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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材107 BuyNothingDay ThesingerEltonJohntooklegalactionagainsthismanagers,accusingthemofnotlookingafterhismoneyproperly.Duringthecourtcase,thelawyersaskedforadetailedbreakdownofthemoneyhespentoverthepastyear.Itturnedoutthathehadspent$289,000onflowers. Formany,thisisjusta
2、notherexampleofrockstarextravagance.Whybecomeaworldfamousstarifyoucannotspendthousandsonflowersoranythingelsethatappeals? Butotherstakeamorecriticalviewofthiskindofspending.Ourconsumercultureisoutocontrol.Once,weshoppedtobuywhatweneeded.Nowweshopforotherreasons:toimpresseachother,tofilla
3、void,tokilltime.That'sthemessagefromagroupofactivistsbehind"BuyNothingDay".FirstheldinCanadain1992,"BuyNothingDay"iscelebratedonthelastFridayinNovemberandhasspreadtomajorcitiesacrosstheworld. OnNovember25,2000,campaignersinNorthAmericahitthestreets,handingoutleafletssuggestingalternative
4、stoshopping,andputtingupposterswiththemessage:"Warning--alltheywantisyourmoney."Behindtheseactivitiesisaconvictionthatconsumerismhascommercializedsociety.Advertisementsfollowpeopleeverywhere.Sponsorsbringeverymusicalorsportingeventtothefans.Publicspacesandsurfacesarecoveredbylogos.Everywh
5、erepeoplego,avoiceintheirearssays:"Buyme." Thisishavingadisturbingeffect.Around700,000peopleinBritainandupto15millionpeopleintheUSarecompulsiveshoppers,itisclaimed.Theseshopaholicshavelowself-esteemandrespondtothepromisesofglamour,wealthandpopularitymadebyfamousbrands.Theyneedtoshoptofee
6、lfulfilled.Eventuallytheybecomeaddicted. Criticsof"BuyNothingDay"sayitisnotagoodcause.Formillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld,everydayisbuynothingday.WhynotgotoAfricaandorganizea"BuySomethingDay"?Supportersarguethatpeopleinrichcountrieswilldomoretotackleworldpovertywhentheychangetheirownattitu
7、detomoneyandconsumption. Onthestreets,the"BuyNothingDay"activistsgenerallygetafriendlyreception.Peoplelistenastheymaketheirpoint.Theynodtheirheadsinagreement.Thentheygoaheadandshop.Ittakesmorethananidealisticyoungpersontostopthecommercialtide. Withsomuchofthegloba
