Question

Minimalism (簡約主義) 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 myself “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（懷舊的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. I’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 because you don’t have many possessions 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 course 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 those, 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 because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.
Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely 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

1. 1.
   In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to
   1. A.
      introduce a topic
   2. B.
      present his own background
   3. C.
      describe a scene
   4. D.
      offer an argument
2. 2.
   Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because
   1. A.
      they haven’t had any life-changing experiences
   2. B.
      they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff
   3. C.
      they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away
   4. D.
      they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them
3. 3.
   Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer favors “minimalism” in life?
   1. A.
      It takes the burden off her while she is moving
   2. B.
      It reduces her attachment to her personal things
   3. C.
      It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires
   4. D.
      It helps her to realize how true life is
4. 4.
   What’s the main idea of the passage?
   1. A.
      Minimalism brings happiness
   2. B.
      Minimalism is applied in many fields
   3. C.
      Minimalism makes people think nostalgically
   4. D.
      Minimalism is about able to move

Answer 1

ABDA
試題分析：文章介紹了極簡主義在我的日常生活中的運(yùn)用，簡約主義因?yàn)橹鴮W(xué)會(huì)放棄，這樣可以減輕離開時(shí)的負(fù)擔(dān)，她還可以減少對(duì)物品的依戀，還可以給自己自由。總之，簡約主義可以給我們帶來快樂。
1.寫作目的題：第一段作者講了什么是簡約主義，第二段的內(nèi)容是簡約主義在作者日常生活中的應(yīng)用，選A
2.推理題：從第三段的句子：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 myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” 可知作者不想放棄一些東西是害怕相關(guān)的記憶會(huì)消失，選B
3.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第六段的內(nèi)容：可知簡約主義可以減輕離開時(shí)的負(fù)擔(dān)，When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place.從倒數(shù)第三段的內(nèi)容：可知作者喜歡簡約的生活因?yàn)檫@樣她還可以減少對(duì)物品的依戀，還可以給自己自由。沒有提到D項(xiàng)。
4.主旨題：從倒數(shù)第三段的內(nèi)容： Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? 可知簡約主義可以帶來快樂。選A
考點(diǎn)：考查日常生活類短文