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  To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.In spite of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are-always!

  Without question, many of us have mastered the sensitive art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things-all at once.We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments, so much so that we end up anxious, discouraged, depressed, and hopeless.On the other hand, we also put off our satisfaction, and put off what we should think of first, and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that “someday” will be better than today.Unfortunately, the same mental power that tells us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that “someday” never actually arrives.John Lennon once said, “Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans.” When we are busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away.In short, we miss our life.

  Many people live as if life were dress rehearsal(彩排)for someday in the future.It isn’t.In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow.Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds.Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future-we won’t have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.

  To fight against fear, the best method is to learn to bring your attention back to the present.Mark Twain said, “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.I don’t think I can say it any better.Practice keeping your attention on here and now.Your efforts will pay off sooner or later.”

(1)

If a person is able to enjoy the present moment, then he __________.

[  ]

A.

is out of mind

B.

is in peace of mind

C.

has forgotten his past

D.

will ignore his future

(2)

In the writer’s eyes,“fear” is the __________.

[  ]

A.

concern over past problems

B.

attention on the present

C.

worry about what might happen in the future

D.

anxiety about dress rehearsal

(3)

By using what John Lennon said, the writer intends to __________.

[  ]

A.

advise people to fix their attention on the present life

B.

remind people to make good plans for their future

C.

warn people that their children are growing up

D.

remind people that their bodies are out of shape

(4)

According to the writer, now is __________.

[  ]

A.

the only time for us to get rid of what happened yesterday

B.

the first time for us to look forward to our future

C.

the only time we have and can control

D.

the busy time we can make good preparations for the future

答案:1.B;2.C;3.A;4.C;
解析:

(1)

本題為推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段的第一句話“To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment.”可知答案應(yīng)該選B。

(2)

本題為推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的最后一句話“Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future-we won’t have enough money…”可知。

(3)

本題為推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第二段的倒數(shù)第二句話“When we are busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away.”可知:作者建議人們把注意力集中在現(xiàn)在的生活。

(4)

本題為推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第三段中的第四句話“Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over.”可知現(xiàn)在是我們唯一能夠擁有、能夠控制的時(shí)間。


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