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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.
| 小题1: | | A．place | B．chance | C．freedom | D．time |
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| 小题2: | | A．forced | B．ordered | C．invited | D．told |
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| 小题4: | | A．familiar with | B．curious about | C．used to | D．interested in |
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| 小题5: | | A．cost | B．risk | C．loss | D．danger |
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| 小题6: | | A．play | B．food | C．sleep | D．consideration |
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| 小题7: | | A．further | B．worse | C．farther | D．deeper |
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| 小题8: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题9: | | A．how | B．where | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题10: | | A．questions | B．problems | C．phones | D．messages |
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| 小题11: | | A．walking | B．rushing | C．stepping | D．going |
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| 小题12: | | A．school | B．youth | C．work | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．silent | B．patient | C．still | D．quiet |
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| 小题14: | | A．Nearly | B．Ever | C．Just | D．Already |
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| 小题15: | | A．like | B．decide | C．choose | D．need |
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| 小题16: | | A．activity | B．research | C．study | D．peace |
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| 小题17: | | A．Because | B．Until | C．Once | D．Unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．frequently | B．slowly | C．fast | D．quickly |
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| 小题19: | | A．asking | B．sending | C．calling | D．waiting |
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答案
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 |
解析
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: 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: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: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:be used to 习惯于，故选C。
小题5: 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，cost代价 risk冒险 loss丢失 danger危险，故选A
小题6:根据See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故选D。
小题7:根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，故选B。
小题8: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: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:根据checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故选D。
小题11:根据Are you constantly rushing around?故选B。
小题12: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:根据Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故选C。
小题14: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: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:根据上文We lose peace.故选D。
小题17: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:根据Slow down，故选C。
小题19: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:根据It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always，故选A。
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Are you the type of person who always says“yes”？I’ve come to learn that it is very im-portant to learn to say NO！It’s okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.
I，m not saying to say“no" to someone who really needs your help. I’m talking about re-fusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don’t want to be a guest at.
Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don’t want to do. If you’re like I once was，you can’t sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you’re saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn’t have all of these thoughts.
So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don’t show up at the meeting（by the way，it is not one you must attend) your boss isn’t going to like you or your co-workers won’t respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won’t love you as much if you don’t do everything for them that they ask every occasion.
If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to，and if you’re some-one who always says“yes" then that’s what they，re expecting.
You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to ful-fill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.
小题1:Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？| A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do. | | B．We should help others in need. | | C．Always saying“yes" means you are dishonest. | | D．Always saying“no" means you are brave. |
小题2:What does the underlined word，’ It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?| A．Saying "yes"． | | B．A friend"s birthday party. | | C．Something you’re unwilling to do. | | D．Something you think difficult to do. |
小题3:The writer believes that if you say“no" to your family members，you’11＿·| A．have the same relationship with them as before | | B．have a loose relationship with them | | C．disappoint them | | D．upset them |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Learn to Make a Right Choice | B．To Be Yourself | | C．Do What You Want to Do | D．Learn to Say No |
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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance（优雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It 47 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 50 John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
| 小题1: | | A．turning | B．showing | C．holding | D．hanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．unreasonable | B．expected | C．acceptable | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题3: | | A．adults | B．teenagers | C．women | D．strangers |
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| 小题4: | | A．color | B．style | C．price | D．size |
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| 小题5: | | A．wore | B．carried | C．lent | D．sent |
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| 小题6: | | A．carefully | B．comfortably | C．casually | D．quickly |
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| 小题7: | | A．happiness | B．matter | C．smile | D．change |
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| 小题8: | | A．doubt | B．argument | C．fight | D．war |
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| 小题9: | | A．thoughtful | B．handsome | C．hopeful | D．curious |
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| 小题11: | | A．discovered | B．confirmed | C．concluded | D．wondered |
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| 小题12: | | A．can | B．should | C．will | D．must |
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| 小题13: | | A．present | B．mark | C．word | D．result |
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| 小题15: | | A．taking up | B．looking down to | C．checking up | D．looking up at |
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| 小题16: | | A．trust | B．exchange | C．mistake | D．regard |
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| 小题17: | | A．Though | B．But | C．Since | D．So |
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| 小题18: | | A．matching | B．attaching | C．relating | D．connecting |
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| 小题19: | | A．career | B．life | C．study | D．success |
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Do dogs understand us?
Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.
A border collie博德牧羊犬 named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).
In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn"t see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.
In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.
The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by the process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.
It"s hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can"t talk back. Still, it wouldn"t hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!
小题1:From paragraph 2 we know that ____________..| A．animals are as clever as human beings | | B．dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees | | C．chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills | | D．dogs have similar "learning abilities as 3-year-old children |
小题2:Both experiments show that .| A．Rico is smart enough to get all commands right | | B．Rico can recognize different things including toys | | C．Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics | | D．Rico won"t forget the names of objects once recognizing them |
小题3:Which of the following statements is true?| A．The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie"s mental abilities. | | B．Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. | | C．The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. | | D．Rico is born to understand its owner"s commands. |
小题4:What does the writer want to tell us?| A．To train your dog. | | B．To talk with your dog. | | C．To be friendly to your dog. | | D．To be careful with your dog. |
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Are you 1 for a place in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, why not pay a trip to Shangri-la, which is 2 mysteries and beauty.
The world “Shangri-la” first appeared in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon 3 the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers 4 together and snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, with fields of long grass covering the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay 5 forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow and tower 6 the land. These snowy mountain tops form 7 beautiful picture that we can’t wait to fly there.
Lakes, 8 by vast grasslands, look like diamonds. Sheep, cows, horses and animals feed 9 on the green grass and the forests around are 10 to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature.
| 小题1: | | A．tired | B．thirsty | C．hungry | D．angry |
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| 小题2: | | A．full of | B．lack of | C．short of | D．fill with |
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| 小题4: | | A．put | B．got | C．joined | D．formed |
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| 小题5: | | A．calm | B．still | C．young | D．the same |
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| 小题6: | | A．over | B．above | C．on | D．beyond |
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| 小题8: | | A．covered | B．surrounded | C．separated | D．divided |
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| 小题9: | | A．simply | B．deeply | C．mostly | D．finally |
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| 小题10: | | A．family | B．room | C．space | D．home |
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Snow falls in the Earth’s extreme North and South throughout the year. However， the heaviest snowfalls have been reported in the mountains of other areas during winter. Snow is even known to fall near the Equator (赤道)，but only on the highest mountains.
Snow contains much less water than rain, but much of the water the world uses comes from snow. Melting snow provides water for rivers, electric power stations and agricultural crops. In the western United States, mountain snow provides up to seventy-five percent of all surface water supplies.
Snowfall helps to protect plants and some wild animals from winter weather. Fresh snow is made largely of air trapped among the snow crystals (晶体). Because the air has trouble moving, the movement of heat is limited. Snow also influences the movement of sound waves. The surface of the snow takes in, or absorbs, sound waves. As snow grows older or if there have been strong winds, it can become hard and flat. Then, the snow，s surface will help to send back sound waves.
Snow may be beautiful, but it can be deadly. It is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. Many people die in traffic accidents on roads covered with snow and ice or from being seriously stuck in the winter storm. Others die from heart attacks caused by too much physical activity out in the cold.
People may not be able to avoid living in areas where it snows often. However, they can avoid becoming victims of snowstorms. People should stop driving and stay at home until the storm has passed. People living in these areas should carry emergency supplies in their vehicle. These include food，emergency medical supplies，and extra clothing to stay warm and dry.
小题1:Mountain snowfall _____.| A．is heavier than that in the South and the North Poles | | B．has never occurred near the Equator of the earth | | C．brings less of the water the world uses than rain does | | D．provides up to seventy—five percent of water supplies worldwide |
小题2:Snow protects plants and wild animals from cold weather by _____.| A．supplying much more air | B．limiting heat movement | | C．absorbing strong winds | D．sending back sound waves |
小题3:Snow can be deadly mainly because it can _____.| A．cause road accidents | | B．make people stuck in winter storms | | C．lead to heart attacks | | D．make people victims of snowstorms |
小题4:What will the text probably tell us following the last paragraph? _.| A．How to drive during snowstorms | | B．Where we can get emergency supplies | | C．How to prevent heart attacks out in cold | | D．Why we should stay warm and dry in winter |
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