Question

    With a focus now on the environmental influence over the fashion industry, some bloggers who cut their teeth sharing details of endless clothes and products are changing their direction-enter the “no-buy” movement. The idea is simple: instead of buying new clothes or beauty products, you make a promise to use the things you already own. Some people sign up to a “no-buy year”. Others decide not to buy for a few weeks or months or choose “low-buy” with a strict spending cap.

This life style has caught the attention of many people who struggle to keep up with the latest fashion. Modern people’s desire for material things is often not caused by poverty (贫穷) , but by anxiety, which is further enlarged by the rise of social media.

“Social media puts pressure on people to spend money,” says Katherine Ormerod, author of Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life. Many online influencers are given the items they use and wear for free, but Ormerod is determined not to wear any new products she is given. “Really I just want to convince people they don’t have to spend a lot of money on fashion to look stylish and there’s no such thing as ‘last season’ anymore,” she says. “True style has never been about that anyway.”

However, self-satisfied expressions of minimalist (极简主义的) living have earned plenty of doubts. “Minimalism is a good quality only when it’s a choice, and it’s telling that its fan base is from the well-off middle class. To people who don’t have enough in the first place, celebrations of ‘less is more’ can sound more like a luxury (奢侈) than a considerable loss.” Stephanie Land wrote in The New York Times.

1.What does the underlined word “cap” mean in paragraph 1?

A.Soft hat. B.Loose budget. C.Upper limit. D.Money box.

2.Which of the following does Katherine Ormerod agree with?

A.Overspending results in anxiety. B.High price goes with good quality.

C.True style is getting the latest product. D.Social media affects buying decisions.

3.What does Stephanie Land think of minimalism?

A.It’s suitable for the rich. B.It's a wise choice.

C.It’s out of date. D.It's an impractical idea.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Buying habit. B.Social media.

C.Fashion industry. D.No-buy movement.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一种新的生活方式“不买”运动，其内涵是你承诺使用你已经拥有的东西，而不是买新衣服或美容产品。文章接着说明了Katherine Ormerod认为社交媒体影响了购买决定，以及Stephanie Land的观点极简主义只适合富人。

1.词意猜测题。结合上文Others decide not to buy for a few weeks or months or choose “low-buy” with a strict spending可知受到“不买”运动的想法的影响，有些人签了一个“不买年”。其他人决定几周或几个月不买，或者选择“低买”，严格限制消费的上限。故可知划线单词意思为“上限”，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Social media puts pressure on people to spend money,” says Katherine Ormerod, author of Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life.（“社交媒体给人们带来了花钱的压力，”《为什么社交媒体正在毁掉你的生活》一书的作者Katherine Ormerod说。）可知Katherine Ormerod可能会同意社交媒体影响购买决定的观点。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Minimalism is a good quality only when it’s a choice, and it’s telling that its fan base is from the well-off middle class. To people who don’t have enough in the first place, celebrations of ‘less is more’ can sound more like a luxury than a considerable loss.” Stephanie Land wrote in The New York Times.（“极简主义是一种好品质，只有当它是一种选择时，它告诉我们，它的粉丝来自富裕的中产阶级。”对于那些一开始就没有足够钱的人来说，“少即是多”的庆祝听起来更像是一种奢侈，而不是巨大的损失。Stephanie Land在《纽约时报》上写道。）可知Stephanie Land认为极简主义适合富人。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段中With a focus now on the environmental influence over the fashion industry, some bloggers who cut their teeth sharing details of endless clothes and products are changing their direction-enter the “no-buy” movement.（随着环境对时尚业的影响日益受到关注，一些通过分享无穷无尽的衣服和产品细节而初露端倪的博主们正在改变他们的方向——加入“不买”运动。）以及文章主要内容围绕着这种生活方式产生的原因展开，故D选项最能体现文章主旨。故选D。