Question

    Off goes your alarm clock!  Your eyes snap open!  What is the first thing on your __________? Do you calculate how long you can hit snooze (回笼觉)? Are you already going over the day's to-do list? __________ checking your phone?

You are definitely not __________ if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar. __________, 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they __________, according to a 2015 survey. You stop using your smartphone in bed seriously - these mind-numbing routines are among what you will __________ most in life. So why not take a __________ approach?

At the graduation ceremony in Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs made a speech, advising his __________ to start each morning with one specific sentence. Doing so, he said, will __________ the way we deal with our day-to-day lives.

Jobs got the idea after reading a quote about __________ when he was 17. From then on, he started each morning by looking in the __________ and asking, "If today were the last day of my __________, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?"

Now,__________ it for yourself. Asking yourself this powerful question every day requires you to deeply __________ what you do on a daily basis - and if you find satisfaction in it. It can also help you __________ your tasks to the fundamental ones. __________ wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the internet, you'll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending time with family and friends. __________, you'll stop worrying about what other people think of you; your energy and focus should be __________, like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world.

__________ you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations! You are __________ finding the secret to living a meaningful life.

1.A. side    B. mind    C. phone    D. level

2.A. Seriously    B. Happily    C. Mindlessly    D. Hopelessly

3.A. aware    B. afraid    C. alone    D. alive

4.A. In fact    B. In brief    C. In particular    D. In addition

5.A. stay up    B. make up    C. pull up    D. wake up

6.A. forget    B. value    C. regret    D. enjoy

7.A. different    B. similar    C. specific    D. familiar

8.A. consumers    B. audience    C. friends    D. staff

9.A. develop    B. change    C. promote    D. choose

10.A. strength    B. weakness    C. birth    D. death

11.A. mirror    B. window    C. diary    D. paper

12.A. travel    B. work    C. holiday    D. life

13.A. get    B. make    C. forget    D. try.

14.A. expect    B. consider    C. doubt    D. ignore

15.A. narrow down    B. put aside    C. clear away    D. take on

16.A. Instead of    B. Regardless of    C. In spite of    D. In case of

17.A. Yet    B. Therefore    C. Besides    D. Otherwise

18.A. nowhere    B. elsewhere    C. anywhere    D. somewhere

19.A. Even if    B. Only if    C. As long as    D. Now that

20.A. open to    B. devoted to    C. close to    D. accustomed to

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. D

6. C

7. A

8. B

9. B

10. D

11. A

12. D

13. D

14. B

15. A

16. A

17. C

18. B

19. D

20. C

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。你醒来要做的第一件事是什么？根据2015年的一项调查，60%的人在醒来后会立即查看手机。为什么不采取一种不同的方法呢? 不要把时间浪费在像上网这样的不需要动脑筋的事情上，你会开始用更令人满意的事情来充实你的每一天，比如和家人朋友在一起。你的精力和注意力应该放在其他地方，比如提高自己，实现目标，对世界产生影响。如果这样的话，你就要找到过有意义的生活的秘诀了。

1.考查名词。A. side方面；B. mind精神，头脑；C. phone电话； D. level水平，标准。根据上文Off goes your alarm clock! Your eyes snap open!“你的闹钟响了!你的眼睛突然睁开了!”可知下文应该在说“你想做的第一件事是什么？”故答案为B。

2.考查副词。A. Seriously严重的，认真的；B. Happily高兴地；C. Mindlessly不费心思地；D. Hopelessly没有希望地。根据_____2_____ checking your phone?可知醒来第一件事如果是核对电话，应该是“高兴地”去核对。故选C。

3.考查形容词。A. aware有意识的；B. afraid害怕的；C. alone独自的；D. alive活着的。根据You are definitely not _____3_____ if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar.“如果这些早晨的习惯听起来很熟悉，那么你肯定不是孤单的。”故答案为C。

4.考查词组。A. In fact事实上；B. In brief简言之；C. In particular尤其，特别；D. In addition另外，此外。根据_____4_____, 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they _____5_____, according to a 2015 survey.“事实上，根据2015年的一项调查，60%的人在醒来后会立即查看手机。”这是根据常识，故选A。

5.考查动词词组。A. stay up不睡觉，挺得住；B. make up组成，编造；C. pull up拔起，阻止；D. wake up醒来。根据_____4_____, 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they _____5_____, according to a 2015 survey.“事实上，根据2015年的一项调查，60%的人在醒来后会立即查看手机。”再根据第一段内容可知答案为D。

6.考查动词。A. forget忘记；B. value评估；C. regret遗憾，后悔；D. enjoy喜爱。根据You stop using your smartphone in bed seriously - these mind-numbing routines are among what you will _____6_____ most in life.“你不再在床上认真地使用智能手机——这些让大脑麻木的习惯是你一生中最后悔的事情之一。”文中的mind-numbing可推知你以后会后悔的。故选C。

7.考查形容词。A. different不相同的；B. similar相似的；C. specific特定的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据So why not take a _____7_____ approach?“那么，为什么不采取一种不同的方法呢?”结合上空可知“换一种不同的方法”，故选A。

8.考查名词。A. consumers消费者；B. audience观众；C. friends朋友；D. staff职员。根据At the graduation ceremony in Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs made a speech, advising his _____8_____ to start each morning with one specific sentence.“2005年，在斯坦福大学的毕业典礼上，史蒂夫·乔布斯做了一个演讲，建议他的听众每天早上用一个特定的句子开始。”故答案为B。

9.考查动词。A. develop发展；B. change改变；C. promote促进；D. choose选择。根据Doing so, he said, will _____9_____ the way we deal with our day-to-day lives.“他说，这样做将改变我们处理日常生活的方式。”故选B。

10.考查名词。A. strength力气，力量；B. weakness缺点，劣势； C. birth出生；D. death死。根据下文"If today were the last day of my _____12_____, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?"可知Jobs got the idea after reading a quote about _____10_____ when he was 17.“乔布斯17岁时读了一段关于死亡的引言后产生了这个想法。”故选D。

11.考查名词。A. mirror镜子；B. window 窗户；C. diary日记；D. paper纸。根据From then on, he started each morning by looking in the _____11_____ and asking, "If today were the last day of my _____12_____, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?”从那时起，他每天早上都会对着镜子问自己:“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，你会不会完成你今天想做的事情?”故答案为A。

12.考查名词。A. travel旅行；B. work工作；C. holiday假日； D. life生活。根据From then on, he started each morning by looking in the _____11_____ and asking, "If today were the last day of my _____12_____, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?"从那时起，他每天早上都会对着镜子问自己:“如果今天是我生命中的最后一天，你会不会完成你今天想做的事情?”故答案为D。

13.考查动词。A. get得到；B. make制造；C. forget忘记；D. try.尝试。根据Now,_____13_____ it for yourself.“现在，你自己试试吧。”故选D。

14.考查动词。A. expect期盼；B. consider考虑；C. doubt怀疑； D. ignore忽视。根据Asking yourself this powerful question every day requires you to deeply _____14_____ what you do on a daily basis - and if you find satisfaction in it.“每天问自己这个强有力的问题需要你深入思考你每天都在做什么——如果你从中找到了满足感。”故答案为B。

15.考查动词词组。A. narrow down缩小，限制； B. put aside把---放在一边；C. clear away清除；D. take on呈现出。根据It can also help you _____15_____ your tasks to the fundamental ones.“它还可以帮助你把你的任务缩小到最基本的。”故选A。

16.考查词组。A. Instead of代替； B. Regardless of不顾；C. In spite of尽管；D. In case of万一。根据_____16_____ wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the internet, you'll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending time with family and friends.“不要把时间浪费在像上网这样的不需要动脑筋的事情上，你会开始用更令人满意的事情来充实你的每一天，比如和家人朋友在一起。”结合句意可知答案为A。

17.考查副词。A. Yet然而；B. Therefore因此；C. Besides另外； D. Otherwise否则。根据_____17_____, you'll stop worrying about what other people think of you“此外，你会停止担心别人对你的看法”。上下文是一种递进关系，故答案为C。

18.考查副词。A. nowhere无处；B. elsewhere在别处； C. anywhere在任何地方；D. somewhere在某处。根据your energy and focus should be _____18_____, like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world.“你的精力和注意力应该放在其他地方，比如提高自己，实现目标，对世界产生影响。”结合句意可知答案为B。

19.考查状语从句。A. Even if 即使；B. Only if 只要；C. As long as只要；D. Now that既然。根据_____19_____ you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations!“既然你已经养成了每天早晨问这个简单问题的习惯，恭喜你!”此处是Now that引导的原因状语从句，故选D。

20.考查词组。A. open to向---开放；B. devoted to专心于；C. close to 靠近；D. accustomed to习惯于。根据You are _____20_____ finding the secret to living a meaningful life.“你就要找到过有意义的生活的秘诀了。”结合句意可知答案为C。