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Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?

Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?

Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?

Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?

Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.

Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?

Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?

Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.

Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?

Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmake　theexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwitha　friend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbe　experiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhavea　packageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.

Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsume　becausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution（变革）against　consumerism.How?

Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatest　satisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.

49.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.

　A.spendlessmoney　B.thinkaboutitcarefully

　C.organizeourthings　D.gotoconveniencestores

50.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.

　A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless

　B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction

　C.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoices

　D.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories

51.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

　A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.

　B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.

　C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople’sshoppingbehavior.

　D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.

D篇Sayyou’resittingaroundwithsomefriendsplayingvideogamesandsomeonementionsagamethathappenstobeoneofyourfavorites.“Oh,thatgame’seasy.Sonotworththetime,”oneofyourfriendssays.Theothersagree.Althoughyouenjoythegamequitealot,notwantingtoarguewiththem,yougoalongwiththecrowd.

Youhavejustexperiencedwhatiscommonlyreferredtoaspeerpressure（同伴压力）,alsocalledpeerinfluence.Youwilladoptacertaintypeofbehavior,dress,orattitudeinordertobeacceptedaspartofagroupofyour“peers”.Asateen,youarelikelytohaveexperiencedtheeffectofpeerpressureinanumberofdifferentareas.

Weareallinfluencedbyourpeersatanyage.Forteens,asschoolandotheractivitiestakeyouawayfromhome,youmayspendmoretimewithyourfriendsthanwithyourfamily.Asyoubecomemoreindependent,yourpeersnaturallyplayagreaterroleinyourlife.

AccordingtoDr.CaseyfromCornellUniversity,teensareveryquickandaccurateinmakingdecisionsontheirownandinsituationswheretheyhavetimetothink.However,whentheymakedecisionsintheheatofthemomentorinsocialsituations,theirdecisionsareofteninfluencedbyfactorslikepeers.Inarecentstudy,teenvolunteersplayedavideodrivinggame,eitheraloneorwithfriendswatching.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatthenumberofrisksteenstookmorethandoubledwhentheirfriendswerewatching,comparedwithwhentheyplayedalone.Thisshowsthatteensmayfinditmoredifficulttocontrol　riskybehaviorwhentheirfriendsarearound,orinsituationswheretheyareextremelyangry.

Justaspeoplecaninfluenceustomakeunwisechoices,theycanalsoinfluenceustomakegoodones.A　teenmightjoininavolunteerprojectbecausehisorherfriendsaredoingit,orgetgoodgradesbecausehis　orherfriendsthinkgettinggoodgradesisimportant.Infact,friendsoftenencourageeachothertostudy,or　tryoutforsports.

Whilewearealwaysinfluencedbythosearoundus,thedecisiontoactornotisuptous.Sowhenitcomestodecisionmaking,thechoiceisuptoyou.

52.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.