Passage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist (禪宗的佛教僧侶) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.
Passage 1
Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.
Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Passage 2
The argument of both the hedonist (享樂主義者) and the guru (印度教的宗師)is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (擔(dān)憂) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.
Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤獨(dú)), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.
If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always anunwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.
小題1:The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.
A．failing to respect the feelings of other people
B．squandering (浪費(fèi)) a precious opportunity on a daily basis
C．a(chǎn)dvocating an action without considering the consequences
D．a(chǎn)ttaching too much importance to the views of others
小題2:The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 Passage 2) with_______.
A．a(chǎn)bsolute neutralityB．partial acceptance
C．complete agreementD．surprised disbelief
小題3:In Passage 1 line 11, the list (“a job…h(huán)ouse”) presents things that most people ________.
A．a(chǎn)ssume they will eventually obtain
B．eventually realize are overrated
C．a(chǎn)re unwilling to make sacrifices for
D．see as worth much effort to acquire
小題4:In Passage 2 lines 8—10, the “present” is characterized as _________.
A．a(chǎn)n unavoidable imposition (強(qiáng)加)
B．a(chǎn)n unsolvable puzzle
C．a(chǎn) dangerous threat
D．a(chǎn) burdensome obligation
小題5:Which of the following phrases from Passage 2would the author of Passage 1 most likely choose as a title for Passage 1?
A．“the hedonist and the guru” (line 1)
B．“a brief breathing space” (line 11)
C．“the feast before us” (line 2)
D．“an unwelcome guest” (line 14)

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:C

小題1:B 推理題。第一段的作者呼吁我們不要過于注意一些享樂的東西，要注意我們現(xiàn)有生活中的平凡事物，并從中獲取快樂和寧?kù)o，第二段的作者則從來不使用現(xiàn)在時(shí)，關(guān)注的是以后的事情，前者會(huì)批評(píng)后者，故B正確。
小題2:C 推理題。第二段第一行The argument of both the hedonist (享樂主義者) and the guru (印度教的宗師) is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment,的內(nèi)容與第一段的思想是一致的，都是關(guān)注現(xiàn)在的，所有的快樂，故C正確。
小題3:D 推理題。這些名詞工作，房子，車子用來比喻人們一直追求的事物。
小題4:A 猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)這幾句話的意思可知是intrude(強(qiáng)加于別人)，故A正確。
小題5:C 推理題。文章第一部分主旨是要抓住現(xiàn)在，關(guān)注眼前生活的一些平凡事物的中的快樂。選項(xiàng)中的C眼前的盛宴，符合要求，故C正確。
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小題4:
A．designB．intendC．developedD．a(chǎn)ppear
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)nyB．someC．noD．none
小題6:
A．hearthB．thoughtsC．a(chǎn)ctionsD．minds
小題7:
A．remainedB．leftC．keptD．stayed
小題8:
A．ownB．shareC．oweD．spare
小題9:
A．thatB．veryC．quiteD．not
小題10:
A．make sureB．rememberC．expectD．check out
小題11:
A．socialB．ordinaryC．goodD．personal
小題12:
A．includesB．to includeC．includingD．included
小題13:
A．canB．mustC．willD．need
小題14:
A．marksB．sightsC．scenesD．signs
小題15:
A．difficultiesB．differencesC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．things
小題16:
A．costB．spendC．a(chǎn)skD．take
小題17:
A．requireB．requestC．dependD．suggest
小題18:
A．someB．manyC．otherD．different
小題19:
A．lessB．comfortableC．reasonableD．a(chǎn) lot
小題20:
A．forB．a(chǎn)wayC．outD．from

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