Question

Our oldest daughter is having trouble letting go of an old red sofa.

    It’s not the sofa she’s having trouble letting go of as much as the memories. It was their first sofa. It has been loaded and unloaded onto moving trucks seven times. Three kids have eaten on it, dripped on it, and jumped on it.

    Yet she’s having a hard time letting go and asked if I thought that was strange.

   “Completely,” I said. “You get it from me.”

    When we were ready to get rid of our baby things, I sold our crib (婴儿床) at the neighborhood garage sale. I had pieces of it in the garage and the other pieces of it still in the house. A young woman said she wanted to buy it.

    My throat tightened and the tears began to well. She pulled out cash and I cheered up.

But by the time I returned with the other pieces to the crib, I was all sobbing. “Have you considered that maybe you’re not ready to sell it?” the woman asked.

   “No-o-o-o,” I cried. “It’s fine, really,” I said. “Take it.”

    Our attachment to stuff grows in direct relationship to the amount of time it has sat in one place. The longer it sits, the harder it is to get rid of it. You think: “Hey, we’ve hung onto it this long – it must be valuable!” As though yellowing and a layer of dust increase value.

     People who find it extremely hard to part with things have been made into entertainment in a television show called Hoarders. If an episode (集) of that isn’t depressing enough for you, producers now offer Extreme Hoarders. Both of which are not to be outdone by Storage Wars, a show about aggressive people who bid on other people’s storage units.

     Let the sofa go, I told my daughter. It served its purpose. You can get a new one. Give the kids some crackers (饼干) and juice and it will be like the old one in six weeks.

1.What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence “You get it from me”?

A. “You can get another sofa from me.”

B. “You can get mental support from me.”

C. “You behave just the same way I do.”

D. “You are asking the right person to help you.”

2.When the writer was selling the crib, _____.

A. she felt relieved that there was someone willing to buy it

B. she showed a strong attachment to the old item

C. she couldn’t decide whether or not to sell it in the end

D. she changed her mind in hopes of keeping it and increasing its value

3.The writer refers to the television shows to _____.

A. prove that it’s depressing to get attached to old stuff

B. explain what contributes to people’s attachment to old stuff

C. show that people in TV shows live the same lives as ordinary people do

D. prove that it’s actually common for people to find it hard to get rid of old stuff

4.Which opinion might the writer agree with according to the article?

A. If you give away old stuff regularly, you are wasteful.

B. If the old stuff has done what it was supposed to, then let it go.

C. Nothing is more valuable than your love for your old stuff.

D. The older your stuff is, the less trouble you have getting rid of it.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 作者想把旧沙发和孩子小时候的东西卖掉，女儿很是舍不得，我告诉女儿，有些东西总会失去，你还会得到新的。

1.C考查细节理解题。根据第三段提到Yet she’s having a hard time letting go and asked if I thought that was strange然而他很难放手，问我是不是这样很奇怪，我说是的，我也有同感，故选C项。

2.B 考查细节理解题。根据第六段提到My throat tightened and the tears began to well. She pulled out cash and I cheered up我的喉咙一紧，眼睛开始掉下来，她拿出钱，我高兴起来，表明我对这些东西很留恋，故选B项。

3.D 考查细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到If an episode (集) of that isn’t depressing enough for you, producers now offer Extreme Hoarders如果某一集不会让你失望的，生产者会提供那些东西，故选D项。

4.B 考查推理判断题。根据最后一段提到Let the sofa go, I told my daughter. It served its purpose. You can get a new one.我告诉女儿，让沙发去吧，它已经完成他的使命，你还会得到新的，故选B项。

考点：日常生活类阅读。