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话题读写进阶训练·英语
话题8 理财与消费(4篇)
话题角度:理性消费、树立消费的意识、理财意识
Passage1
【读前预先练】
1.excuses(v.)
(n.)
2.thenewestmodel
3.resources(n.)
4.wastes(n.)
(v.)浪费;滥用
搭配:awasteof爥
5.calfor
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.headouttosp.
Doyouoftenbuysomethingthatyoudontrealyneed?Itlooksniceintheshop.Thereisagood
advertisement.Youwantit.Alyourfriendshaveone.Therearelotsofexcuses!
Wethrowawaymilionsofmobilephonesandcomputerseveryyear.Theyarentbroken.Wejust
wantthenewestmodel.Butbuyingtoomuchisbadfortheenvironmentbecauseitcreatespolution
andusesuptheworldsresources.Italsowastesalotofmoney.
Couldyouspendawholedaywithoutbuyinganything?Wel,onthelastFridayinNovember,
manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateBuyNothingDay.Theybuynothingfor24hours!
ACanadianartistcaledTedDavecreatedthedayin1992.Andtheideahasspreadaroundthe
worldsincethen,andgetsbiggereveryyear.Nowadays,peopleinover60countriescelebrateBuy
NothingDay,includingtheUK,Austria,Germany,NewZealandandJapan.
YoucancelebrateBuyNothingDayindiferentways.Youcansimplyavoidbuyinganythingon
theday,evenonlineshopping.Youcanorganizefunactivitiesinshoppingcenterstocalforpeopleto
buynothing.Oryoucanheadouttonaturetoenjoyalongwalkonthebeach,inapark,oralonga
river.
ThoughmostpeoplelikeBuyNothingDay,somedonot.Somepeoplesaythatpeoplejustbuy
morethingsthenextday.Otherpeoplesaythatitisjustforpeoplewithtoomuchmoney,because
poorpeopleonlybuyafewthingsinayear.Whatdoyouthink?IsBuyNothingDayagoodideato
encourageyoutoproducelesswasteandthinkmoreaboutwhatyoubuy?
( )1. 新考法 Howdoesthewriterintroducethereasonswhypeoplebuythingstheydont
realyneed?
A.Bytelingstories. B.Bylistingnumbers.
C.Bygivingexamples. D.Byshowingpictures.
( )2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2probablyreferto?
A.Buyingtoomuch. B.Usingupresources.
C.Thenewestmodel. D.Agoodadvertisement.
( )3.Accordingtothetext,