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14.We have a problem,and the strange thing is that we not only know about it,but also celebrate it.Just today,someone boasted (自夸) to me that she was so busy she's averaged four hours of sleep a night for the last two weeks.She wasn't complaining; she was proud of the fact.She is not alone.Why are rational (理性的) people so irrational in their behavior?The answer is that we're in the midst of a bubble (泡沫).I call it"The More Bubble".
The nature of bubbles is that something is overvalued until-eventually-the bubble bursts,and we're left wondering why we were so irrational in the first place.The thing we're overvaluing now is the opinion of doing it all,having it all,achieving it all.
This bubble is being enabled by a combination of three powerful trends:smart phones,social media,and extreme consumerism (消费主义).The result is not just information overload,but opinion overload.We are more aware than at any time in history of what everyone else is doing and,therefore,what we should be doing.In the process,we have been sold a bill of goods:that success means being supermen and superwomen who can get it all done.Of course,we boasted about being busy-it's code for being successful and important.
And our answer to the problem of more is always more.We need more technology to help us create more technologies.We need to move our workload to free up our own time to do yet even more.
Luckily,there is a solution to asking for more:asking for less,but better.A growing number of people are making this change.I call these people Essentialists.
These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else.These people arrange to have actual weekends (during which they are not working).They create technology-free zones in their homes.They trade time on Facebook with calling those few friends who really matter to them.Instead of running to different meetings,they put space on their plans to get important work done.
So we have two choices:We can be among the last people caught up in"The More Bubble,"or we can join the growing community of Essentialists and get more of what matters in our one precious life.
63.When the woman said she only slept for four hours a night for two weeks,sheC.
A.was unsatisfied with her lifestyle
B.was asking for suggestions
C.took pride in doing so
D.knew few people were like her
64.What is Paragraph 4mainly about?A
A.The cause and result of"The More Bubble".
B.The advantages of"The More Bubble".
C.The solutions to"The More Bubble".
D.The value of"The More Bubble".
65.According to the article,Essentialists are those whoA.
A.give up certain things for what matters in life
B.prefer to change frequently
C.are tired of information and opinions
D.are eager to become successful and important
66.What's the author's attitude towards"The More Bubble"?C
A.Supportive.B.Undecided.C.Disapproval.D.Doubt.
分析 本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了一种在人们行为表现中出现的不正常现象--"The More Bubble"--的成因及解决方法.
解答 63.C.细节理解题.根据第一段中的"she was proud of the fact"可知,她对于自己的这种做法感到自豪.故答案选C.
64.A.段落大意题.根据第四段第一句This bubble is being enabled by a combination of three powerful trends:smart phones,social media,and extreme consumerism (消费主义).可知,本段主要讨论了这种现象形成的原因和结果.故答案选A.
65.A.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段第一句"These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else."可知,"These people"指的是上文提到的"Essentialists",他们围绕重要的事物设计他们的生活,将其余不重要的部分删去.故答案选A.
66.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段可知,作者认为我们要么被"The More Bubble"束缚,要么成为Essentialist,在我们珍贵的生命中得到重要的东西;由此可推知,作者对"The More Bubble"这种现象是不赞成的.故答案选C.
点评 题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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