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12017北京中考CBuyingIsDoing?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.Youmaketheexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwithafriend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbeexperiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhaveapackageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsumebecausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution（变革）againstconsumerism.How?Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatestsatisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.49.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.A.spendlessmoneyB.thinkaboutitcarefullyC.organizeourthingsD.gotoconveniencestores50.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsuminglessB.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfactionC.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoicesD.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories51.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople’sshoppingbehavior.D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.2D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.Thisshowsthatteensmayfinditmoredifficulttocontrolriskybehaviorwhentheirfriendsarearound,orinsituationswheretheyareextremelyangry.Justaspeoplecaninfluenceustomakeunwisechoices,theycanalsoinfluenceustomakegoodones.Ateenmightjoininavolunteerprojectbecausehisorherfriendsaredoingit,orgetgoodgradesbecausehisorherfriendsthinkgettinggoodgradesisimportant.Infact,friendsoftenencourageeachothertostudy,ortryoutforsports.Whilewearealwaysinfluencedbythosearoundus,thedecisiontoactornotisuptous.Sowhenitcomestodecisionmaking,thechoiceisuptoyou.52.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Caseyprobablyagreesthatteens____________.A.liketoplaydrivinggameswiththeirfriendsB.prefersituationswheretheyhavetimetothinkC.maytakemoreriskswhentheirfriendsarearoundD.areslowinmakingdecisionswhentheyareontheirown53.Thewords“intheheatofthemoment”inParagraph4probablymean“_________”.A.whenteensavoidpossiblerisksB.whenteenstrusttheirjudgmentC.whenteenslosecontrolovertheirangerD.whenteensgiveconsiderationtosituations54.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Teensareeagertobedifferentfromtheirpeers.B.Peerpressurehaseffectsonbothteensandadults.C.Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangoodtoteens.D.Teesthinkitchallengingtogetgoodgradesatschool.55.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PeerPressure:IsItNecessarytoDealwithIt?B.PeerPressure:IsItPossibletoGetAwayfromIt?C.PeerPressure:ItsBenefitstoTeensandFriendMakingD.PeerPressure:ItsInfluenceonTeensandDecisionMaking49BAB52CCBD32016北京中考CAreYouRightHandedorLeftHand