Question

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___1___ for stillness.

And when we are ___2 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___.

This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace.

And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done.

Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule?

Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment.

Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___.

Then be that vision.

It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it.

___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.

1.                A．place          B．chance         C．freedom  D．time

 

2.                A．forced         B．ordered        C．invited   D．told

 

3.                A．have           B．find            C．buy  D．get

 

4.                A．familiar with     B．curious about    C．used to   D．interested in

 

5.                A．cost           B．risk            C．loss  D．danger

 

6.                A．play           B．food           C．sleep D．consideration

 

7.                A．further         B．worse          C．farther   D．deeper

 

8.                A．everything      B．a(chǎn)nything        C．nothing   D．something

 

9.                A．how           B．where          C．why D．whether

 

10.               A．questions       B．problems       C．phones    D．messages

 

11.               A．walking         B．rushing         C．stepping   D．going

 

12.               A．school         B．youth          C．work D．life

 

13.               A．silent          B．patient         C．still   D．quiet

 

14.               A．Nearly         B．Ever           C．Just  D．Already

 

15.               A．like            B．decide         C．choose    D．need

 

16.               A．a(chǎn)ctivity         B．research        C．study D．peace

 

17.               A．Because        B．Until           C．Once D．Unless

 

18.               A．frequently      B．slowly          C．fast   D．quickly

 

19.               A．a(chǎn)sking          B．sending        C．calling D．waiting

 

20.               A．Value          B．Miss           C．Owe  D．Hold

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文的主要內(nèi)容是：現(xiàn)在快節(jié)奏的生活使得我們失去了靜心思考的時(shí)間。沉靜是很有必要和價(jià)值的。作者建議大家每天都要留出一些可以靜心思考問(wèn)題的時(shí)間。

1. 根據(jù)In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages.可知我們沒(méi)有時(shí)間靜止,故選D。

2.根據(jù)because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train,可知我們是被迫靜止，forced被迫的 ordered命令 invited邀請(qǐng) told告訴，故選A。

3.根據(jù)Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something可知我們通常找事情做.故選B。

4.be used to 習(xí)慣于，故選C。

5. 根據(jù)we lose that time for consideration for observing and listening. We lose peace.可知這是要付出代價(jià)的，cost代價(jià) risk冒險(xiǎn) loss丟失 danger危險(xiǎn)，故選A

6.根據(jù)See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故選D。

7.根據(jù)sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，故選B。

8.根據(jù)sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，可知這里想說(shuō)你狂熱的東奔西跑，卻一無(wú)所獲，故選C。

9.根據(jù)Is this how you want to spend your life?這里想說(shuō)花一些時(shí)間去思考怎樣度過(guò)你的每一天，故選A。

10.根據(jù)checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故選D。

11.根據(jù)Are you constantly rushing around?故選B。

12.根據(jù)Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life,這里想表達(dá)這是你想要過(guò)的生活嗎，school學(xué)校youth 年輕 work 工作 life生活，故選D。

13.根據(jù)Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故選C。

14.根據(jù)Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d like it to be，可知這里想說(shuō)僅僅是那一刻，故選C。

15.這里想說(shuō)你喜歡生活是什么樣子的，like 喜歡decide決定choose決定need需要，故選A。

16.根據(jù)上文We lose peace.故選D。

17.這里表示一旦你習(xí)慣了那樣做，Because因?yàn)閁ntil到……為止 Once一旦 Unless除非，故選C。

18.根據(jù)Slow down，故選C。

19.這里想表達(dá)現(xiàn)在去尋找快樂(lè)，而不是等待快樂(lè)，asking 問(wèn)sending發(fā)送calling 叫 waiting等，故選D。

20.根據(jù)It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always，故選A。

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