专题06阅读理解C篇
编者按20巧年上海十六区巧H—模收集齐全，深度解析，排版整齐。
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(20巧年浦东新区一樸）
In sociology, consumplion is about so much more than just taking in or using up resou to survive，of course, but in today's world, we also consume to eiuertam and amuse ourselves，； time and experiences with oUiers. Wc consume not only material goods b山 also services, experiences, mformatioit and cultural products. Consumption today is a central organizing principle of social life.
Sociologists recognize that many aspects of our daily lives are structured by consumption. In fact Polish sociologist 之ygrnum Bauman wrote in the book Co/wwn加g i於化at Wes化m societies arc no longer organized around the act of production, but instca击 around consumption. This transition began in the Uni化d States in the mid-twendc比 century，after which most production jobs were moved overseas, and our economy shifted to rctai! and Uie provision of services and information.
As a consequence，most of us spend our days consuming rather 比an producing goods. On any given day, one might travel U) work by car，work in an office that 记quires clcctrichy, gas，oil, wa化r，paper，and a host of consumer dectronics and digital goods; purchase a tea，coffee，or soda： go ouUo d res化urant; pick up dry cleaning; purchase health anil hygiene products at a drug store; use purcha化d groceries to prepare dinner, ami 出cn spend the evening watching 化Icvision，enjoying social media，or reading a book. Who can break free from it?
Consumption has taken on great importance in 化e relationships we develop wiUt others. We often organize visits with others around the act of consuming, whether that be sitting down to cat a home-cooked mcai as a family, or meeting friends for a shopping excursion a【化e mall. In addition，we often use consumer goods to express our feelings for others through the practice of gi A-giving.
Sociologists also see consumption as an important part of the process of forming and expressing both mdividual and group identities. In 如i//A/re.- 7%e A知a/un客分 sociologist Dick Hcbdige observed 化at identhy is of\cn expressed 比rough fashion choices. This happens because wc choose consumer goods Uiat wc feel say something about who we arc. Our consum订 choices are oAcn meant k reflect our values and lifestyle，and in doing so, send visual signals to others about the kind of person wc arc.