As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is lik

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As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television t and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the longhours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They ud to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she ud to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large hou in the suburbs(郊区), leaving their two children with a nanny(保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock, and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It's taken some getting ud to, but it's been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.”Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I ud to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I'm not really a country girl, but I suppo I'm gradually getting ud to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to e more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about ittoo much or you might not do it at all.”1.What do the first two paragraphs tell us?A.People ldom work long hours to make money.B.People hardly buy more things than necessary.C.People are sure everything they own is in the right place.D.People reali there is more to life than just making money. 2.When Daniel was a reporter he  ________ .A.lived in central London  B.disliked his jobC.misd his childrenD.was well paid 3.Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm  ________. A.was easy to organizeB.has improved family lifeC.was extremely expensive  D.has been a total success 4.What does the underlined “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A.Childcaring.    B.Liz's advice.   C.Downshifting. D.Liz's job.5.The underlined word “_________downshifting” in the cond paragraph means  ________ .A.repairing your car by yourlfB.spending money carefullyC.moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better lifeD.living in a big hou in the suburbs and dining out once a week  题型：未知难度：其他题型

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1----5   DDBCC   

解析

1.这是一道段落主旨题。第一段描述了一番景象，家里很富裕，几乎什么都不缺，第二段却话题一转，说“people are wondering what life is all about”，说明物质的追求让人们感到生活的乏味，再有“leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes”，从而说明了生活中除了挣钱，还有很多东西值得去追求。2.这是一道细节题。第三段最后一句话说明当Daniel是一名记者时，他的工资很高。答案为D。 3.这是一道细节题。从第四段最后一句话可知，Daniel和Liz搬到农场后家庭生活发生了变化。答案为B。 4.这是一道所指题。根据短文的内容可判断出it所指的是Dowting。答案为C。 5.这是一道猜测词义题。根据短文所列举的Daniel和Liz的事例可判断出downshifting的意思是“把家搬到农村去，过一种简单而更好的生活。”答案为C。 

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“As you move around y.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。