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【题目】The Buy Nothing Movement

Social media, magazines and shop windows bombard（猛轰）people daily with things to buy, and British consumers are buying more clothes than ever before. The average person spends more than 1,000 on new clothes a year, which might not sound like much. 【1】 A lot of consumer spending is by means of credit cards. British people currently owe about 670 per adult to credit card companies. Also, people are spending money they haven't earned to buy things they don't need. Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which goes into landfill（垃圾填 埋地）sites.

【2】But charity shops can't sell all those unwanted clothes. A lot of clothes that charities can't sell are sent abroad, causing even more economic and environmental problems.

【3】The idea originated in Canada in the early 1990s and then moved to the US. On Buy Nothing Day people organise various types of protests and cut up their credit cards. Throughout the year, Buy Nothing groups organise the exchange and repair of items they already own.

The trend has now reached influencers on social media who now encourage their viewers not to buy anything at all for periods as long as a year. Two friends in Canada spent a year working towards buying only food. For the first three months they learned how to live without buying electrical goods, clothes or things for the house. For the next stage, they gave up services, for example, haircuts, eating out or buying petrol for their cars. 【4】

The changes they made meant two fewer cars on the roads, a reduction in plastic and paper packaging and a positive impact on the environment from all the energy saved. 【5】But even if you can't manage a full year without going shopping, you can participate in the anti-consumerist movement by refusing to buy things you don't need.

A.In one year, they'd saved $55,000.

B.If everyone followed a similar plan, the results would be impressive.

C.Online shopping means it is easy for customers to buy without thinking.

D.Second-hand clothes are often of too poor quality to recycle in charity shops.

E.But that figure hides two far more worrying trends for society and for the environment

F.However, a different trend arises in opposition to consumerism—the ' buy nothing' trend.

G.People might not realise the problems because they donate their unwanted clothes to charities.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】G

【3】F

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了英国如今消费者购买了比以往更多地衣服，但是自己并不需要这些衣服的社会现象，同时这一现象也带来了社会和环境方面的担忧。

【1】根据下文“A lot of consumer spending is by means of credit cards. Also, people are spending money they haven't earned to buy things they don't need.”和“Britain throws away 300,000 tons of clothing a year, most of which goes into landfill（垃圾填埋地）sites.”可知，人们买衣服时使用信用卡超前消费，同时每年也会有30万吨的衣服进入垃圾站，是对E项（但是这个数字背后隐藏了令社会和环境担忧的问题。）提出问题的具体解释说明。故选E项。

【2】根据下文“But charity shops can't sell all those unwanted clothes.A lot of clothes that charities can't sell are sent abroad, causing even more economic and environmental problems.”可知，慈善商店把那些不能售卖的服装运到国外，这会引起更多的经济和环境问题。承接上文，推出G项（因为人们把不需要的衣服都捐给慈善团体，并没有意识到那些问题。）切题，该选项中的the problems对应下文中的economic and environmental problems.。故选G项。

【3】根据下文“The idea originated in Canada in the early 1990s and then moved to the US. On Buy Nothing Day people organise various types of protests and cut up their credit cards. Throughout the year, Buy Nothing groups organise the exchange and repair of items they already own.”可知整个段落谈论的是关于“Buy Nothing Day”观念的起源和发展方式，而F项（然而与消费主义相反的另一种趋势“不买”正在凸显。”）提出“Buy Nothing Day”观念。故选F项。

【4】根据上文“Two friends in Canada spent a year working towards buying only food. For the first three months they learned how to live without buying electrical goods, clothes or things for the house. For the next stage, they gave up services, for example, haircuts, eating out or buying petrol for their cars.”可知这两个朋友用一年的时间分二个阶段拒绝购买除食物之外的其他商品，而A项（一年时间，他们节省了$55,000）是这两个朋友节约行为产生的结果即节省了$55,000。故选A项。

【5】根据上文“The changes they made meant two fewer cars on the roads, a reduction in plastic and paper packaging and a positive impact on the environment from all the energy saved.”可知这两个朋友所做的改变意味着路上车变少、塑料袋和纸袋使用量会下降，对节约能源有积极的影响。而B项(如果每个人都执行这种方法，那结局会让人印象深刻)是上文产生的前提条件。故选B项。

七选五要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系，理解句子之间、段落之间的关系，对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。所以懂得整篇文章的基本结构或段落的语篇结构对解题很有用。如第2小题，根据下文“But charity shops can't sell all those unwanted clothes.A lot of clothes that charities can't sell are sent abroad, causing even more economic and environmental problems.”可知，慈善商店把那些不能售卖的服装运到国外，这会引起更多的经济和环境问题。承接上文，推出G项（因为人们把不需要的衣服都捐给慈善团体，并没有意识到那些问题。）切题，该选项中的the problems对应下文中的economic and environmental problems.。故选G项。