试题出自试卷《山东省普通专升本《大学英语》真题（2021年）》

Imagine walking through someone’s apartment. The rooms are almost empty, and the only piece of furniture is a simple table and folded sofa. There are no decorative objects lying around—just the essentials. You open the closet to find you can count the number of clothing items inside on one hand. The space seems more like a prison cell than a home and you may think the resident cannot afford to buy more things to fill the apartment with.
It turns out that the apartment’s owner is a minimalist who chooses to limit his number of belongings. Minimalism goes against consumer society by dramatically reducing possessions. Minimalists follow this philosophy to varying degrees, but they generally claim that cutting back on excess stuff leads to a more fulfilling life.
With fewer possessions, they do not have to spend so much time cleaning, thinking about what they are minimizing, or trying to keep up with the latest trends. Minimalists say this frees up their time for things meaningful such as exercising, traveling, and being with loved ones.
Extreme minimalism is not for everyone, but a mild form of it has gained in popularity recently, thanks to Marie Kondo’s best-selling book The life-changing magic of tidying up. Kondo has become distinguished for her tidying skills, which she developed naturally. One of her main belongings is that one should only own things that one truly loves.
It can be unpleasant to part with belongings, but Kondo’s methods have helped minimalists remove useless things. Her technique for making space is to go through things by category, starting with clothing, then books, papers, tiny objects, and finally, memorable items. She instructs her followers to touch each object they own and keep only those that spark joy, promising that this will lead to domestic happiness.
Kondo stresses that it is not about throwing things away, but about finding the things you want to remain with you and striking a balance between personal joy and possessions. Even if you are not ready to become a minimalist, you may want to consider reducing the number of things you own for it seems that letting go of things can truly make room for happiness.
1. Paragraph 1 describes a person who probably（ ）.
2. What does a minimalist go against?
3. If people adopt the minimalist lifestyle, they will（ ）.
4. The mild form of minimalism becomes popular because of Kondo’s（ ）.
5. According to the last paragraph, what is the real meaning of minimalism?