Question

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.

1.                A．place          B．chance         C．freedom  D．time

2.                A．forced         B．ordered        C．invited   D．told

3.                A．have           B．find            C．buy  D．get

4.                A．familiar with     B．curious about    C．used to   D．interested in

5.                A．cost           B．risk            C．loss  D．danger

6.                A．play           B．food           C．sleep D．consideration

7.                A．further         B．worse          C．farther   D．deeper

8.                A．everything      B．anything        C．nothing   D．something

9.                A．how           B．where          C．why D．whether

10.               A．questions       B．problems       C．phones    D．messages

11.               A．walking         B．rushing         C．stepping   D．going

12.               A．school         B．youth          C．work D．life

13.               A．silent          B．patient         C．still   D．quiet

14.               A．Nearly         B．Ever           C．Just  D．Already

15.               A．like            B．decide         C．choose    D．need

16.               A．activity         B．research        C．study D．peace

17.               A．Because        B．Until           C．Once D．Unless

18.               A．frequently      B．slowly          C．fast   D．quickly

19.               A．asking          B．sending        C．calling D．waiting

20.               A．Value          B．Miss           C．Owe  D．Hold

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.C

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.C

19.D

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。

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。

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。

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。

4.be used to 习惯于，故选C。

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

6.根据See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故选D。

7.根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，故选B。

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。

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。

10.根据checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故选D。

11.根据Are you constantly rushing around?故选B。

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。

13.根据Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故选C。

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。

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。

16.根据上文We lose peace.故选D。

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。

18.根据Slow down，故选C。

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。

20.根据It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always，故选A。

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