【題目】 When my husband and I moved back to the United States years ago, we had been living an adventurous life on a boat overseas. We moved to Maine and fell in love with a piece of land. It came with a huge farmhouse much larger than we needed. We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on land as a family of four in a big house jammed with stuff.

How did we end up with so much stuff? We just didn't see things piling up so quickly. It's an embarrassment of riches. It's an overabundance. And it's burying us.

A couple of weeks ago, going through a pile of books I’d organized, I found my late mother's now-twenty-year-old copy of “Simplify Your Life" by Elaine St. James. I’d read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.

Wondering if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste. I sensed that what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house can't breathe, it's no wonder I feel like I can't either.

Now, my husband and I have undertaken an experiment that we hope will lead to a major lifestyle shift for our whole family. I first started to declutter and downsize by cleaning my kitchen. I emptied out my cupboards and drawers. I put everything needed on our dining-room table. Everything else went into a huge bin for sale. My drawers are beautiful now and I’m content to take this step.

Like any new beginning, there are hesitations. But in a few months, we will move into a new house less than half the size of the one we have. Can my two kids adjust to the idea of reducing their two separate rooms to one small shared bedroom with just a few toys? I can see I'm still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go.

【1】How did the author feel about the life back to the United States?

A.She enjoyed the new spacious house.

B.She loved the abundance of materials.

C.She complained about owning too much.

D.She desired a much richer life.

【2】Why did the author mention Elaine St. James and her book?

A.To show what a great influence James had on her.

B.To advise more people to read James's book.

C.To indicate how her late mother liked reading.

D.To explain why a simple life counts to everyone.

【3】What does the underlined word “declutter" mean in Para 5?

A.recoverB.remove

C.prepareD.escape

【4】What is the author doing according to the last paragraph?

A.Persuading her kids to live simply.

B.Reflecting her hesitations about letting go.

C.Questioning her sudden change on life.

D.Missing her life on the boat.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文是記敘文。作者生活空間塞滿東西后感到過(guò)于豐富，受Elaine St. James簡(jiǎn)單思想的影響，作者開(kāi)始改變自己，改變自家環(huán)境。

【1】推理判斷題。第一段We went rapidly from living in an extremely small space on the water with only two bags to a life on land as a family of four in a big house jammed with stuff.描寫了作者家的變化，原來(lái)的狹小生活空間變成了塞滿東西的大房子。第二段It's an embarrassment of riches. It's an overabundance. And it's burying us. 作者認(rèn)為這是一種財(cái)富的尷尬，是過(guò)于豐富。它在埋葬我們。第四段I sensed that what was missing from our life, from our home, was emptiness. My house can't breathe, it's no wonder I feel like I can't either. 作者感到家里的房子不能呼吸，自己也不能呼吸。綜上判斷出，作者是抱怨自己家擁有的太多，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。第三段“Simplify Your Life" by Elaine St. James. I’d read it a number of times, adding my own penciled notes and folding down more pages.作者提到了Elaine St. James的書“Simplify Your Life"，自己已經(jīng)看過(guò)很多遍，還添加了許多讀書筆記。根據(jù)第四段Wondering if St. James wrote other books on the topic, I began an Internet search that led me deeper and deeper into simplicity, and a concept that was new to me, zero waste.可知作者還從網(wǎng)上查找Elaine St. James其他作品，為了更深地理解simplicity。結(jié)合下文作者simplicity的實(shí)際行動(dòng)可判斷出，作者提到Elaine St. James和她的書是為了說(shuō)明Elaine St. James對(duì)自己的影響很大，故選A。

【3】猜測(cè)詞義題。上文提到作者深受Elaine St. James和她的書的影響，更深地理解了simplicity。上句提到my husband and I have undertaken an experiment作者和丈夫開(kāi)始試驗(yàn)simplicity，畫線詞語(yǔ)declutter和and后的 downsize并列，根據(jù)by cleaning my kitchen可推測(cè)此處指清理整理廚房，比較四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知和remove(除去，移動(dòng))意思一致，故選B。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段Like any new beginning, there are hesitations.和I can see I'm still thinking about what I will lose. But what I hope becomes clearer is what we will gain by letting go. 可知像任何新的開(kāi)始一樣，作者也有猶豫。作者知道自己還在想會(huì)失去什么。但希望通過(guò)放手能得到什么。這些內(nèi)容反映了作者對(duì)于放手的猶豫，故選B。

詞義猜測(cè)題是高考閱讀理解中�？碱}型之一，可以大致分為

① 定義猜詞，可以根據(jù)定義信息和舉例猜測(cè)詞義。如文中常用refer to，be called或that’s to say，such as等。

② 邏輯猜詞可以根據(jù)同義詞、反義詞、因果關(guān)系詞等猜測(cè)詞義，例如，similarly, the same as, but, however, while, on the other hand, since ,because等，所猜詞與這些提示詞前/后面部分的含義一樣、相反或是前因后果。

③ 語(yǔ)法猜詞，可以根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法，再結(jié)合上下文進(jìn)行猜詞。

④ 語(yǔ)境猜詞，猜測(cè)詞義離不開(kāi)上下文的語(yǔ)境，通過(guò)上下文提供的情景和線索進(jìn)行合理的分析，同時(shí)還要關(guān)注其所在的整段及整篇文章。

⑤ 指代猜詞即找出人稱代詞、指示代詞、關(guān)系代詞或關(guān)系副詞等所指代的內(nèi)容，做題時(shí)要注意指代詞的位置，以便于判斷，然后用所找的指代內(nèi)容替換劃線代詞，核實(shí)其邏輯、意義、位置等是否一致，最后比較所找部分與選項(xiàng)，確定意思最接近的選項(xiàng)。

小題3中要求猜測(cè)declutter的詞意，需要結(jié)合上下文語(yǔ)境。上文提到作者深受Elaine St. James和她的書的影響，更深地理解了simplicity。上句提到my husband and I have undertaken an experiment作者和丈夫開(kāi)始試驗(yàn)simplicity，畫線詞語(yǔ)declutter和and后的 downsize并列，根據(jù)by cleaning my kitchen可推測(cè)此處指清理整理廚房，比較四個(gè)選項(xiàng)可知和remove(除去，移動(dòng))意思一致。

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