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The tidying-up wonder known as Marie Kondo has a show on Netflix, and by all accounts, it seems to be popular among the masses. Kondo’s basic idea to determine whether we need something is to ask if something sparks joy—and if it does not, then it is not needed.
The writer Anakana Schofield, however, tweeted the following messages: “Do NOT listen to Marie Kondo or Konmari in relation to books. Fill your apartment & world with them. I don’t care if you throw out your clothes but the woman is very misguided about books. Every human needs a library, not clean, boring shelves. ”
Now Schofield has penned an essay at The Guardian on the topic, noting that “Marie Kondo advises us to give up reading we don’t find joyful. But one’s personal library should do much more than get warm feelings. ” It’s such a good point. I look at the rows of books on my shelves and while I can’t help but to notice that they are not tidy, I would never toss them.
Does every one of those books bring my joy? No. Some are hard. But toss them? No way! As collections, all of my books create their own narrative, an otherwise impossible timeline of my life. And beyond them being a part of my history, I think about what went into each book. Every word, of the millions of words living on my bookshelves, was written with thought; every sentence crafted with intention. My personal library is like a microcosm (缩影)of humanity, of my own design.
And as for the unread books? That a book is unread should not be an indication of its uselessness, rather, a promise of its potential. It’s like having a gift to open or a vacation to look forward to. A stack of unread books is a hallway of doors, each leading to an unknown adventure.
【文章大意】本文是议论文。整理奇才近藤麻理惠在Netflix上有一个节目, 很受人们的追捧, 近藤认为不能激发快乐的东西都是不需要的东西, 可以扔掉。作者家里有很多藏书, 不是所有的书都能激发快乐, 但作者并不认为需要扔掉这些书, 他认为个人的图书馆就像自己设计的一个人性的缩影, 一本未读的书, 也并不应表明其无用, 而表明其有潜力, 就像将要打开的礼物或期待的假期, 一堆堆未读的书就像是门的走廊, 每本书都通向一个未知的冒险。
1. What does the underlined word “wonder” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Talent. B. Program.
C. Attraction. D. Company.
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句话“The tidying-up wonder known as Marie Kondo has a show on Netflix, and by all accounts, it seems to be popular among the masses. ”可知, 整理奇才近藤麻理惠在Netflix上有一个节目, 从各方面来看, 它似乎在大众中很受欢迎。所以wonder在这里是指“奇才, 能干的人”, 故答案为选项A。
2. What is Anakana Schofield’s attitude towards Marie Kondo about books?
A. Disapproving. B. Favorable.
C. Ambiguous. D. Acceptable.
【解析】选A。态度观点题。根据第二段中的“Do NOT listen to Marie Kondo or Konmari in relation to books. . . but the woman is very misguided about books. ”以及第三段中的“Marie Kondo advises us to give up reading we don’t find joyful. But one’s personal library should do much more than get warm feelings. ”可以推断出作家Anakana Schofield反对近藤麻理惠对处理书的态度。故选A。
3. What is the writer’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To advise people to read the books.
B. To encourage people to buy the books.
C. To introduce the books he collects.
D. To tell people not to throw away your books.
【解析】选D。写作目的题。根据文章最后两段: 作者家里有很多藏书, 不是所有的书都能激发快乐, 但作者并不认为需要扔掉这些书, 他认为个人的图书馆就像自己设计的一个人性的缩影, 一本未读的书, 也并不应表明其无用, 而表明其有潜力, 就像将要打开的礼物或期待的假期, 一堆堆未读的书就像是门的走廊, 每本书都通向一个未知的冒险。可知作者写这篇文章的目的是要告诉人们不要扔掉家里的藏书。故选D。
