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 jeans Water CD player
Dental check up Restaurant meal Telephone Jewelry
Food Shampoo MP3 player Beer
Toothpaste Bar of chocolate Cushion covers
If we don’t need to buy so much, we don’t need to work so much. We can take part-time 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 choose 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.
by Julie Bray
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
. 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
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 jobs
d. we as consumers will have more choices of what to buy
A. abc B. abd C. ab D. ad
This passage is mainly written to _____.
A. persuade people to buy less and buy environmentally friendly products
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
科目：高中英语 来源：2010—2011学年四川攀枝花市米易中学高一月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
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 jeans Water CD player
Dental check up Restaurant meal Telephone Jewelry
Food Shampoo MP3 player Beer
Toothpaste Bar of chocolate Cushion covers
If we don’t need to buy so much, we don’t need to work so much. We can take part-time 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 choose 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.
by Julie Bray
【小题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 |
| A．beautifully packaged | B．extremely cheap |
| C．usable for a long time | D．fashionable now |
| A．abc | B．abd | C．ab | D．ad |
| A．persuade people to buy less and buy environmentally friendly products |
| 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 |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建省高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
Things of Value
Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 1 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.
We 2 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 4 . We took family pictures off the 5 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that 6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 7 to my family. And there was the piano my wife 8 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 9 in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.
The thought of 10 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 11 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they 12 —family and love. They each had a(n) 13 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 14 of our parents and grandparents.
The fire 15 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.
Someone 18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 19 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.
It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.
1. A．answer B．task C．chance D．call
2. A．packed B．bought C．searched D．sold
3. A．worry B．think C．care D．doubt
4. A．mark B．sign C．living D．plan
5. A．albums B．ceilings C．windows D．walls
6. A．left B．remained C．burnt D．unmoved
7. A．connection B．present C．symbol D．treasure
8. A．forgot B．agreed C．learned D．refused
9. A．quality B．taste C．sense D．value
10. A．knocking out B．leaving behind C．giving away D．picking out
11. A．even though B．unless C．but D．or
12. A．contained B．included C．represented D．gathered
13. A．idea B．lie C．right D．story
14. A．sounds B．speeds C．voices D．feelings
15. A．once B．never C．seldom D．finally
16. A．spared B．returned C．stopped D．found
17. A．at last B．in return C．in another way D．at most
18. A．curiously B．accidentally C．coldly D．wisely
19. A．knew B．promised C．announced D．thanked
20. A．affects B．matters C．helps D．desires
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届内蒙古高二下学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk. For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it. Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light. Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorate it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again. Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts （螺帽） and bolts （闩子） worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers' shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown spots from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments （装饰）were stored. Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don't care to hear them, as my family's experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion:" Let's forget the tree next Christmas. Let's simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall. "
1.The darkest moments in the writer's family were with the fact that _____.
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A．the family bought big Christmas trees |
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B．they had problems decorating their Christmas trees |
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C．they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees |
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D．they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees |
2.We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to _____.
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A．forget about Christmas stories |
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B．get the neighbors to put up their trees |
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C．buy a better tree to celebrate Christmas |
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D．make other decorations rather than Christmas trees |
3.When the writer said " my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain", he means ____.
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A．she bought the tree at a cheap price |
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B．she didn't really want to buy it |
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C．she had to bargain hard with the salesman |
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D．she couldn't afford a more expensive one |
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A．How to Select a Christmas Tree |
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B．No More Christmas Tree for Us |
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C．Dark Moments of Life |
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D．Christmas Without Trees |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届四川攀枝花市高一月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
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 jeans Water CD player
Dental check up Restaurant meal Telephone Jewelry
Food Shampoo MP3 player Beer
Toothpaste Bar of chocolate Cushion covers
If we don’t need to buy so much, we don’t need to work so much. We can take part-time 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 choose 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.
by Julie Bray
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 jobs
d. we as consumers will have more choices of what to buy
A. abc B. abd C. ab D. ad
4.This passage is mainly written to _____.
A. persuade people to buy less and buy environmentally friendly products
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
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