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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