Question

Minimalism (簡約主義) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.

As for me, minimalism functions well not in art or design, but in my daily life.

When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” Now that I’ve moved, and left that stuff behind, I don’t even miss it. Whether or not I got rid of it, it barely makes a bit of difference to me now.

I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.

You might think nostalgically（懷舊的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. 1’ve heard it a hundred times, “you don’t need things to make you happy.” It takes something life-changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.

Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.

Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?

Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.

Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.

I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.

1.In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to      .

A．introduce a topic                       B．present his own idea

C．describe a scene                        D．offer an argument

2.Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because       .

A．they haven’t had any life-changing experiences

B．they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff

C．they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away

D．they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them

3.Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer favors “minimalism” in life?                          

A．It takes the burden off her while she is moving.

B．It reduces her attachment to her personal things.

C．It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires.

D．It helps her to realize how true life is.

4.By saying “there are exceptions”, the writer means       

A．little is left if we keep what we cherish most in our life

B．minimalism should be practised accordingly in different situations

C．minimalism is a method difficult to employ in reality

D．life is full of exceptions so it’s difficult to preserve what we value

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Minimalism brings happiness.

B．Minimalism is applied in many fields.

C．Minimalism makes people think nostalgically.

D．Minimalism is about able to move.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要敘述的是簡約主義給我們的生活所帶來的好處，可以讓我們更加自由，可以去除我們很多的負(fù)擔(dān)等。

1.A 推理題。根據(jù)第一段Minimalism (簡約主義) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.這是給出了簡約主義的定義，也是引出了我們下面要討論的話題，故A正確。

2.B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段3,4,5行I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?”說明阻止人們這樣做的是人們寄存在這些物品上的記憶，讓我們難以割舍。故B正確。

3.D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3,4段內(nèi)容And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things和When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place.以及Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want說明ABC三項(xiàng)都是作者支持“minimalism”的原因，D項(xiàng)文章中沒有提及。故D符合要求。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)本句Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans.說明因?yàn)槲覀兪怯懈星榈娜祟悾�所以對于那些我們以前使用的東西我們有很多難以割舍的感情，雖然簡約主義有很多的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但是仍然有一些例外的情況。所以根據(jù)不同的情況有不同的說明。故B正確。

5.A 主旨大意題。本文主要敘述的是簡約主義給我們的生活所帶來的好處，可以讓我們更加自由，可以去除我們很多的負(fù)擔(dān)等。故A正確。

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