Minimalism (简约主义) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and

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Minimalism (简约主义) 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 mylf “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（怀旧的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itlf 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 becau you don’t have many posssions 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 cour 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 tho, 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 becau what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism becau minimalism reduces our attachment to things.Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can verely 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.小题1:In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to  .A．introduce a topicB．prent his own ideaC．describe a sceneD．offer an argument小题2:Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings becau   .A．they haven’t had any life-changing experiencesB．they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuffC．they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things awayD．they may have to change their lifestyle becau of the loss of them小题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.小题4:By saying “there are exceptions”, the writer means   A．little is left if we keep what we cherish most in our lifeB．minimalism should be practid accordingly in different situationsC．minimalism is a method difficult to employ in realityD．life is full of exceptions so it’s difficult to prerve what we value小题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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:A小题2:B小题3:D小题4:B小题5:A

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本文主要叙述的是简约主义给我们的生活所带来的好处，可以让我们更加自由，可以去除我们很多的负担等。小题1:A 推理题。根据第一段Minimalism (简约主义) 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.这是给出了简约主义的定义，也是引出了我们下面要讨论的话题，故A正确。小题2:B 推理题。根据第二段3,4,5行I kept asking mylf “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?”说明阻止人们这样做的是人们寄存在这些物品上的记忆，让我们难以割舍。故B正确。小题3:D 细节题。根据文章倒数2,3,4段内容And the key to freedom is minimalism becau 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 verely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want说明ABC三项都是作者支持“minimalism”的原因，D项文章中没有提及。故D符合要求。小题4:B 推理题。根据本句Of cour 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.说明因为我们是有感情的人类，所以对于那些我们以前使用的东西我们有很多难以割舍的感情，虽然简约主义有很多的优点，但是仍然有一些例外的情况。所以根据不同的情况有不同的说明。故B正确。小题5:A 主旨大意题。本文主要叙述的是简约主义给我们的生活所带来的好处，可以让我们更加自由，可以去除我们很多的负担等。故A正确。点评：本文主要叙述的是简约主义给我们的生活所带来的好处，可以让我们更加自由，可以去除我们很多的负担等。主要测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。

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一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。