题目内容

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading messages. We are always on ,always conected, always thinking, always talking. There is no  36 for stillness.
And when we are  37 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  38 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, other will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re  39 .
This comes at a   40 : we lose that time for  41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And   42 yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crarily, but get  43 done.
Take a moment to think about  44 you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering  45 checking on the news and the latest tream of information? Are you always  46 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your  47 ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be   48 . Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already.   49 be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d  50 it to be. See your life with less moveanent, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more  51 .
Then be that vision.
It’s prerty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day.   52 you’re gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too  53 . slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of   54 for it.
小题1:
A.placeB.chanceC.freedomD.time
小题2:
A.forcedB.orderedC.invitedD.told
小题3:
A.haveB.findC.buyD.get
小题4:
A.familiar withB.curious aboutC.used toD.interested in
小题5:
A.costB.riskC.momentD.danger
小题6:
A.playB.foodC.sleepD.consideration
小题7:
A.furtherB.worseC.fartherD.deeper
小题8:
A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something
小题9:
A.howB.whereC.whyD.whether
小题10:
A.questionsB.problemsC.phonesD.messages
小题11:
A.walkingB.rushingC.steppingD.going
小题12:
A.schoolB.youthC.workD.life
小题13:
A.silentB.patientC.stillD.quiet
小题14:
A.NearlyB.EverC.JustD.Already
小题15:
A.likeB.decideC.chooseD.need
小题16:
A.activityB.researchC.studyD.peace
小题17:
A.BecauseB.UntilC.OnceD.Unless
小题18:
A.frequentlyB.slowlyC.fastD.quickly
小题19:
A.askingB.sendingC.callingD.waiting
小题20:
A.ValueB.MissC.OweD.Hold

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A

试题分析:本文的主要内容是:现在快节奏的生活使得我们失去了静心思考的时间。沉静是很有必要和价值的。作者建议大家每天都要留出一些可以静心思考问题的时间。
小题1:考查名词:A.place地方B.chance机会,C.freedom自由,D.time时间,根据In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages.可知我们没有时间静止,故选D。
小题2:考查动词:A.forced强迫,B.ordered命令,C.invited邀请D.told告诉,根据because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train,可知我们是被迫静止,forced被迫的 ordered命令 invited邀请 told告诉,故选A。
小题3:考查动词:A.have有,B.find发现,C.buy买D.get得到,根据Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something可知我们通常找事情做.故选B。
小题4:考查词组:A.familiar with熟悉,B.curious about好奇,C.used to过去常常D.interested in对…感兴趣, be used to 习惯于,故选C。
小题5:考查名词:cost代价 risk冒险 loss丢失 danger危险,根据we lose that time for consideration for observing and listening. We lose peace.可知这是要付出代价的,故选A
小题6:考查动词:A.play玩,B.food食品C.sleep睡眠,D.consideration考虑,根据See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故选D。
小题7:考查形容词:A.further更远,B.worse更坏,C.farther更远,D.deeper更深,
根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all,故选B。
小题8:考查代词:A.everything一切,B.anything 任何事,C.nothing没有什么D.something某件事,根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all,可知这里想说你狂热的东奔西跑,却一无所获,故选C。
小题9:考查连接副词:A.how怎样B.where哪里C.why为什么D.whether是否,根据Is this how you want to spend your life?这里想说花一些时间去思考怎样度过你的每一天,故选A。
小题10:考查名词:A.questions   问题B.problems问题C.phones电话D.messages信息,根据checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故选D。
小题11:考查动词:A.walking走B.rushing冲C.stepping踏上D.going去,根据Are you constantly rushing around?故选B。
小题12:考查名词:A.school学校B.youth年轻C.work工作D.life生活,根据Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life,这里想表达这是你想要过的生活吗,school学校youth 年轻 work 工作 life生活,故选D。
小题13:考查形容词:A.silent沉默B.patient 耐心C.still静止,D.quiet安静,根据Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故选C。
小题14:考查副词:A.Nearly几乎B.Ever曾经C.Just  刚刚D.Already已经,根据Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d like it to be,可知这里想说仅仅是那一刻,故选C。
小题15:考查动词:A.like喜欢B.decide  决定C.choose选择D.need需要,这里想说你喜欢生活是什么样子的,like 喜欢decide决定choose决定need需要,故选A。
小题16:考查名词:A.activity活动B.research研究C.study学习D.peace和平,根据上文We lose peace.故选D。
小题17:A.Because因为B.Until直到C.Once一旦D.Unless除非,这里表示一旦你习惯了那样做,Because因为Until到……为止 Once一旦 Unless除非,故选C。
小题18:考查副词:A.frequently频繁B.slowly慢的C.fast快D.quickly迅速,根据Slow down,故选C。
小题19:考查动词:A.asking问B.sending送C.calling打电话D.waiting等待,这里想表达现在去寻找快乐,而不是等待快乐,asking 问sending发送calling 叫 waiting等,故选D。
小题20:考查动词:A.Value珍惜,B.Miss错过C.Owe欠D.Hold持有,根据It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always,故选A。
点评:答题前一定要略读全文,把握文章要表达的主题,注意前后句与句,段落与段落之间的关系。答题中,一定要认真分析,注意选项与上下文的关系,与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成,因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章,看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺,语意连贯。
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A great man married a woman and they had a little lovely girl.
When the little girl was growing up, the man usually hugged her and said, “I love you, little girl.” The Little girl would say, “I’m not a little girl any more.” Then the man would laugh, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”
The little girl later left her home and went into the world. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”
One day the little girl received an unexpected phone call. The great man became ill. He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug or dance.
So she went to the side of the great man. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around his useless shoulders(肩膀). Her head on his chest(胸膛), she thought of many good memories. She felt sad as she couldn’t hear the words of love that had comforted her.
And then she heard from within the man, the beat of heart. The magic happened. She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl.
小题1:When the little girl said, “I’m not a little girl any more.” , the great man ______.
A.felt sadB.was happyC.was angryD.couldn’t stand
小题2:What did the man do after the little girl left her home?
A.He left her wife.
B.He learned to sing and dance
C.He left his home and went into the world.
D.He would call her and showed his love to her.
小题3:The little girl went to her father because ______.
A.he became ill
B.she missed her parents
C.she made lot of money outside
D.she didn’t get his father’s calls
小题4:What can we learn from what the girl had done after seeing his father?
A.She knew his father would die soon.
B.She felt sorry for leaving his father.
C.She loved her father deeply too.
D.She was sure his father would be well soon.
In this modern world, we rush around all day with no time for stillness. And when we are   48  to be still, we're in line for something, or waiting at a doctor's appointment, or on a bus or train. This comes at a   49 : we lose that time for consideration, for observing and listening. We lose peace. And   50  yet: sometimes no action is better than too much action at all. You can run around crazily, but get nothing done. Take a moment to think about how you spend your days? Are you always   51  through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your life? If not, take a moment to be still. Don't think about what you have to do, or what you've done already.   52  be in the moment. Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your   53 , and how you'd like it to be. See your life with less movement and less rushing. See it with more stillness and more peace. It's pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. Once you've got   54  to that, try doing less each day. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of waiting for it.
Value the stillness. It's a treasure and it's   55  to us, always.
小题1:
A.forcedB.orderedC.invitedD.told
小题2:
A.costB.risk C.loss D.danger
小题3:
A.laterB.worseC.betterD.deeper
小题4:
A.breakingB.rushingC.livingD.going
小题5:
A.NearlyB.EverC.JustD.Already
小题6:
A.lifeB.beliefC.roadD.future
小题7:
A.addictedB.accustomedC.permittedD.ready
小题8:
A.availableB.convenientC.potentialD.reasonable
When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的).
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated (复杂的).
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the kids and my husband come home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this what satisfied her.
We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have. We’re so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have , but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older, they ____.
A.feel it harder to experience happiness
B.associate their happiness less with others
C.will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness
D.tend to believe responsibility means happiness
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?
A.She cares little about her own health.
B.She enjoys the freedom of traveling.
C.She is easily pleased by things in daily life.
D.She prefers getting pleasure from housework.
小题3:What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?
A.Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.
B.Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’s case.
C.Grandma often found time for social gatherings.
D.Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life.
小题4:People who equal happiness with wealth and success ______.
A.consider pressure something blocking their way
B.stress their right to happiness too much
C.are at a loss to make correct choices
D.are more likely to be happy
小题5:What can be concluded from the passage?
A.Happiness lies between the positive and the negative
B.Each man is the master of his own fate.
C.Success leads to happiness.
D.Happy is he who is content.
I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   36  chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I   38  the countryside for some place I could rent for the   39  possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road   40  the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   41 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   42  a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me,   43  slowly, they started teaching me the   44  of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began   45  around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   46  American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of   47 .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   48  for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   49  on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   50  with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into   51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,   52  their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   53  a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in   54  if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   55  we can all get by together.
小题1:
A.separatelyB.equallyC.violentlyD.naturally
小题2:
A.offB.apartC.overD.out
小题3:
A.crossedB.leftC.touredD.searched
小题4:
A.fullestB.largestC.fairestD.cheapest
小题5:
A.atB.throughC.overD.round
小题6:
A.occupiedB.abandonedC.emptiedD.robbed
小题7:
A.turnedB.approachedC.clearedD.cut
小题8:
A.butB.althoughC.otherwiseD.for
小题9:
A.benefitB.lessonC.natureD.art
小题10:
A.stickingB.lookingC.swingingD.turning
小题11:
A.wildB.realC.differentD.remote
小题12:
A.neighborliness B.happinessC.friendlinessD.kindness
小题13:
A.uniqueB.expensiveC.rareD.necessary
小题14:
A.UpB.DownC.DeepD.Along
小题15:
A.cooperationB.relationshipsC.satisfactionD.appointments
小题16:
A.realityB.societyC.townD.life
小题17:
A.creatingB.losingC.quittingD.offering
小题18:
A.put inB.turn inC.take inD.get in
小题19:
A.yardsB.sheltersC.campsD.cottages
小题20:
A.whenB.whatC.whetherD.how
It’s only after three weeks into a new job that I made a serious mistake. My boss called it “extremely embarrassing” in a company-wide e-mail — which, __36__, he wrote because he felt he needed to explain that what I did was something __37__ in the company should ever do.
I wish I __38__ give a good excuse for what I did. At the very least, I wish I could explain it somehow — __39__ it on youth, inexperience or ignorance. Unfortunately, I’m __40__, experienced and I know better.
__41__ I work with some very kind and compassionate(富于同情心的) people. For the past couple of days many of them have taken time to __42__ by my desk and offer comfort, encouragement and support. Some have shared with me similar __43__ they have made. Evidently I’m not the only “ __44__ ” person here.
One of the exchanges I had this week was with Lois, the much-honored, much-respected professional who __45__ the desk right next to mine. Lois was completely __46__ about her work, and to be honest I was a little nervous about how she would __47__ to such an extremely embarrassing incident.
As I expected, Lois didn’t pass over the __48__ when she saw me the next day. She mentioned it directly, __49__ with empathetic(体恤别人感受的) consideration. She listened to my   __ 50__. Just as I was ready to express my regrets, she brought my self-pity partly to a(n)   __51__.
“It happened”, she said, “There’s nothing you can do to __52__ that. It happened. But it’s over now. It’s __53__. It’s in the past. You need to let it go, and move on.” And with that she returned her __54__ to her work, as if to say, “We’re done here.”
I beat myself up for weeks. At such times I need to remember those __55__ words: It’s over. It’s done. Let it go. And mostly, move on.
小题1:
A.to the wayB.in the wayC.by the wayD.on the way
小题2:
A.no oneB.anyoneC.someoneD.the one
小题3:
A.mightB.couldC.shouldD.will
小题4:
A.relyB.blameC.putD.fix
小题5:
A.oldB.energeticC.cheerfulD.outgoing
小题6:
A.HopefullyB.NaturallyC.GenerallyD.Thankfully
小题7:
A.sitB.workC.stopD.watch
小题8:
A.mistakesB.troublesC.attemptsD.decisions
小题9:
A.annoyingB.embarrassingC.puzzlingD.confusing
小题10:
A.repairsB.occupiesC.wantsD.works
小题11:
A.hopefulB.curiousC.seriousD.mad
小题12:
A.turnB.agreeC.reactD.object
小题13:
A.issueB.outcomeC.criterionD.message
小题14:
A.forB.thereforeC.otherwiseD.but
小题15:
A.conclusionB.explanationC.challengeD.imagination
小题16:
A.endB.keyC.orderD.process
小题17:
A.forgetB.changeC.preventD.ruin
小题18:
A.brokenB.doneC.lostD.kept
小题19:
A.patienceB.skillC.attentionD.interest
小题20:
A.sweetB.pleasantC.meaningfulD.colorful
Several interesting American museums tell about health subjects. One is the Doctor Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. It is at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began. The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth. Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth. They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone. They were made for a famous American -- the first President, George Washington.
Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. However, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit. He says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth.
Another museum collects devices that help people hear. The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. They include old and strange devices. Some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.
小题1:It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.
A.the University of MarylandB.the Museum of Dentistry
C.the Hearing Aid MuseumD.the dentist
小题2:The text mainly tells about _____.
A.museums in the USB.interesting American museums
C.American museums with health subjectsD.the history of the medical treatment of teeth
小题3:What do we learn about George Washington from the text?
A.He once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.
B.He considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visit
C.His artificial teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.
D.His teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.
小题4:The underlined word “devices” in the first and last paragraph probably means _____.
A.museumsB.strategiesC.hearing aidsD.tools
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It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why.
First of all, mistakes are a clear  36 that you are trying new things.It’s always   37  to try new things because when you are trying new things you are   38 .If you never try anything new, how can you   39 ? The simple answer is “You can’t”.With few exceptions, every single detail of development is the   40 of someone trying something new.
When you are making mistakes, you are  41  .Edison failed 10,000 times before he   42  the light bulb.When asked how it felt to  43  that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t  44 
Finally, when you make a mistake you are much   45  to success.Why ?
When all is done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed.  46  you make a mistake you eliminate (排除) one of those things and are one step closer.
But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead   47  considering the consequences of a mistake.Quite the contrary, when you try something new, you   48   be willing to set some reasonable limits, so that in the event that it doesn’t   49  the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again.
We all have   50  resources in time and money, so don’t blow them all on one   51  to a problem.Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time, and allocate (分配)  these resources properly so you can learn,   52   corrections, and try it again.Only by  53    and using your mistakes in this way, can you make significant  54   in your business or career
As an old saying goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough.”
So go  55  and make mistakes.And learn.And grow.And succeed.
小题1:
A.wordB.signC.markD.signature
小题2:
A.interesting B.funnyC.badD.good
小题3:
A.workingB.failingC.growingD.playing
小题4:
A.improve B.studyC.insistD.think
小题5:
A.progressB.resultC.strengthD.experiment
小题6:
A.learningB.correctingC.doingD.promising
小题7:
A.brokeB.perfectedC.designedD.bought
小题8:
A.succeedB.inventC.failD.struggle
小题9:
A.workB.helpC.goD.perform
小题10:
A.furtherB.closerC.familiarD.interested
小题11:
A.Only ifB.Even thoughC.Every time D.As if
小题12:
A.withB.withoutC.intoD.through
小题13:
A.want toB.lead toC.tend toD.have to
小题14:
A.work outB.put outC.run outD.sort out
小题15:
A.enoughB.muchC.limitedD.little
小题16:
A.wayB.approachC.meansD.suggestion
小题17:
A.makeB.followC.takeD.offer
小题18:
A.tryingB.avoidingC.acceptingD.receiving
小题19:
A.useB.contributionC.moneyD.advances
小题20:
A.backB.forthC.offD.out
Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don’t know one another very well.
That brings about Theodore Zeldin’s “feast of conversation”-events where individuals pair with persons they don’t know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”
Mr. Zeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more information, but more inspiration and encouragement.
The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their lives. The “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your priorities(优先考虑的事) changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”
As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remain. Many people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of one another. “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says. “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogs…who do have generations of human interactions.”
The main rules of the “feast”: Don’t pair with someone you know or ask questions you would not answer. The only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom they would be ‘intimate’ with for hours. But 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking, continuing full force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.
“It’s encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up. “What we did is not ordinary, but it can’t be madder than the world already is.”
Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sensitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”
小题1:What can the “conversations” be best described as?
A.Deep and one-on-one.B.Sensitive and mad.
C.Instant and inspiring.D.Ordinary and encouraging.
小题2:In a “feast of conversations”, participants ______.
A.pair freely with anyone they like
B.have a guided talk for a set of period of time
C.ask questions they themselves would not answer
D.wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features.
小题3:In paragraph 6, “they would be ‘intimate’” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A.they would have physical contactB.they would have in-depth talk
C.they would be close friendsD.they would exchange basic information
小题4:From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is ______.
A.an attempt to promote thinking interaction
B.one of the maddest activities ever conducted
C.a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideas
D.an effort to give people a chance of talking freely

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