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7、ney she was proud of the fact. She is not alone.Why are rational (理性的) people so irrational in their behavior? The answer is that were in the midst of a bubble (泡沫). I call it “The More Bubble”.The nature of bubbles is that something is overvalued untileventuallythe bubble bursts, and were left wond
8、ering why we were so irrational in the first place. The thing were overvaluing now is the opinion of doing it all, having it all, achieving it all.This bubble is being enabled by a combination of three powerful trends: smart phones, social media, and extreme consumerism (消费主义). The result is not jus
9、t information overload, but opinion overload. We are more aware than at any time in history of what everyone else is doing and, therefore, what we should be doing. In the process, we have been sold a bill of goods: that success means being supermen and superwomen who can get it all done. Of course,
10、we boasted about being busyits code for being successful and important.And our answer to the problem of more is always more. We need more technology to help us create more technologies. We need to move our workload to free up our own time to do yet even more.Luckily, there is a solution to asking fo
11、r more: asking for less, but better. A growing number of people are making this change. I call these people Essentialists.These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else. These people arrange to have actual weekends (during which they are not working). Th
12、ey create technology-free zones in their homes. They trade time on Facebook with calling those few friends who really matter to them. Instead of running to different meetings, they put space on their plans to get important work done.So we have two choices: We can be among the last people caught up i
13、n “The More Bubble, ” or we can join the growing community of Essentialists and get more of what matters in our one precious life.8. When the woman said she only slept for four hours a night for two weeks, she .A. was unsatisfied with her lifestyle B. was asking for suggestionsC. took pride in doing
14、 so D. knew few people were like her9. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The cause and result of “The More Bubble”.B. The advantages of “The More Bubble”.C. The solutions to “The More Bubble”.D. The value of “The More Bubble”.10. According to the article, Essentialists are those who .A. give up ce
15、rtain things for what matters in lifeB. prefer to change frequentlyC. are tired of information and opinionsD. are eager to become successful and important11. Whats the authors attitude towards “The More Bubble”？A. Supportive. B. Undecided.C. Disapproval. D. Doubt.DIve learned that you have to make t
16、he choice if you want to get anywhere. If you just let other people decide what is going to happen for you, then all your goals and dreams may never be achieved.Everyone always says that studying abroad in college can change your life. I made the decision to experience it for myself during my junior
17、 year. I chose to study in the Dominican Republic. As it got closer to the deadline, an advisor told me I had received a scholarship from an alumni (校友) family foundation.During my first semester in the country I fell in love. I was becoming bilingual (双语的) but also learning so much about a new cult
18、ure. I had begun working with a local grassroots organization, taking part in a project supporting an underdeveloped community just outside the city. My main role was to become aware of the issues facing populations such as these and support community education. I was in no way ready to leave this n
19、ew life. I felt as if I needed more time to get what I wanted.As the next semester began, I realized again that I needed to take a chance. I got involved with a local boarding school for girls living in poverty. I first approached the head of the school to volunteer to teach music classes, asking fo
20、r money from my college church. I could have never predicted the results of this small action. Another volunteer and I were able to put together a benefit (义演) to show off what the students had learned. We invited community members, friends and other students from local universities to support the g
21、irls. We also sold art that the students themselves had created to increase the funding (资助) of the arts program. I felt good when I left, knowing that I had laid the foundation for a good cause and bettered the lives of young girls.There will always be people that think they know what is best for y
22、ou, but you ultimately know what you want in life. My time in the Dominican Republic changed my life by giving me the realization of how fortunate I am and the fact that there is always a chance to give back. You have to go after anything and everything you desire or there may be a missed opportunit
23、y. My trip to Santo Domingo taught me to take advantage of new possibilities.12. The article mainly tells us .A. how the author helped poor girls in a local boarding schoolB. that studying abroad gave the author life-changing opportunitiesC. that the author chose to study abroad to follow other peop
24、les examplesD. how the author learned about the issues facing people in the Dominican Republic13. In her first semester in the Dominican Republic, the author .A. started a project in a developed communityB. couldnt fit in well with the school or life thereC. was unsure if she should stay for another
25、 semesterD. became absorbed in a new culture and a new language14. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that .A. the author organized events to raise money all by herselfB. the author set up an organization with the funding of her college churchC. the author worked as a music teacher in her collegeD. the
26、results of the voluntary work were beyond the authors expectations15. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .A. think other people know what is best for usB. is grateful for her experience in Santo DomingoC. will live in the Dominican Republic in the futureD. feels pity for people who live in the Dominican Republic参考答案1-5 CDABB 6-10 CDCAA 11-15CBDDB
