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1、阅读理解1.BuyingisDoing?Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,at amusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouaddi
2、tallup,youwillprobablysee youspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,if wespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.Imaginethat youhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcann
3、otspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?Whatthings wouldbringyouhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.Whenwelook back, itislikelythatnon-con
4、sumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmake theexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.The experiencechangeswiththerea
5、der,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwitha friend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbe experiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhavea packageexperi
6、ence.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.Theenvironmentwe liveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsume becausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution （变革） against consumerism.How?Byconsum
7、ingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatest satisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.1.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________. A.spendlessmoney B.thinkaboutitcarefully C.organizeourth
8、ings D.gotoconveniencestores2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________. A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction C.theenvironmentseldominfluenc
