题目内容
What am I going to wear today? That daily question often wastes us tune and causes stress. Some people have many clothes and might still think. There '* nothing to wear "Hut. What if they have only six Items of clothing to choose from and wear for an entire month? That’s the idea behind Six Items or Less.
Six Items or Less is a social experiments, a gentle way of saying "no" to fashion consumerism (消费主义)and the high cost of clothing. Heidi Hackemer came up with the idea. She shared the idea with her friends. And all of a sudden, they had almost 100 people from around the world saying that they wanted to take part in this experiment.
It was an interesting month for them. Hackemcr was surprised at how few people notice that. She was wearing the same six items the whole month. Having fewer choices reduced stress in her life. "I learned what's really important and what's really worth stressing. I also into found that this simplicity exists in other parts of my life. I realized that physical things that we allow into our world really block our mind. And our mind can be quite a powerful and positive if we clear up a little bit."
Kristy Hogue said the experiment inspired her to reexamine her life. Within six items, at first she was really excited and everything was working out perfectly and she never got bored. Then she started to feel a little bored. Then she eventually accepted it and started to be more relaxed .
Alexander was one of the 40 men "Sixers". The most difficult part for him was having to wash clothes by hand every clay. Hut the experiments changed his perspective (观念)on what makes people happy. " We have many choices for everything . But all those choices don't necessarily lead up to any kind of satisfaction ion. We are any about novelty ( 新鲜事) In fact, slowing down little bit and considering your choices a little tightly, actually leads to more time, more happiness and more content.
48. Heidi Hackemer began the Six Items or Less experiment because she wanted to ______
A. try souring special
B. remove the blockers in her mind
C. reexamine her life and he happy
D. fight the custom of overspending on clothes
49. By having fewer clothes to choose from every day, Hackemer fell ________.
A. strange B. relaxed C. bored D. surprised
50. What would be the belt title for this passage?
A. Many choices for everything
B. What am going to wear today?
C. Six items or less can make you feel better
D. People's craziness about fashion consumerism
48.D
49.B
50.C
【解析】
C篇讲解的是Six Items 和Less 这两个实验解决人们选择穿什么衣服的困难症。
48.D 细节题。
根据文章第二自然段第一句话可知答案选择D.
49.B 细节题。
根据文章第三自然段第二句话可知答案选择B.
50.C 主旨大意题。
这篇文章的主要写作对象是Six Items和Less这两个对象。
The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.”
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．
Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．
It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．
When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．
【小题1】According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is ________．
| A．find the right methods | B．be careful about everything |
| C．know your ability | D．have a clear goal |
| A．wander like a sleepwalker |
| B．know well what you are doing |
| C．do the same work every day |
| D．put it into words |
| A．he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel |
| B．he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal |
| C．he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying |
| D．he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one |
| A．Define Your Coal |
| B．Visualize Rewards of Success |
| C．Overcome the Fear of Air Travel |
| D．Sleepwalking Through Life |