11."How are things back at the office?"one of the gentlemen in my bicycle tour group asked me as we were nearing the end of another lengthy ride through Croatia's scenic countryside.
"I assume they are going fine,"I said."I haven't had any contact and I don't plan to."
"Your phone isn't on?"he asked,incredulously."You haven't checked your email?"
"Your phone is off and no,I'm not planning on checking email,"I said.
"My phone is off and no,I'm not planning on checking email,"I said.
My wife Heidi and I took my children,Daniel and Rachel,on a two-week trip to Croatia,one of the most beautiful countries in the world.We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids.
Why would I destroy the environment we had traveled thousands of miles to create by bringing my work environment into it?That would be counter-productive to everything I wanted out of this trip.If I worked during this experience,I would be taking time away from my family and sending them the message that work takes priority over them.
In addition to sharing this incredible experience,I wanted to take us all out of the activity-driven world we live in.If I had my cell phone on and was constantly searching out a wireless connection to keep up with office,I would just bring that hyper-connected environment into the peaceful,meaningful world I was trying to create.
In addition to creating life-long memories with my family,another wonderful thing happened as a result of this bike trip.As we were returning home,I was flooded with new ideas.I came up with concepts for nine blog posts and several ideas that I want to incorporate into my business.
Taking time off restored and rejuvenated me and allowed my creative spirit to really come to the surface.How can you accomplish that goal if you simply move the source of that stress to a different location?
24.From the conversation at the beginning of the text,we can infer thatC.
A.the author had no access to the Internet during the our
B.the gentleman was quite concerned about the author's work
C.the author's phone was off because he didn't want to be disturbed
D.the speakers both experienced an unpleasant bicycle tour in Croatia
25.One of the purposes of the author's Croatia's bicycle tour isA.
A.to spend some time creating closer ties with his family
B.to experience a primitive life without phone calls
C.to tell his family that his work is more important for him
D.to escape from his boring work environment in the office
26.What would the author probably do after retuning home from their bike trip?C
A.He would be busy with all his office work again
B.He would be caught in a big flood of new businesses.
C.He would have many new fresh ideas for his business.
D.He would make up his missing blog posts during the journey.
27.The underlined word"rejuvenate"in the last paragraph means"D"
A.get one exhausted      
B.drive one mad
C.cause one to lost temper    
D.make one more energetic.

分析 本文作者通過解釋自己在與家人一起旅行時,關(guān)閉了手機,也不再查看電子郵件等做法的原因與目的,主要說明了這樣一個道理:只有花一些時間使自己得到充分的放松,以恢復(fù)精力和元氣,才能使得一個人的創(chuàng)新精神顯露出來.

解答 答案:
24.C    細節(jié)推理題    通過開頭的對話可知,作者出來旅行時關(guān)閉了手機,也沒有查看過自己的電子郵件;并且根據(jù)第五段中的"We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids.(我們選擇花些錢來享受這段美妙的旅行經(jīng)歷,這樣我們夫妻還有孩子們就可以共度一段時間)"可推測出作者這樣做的原因是:就是為了能夠和妻子以及孩子們一起充分享受旅行的快樂而不被打擾;故選C.
25.A   內(nèi)容歸納題  根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"…creating life-long memories with my family"(和我的家人一起創(chuàng)造一段終生難忘的回憶)可知,此處講述的是作者與家人一起參加此次自行車騎行的目的;故選A.
26.C   細節(jié)理解題     根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"As we were returning home,I was flooded with new ideas.I came up with concepts for nine blog posts and several ideas that I want to incorporate into my business.(當(dāng)我們回到家后,我被注入了一些新的想法.我想到了9篇博客的創(chuàng)意還有一些我想要用到我的事業(yè)中去的想法.)"可知,在作者經(jīng)歷了這次旅游,回到家后,他獲得了許多新的想法,并會將其用到自己的事業(yè)中去;故選C.
27.D   詞義猜測題   根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"I was flooded with new ideas.I came up with concepts…I want to incorporate into my business"講到了作者回到家后的想法與感受,可推測出此處的意思應(yīng)是:花一些時間去恢復(fù)精力和元氣,讓我的創(chuàng)新精神顯露出來;故"rejuvenate"的意思應(yīng)是:使某人恢復(fù)精力或使某人的精力更充沛;故選D.

點評 做本題時,首先要通讀全文,把握文章的大體內(nèi)容,縷清作者的寫作思路及其寫作意圖;然后,結(jié)合下面的問題,通過細節(jié)閱讀進行概括推理或直接找到答案.

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