7．Dave Bruno works as an online marketing manager．Several years ago，one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house cleanup and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store．"After all were done，I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff"，says Bruno，"It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently．"That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment，"The 100 Thing Challenge"．
With the goal of breaking free of what he calls a"bad habit of consumerism，Bruno was determined to live for one year with just 100personal items．He cut down his possessions to 94items，including a Bible，laptop，guitar，wedding ring，car and clothes．He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not participate-family-shared and household items did not count as personal items．He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks．Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book，The 100Thing Challenge：How I Got Rid of Almost Everything，Remade My Life，and Regained My Soul．
Since completing the experiment，Bruno has continued to live by the motto：reduce，refuse，and rearrange and maintains just 110personal things．"Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions，I'm no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consumption（消费），"he wrote in his blog last week，"That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors than shopping-like spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities．"
Bruno's project has also inspired others to live minimally，many of whom post their own 100Thing Challenge updates on YouTube．"The reality is that the 100Thing Challenge is surprisingly easy"，says Bruno，"I'm not saying there were no challenges or disappointments．I miss some things，but not that much．Frankly，it's far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash．"
31．What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1？D
A．Bruno regretted to have an easy life．
B．Bruno had a special behavior in reality，
C．Bruno and his family led a happy life．
D．Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items．
32．The things were included in Bruno's 94items EXCEPTC．
A．socks
B．a Bible
C．cookers
D．a wedding ring
33．It can be inferred in the last paragraph thatB．
A．it is less possible for people to live simply
B．Bruno met some difficulties in the experiment
C．many people were inspired to update their blogs
D．getting rid of the habit of over-consumption is easy
34．What can we learn from the passage？C
A，Bruno hasn't blogged for a long time．
B．Unneeded things should be thrown away．
C．Bruno has succeeded in the experiment．
D．The family show interest in the experiment．
35．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．Live with 100Things
B．Defeat 100Challenges in Life
C．Survive by Your Motto
D．Consume for Consumption's Sake．
分析 本文介绍了一种新型的简单生活"The 100Thing Challenge"，并详细介绍了其中的具体的信息．
解答 31．D 推理题．根据第一段"After all were done，I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff"，says Bruno，"It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently．"That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment，"The 100Thing Challenge"可知他发现自己的东西仍然很多，所以决定过一种更为简单的生活，也就是生活的用品更少的生活．故D正确．
32．C 细节题．根据第二段3，4行He cut down his possessions to 94 items，including a Bible，laptop，guitar，wedding ring，car and clothes．可知ABD都属于他不使用的东西，C项厨具是他仍然需要使用的物品．故C正确．
33．B 推理判断题，根据最后一段I miss some things，but not that much．Frankly，it's far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash．"可知布鲁诺在实验中遇到了一些困难，故B正确．
34．C 推理判断题，根据倒数第二段Since completing the experiment，Bruno has continued to live by the motto：reduce，refuse，and rearrange and maintains just 110personal things可知布鲁诺在实验中获得了成功，故C正确．
35．A 主旨大意题．本文主要讲述的是Dave Bruno所要过的"The 100 Thing Challenge"简单的生活，以及这一行动的具体信息的介绍．故A正确．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
