20．I learned my first lesson from my grandparents when I was young．They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression．Saving for a rainy day was their life philosophy．Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items，they chose to spend really simple life together with their family．
   Over the years my grandparents notice dramatic changes in their community．Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes．As real estate（地產(chǎn)） prices rose，many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land．Soon theirs was the only small house surrounded by a sea of mansions．My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives．Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house．But they didn't want a bigger one．They loved their little house and were content with what they had．
   My grandparents avoided a consumptive  （浪費的 ）  lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves．They lived in a small home，but had a huge garden．They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill，improved their health，and gave them an excuse to be outside．They also reused and recycled many things．For in-stance．they had driven the same car for over 15  years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out．
   From my grandparents，I learned an important lesson：it is possible to live a simple life．My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn't about self-deprivation（自我犧牲）．Instead，it's about giving yourself the time，freedom，and money to pursue your dreams．Becoming debt free，downsizing to a smaller home，and going out on foot instead of by car are good ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams．
56．The community's changes include all the following EXCEPT thatD
A．many mansions were built there       B．many neighbors sold their houses
C．the houses became more expensive     D．people built more farmland
57．The author's grandparents didn't expand their house becauseC
A．they didn't understand the family members'advice
B．their house was really new and large enough
C．they were satisfied with the house they lived in
D．they were too old to do any house-building job
58．Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents'opinion？
A
A．Changing cars in a short time．
B．Planting vegetables in the garden．
C．Reusing and recycling things．
D．Repairing the house themselves．
59．Which can be the best title of this passage？D
A．How to Live Simply                
B．My Grandparents
C．A Simple Lifestyle                 
D．A Lesson from My Grandparents．

分析 本文介紹了自己爺爺奶奶的生活方式是比較簡樸的，雖然周圍都建造了大的房子、過著富裕的生活，但是他們卻一直倡導(dǎo)簡單、樸素的生活，居住在自己的小房子里，不主張花錢換一輛新車等，這是作者從他們那學(xué)到的一個道理．

解答 56-59 DCAD
56．D．細節(jié)理解題．由第二段的第二句"Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes．"可知A正確，mansion（大廈、公館）；"As real estate（地產(chǎn)） prices rose，many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land．"可知B、C項正確，社區(qū)的改變不包括建造更多的農(nóng)田；故選D．
57．C．推理判斷題．由第二段最后一句"They loved their little house and were content with what they had．"可知原因是他們對自己住的房子很滿意．可推知，C項切題．
58．A．細節(jié)理解題．由第三段由"For instance，they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out．"可知他們認為在短時間內(nèi)換車是浪費的．故選A．
59．D．標(biāo)題歸納題．文章主要介紹了作者爺爺奶奶的生活方式，從那學(xué)到了一個重要的道理．故D項作為文章標(biāo)題最佳．

點評 本文屬于故事類文章閱讀，解答此類題目要認真閱讀，迅速抓住故事的主題，了解故事發(fā)展的線索和脈絡(luò)，根據(jù)題干的不同要求進行細致的分析，比如標(biāo)題歸納題，要通讀文章，抓住文中的主線，找出最適合文意的標(biāo)題，要具有典型性和概括性等．

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