2．My grandparents actively practiced simplicity．They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression．Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy．Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items，they chose to spend really simple life together，with family and in nature．
Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community．Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes．As real estate prices rose，many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land．Soon theirs were the only small house on the block，surrounded by a sea of mansions．My grandparents built and lived m a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives．Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house．But they didn't want a bigger place．They loved their little house and were content with what they had．
My grandparents avoided consumptive（浪費的）lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves．They lived in a small home，but had a huge garden．They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill，improved their health，and gave them an excuse to be outside．They also reused and recycled everything．For instance，they had driven the same car for over 15years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out．
Through their example I learned an important lesson：It is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life．My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn't about self-deprivation．Instead，it's about giving yourself the time，freedom，and money to pursue your dreams．Becoming debt free，downsizing to a smaller home，and going car-lite（減少用車頻率）are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams．

26．The underlined word superfluous in Paragraph I is closest in meaning toB．
A．meaningful 
B．unnecessary 
C．increasing
D．troublesome
27．The community's changes include all the following EXCEPT thatA
A．the people built more farmland
B．the neighbors sold their houses
C．the houses became more expensive
D．many mansions were built there
28．The author's grandparents didn't expand their house becauseC．
A．they didn't accept the family members'1advice
B．their house were really new and large enough
C．they were satisfied with the house they lived in
D．they were too old to do any house-building job
29．Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents，opinion？D
A．Repairing the house themselves．
B．Planting vegetables in the garden．
C．Reusing and recycling things．
D．Changing cars in a short time．
30．The author thinks his grandparents，lifestyle isB．
A．unacceptable
B．a(chǎn)pprovable
C．unreasonable 
D．understandable．

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了他的祖父母，他們選擇了簡單的生活，不奢華不浪費，能物盡其用，作者也受到了他們的感染，贊同祖父母的生活方式．

解答 26．B  詞義猜測題，根據(jù)第一段Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous consuming was their life philosophy．可知存錢是為了避免下雨天，避免多余的消費是他們的生活哲學，故選B．
27．A  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes．可知每年都有大量的農(nóng)田被毀壞，因此社區(qū)的變化不包括人們建造了更多的農(nóng)田，故選A．
28．C  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段But they didn't want a bigger place．They loved their little house and were content with what they had．可知作者的祖父母沒有擴建他們的房子是因為他們愛他們的小房子，對它很滿意，故選C．
29．D  推理判斷題，根據(jù)第三段For instance，they had driven the same car for over 15years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out．可知作者的祖父母認為短時間內(nèi)更換汽車是浪費的行為，故選D．
30．B  推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一段My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn't about self-deprivation．Instead，it's about giving yourself the time，freedom，and money to pursue your dreams．可知作者對其祖父母的生活方式表示認可，故選B．

點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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