Question

    My son Tom taught me a beautiful lesson today. He is three years old and it is amazing hatching him grow up.

He called out to me today saying, “Papa, sit”. That usually means _______ everything and going next to him and sitting down to play with him. I did that, as he can be _______ and will not stop calling out until I _______. He was playing with beads (珠子), pushing a string through them, which is a great exercise to help _______ fine motor skills. Then, after he finished playing with the beads, it was time to put them back in the box that they are stored in. I saw him _______ pick up each bead, look at it _______ it were made of chocolate and then placed it into its box.

With over a hundred beads to go, I was getting _______. “What a long time it will take! Why cannot he _______ ten beads in one go and drop them in?” said my anxious mind. I noticed that he did this with as much_______ as he had while we were playing. I didn’t see any ________ between his play and his putting away the toy. Obviously he enjoyed both.

Then it suddenly ________ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ________. The journey was his goal. For him the ________ was in the game and after the game, not just in the fun part. What a great perspective: to live each moment as it is the ________ moment; to do each task as it is the most awesome task. Nothing else ________.

Looking at how ________ my son was putting beads into the box ________ me that the process was the goal. The joy of pilgrimage (朝圣) is not in getting there but in every ________ of the journey.

This is what living in the NOW is all ________. Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ________ love and peace.

1.A.wasting B.leaving C.taking D.preparing

2.A.stubborn B.innocent C.helpful D.humorous

3.A.fell down B.turned round C.burst out D.gave in

4.A.highlight B.develop C.illustrate D.identify

5.A.gratefully B.eagerly C.carefully D.quickly

6.A.as if B.even though C.in case D.in that

7.A.fascinated B.satisfied C.impatient D.energetic

8.A.package B.grab C.deliver D.replace

9.A.confidence B.strength C.inspiration D.involvement

10.A.sense B.difference C.need D.value

11.A.excited B.helped C.struck D.encouraged

12.A.process B.morning C.experiment D.design

13.A.victory B.challenge C.difficulty D.pleasure

14.A.urgent B.decisive C.perfect D.dangerous

15.A.matters B.happens C.disappears D.works

16.A.successfully B.peacefully C.responsibly D.systematically

17.A.guaranteed B.warned C.promised D.taught

18.A.plan B.destination C.step D.detail

19.A.for B.with C.about D.from

20.A.complete B.available C.additional D.precious

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.C

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者发现儿子在玩珠子和收珠子的时候，都是非常专注的在做，享受每个过程，这让作者感悟到活在当下的所有的含义是：要用全部的爱和宁静享受每个时刻。

1.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这通常意味着放下一切，走到他身边，坐下来和他一起玩。A. wasting浪费；B. leaving离开，丢弃；C. taking拿；D. preparing准备。根据下文sitting down to play with him.可知，儿子叫作者的时候，作者要放下一切和他一起玩。故选B。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我那样做了，因为他可能会很固执，直到我让步才会停止叫喊。A. stubborn固执的；B. innocent无辜的，天真的；C. helpful乐于助人的；D. humorous幽默的。根据下文will not stop calling out until I ___3___ .可知，儿子是很固执的。故选A。

3.考查动词短语辨析，句意：我那样做了，因为他可能会很固执，直到我让步才会停止叫喊。A. fell down倒下；B. turned round转身；C. burst out 爆发；D. gave in让步。根据语境可知，直到作者让步了，儿子才会停止叫喊。故选D。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在玩珠子，把一根线穿过珠子，这是一种帮助培养精细运动技能的很好的锻炼。A. highlight 强调；B. develop发展，培养；C. illustrate阐述；D. identify识别。根据常识可知，这是一种帮助培养精细运动技能的很好的锻炼。故选B。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我看见他小心翼翼地把每颗珠子都拿起来，看着它，就好像它是巧克力做的，然后把它放进盒子里。A. gratefully感激地；B. eagerly渴望地；C. carefully仔细地；D. quickly快地。根据下文What a long time it will take!可知，作者看见儿子仔细的捡起每个珠子。故选C。

6.考查连接词辨析。句意：我看见他小心翼翼地把每颗珠子都拿起来，看着它，就好像它是巧克力做的，然后把它放进盒子里。A. as if好像；B. even though即使；C. in case以防；D. in that既然。根据语境可知，他看着珠子好像它们是用巧克力做的。故选A。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：还有一百多颗珠子要捡，我开始不耐烦了。A. fascinated迷人的；B. satisfied满意的；C. impatient不耐烦的；D. energetic精力充沛的。根据下文What a long time it will take!可知，作者感到不耐烦了。故选C。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：为什么他不能一次抓十颗珠子扔进去呢？A. package包裹；B. grab抓；C. deliver投递；D. replace代替。根据语境可知，此处指抓珠子。故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发现他做这个事情的时候和他玩得时候一样的投入。A. confidence自信；B. strength力量；C. inspiration激励，灵感；D. involvement牵连，参与，加入。根据语境可知，此处指儿子做这个事情时，非常投入。故选D。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看不出他玩玩具和他把玩具收起来有什么不同。A. sense感觉；B. difference不同；C. need需要；D. value价值。根据下文Obviously he enjoyed both.可知，作者没有看出他玩玩具和收好玩具的不同。故选B。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我突然想起这个男孩在享受这个过程。A. excited兴奋的；B. helped帮助；C. struck敲打，想起；D. encouraged鼓励。固定句型：it suddenly strike sb. that“某人突然想起……”。故选C。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我突然想起这个男孩在享受这个过程。A. process过程；B. morning早晨；C. experiment实验；D. design设计。根据下文The journey was his goal.可知，此处指儿子享受这个过程。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：对他来说，快乐是在游戏里面和游戏之后，而不仅仅是在有趣的部分。A. victory胜利；B. challenge 挑战；C. difficulty困难；D. pleasure快乐。根据上文Then it suddenly ___11___ me that this boy was enjoying the whole ___12___.可知，对儿子来说，快乐是在游戏里面和游戏之后。故选D。

14.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多么伟大的观点：把每一刻都当作完美时刻来生活；把每一项任务都当成最了不起的任务来做。A. urgent紧急的；B. decisive决定性的，决断的；C. perfect完美的；D. dangerous危险。根据下文to do each task as it is the most awesome task.可知，每分钟都当成最完美的时候去过。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他的都不要紧。A. matters有关系，要紧；B. happens发生；C. disappears消失；D. works工作。做每个任务都当成是最好的，其他的都不要紧。故选A。

16.考查副词词义辨析。句意：看见儿子多么平静地将珠子放进盒子里面，教会我过程就是目标。A. successfully成功地；B. peacefully平静地；C. responsibly负责任D. systematically系统地。根据下文Tom, my son, was showing me that it was about thoroughly enjoying every moment with ___20___ love and peace.可知，儿子平静地将珠子放进盒子里面。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：看见儿子多么平静地将珠子放进盒子里面，教会我过程就是目标。A. guaranteed保证；B. warned警告；C. promised 答应；D. taught教。儿子平静地将珠子放进盒子里面，教会作者过程就是目标。故选D。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：朝圣的快乐不在到达那里而是旅途中的步骤。A. plan计划；B. destination目的地；C. step步骤；D. detail细节。根据语境可知，此处指旅途中的步骤。故选C。

19.考查介词词义辨析。句意：这就是关于活在当下的所有的含义。A. for为了；B. with和……一起；C. about关于；D. from从。根据语境可知，此处指关于活在当下。故选C。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的儿子汤姆告诉我，这是一种彻底享受每时每刻的爱与安宁的生活。A. complete完整的；B. available可获得的，可利用的；C. additional额外的；D. precious宝贵的。根据语境可知，儿子教会作者要用完整的爱和宁静享受每个时刻。故选A。