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【题目】Becoming a Minimalist

I have loo many things. My bedroom is often very messy. I have shelves with dirty books I never read and CDs 1 don't listen to. My drawers are filled with clothes I never wear. I was getting upset that I never had any space in my bedroom.Then I read about minimalism. Minimalism suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of (处理掉)everything else .After reading about minimalism I felt encouraged to solve my problem.started clearing out a lot of the things which I didn’t use. I collected bags of clothes to give to charity. I sold some of my CDs and books online.Although I know that I would never need these things again ,I still found it very difficut to get rid of them.My brain tried to stop me from letting them go. I said lo myself §I might need them in ihc fulure!¨ or §won’t I be sad if I lose that?¨But the things was,I knew I couldn’t keep everything.

After getting lots of thing out of my room, I actually became quite excited to see the tidy room with some fresh space. And on organized bedroom also makes me have a clear and organized mind! The main idea behind minimalism is to cut down what you own, and by doing this you can really value the things you have, It’s not easy to be a minimalist. We are often told that it is better to have more things. Advertisements try to make us believe that we will only be happy by spending more money to buy more things. Of course I’m not a perfect minimalist—I’ve only just started I still own a lot of things which I don’t really need , but 1 think this was a good start. In the future f I will be more mindful of what I buy. And I will continue to make an effort to get rid of what I don#l need.

【1】What does minimalism suggest?

【2】How did the writer get rid of some of her CDs and books?

【3】How did the writer feel after getting lots of things out of her room?

【4】Why is it hard to be a minimalist?

【5】What are the advantages of being a minimalist?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of everything else．

【2】She sold them online.

【3】She felt excited．

【4】Because we are often told that it is better to have more things．

【5】It helps us to keep our rooms tidy, have a clear and organized mind, save money and really value the things we have．

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文主要讲述了作者最开始拥有很多不需要的东西，通过了解了简约主义之后，开始慢慢的清理自己的东西，发现简约主义对自己的生活有着很大的帮助。

【1】根据文章第一段minimalism suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of (处理掉)everything else可知简约主义建议你摆脱一切只保留最必要的和重要的事情。所以作答It suggests that you only keep the most necessary and important things and get rid of everything else．

【2】根据文中第二段I sold some of my CDs and books online可知作者在网上卖掉了他的一些CD和书籍。所以作答She sold them online.

【3】根据文中第三段After getting lots of thing out of my room, I actually became quite excited to see the tidy room with some fresh space可知从作者的房间里拿出很多东西后，他真的很高兴看到整洁的房间里有一些新鲜的空间。所以作答She felt excited．

【4】根据文中第四段It’s not easy to be a minimalist． We are often told that it is better to have more things可知当一个简约主义者是不容易的。我们经常被告知有更多的东西是更好的。所以作答Because we are often told that it is better to have more things．

【5】通观全文可知作者开始过简约生活之后房间由之前的乱糟糟变得整洁了，思维也变得有序了，买的东西少了并且还能够知道什么是对我们有价值的东西。所以作答It helps us to keep our rooms tidy, have a clear and organized mind, save money and really value the things we have．