Early in the age of affluence that follo

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问题 Early in the age of affluence that followed World War II,an American retailing analyst named Victor Lebow proclaimed,“Our enormously productive economy...demands that we make consumption our way of life,that we convert the buying anduse of Eoods into rituals,that we seek our spiritual satisfaction,our ego satisfaction,in consumption...We need thingsconsumed,burned up,worn out,replaced and discarded at an ever increasing rate.”Americans have responded to Lebow’s call,and much of the world has followed.Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even embedded in social values.Opinion surveys in the world’s two largest economies-Japan and the United States-show consumerist definitions ofsuccess becoming ever more prevalent.Overconsumption by the world’s fortunate is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhapspopulation growth.Their surging exploitation of resources threatens to exhaust or unalterably spoil forests,soils,water,air and climate.Ironically,high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms,too.The time-honored values of integrity ofcharacter,good work,friendship,family and community have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches.Thus many in theindustrial lands have a sense that their world,of plenty is somehow hollow-that,misled by a consumerist culture,they havebeen fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social,psychological and spiritual needs with material things.Of course,the opposite of overconsumption-poverty-is no solution to either environmental or human problems.It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the natural world too.Dispossessed peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests ofLatin American,and hungry nomads turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland,reducing it to desert.If environmentaldestruction results when people have either too little or too much,we are left to wonder how much is enough.What level ofconsumption can the earth support When does having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfaction Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing 《》（）A.Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.B.Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.C.Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth.D.Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.

选项 A.Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.
B.Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.
C.Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth.
D.Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernization.

答案 B

解析本题考查细节。
题干问“为什么作者说高消费好坏参半”？文章第5段提到“长期以来人们推崇的种种价值观，如诚实的品格、好的工作、以及友谊、家庭和社区等，都在追逐财富的过程中被舍弃了”。B选项，因为人们在追求物质满足中舍弃了道德观念。综上，B选项正确。
A选项，因为在富裕社会依然存在贫穷，不合题意，故排除。
C选项，因为在不受限制的人口增长情况下，过度消费不会长久，不合题意，故排除。
D选项，因为在现代化过程中传统惯例总是被忽视，不合题意，故排除。
故正确选项为B。

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