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B(2025·南京玄武期末)
It all started with a promise not to overspend, and for the first couple of days, I managed to keep it. The good times, however, didn’t last. On the fourth day, I pulled out my credit card and did exactly what I’d promised not to do. I felt ashamed and promised myself I would never do it again.
But then. . . oops! I did it again!
Does this sound familiar? If you are too young to spend freely, think about your favourite snack. We often know what we should do, but why do we keep doing the opposite?
Many people turn to financial experts for advice. They are told to stay off social media and avoid friends who overspend so as to control the stimulus(刺激因素). Then, the experts suggest controlling your response: Cut up your credit cards. Make spending painful.
Such advice works until it doesn’t any more. Let’s face it: You can’t avoid every ad pushing you to buy something.
Here’s a secret that has helped me break my terrible spending cycle. Between the stimulus and our response to it, there’s a space. In that space is our power to choose.
Most of us aren’t aware of this space. We see a social media post about a book with a link to a shopping website. One quick click, and the book is on its way. That’s how I ended up with unread books all over my office. Now I follow the “72-hour rule”. When I see an interesting book, I put it on a list. If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it.
By creating this little “spending space”, I give myself the chance to change my response. How you create space is up to you, but once you get good at it, you can fix your spending(or eating) habits.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to
A. spending freely
B. using a credit card
C. promising not to overspend
D. feeling ashamed after overspending
2. According to financial experts, in order not to overspend, people can
①stay off social media
②cut up their credit cards
③promise not to overspend
④avoid friends who overspend
A. ①②③
B. ②③④
C. ①②④
D. ①③④
3. The author thinks the advice from financial experts
A. works well for everyone
B. doesn’t work for anyone
C. only works for a short time
D. no longer works when we have power to choose
4. The author now creates her little “spending space” by
A. staying off social media
B. locking up her credit cards
C. keeping a list of interesting books
D. waiting 72 hours before buying something
5. By writing this article, the author mainly wants to
A. complain about financial experts
B. explain a stimulus and the response to it
C. warn people about the danger of overspending
D. share her experience of fixing her spending habits
It all started with a promise not to overspend, and for the first couple of days, I managed to keep it. The good times, however, didn’t last. On the fourth day, I pulled out my credit card and did exactly what I’d promised not to do. I felt ashamed and promised myself I would never do it again.
But then. . . oops! I did it again!
Does this sound familiar? If you are too young to spend freely, think about your favourite snack. We often know what we should do, but why do we keep doing the opposite?
Many people turn to financial experts for advice. They are told to stay off social media and avoid friends who overspend so as to control the stimulus(刺激因素). Then, the experts suggest controlling your response: Cut up your credit cards. Make spending painful.
Such advice works until it doesn’t any more. Let’s face it: You can’t avoid every ad pushing you to buy something.
Here’s a secret that has helped me break my terrible spending cycle. Between the stimulus and our response to it, there’s a space. In that space is our power to choose.
Most of us aren’t aware of this space. We see a social media post about a book with a link to a shopping website. One quick click, and the book is on its way. That’s how I ended up with unread books all over my office. Now I follow the “72-hour rule”. When I see an interesting book, I put it on a list. If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it.
By creating this little “spending space”, I give myself the chance to change my response. How you create space is up to you, but once you get good at it, you can fix your spending(or eating) habits.
1. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to
A
.A. spending freely
B. using a credit card
C. promising not to overspend
D. feeling ashamed after overspending
2. According to financial experts, in order not to overspend, people can
C
.①stay off social media
②cut up their credit cards
③promise not to overspend
④avoid friends who overspend
A. ①②③
B. ②③④
C. ①②④
D. ①③④
3. The author thinks the advice from financial experts
C
.A. works well for everyone
B. doesn’t work for anyone
C. only works for a short time
D. no longer works when we have power to choose
4. The author now creates her little “spending space” by
D
.A. staying off social media
B. locking up her credit cards
C. keeping a list of interesting books
D. waiting 72 hours before buying something
5. By writing this article, the author mainly wants to
D
.A. complain about financial experts
B. explain a stimulus and the response to it
C. warn people about the danger of overspending
D. share her experience of fixing her spending habits
答案
【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者试图控制自己过度消费的挣扎过程,并分享了如何通过创造"消费空间"、遵循"72 小时规则"来改变消费习惯。
1. A 提示:代词指代题。根据第一段第一句"It all started with a promise not to overspend..."可知,作者承诺不超支;结合第一段最后一句"I felt ashamed and promised myself I would never do it again."可知,作者感到羞愧,并向自己保证再也不会这样做了,由此可见,作者第四天做了自己承诺不做的事情,即过度消费。it 在这里指的是超支或无节制消费。
2. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句"They are told to stay off social media and avoid friends who overspend so as to control the stimulus. Then, the experts suggest controlling your response: Cut up your credit cards."可知,财务专家建议人们为了不过度消费,应该远离社交媒体(①)、避免与过度消费的朋友交往(④),以及停止使用信用卡(②)。
3. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第五段第一句"Such advice works until it doesn't any more."可知,作者认为这些建议只在一段时间内有效,之后就不再起作用了。
4. D 提示:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后三句"Now I follow the '72-hour rule'. When I see an interesting book, I put it on a list. If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it."可知,作者现在遵循"72 小时规则",即看到有趣的东西后等待 72 小时再决定是否购买。
5. D 提示:写作意图题。通读全文可知,文章作者结合自身的经历讲述了如何通过创造"消费空间"来改变自己的消费习惯,由此推知,作者的目的是分享她改善消费习惯的经验。
1. A 提示:代词指代题。根据第一段第一句"It all started with a promise not to overspend..."可知,作者承诺不超支;结合第一段最后一句"I felt ashamed and promised myself I would never do it again."可知,作者感到羞愧,并向自己保证再也不会这样做了,由此可见,作者第四天做了自己承诺不做的事情,即过度消费。it 在这里指的是超支或无节制消费。
2. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句"They are told to stay off social media and avoid friends who overspend so as to control the stimulus. Then, the experts suggest controlling your response: Cut up your credit cards."可知,财务专家建议人们为了不过度消费,应该远离社交媒体(①)、避免与过度消费的朋友交往(④),以及停止使用信用卡(②)。
3. C 提示:细节理解题。根据第五段第一句"Such advice works until it doesn't any more."可知,作者认为这些建议只在一段时间内有效,之后就不再起作用了。
4. D 提示:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后三句"Now I follow the '72-hour rule'. When I see an interesting book, I put it on a list. If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it."可知,作者现在遵循"72 小时规则",即看到有趣的东西后等待 72 小时再决定是否购买。
5. D 提示:写作意图题。通读全文可知,文章作者结合自身的经历讲述了如何通过创造"消费空间"来改变自己的消费习惯,由此推知,作者的目的是分享她改善消费习惯的经验。
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，共5道小题，涵盖代词指代、细节理解、写作意图等考点。解题思路如下：
1. 第1题（代词指代题）：需定位第一段中作者的承诺（不超支），结合语境判断it指代的是前文提到的“过度消费”行为；
2. 第2题（细节理解题）：需定位第四段中财务专家给出的建议，逐一核对选项内容，排除未提及的内容；
3. 第3题（细节理解题）：需定位第五段中作者对专家建议的评价，找到关键语句判断选项；
4. 第4题（细节理解题）：需定位倒数第二段中作者提到的“72小时规则”，明确其具体做法；
5. 第5题（写作意图题）：需通读全文，梳理作者的核心内容（分享改善消费习惯的经验），判断写作目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第一段第一句“promise not to overspend”及最后一句“did exactly what I’d promised not to do”可知，作者承诺不超支，第四天却做了承诺不做的过度消费，故it指代“过度消费（spending freely）”，选A。
2. 第2题：根据第四段“stay off social media（①）、avoid friends who overspend（④）、Cut up your credit cards（②）”，未提及“promise not to overspend”，故①②④正确，选C。
3. 第3题：根据第五段“Such advice works until it doesn’t any more”可知，作者认为专家建议只在短时间内有效，选C。
4. 第4题：根据倒数第二段“follow the ‘72-hour rule’... If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it”可知，作者通过等待72小时再购买来创造“消费空间”，选D。
5. 第5题：通读全文，作者结合自身经历分享了通过“72小时规则”改善消费习惯的经验，核心目的是分享该经验，选D。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D
【知识点】
代词指代题、细节理解题、写作意图题
【点评】
本文围绕改善消费习惯展开，考查英语阅读理解中常见的题型，解题时需精准定位原文关键信息，结合上下文逻辑分析，难度适中，适合学生巩固阅读理解解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，共5道小题，涵盖代词指代、细节理解、写作意图等考点。解题思路如下：
1. 第1题（代词指代题）：需定位第一段中作者的承诺（不超支），结合语境判断it指代的是前文提到的“过度消费”行为；
2. 第2题（细节理解题）：需定位第四段中财务专家给出的建议，逐一核对选项内容，排除未提及的内容；
3. 第3题（细节理解题）：需定位第五段中作者对专家建议的评价，找到关键语句判断选项；
4. 第4题（细节理解题）：需定位倒数第二段中作者提到的“72小时规则”，明确其具体做法；
5. 第5题（写作意图题）：需通读全文，梳理作者的核心内容（分享改善消费习惯的经验），判断写作目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第一段第一句“promise not to overspend”及最后一句“did exactly what I’d promised not to do”可知，作者承诺不超支，第四天却做了承诺不做的过度消费，故it指代“过度消费（spending freely）”，选A。
2. 第2题：根据第四段“stay off social media（①）、avoid friends who overspend（④）、Cut up your credit cards（②）”，未提及“promise not to overspend”，故①②④正确，选C。
3. 第3题：根据第五段“Such advice works until it doesn’t any more”可知，作者认为专家建议只在短时间内有效，选C。
4. 第4题：根据倒数第二段“follow the ‘72-hour rule’... If I still want it 72 hours later, I will go ahead and buy it”可知，作者通过等待72小时再购买来创造“消费空间”，选D。
5. 第5题：通读全文，作者结合自身经历分享了通过“72小时规则”改善消费习惯的经验，核心目的是分享该经验，选D。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D
【知识点】
代词指代题、细节理解题、写作意图题
【点评】
本文围绕改善消费习惯展开，考查英语阅读理解中常见的题型，解题时需精准定位原文关键信息，结合上下文逻辑分析，难度适中，适合学生巩固阅读理解解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.7
