one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house cleanup and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store."After all were done,I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff",says Bruno,"It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently."That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment,"The 100 Thing Challenge".
With the goal of breaking free of what he calls a"bad habit of consumerism,Bruno was determined to live for one year with just 100personal items.He cut down his possessions to 94items,including a Bible,laptop,guitar,wedding ring,car and clothes.He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not participate-family-shared and household items did not count as personal items.He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks.Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book,The 100Thing Challenge:How I Got Rid of Almost Everything,Remade My Life,and Regained My Soul.
Since completing the experiment,Bruno has continued to live by the motto:reduce,refuse,and rearrange and maintains just 110personal things."Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions,I'm no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consumption(消費),"he wrote in his blog last week,"That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors than shopping-like spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities."
Bruno's project has also inspired others to live minimally,many of whom post their own 100Thing Challenge updates on YouTube."The reality is that the 100Thing Challenge is surprisingly easy",says Bruno,"I'm not saying there were no challenges or disappointments.I miss some things,but not that much.Frankly,it's far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash."
31.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?D
A.Bruno regretted to have an easy life.
B.Bruno had a special behavior in reality,
C.Bruno and his family led a happy life.
D.Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items.
32.The things were included in Bruno's 94items EXCEPTC.
A.socks
B.a(chǎn) Bible
C.cookers
D.a(chǎn) wedding ring
33.It can be inferred in the last paragraph thatB.
A.it is less possible for people to live simply
B.Bruno met some difficulties in the experiment
C.many people were inspired to update their blogs
D.getting rid of the habit of over-consumption is easy
34.What can we learn from the passage?C
A,Bruno hasn't blogged for a long time.
B.Unneeded things should be thrown away.
C.Bruno has succeeded in the experiment.
D.The family show interest in the experiment.
35.What is the best title for the passage?A
A.Live with 100Things
B.Defeat 100Challenges in Life
C.Survive by Your Motto
D.Consume for Consumption's Sake.
分析 本文介紹了一種新型的簡單生活"The 100Thing Challenge",并詳細(xì)介紹了其中的具體的信息.
解答 31.D 推理題.根據(jù)第一段"After all were done,I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff",says Bruno,"It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently."That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment,"The 100Thing Challenge"可知他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的東西仍然很多,所以決定過一種更為簡單的生活,也就是生活的用品更少的生活.故D正確.
32.C 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)第二段3,4行He cut down his possessions to 94 items,including a Bible,laptop,guitar,wedding ring,car and clothes.可知ABD都屬于他不使用的東西,C項廚具是他仍然需要使用的物品.故C正確.
33.B 推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段I miss some things,but not that much.Frankly,it's far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash."可知布魯諾在實驗中遇到了一些困難,故B正確.
34.C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Since completing the experiment,Bruno has continued to live by the motto:reduce,refuse,and rearrange and maintains just 110personal things可知布魯諾在實驗中獲得了成功,故C正確.
35.A 主旨大意題.本文主要講述的是Dave Bruno所要過的"The 100 Thing Challenge"簡單的生活,以及這一行動的具體信息的介紹.故A正確.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.