Question

【题目】If we bought only things we needed，there would be enough for everybody.What do we need？What you need depends on how old you are and your way of life.Rearrange the list of things you can buy and put the things you think we most need at the top of the list.

Coat

Designer jean

Water

CD player

Dental check up

Restaurant meal

Telephone

Jewelry

Food

Shampoo

MP3 player

Beer

Toothpaste

Bar of chocolate

Cushion cover

If we don’t need to buy so much，we don’t need to work so much.We can take parttime jobs or reduce our working day from eight hours to six hours.Some people are leaving very well paid jobs to live a healthier life in the countryside or a more exciting life abroad.Parents can spend more time with their children and the unemployed are given more opportunities to work.

If we start to respect saving the earth more than spending money，we will become“conservers”(保护者)．When we are conservers，we try to choose environmentally friendly products that last a long time.We may find growing our own vegetables or making our own clothes more rewarding than buying them.

Next time you go shopping，think about what you really need to buy.Don’t deprive (剥夺) yourself of things you like，but decide what you should buy before you go out，so that you won’t be influenced by advertisements or promotions.If it is more expensive to buy goods that don’t have much packaging and things that are more durable (耐用的)，buy less.If you can to work less，decide which things you would like to make，do or grow yourself.Even though you have less money，your life will become richer.

【1】From the passage，we can see the author suggests us consumers________．

A．find out more about a product instead of buying blindly

B．consider what we really need before going shopping

C．avoid regret at not buying enough

D．find a real bargain

【2】The writer will agree with you if you buy products that are________．

A．beautifully packaged

B．extremely cheap

C．usable for a long time

D．fashionable now

【3】According to the passage，if we don’t need to buy so much，the benefits will include________．

a．we will have more time enjoying life

b．the employment rate will increase

c．we will get better paid job

d．we as consumers will have more choices of what to buy

A．a，b，c

B．a，b，d

C．a，b

D．a，d

【4】This passage is mainly written to________．

A．persuade people to buy less and buy environmentally friendly product

B．put forward some questions so that you can become a smart buyer

C．introduce some good ways to make a wiser choice when shopping

D．criticize the consumer society in which people buy too much

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】A

【解析】【1】 解析：选B。文章的第一段和最后一段清楚地告诉我们本文的目的：“think about what we really need to buy”和“become ‘conservers’”，而没有提对产品如何了解更多等。

【2】 解析：选C。文章倒数第二段第二句告诉我们要选择“environmentally friendly products that last a long time”，耐用的产品对环境有利。

【3】 解析：选C。根据最后一段“your life will become richer”，和第二段的“the unemployed are given more opportunities to work”，可知a，b对。

【4】 解析：选A。本文的写作目的在第一段，尤其是最后一段有明确提出，D项“批评社会”在文中也有体现，但更主要是劝说人们少消费，保护环境，重视生命的真正意义。