Your action can speak louder than your words. It is important to know another language and how to communicate without words when you are in another country. Before saying anything, people communicate with each other by using gestures(手势). However, many gestures have different meanings, or no meaning at all, in different parts of the world.
In the United States, nodding your head up and down means “yes”, while in some parts of Greece and Turkey, it means “no”. In the southeast of Asia, it is a polite way of saying “I heard you”.
Today in the USA, when someone puts his thumb(大拇指) up, it means “Everything is all right.” However, in Greece it is bad manners to do so. Also putting your clasped(紧握的)hands up above your head means “I am the winner.” It is the sign which players often make. In Russia it is the sign of friendship.
In the USA, holding your hand up with the thumb and index finger(食指)in a circle, and the other three straight means “Everything is OK.” In France, it means “You are worth nothing.”
It is also important to make eye communication. If you look down when talking to an American, he or she may feel that you are shy, or you are trying to hide something.
Besides these, you should also know there are some topics that can not be talked about, such as age, weight and marriage. You can talk about the weather, work, sports, food, where one lives and news of the day.
1. What does the sentence “Your action can speak louder than your words” in paragraph 1 mean?| A．What you do is better than what you say. |
| B．You try your best to be polite. |
| C．You are better understood by your gestures than through your words. |
| D．What you say is better than what you do. |
| A．Greece | B．the USA | C．England | D．China |
| A．Putting your clasped hands up above the head means friendship in Greece. |
| B．You can express “You are worth nothing” by putting your thumb up in France. |
| C．Making eye communication is not important in a talk. |
| D．Weather, sports, food and work are the topics that can be talked. |
| A．it is important to know the language. |
| B．it is important to know what you talk about to a foreigner. |
| C．to know how to communicate without words is as important as to know the language. |
| D．to communicate through gestures is more important than to know the language. |
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【推荐1】The term “formal learning” refers to all learning which takes place in the classroom regardless of whether such learning is informed by conservative or progressive ideologies(思想意识). “Informal learning”, on the other hand, is used to refer to learning which takes place outside the classroom.
These definitions(定义) provide the basic difference between the two models of learning. Formal learning is separated from daily life and may actually promote ways of learning and thinking which often run counter to those obtained form practical daily life. A characteristic feature of formal learning is the centrality of activities which can prepare for the changes of adult life outside the classroom, but it cannot, by its nature, consist of these challenges.
In doing this, language plays an important role as a major channel for information exchange. The language of the classroom is more similar to the language used by middle-class families than that used by working-class families. Middle class children thus find it easier to gain the language of the classroom than their working-class classmates.
Informal learning, in contrast, occurs in the setting to which it relates, making learning immediately relevant (相关的). In this context, language does not occupy such an important role: the child's experience of learning is more direct, involving sight, touch, taste, and smell senses that are not used in the classroom. Whereas formal learning is transmitted by teachers selected to perform this role, informal learning is gained as a natural part of child's socialization. Adults or older children who are proficient (熟练的) in skill or activity provide-----sometimes unintentionally (无意义地)---target models of behavior in the course of everyday activity.
Informal learning, therefore, can take place at any time and place. The motivation of learner provides another important difference between the two models of learning. The formal learner is generally motivated by some kind of external goal such as parental approval, social status, and possible financial reward. The informal learner, however, tends to be motivated by successful completion of the task itself and the partial knowledge of adult status.
Given that learning systems develop as a response to the social and economic contexts in which they are firmly, it is understandable that modern, high urbanized (城市化) societies have concentrated almost specially on the establishment of formal education systems. What these societies have failed to recognize are the ways in which formal learning inhibits the child's multi-sensory acquisition of practical skills. The failure to provide a child with a direct education may in part account for many of the social problems which trouble our societies.
1. Formal learning and informal learning are mainly told differences by_________.| A．the place where they take place |
| B．the kind of knowledge to be obtained |
| C．the people who learn |
| D．the language used in instruction |
| A．how learning can take place efficiently |
| B．why it is not easy for children of working-class families to get high scores |
| C．why informal learning is more important |
| D．why formal learning does not work with children of middle-class families |
| A．children usually follow the examples of adults to shape their own behavior |
| B．children's learning is more direct |
| C．children are highly motivated by the learning activity it self |
| D．all of the above |
| A．agreeable | B．critical |
| C．suspecting | D．indifferent（不关心的） |
【推荐2】“Lei ming m ming baak ngo gong ge waa ah? Do you understand what I am saying?” I stare back at the speaker dumbly, my lips parted, the ideas clear in my mind but a response unable to express itself in a language in my distant range. After an uncomfortable pause, a bunch of words spill out of my mouth, sounding forced and unnatural.
The anecdote (轶事) above is a semi-conversation I had in Malaysia years ago. A three-week stay in Malaysia once every few years was often the highlight of my summers — what more can you ask from a food paradise (天堂)? But besides the family, food, and escape that Malaysia offered, trips also brought accompanying feelings of guilt that I just couldn’t seem to translate. For one month every few summers, I got a taste of what it feels to be an outsider in my own culture. I was a girl lost in translation, passively absorbing the various tongues shouted between the stalls (摊位) in the wet markets, quietly nodding along at my grandparents’ huge family dinners.
In America though, I am a different person. I don’t think twice about my grammar when speaking. I don’t struggle with the words and fear that my logic and stories won’t get through to people. So as a native English speaker, I do not have to worry daily about whether I’m judged for having an accent or whether I’m misunderstood across languages. In Malaysia, I naturally burst out “have you eaten?” instead of recalling the Malaysian equivalent “you makan already?” In Malaysia, everything about the way I speak — my accent, intonation, sentence structure, slang — gives me away. My American-ness is seen in the way I talk, dress and act. Maybe my face could pass for a Malaysian local, but once I open my mouth to speak I am so clearly not. It is uncomfortable and awkward, and sometimes I wonder if I did not look Asian at all would it be better, since there would be no more language expectation for me than for a white tourist.
1. How did the author feel in the anecdote?| A．Confused and scared. | B．Embarrassed and nervous. |
| C．Curious and surprised. | D．Upset and puzzled. |
| A．Because she had to stay away from her family. |
| B．Because she didn’t enjoy speaking the language. |
| C．Because she had to accept what grandparents said. |
| D．Because she found it hard to understand the culture. |
| A．She was a good language learner. |
| B．She didn’t like being an Asian. |
| C．She was judged unfairly in Malaysia. |
| D．She spoke English unconsciously in Malaysia. |
| A．Culture | B．News. | C．Education. | D．Humor. |
【推荐3】In modern society, online learning is popular with many people. For many of us, learning a language is a terrifying experience, just as opening a new set of books and CDs.
Babbel is a comprehensive online learning system that allows the user to combine learning with his or her everyday life. Launched in 2007 in Berlin, it’s created and maintained by a team of 300 employees from 28 nations, including linguists, language teachers, native speakers, and authors.
The 14 language courses on offer (including French, Spanish, Polish, German, Swedish and English) are designed to be used on the go, anywhere and at any time, thanks to Babbel’s multi-platform mobile apps. These courses are free to download and contain 2,000—3,000 vocabulary words per language, pronounced by native speakers and accompanied by relevant images.
This native-speaker approach, says Markus Witte, CEO and founder of Babbel, is key to the company’s success. “The courses are designed by experienced language teachers and linguists,” he explains. “Their knowledge about learning processes and language pairings is crucial when designing lessons. We offer 14 learning languages and it makes a huge difference whether a Portuguese or an English native learns Spanish.”
One of the real joys is being able to set your own pace and learn what you want. Simply choose the language you want and start learning it right away with integrated speech recognition.
Registration of Babbel is completely free, as Babbel provides advanced lessons in every language, so you can start making progress immediately. If you choose to sign up, you are offered monthly, three-monthly, six-monthly or yearly payment plans and this gives you immediate access to your chosen language on www. babbel. com as well as via the mobile apps for Android or IOS.
The lessons are quick, bite-sized and entertaining. 50% of Babbel users learn with apps. Witte says, “This mobile language learning supports Babbel’s idea of easy learning. The touch display allows for much faster repeat of vocabulary, and users can check their pronunciation or record a speaking role in a dialogue, which helps to remove the fear of talking in an unfamiliar language.”
1. What do many people think of learning a language?| A．Embarrassing | B．Interesting |
| C． Impressive | D．Unpleasant. |
| A．the courses are easy to download |
| B．the teachers are native speakers |
| C．they can learn at their own pace |
| D．the images are designed by native speakers |
| A．The touch display can help users repeat the words faster. |
| B．Users can only get access to their chosen language via the mobile apps. |
| C．Users are offered only monthly or yearly payment plans |
| D．The mobile language learning is difficult and helpful. |
| A．To illustrate the advantages of online learning. |
| B．To make an advertisement for a language school. |
| C．To introduce a new way of learning foreign languages. |
| D．To discuss how to learn a new language efficiently. |
【推荐1】A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than 335 million people lack enough water now. The people live in 28 countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about 3000 million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe (严重的) water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera (霍乱), which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now import sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning. The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water for agriculture.
1. According to the author’s opinion, the first serious problem caused by lack of water is ________.| A．health problem | B．war |
| C．economy | D．industry |
| A．An Englishman | B．An American | C．A Japanese | D．An Australian |
| A．Egypt | B．America | C．Japan | D．Russia |
| A．To control population growth. |
| B．To teach people not to waste water. |
| C．To find ways to use water for only one purpose. |
| D．To use less water of agriculture. |
| A．How to get more water in the future. |
| B．Problems caused by water. |
| C．World water shortage. |
| D．A new study on water. |
【推荐2】Six people are about to find out what it would be like to live on Mars—without ever leaving the Earth.
Three men and three women will spend eight months living in a special habitat on the side of a volcano in Hawaii. They are part of an experiment being done by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) that is designed to mimic (模仿) life on Mars.
Some people may become unhappy or bored living under those conditions. Certain personality types may not get along, and living together for a long time could cause them to argue.
By studying people living in similar conditions here on Earth, NASA hopes to learn how to choose the best people for a space mission, and how to help them get along.
The crew (全体工作人员) will live in a two-story dome-shaped (圆顶形) building. The dome is located in an area about 2,400 metres up the side of Mauna Loa, the second biggest volcano in the world. Mauna Loa is an active volcano, but it has not erupted since 1984. It is monitored all the time for signs of volcanic activity. NASA chose the location because the environment there looks very similar to Mars.
During the experiment, the crew will only be able to communicate by email. To make it more like being on Mars, there will be a 20-minute waiting time between the time a message is sent and when it is received. That means it will take 40 minutes to get a reply to an email.
The crew will be performing scientific work while they are there, including some trips outside the dome. When they go outside, they will have to wear spacesuits, just as if they were on Mars.
The commander of the crew is Martha Lenio, a 34-year-old Canadian. Lenio studied engineering and is interested in space exploration and environmental problems. During the mission, she will run experiments on growing food and making compost (堆肥) inside the dome.
The other crewmembers have backgrounds in physics and astronomy. They were chosen from about 150 people who applied to take part in the experiment. None of them are astronauts.
1. What is the main purpose of the experiment?| A．To study people’s behavior. |
| B．To complete a challenging task. |
| C．To get familiar with our natural world. |
| D．To prepare volunteers for life on Mars. |
| A．try to show their own personality |
| B．learn to get along with each other |
| C．have no chance to go outside |
| D．communicate by phone |
| A．Martha Lenio used to be an astronaut. |
| B．The experiment will take about two years. |
| C．All six members have professional backgrounds. |
| D．All members will run experiments on growing food. |
| A．A travel magazine. |
| B．A science magazine |
| C．A biology textbook. |
| D．A geography textbook. |
【推荐3】Do you feel lucky? You probably don't You may think you've got where you are today through willpower and hard work. We tend to overlook luck's role, and this seems to get worse the richer we get; surveys show that the wealthiest are least likely to owe their fortunes to good fortune. Many such people oppose taxation(税收) and government spending: why should others get a handout(救济品) if they don’t need one? More often than not, they vote against the very policies that helped them get lucky to begin with. In a recent Atlantic essay, Robert Frank, an economist who has studied attitudes to chance, quoted(引用) EB White: “Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.”
However, if we see this just as a problem of the super-rich people, we may let the rest of us off too easily. Anyone living in a highly developed economy in 2019 is already the one who benefits from luck - for example, not living in the modern-day Central African Republic, where few people can live a long life. In fact, we are lucky to have been born human. You might have been a battery hen, or a mayfly with only one day to live.
Our blindness to such truths isn’t only because we’re self-absorbed but also we attach more significance to things that are easier to call to mind. It's not hard to recall countless times when you put in the effort to succeed: struggling through university finals, preparing for job interviews, tolerating a long-distance travel to work. On the other hand, it's rather difficult to realize you're privileged-like not being born in a war zone, or before antibiotics(抗生素), and so forth.
1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?| A．. Self-made men don't like to be talked about. |
| B．Successful people tend to overlook the role of luck. |
| C．Successful people owe their achievements to luck. |
| D．Self-made men are more likely to show off their fortune. |
| A．struggling through university finales. | B．living in a war zone |
| C．tolerating a long-distance travel | D．preparing for interviews |
| A．few people in Africa are lucky | B．people succeed because of luck |
| C．people value the important of lucky | D．each of us is actually privileged |
| A．Luck Is A Blessing | B．Who Is Lucky |
| C．How to Be Lucky | D．We Are Lucky |
【推荐1】To develop one's taste in English, the most effective way is to read English books extensively. Yet one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books, especially as a beginner. As a native Spanish, I would like to share some of my experience.
My first English novel was Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But my experience was somewhat disastrous. I had great difficulty in understanding the novel, let alone enjoying it. It's not the vocabulary that troubled me, but rather the way Austen constructs sentences, and her way of thinking, which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms. No long and complicated sentences. And I particularly liked his brief and straightforward (简洁的) style. So my first suggestion is, as a beginner, you'd better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones.
However, if you restrict yourself to novels you will miss a lot of treasures. English essays can at once inform you, entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russell's work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the peculiar sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy within the reach of ordinary people. Here comes my second suggestion — essays are indispensable.
Never follow others' recommendations and opinions blindly, however famous or influential (有很大影响的) the person might be. We should be open to various ideas, but always think and determine for ourselves. As a saying goes, one man's meat is another man's poison. With that in mind, we are bound to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.
1. What made the first English novel that the author read hard to understand?| A．Complicated conversations. |
| B．Sentences and Austen's thinking pattern. |
| C．The old-fashioned vocabulary. |
| D．Not knowing the social background. |
| A．Necessary | B．Challenging | C．Relevant | D．Inspirational |
| A．Choose books that challenge us most. |
| B．Read books that are instructive. |
| C．Don't be affected by others' choices. |
| D．Compare books before buying. |
| A．Give comments on literature works. |
| B．Tell beginners how to choose English books. |
| C．Encourage people to read more English books. |
| D．Recommend first class books to English learners. |
【推荐2】A computer virus is a program that is able to copy itself when it is run． In addition to copying itself, a computer virus can also cause harm．It may delete files or some important information in the computer．Besides, it may make the computer work more slowly．
There are many different kinds of computer viruses．They are spread through many ways．Some of the types of spreading are: email, using USB, downloading something from the Internet and so on．
The other day, a virus called WannaCry influenced more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries, especially the computers in universities and government offices．WannaCry is a ransomware (勒索病毒)．It attacked computers that were connected to the Internet and used Windows systems．The attack used a virus that locked the computers' files．Computer users have to pay the hackers some money to unlock those files．The price to get those files back is usually between $300 and $600．It is said that hackers have taken millions of dollars from people．
How to protect your computers against future attacks? First , make sure to keep your windows computer up-to-date．Besides, be sure not to click on links or download something in emails that you are not familiar with．Last but not least, make sure that you copy, save, or back up your files．In this way, you can protect your files when another attack happens．
1. How will your computer probably get viruses?| A．Using your friends' USB | B．Updating your windows system |
| C．Copying your own files | D．Posting a selfie (自拍) on the internet |
| A．To stole information in computer． | B．To delete files in computers |
| C．To stole people's secrets | D．To take money from people |
| A．Sports | B．Technology | C．Business | D．Education |
【推荐3】Andrea Yoch loves her adult sons, but would also love not to live with them. This is especially true in the 2, 200-square-foot rental in St. Paul, where she and her husband moved after the boys left their childhood home (a 5,000-square-foot property with a pool). But now Ben, 20, and Ryan, 23 are crammed with their parents in a house where a movie playing in one room can be heard in almost any other.
After her sons showed up due to the lockdown after the Coronavirus crisis struck—Ben from Boston, where he is a college student, and Ryan from New York, where he was starting out as an assistant advertising account executive—Ms. Yoch rushed to set up temporary offices in a bedroom and a basement that now also functions as a super crowded gym. “I would give anything for them to restart their lives,” she said.
As the pandemic continues, Wall Street bankers, Uber drivers, academics, artists and many other adults have given up their independent lives and migrated home. Some fled heavily populated cities for the rural suburban houses where they grew up and for the promise of home-cooked meals and free laundry. Others ended up in downsized spaces designed for empty nesters or in apartments already shared with other family members, such as grandparents or teenage siblings.
Parents caught by the increase of layoffs and canceled contracts found themselves feeding grown children who were in the same position. Mothers who had grown accustomed to freedom were suddenly expected to go back to cooking and cleaning.
“Some parents see this as a welcome surprise, but it can also add a lot of financial stress,” said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at the investment bank Stifel. “You can’t assume that parents are necessarily in a better-off position than their adult children: a lot of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and don’t have enough savings to accommodate extra people living in their households.”
1. Which word best describes Ms. Yoch’s life with her two sons?| A．Inconvenient. | B．Satisfying. |
| C．Disappointing. | D．Exciting. |
| A．People without jobs. | B．Grown-ups with no houses. |
| C．Children staying abroad. | D．Parents with no children around. |
| A．Because they are too busy to take care of them. |
| B．Because they want their kids to be independent. |
| C．Because they are in no better financial situation. |
| D．Because they have already sold or rented out their houses. |
| A．The generation gap between parents and their children. |
| B．The problems caused by two generations living together. |
| C．The parents’ life being affected by children in the lockdown. |
| D．The economic crisis brought about by the deadly Coronavirus. |
【推荐1】How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women, you’ve faced this question the hard way.
A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organize it. This doesn’t mean that a woman has to do all the housework; she may have to manage many of the household duties, and request her partner’s participation. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility for housework.
Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard, make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things, too. Most men will take on a little housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they can choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.
Here’s the key: men want to feel that they are doing housework either because they want to do a task, or because they simply want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household task just for the good of the house.
1. According to the passage, a man __________.| A．is willing to do housework |
| B．likes to be told to do housework |
| C．is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood |
| D．likes a clean house but doesn’t make efforts to clean it |
| A．order them to do their share | B．ask them to do some housework politely |
| C．blame men’s laziness | D．monitor men’s work |
| A．Cleaning the table. | B．Doing some washing. |
| C．Painting the fence. | D．Asking his wife to work on the yard. |
| A．work without any payment | B．do unimportant household tasks |
| C．do housework without women’s praise | D．please their wives |
【推荐2】These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.
Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.” Or this sentence: “BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”
What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “totally.” Similarly, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional.” It seems that, for millennials (千禧一代), typing in this form is not only quick but trendy.
As you can see, much millennial slang (俚语) is formed by so-called “totesing”—the systematic abbreviation (缩写) of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes,” but it has now spread to many other English words.
The origins of other millennial slang are more complex than “totesing.” “Bae,” for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with one’s romantic partner or, for someone without romantic connection yet. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.
Some people might think millennial slang lowers the value of the English language, but Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn’t agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Lauren Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the same view. The two analyzed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots.
It isn’t simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speaker’s mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules.
1. Which of the following best explains the underlined part in Paragraph 3?| A．Creative and fresh. | B．Flexible and practical. |
| C．Swift and romantic. | D．Time-saving and fashionable. |
| A．To analyze how it came into being. |
| B．To explain why it has been widely used. |
| C．To introduce some other millennial slang. |
| D．To show some millennial slang has complex origins. |
| A．It has no specific rules. |
| B．It is usually used casually. |
| C．It requires a good command of English. |
| D．It’s simply a way to reduce word count. |
| A．A Language is Widely Used |
| B．Linguists Approve of Totesing |
| C．English Has Greatly Improved |
| D．E-slang Catches on Among Youth |
【推荐3】I want to talk about the economy. Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians' speeches. I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day.
Most people aren't particularly interested in "the economy". "Share prices are flying high； interest rates are soaring(猛增的); the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472.35. " We hear this and subconsciously switch off.
Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth. The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life.
We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society. So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives. Our towns become more and more crowded. We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals. There's something wrong here. If times were truly good, then you may think we'd all feel optimistic about the future. Yet the majority of us are deeply worried. More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations.
The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money. More spending doesn't mean that life is getting better. We all know it often means the opposite—greed, crime, poverty, pollution. More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption. Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down. If we don't keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate(僵局).
How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions. We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world. We create mountains of waste. We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land.
The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior. Our main problem is not that we don't know what to do about it. It is gathering the desire to do it.
1. According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy？| A．The Dow Jones Index. | B．Increases in interest rates. |
| C．Shopping in a supermarket. | D．Skyrocketing share prices. |
| A．people are benefiting from a well﹣off society |
| B．the future generation is a big concern for most people |
| C．the majority of people are optimistic about the future |
| D．people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices |
| A．It guarantees a better life for us. | B．It may lead to some social problems. |
| C．It will stop the circulation of money. | D．It has only brought desirable effects. |
| A．call on us to change our behavior | B．suggest a solution for over-consumption |
| C．make a distinction between two economies | D．inform us of the effects of economic expansion |
