8.A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love.(36)F It's often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.
Evaluate your time.(37)CWhat things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep?Make a list,and evaluate whether they're in line with your priorities.If not,remove them and focus on what's important.Redesign your day.
Limit your communications.Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications:email,cell phones,paper mail,Twitter,forums,and more.(38)E Instead,set a limit on your communications:only deal with emails at certain times of the day.Limit phone calls to certain times too.It is the same with other communications.Set a schedule and stick to it.
Try living without a car.OK,this isn't something I've done,but many others have.(39)D Walk,bike,or take public transportation.It reduces expenses and gives you time to think.A car is also very complicated,needing not only car payments,but insurance,maintenance,repairs,gas and more.
(40)AIf you rid your home of stuff,you might find you don't need so much space.I'm not saying you should live on a boat (although I know some people who happily do so),but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home,it will not only be less expensive,but easier to maintain,and greatly simplify your life.
A.Consider a smaller home.
B.Have a place for everything.
C.How do you spend your day?
D.It's something I would do if I didn't have kids.
E.They can take up your whole day if you let them be.
F.However,getting to simplicity isn't always a simple process.
G.Most people don't know what"enough"is,and thus they keep buying more.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了如何過簡單的生活的準(zhǔn)則.
解答 36.F 考查對上下文的理解,根據(jù)下文描述可知本文是講述了如何過簡單生活的準(zhǔn)則,可知它并不簡單,故選F.
37.C 考查推理判斷,根據(jù)Evaluate your time可知本段一直在講如何有效的使用時間,且后句為問句,可知前文是與時間有關(guān),也是一個問句,與后文結(jié)構(gòu)一直,故選C.
38.E 考查對上下文的理解,根據(jù)Limit your communications可知本段講述的是集中你的注意力,首先列舉了很多會讓你分心的食物,告訴你他們很耗費時間,故選E.
39.D 考查對上下文的理解,前文Try living without a car.OK,this isn't something I've done,but many others have提到了沒有車不是我現(xiàn)在的情況,可知他有了限制條件,他想表達(dá)如果我沒有限制條件我肯定會這么做,故選D.
40.A 考查上下文的理解,根據(jù)后文but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home,it will not only be less expensive可知本段講述了如何使家變得舒適,故選A.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.