Question

What is a lifestyle and how is that different from a life? A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity or fame. Lifestyle gives a false sense of peace and acceptability that comes from others recognizing what you’ve bought into (as well as bought). If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, you’re sophisticated(世故的) and stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the insincere approval of others. This means that your self-esteem(自尊) is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual.

A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you know is important and being willing to put that first, no matter what others may think. When you create a life vs. a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from what’s inside you, not what others think about you.

Lifestyle is expensive financially and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A life is not expensive. Rather than using personal or financial resources, a life generates energy and staying power. It’s about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption that society expects. It is about making the choices that are in line with your values, instead of using up your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason.

How can you make the change? Understand the difference between a life and a lifestyle. Analyze your current lifestyle to see what is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain it. Let go and make room for what is really important to you, what supports you and brings you joy. Remember who you are from within, not what you own!

1.Which of the following examples best explains “what is life about”?

A．We work long hours in a job that we do not enjoy.

B．We focus on what we wear, or what kind of car we drive.

C．We find out what our true beliefs and values are and choose to live by these.

D．We think that how others see us is more important than what we think of ourselves.

2.What method does the author use to explain his opinion in the third paragraph?

A．Making comparison. B．Giving an example.

C．Giving a definition. D．Giving a reason.

3.To make the change, we need to______________________.

A．be directed from within B．be directed from outside

C．be driven by social values D．be driven by others’ opinions

4.What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To describe what life is.

B．To introduce what lifestyle is.

C．To promote life instead of lifestyle.

D．To tell the differences between life and lifestyle.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：文章作者通過對比生活以及生活方式，說明了我們需要提升的是我們的生活，而不是我們的生活方式。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段對生活的解釋可知生活是我們發(fā)現(xiàn)我們真正的信仰和價值觀，并以此選擇生活。故C正確。

2.2】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段，作者通過比較來區(qū)分生活與生活方式之間的區(qū)別。故通過的是作比較。故A正確。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句When you create a life vs. a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from what’s inside you, not what others think about you.可以得出答案。故A正確。

4.寫作目的題。文章作者通過對比生活以及生活方式，說明了我們需要提升的是我們的生活，而不是我們的生活方式。故C正確。

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