Passage One
Do you have too much stuff? Are you dare we say it “I am tidy”? [16] Say hello to a TV show called “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”, a home improvement show based on her widely popular book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. In the show, Marie Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fairy for messy people, visiting their houses to share the wisdom of the "KonMari" method. This method is simple in theory but can be endlessly complex in practice. You divide all the stuff in your house – all of it – into several categories, and then examine each item -- all of them – [17] to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it. If it doesn't, you thank it, and neatly discard it.
So, is the TV show inspiring people to tidy up? Firsthand accounts seem to indicate a small wave of people bringing piles of donation bags to used good stores. One store received thousands of bags of used possessions in one day. January is usually the store’s slow season for donations, because it's cold and people don't want to bother. But not this January. People seemed determined to clean up their homes. [18] One used bookstore received a month's worth of books in donations in a week when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from his home. It seems Marie’s TV show is having a big impact after all.
Q16. What is Maire Kondo’s TV show about?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：a home improvement show based on her widely popular bookThe Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.译为：这是一个居家环境提升节目，根据 Maire Kondo广受欢迎的《生活焕新魔法——居家环境提升》改编。
Q17. What things can be kept in one’s home, according to Maire Kondo?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：You divide all the stuff in your house – all of it – into several categories, and then examine each item -- all of them – to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it. 译为：您将屋中的所有物品分类，然后检查所有物品。如果一些物件能让你开心，那么留下它。如果不能，则丢弃。
Q18. What do we learn about one used bookstore this January?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：One used bookstore received a month's worth of books in donations in a week when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from his home. It seems Marie’s TV show is having a big impact after all.译为：一位男士在一个星期内向一家二手书店捐赠了50多箱书，这相当于书店一个月的受捐数量。可见玛丽的电视节目还是产生了大很的影响。
Passage Two
At just twelve years old, Mike Hannon is making a difference in his community — one lunch at a time. “Mike’s Lunches of Love” has fed more than 2,000 of the town’s most vulnerable residents. [19] Mike delivers meals to the homeless. “It’s like a way to give people joy, maybe spark something in them that can change them,” Mike told WBZ-TV. The mayor of Mike’s town feels that Mike is a great community leader, especially in such times of so much negative news. While his father commented on how proud he was of his son, yet Mike isn’t looking for praise, but kindness in return. [20] He hopes his active charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns. Mike includes a handwritten message of joy on each bag. His message and star power has spread all over the country. To date, his online page to raise funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars and counting, raising more than 17,000 dollars in just one day, with the hope of many famous actors and others. [21] People from all over the county are sending special handcraft bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. Many are hoping the simple active kindness spreads. Mike is seemed as the hope for the future of the town, the country and the world.
Q19: What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：“Mike’s Lunches of Love” has fed more than 2,000 of the town’s most vulnerable residents. Mike delivers meals to the homeless. 译为：“爱的午餐”已经惠及了该镇2000多名弱势群体，迈克还向那些无家可归送饭菜。
Q20: What does Mike hope others will do?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：He hopes his active charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns.译为：他希望自己的慈善行为能够影响他人，让他们也能在镇子中传播爱心。
Q21: How are people all over the country responding to what Mike is doing?
【解析】本题为细节考察题。原文为：People from all over the county are sending special handcraft bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. 译为：全县人民都给迈克寄送一些特别手袋，来助力迈克完成助人任务。
