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In a fast-paced world driven by noise, excitement, and continuous connections due to technology, I think we’ve lost a(n) ____ for something essential to the human experience: Quiet.

I’m not talking about the library style version of soft whispers, but about the soul-defining quiet of introspection(自省), of solitude and of being ____.

This past weekend, I found myself glued to my computer screen in a flurry (忙乱) of _____work to build my career. I was ____ social media and worrying about building my vision for tomorrow. Like so many evenings, the call of the internet had ____ me in, and the beautiful July night in Pennsylvania was ____—until my husband stepped in and reminded me that there’s more to life than noises, likes and followers.

We got into our truck and drove ten minutes to a local state park, a place that has _____our different stages of life through the years. Phones and computers ____, we spent the evening in nature, enjoying simple scenes and ____ in the quiet of the setting.

Gone were the rings of notifications, the honking horns of cars flying by, and the _____ of YouTube videos. In their place, a silence ____ something we both know but sometimes lose ____ of: Life’s quiet, simple moments are sometimes the most beautiful.

In these peaceful moments, I found a(n) ____ with nature and with my husband. I found a reminder that there is a world ____ the computer and the ____ of our fast-paced life.

___, I was reminded that in these quiet moments, we were able to hear the most important voice: our own.

Our world ____ constant attention and engagement. We become so ____ to constantly connecting and engaging with others that we fail to appreciate something ______to our happiness: our inner voice.

So take a moment, take a break and take some time to find the quiet in your life. Let the quiet moments in life remind you that your inner voice ____ to be heard.

1.A. cooperation    B. appreciation    C. confidence    D. opportunity

2.A. unfolded    B. unconfirmed    C. unplugged    D. unaccompanied

3.A. regular    B. simply    C. desperate    D. interesting

4.A. drowning in    B. fond of    C. curious about    D. sensitive to

5.A. showed    B. sucked    C. forced    D. led

6.A. acquired    B. occupied    C. ignored    D. stressed

7.A. marked    B. experienced    C. presented    D. undertaken

8.A. hung on    B. turned on    C. worn out    D. shut off

9.A. trapped    B. involved    C. bathed    D. anchored

10.A. existence    B. draw    C. impression    D. separation

11.A. removed    B. reflected    C. restricted    D. refreshed

12.A. touch    B. sight    C. control    D. hope

13.A. connection    B. imagination    C. exploration    D. prediction

14.A. against    B. with    C. beyond    D. about

15.A. chaos    B. values    C. mess    D. quality

16.A. In addition    B. In short    C. After all    D. Above all

17.A. avoids    B. desires    C. transfers    D. spells

18.A. opposed    B. limited    C. entitled    D. addicted

19.A. glorious    B. unique    C. crucial    D. superior

20.A. remains    B. tends    C. appears    D. deserves

 

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.D 【解析】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。在一个快节奏的世界里,由于科技的发展,我们对人类的体验失去了一种理【解析】 安静。这是一种对人类体验至关重要的东西的欣赏。本文作者的亲身体会到:我们变得如此沉迷于不断地联系和与他人交往,以至于我们没有意识到对我们的幸福至关重要的东西:我们内心的声音。 1.考查名词。A. cooperation合作;B. appreciation欣赏;C. confidence自信;D. opportunity机会。在一个快节奏的世界里,由于科技的发展,我们对人类的体验失去了一种理【解析】 安静。这是一种对人类体验至关重要的东西的欣赏。故选B。 2.考查形容词。A. unfolded未折叠的;B. unconfirmed未证实的;C. unplugged未堵塞的;D. unaccompanied无伴随的。我说的不是图书馆风格的软低语,而是关于反省,孤独和未堵塞的灵魂定义的安静。这里指的是“不是把耳朵堵住造成的安静”,故选C。 3.考查形容词。A. regular有规律的;B. simply仅仅,只是;C. desperate令人绝望的;D. interesting有趣的。在刚刚过去的这个周末,我发现自己被粘在电脑屏幕上,为了我的事业不顾一切地工作。故选C。 4.考查短语。A. drowning in溺死在---之中;B. fond of喜爱;C. curious about对---好奇;D. sensitive to对---敏感。我沉溺在社交媒体上,担心自己为明天所建立的愿景。故选A。 5.考查动词。A. showed展示;B. sucked吸;C. forced强迫;D. led引领。就像许多晚上一样,互联网的召唤把我吸了进去,Pennsylvania美丽的七月之夜也被忽略了。故选B。 6.考查动词。A. acquired取得;B. occupied占有;C. ignored忽视;D. stressed强调。就像许多晚上一样,互联网的召唤把我吸了进去,Pennsylvania美丽的七月之夜也被忽略了。故选C。 7.考查动词。A. marked做记号;B. experienced经历,体验;C. presented出现;D. undertaken从事。我们坐进卡车,驱车十分钟到达一个当地的州立公园,这个地方多年来一直标志着我们不同的生活阶段。此处表示“表明,标志着”,故选A。 8.考查动词词组。A. hung on坚持下去,不挂断;B. turned on打开;C. worn out穿坏,使精疲力竭;D. shut off切断,关掉。手机和电脑关机了,我们在大自然中度过了一个夜晚,享受着简单的场景,沐浴在宁静的环境中。可知此处表示手机和电脑都已经“关闭”,故选D。 9.考查动词。A. trapped受困,陷入困境;B. involved涉及,牵连;C. bathed沐浴;D. anchored固定。手机和电脑关机了,我们在大自然中度过了一个夜晚,享受着简单的场景,沐浴在宁静的环境中。故选C。 10.考查名词。A. existence存在;B. draw吸引力;C. impression印象;D. separation分离,分开。通知的铃声,汽车鸣笛的喇叭声,以及YouTube视频的吸引力消失了。根据上文提到的“电脑和手机关闭”,可知“吸引力消失了”,故选B。 11.考查动词。A. removed拆掉,搬走;B. reflected反射,思考;C. restricted限制;D. refreshed使重新提起精神。在他们的位置上,沉默使我们都知道,但有时却忽略了:生活的宁静,简单的时刻有时是最美丽的。故选D。 12.考查名词。A. touch接触,联系;B. sight视力,景象;C. control控制;D. hope希望。在他们的位置上,沉默使我们都知道,但有时却忽略了:生活的宁静,简单的时刻有时是最美丽的。lose sight of忽略,不再看见,故选B。 13.考查名词。A. connection连接,关系;B. imagination想象;C. exploration探索;D. prediction预测。在这些平静的时刻,我发现了与自然和我丈夫的联系。connection with与……的关系,故选A。 14.考查介词。A. against反对;B. with和……一起;C. beyond在……之上,超过;D. about关于。我发现了一个提醒:在电脑和我们快节奏生活的混乱之外还有一个世界。故选C。 15.考查名词。A. chaos混浊;B. values价值观;C. mess混乱;D. quality质量。我发现了一个提醒:在电脑和我们快节奏生活的混浊之外还有一个世界。故选A。 16.考查短语。A. In addition另外,此外;B. In short总之,简而言之;C. After all终究,毕竟;D. Above all首先,最重要的是。最重要的是,我被提醒,在这些安静的时刻,我们能够听到最重要的声音:我们自己的声音。故选D。 17.考查动词。A. avoids避免;B. desires想要;要求;希望得到…;C. transfers转移;D. spells拼写。我们的世界渴望持续的关注和参与。故选B。 18.考查动词。A. opposed反对;B. limited限制;C. entitled给……权利;D. addicted沉迷。我们变得如此沉迷于不断地联系和与他人交往,以至于我们没有意识到对我们的幸福至关重要的东西:我们内心的声音。故选D。 19.考查形容词。A. glorious光荣的;B. unique独一无二的;C. crucial重要的,决定性的;D. superior上级的,优秀的。我们变得如此沉迷于不断地联系和与他人交往,以至于我们没有意识到对我们的幸福至关重要的东西:我们内心的声音。故选C。 20.考查动词。A. remains仍然,逗留;B. tends倾向;C. appears出现;D. deserves应受,应得。让生活中的平静时刻提醒你,你内心的声音值得被倾听。故选D。
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