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.
小題1:
A．placeB．chanceC．freedomD．time
小題2:
A．forcedB．orderedC．invitedD．told
小題3:
A．haveB．findC．buyD．get
小題4:
A．familiar withB．curious aboutC．used toD．interested in
小題5:
A．costB．riskC．lossD．danger
小題6:
A．playB．foodC．sleepD．consideration
小題7:
A．furtherB．worseC．fartherD．deeper
小題8:
A．everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．something
小題9:
A．howB．whereC．whyD．whether
小題10:
A．questionsB．problemsC．phonesD．messages
小題11:
A．walkingB．rushingC．steppingD．going
小題12:
A．schoolB．youthC．workD．life
小題13:
A．silentB．patientC．stillD．quiet
小題14:
A．NearlyB．EverC．JustD．Already
小題15:
A．likeB．decideC．chooseD．need
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)ctivityB．researchC．studyD．peace
小題17:
A．BecauseB．UntilC．OnceD．Unless
小題18:
A．frequentlyB．slowlyC．fastD．quickly
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)skingB．sendingC．callingD．waiting
小題20:
A．ValueB．MissC．OweD．Hold

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

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間。沉靜是很有必要和價值的。作者建議大家每天都要留出一些可以靜心思考問題的時間。
小題1: 根據(jù)In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages.可知我們沒有時間靜止,故選D。
小題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 told告訴，故選A。
小題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。
小題4:be used to 習(xí)慣于，故選C。
小題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的，cost代價 risk冒險 loss丟失 danger危險，故選A
小題6:根據(jù)See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故選D。
小題7:根據(jù)sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，故選B。
小題8:根據(jù)sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，可知這里想說你狂熱的東奔西跑，卻一無所獲，故選C。
小題9:根據(jù)Is this how you want to spend your life?這里想說花一些時間去思考怎樣度過你的每一天，故選A。
小題10:根據(jù)checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故選D。
小題11:根據(jù)Are you constantly rushing around?故選B。
小題12:根據(jù)Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life,這里想表達(dá)這是你想要過的生活嗎，school學(xué)校youth 年輕 work 工作 life生活，故選D。
小題13:根據(jù)Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故選C。
小題14:根據(jù)Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d like it to be，可知這里想說僅僅是那一刻，故選C。
小題15:這里想說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。
小題16:根據(jù)上文We lose peace.故選D。
小題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。
小題18:根據(jù)Slow down，故選C。
小題19:這里想表達(dá)現(xiàn)在去尋找快樂，而不是等待快樂，asking 問sending發(fā)送calling 叫 waiting等，故選D。
小題20:根據(jù)It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always，故選A。
點(diǎn)評：答題前一定要略讀全文，把握文章要表達(dá)的主題，注意前后句與句，段落與段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因?yàn)橛袝r答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一遍文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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D．Whether the kid is alone or accompanied by other children.
小題5: What will tell us about the intelligence of a child?
A．The consistency of picking up a certain glass ball.
B．How many glass balls he will take when he’s asked to.
C．The difference between a lot and a few when he takes glass balls.
D．Whether there are marked changes in his first pick and second one.

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