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阅读理解1.BuyingisDoing?Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthefuture,howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshoppingmalls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyouspendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarilybad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon’thavetogotoclass.However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,noeatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbestfriend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbeourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.Theydon’tcomeinapackage.Youmaketheexperienceyourself.Forexample,eachpersonwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechangeswiththereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwithafriend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhavewithyourfriendcannotbeexperiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyouwatchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhaveapackageexperience.Itrequiresnoactionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeelthatwemustconsumebecausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecanstartapersonalrevolution（变革）againstconsumerism.How?Byconsumingless.Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatestsatisfaction.Thenwecanorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.1.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould____________.A.spendlessmoneyB.thinkaboutitcarefullyC.organizeourthingsD.gotoconveniencestores2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat_____________.A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsuminglessB.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfactionC.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoicesD.consu