Question

Yesterday,I overheard our 9-year-old son,Aaron,talking to his friend,Zach.

“Oh，God！”Zach began，looking in Aaron’s closet “Where are all your toys？”

“Oh，we are doing something called Simplicity plan，so I basically got rid of 80% of my stuff（物品）. ”

“What？ Did your mom and dad make you do this？”

“No， Idecided to do it because I wanted to.When I give away a lot of my things，I make room for family activities. I did it because I wanted to live differently and have less stuff in my life.”

“But still,why would you choose to get rid of most of your toys？”

“Part of the reason is that my parents were doing it with their stuff .And my mom talked to me about it and explained how they felt happier afterwards. And I thought maybe I really had spent a lot of my time in my room playing with toys instead of spending time with my parents and sister.”

“Seriously？”

“I feel proud because I am a person who has just what I need and not more. And I’m starting

new activities like writing how I feel,reading more,and spending more time doing housework around the house.”

“OK.Let me get this. You have fewer toys，more housework,and you feel happier？”

“Well, it’s not that the housework is fun ,But I do it with my parents. We talk and connect while we are doing it, so that is the fun.And we’ve been doing more activities together, like reading aloud at night. And on weekends,we have conversations(交谈)or go out together, instead of my dad being at his computer,my mom cleaning and me playing with my toys.”

1.Why did Aaron give away most of his toys?

A.Because he didn’t like them.

B.Because his parents made him do it.

C.Because he had no time to play with them.

D.Because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

2.After Aaron’s parents got rid of some of their stuff,they .

A.hoped Aaron wouldn’t do it

B.decided to buy some new stuff

C.found it was good for them

D.felt upset and wanted it back

3.We can learn from the passage that Aaron .

A.used to enjoy reading

B.will get his toys back soon

C.used to write a lot about his feelings

D.enjoys doing housework with his parents

4.What can infer(推断)from the passage?

A.Zaron will not get rid of his toys.

B.Aaron doesn’t like going out with his parents.

C.Members in the writer’s family now feel closer.

D.His father still likes being at his computer on weekends.

Answer 1