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UNIT 5 THE VALUE OF MONEY
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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(2023·广东深圳高三月考)For most of us,it seems that money makes the world go around.But it is not true for Mark Boyle,who has turned his life into an experiment and promised to live without any form of money.
The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi's call to be the change you want to see in the world.After six years working as the manager of a company,he decided to carry out a brave plan.
“I was discussing the world's problems with a friend one night,and we were trying to work out which one to devote our lives to helping solve,” he said.“Then it hit me because at the root of it all was money,so I decided to see if it was possible to do without.”
Mark sold his houseboat to prepare himself for his new life.And he got a caravan (大篷车) through an advertisement.The caravan was taken to the farm where he was to volunteer three days a week in return for space to live and grow his own vegetables.
Although it hasn't always been easy,and there have been many challenges,18 months later,Mark is still living this way.
“The first few months were hard,” he admitted.“If you think about how annoying it is when you just move your house or change a job,imagine changing everything at once.But after several months,it became very easy.”
Mark's remarkable journey is recorded in his new book,The Moneyless Man,which explains that human society is fairer,happier and more secure when relationships are not influenced by money.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了主人公马克·博伊尔在一年半的时间里从来都没有用过钱的经历,马克·博伊尔还将此次经历写入了一本书。
1.The reason why Mark is trying to live without money is that__________.
A.he got bored with his job and wanted to start a new kind of life
B.he was in need of money and wanted to sell his houseboat
C.he was inspired by Gandhi's call to make a change in his life
D.he found it difficult to make money to pay off his debts
解析:C [细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The British economics graduate was inspired by Gandhi's call to be the change you want to see in the world.”可知,马克·博伊尔产生这