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Two years ago ,Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday 36 _____ , but lacked 37 _____ for the things that mattered most She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to 38 _____ their lives. “We had to decide what was really 39 _____” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to 40 _____ with their three- year -old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply，shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive 41 _____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley 42 _____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that 43 _____
“At your service, buy 44 _____ a little time” and helped clients (客户）with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and 45 parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a 46 _____，” she says，“ I can spare time to take my son to the 47 _____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are 48 _____ ’’
Shirley and her husband are 49 _____ alone in wanting to 50 _____ and live a satisfying Life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples 51 _____that they lack time together. 52 _____does the time go?
For most people， 53 _____ and commuting (通勤)take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming 54 _____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain 55 _____ over Life and have time for the pleasures.
| 小题1: | | A．activities | B．services | C．demands | D．exercises |
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小题2:A. time B. strength C. money D, ability
| 小题3: | | A．lead | B．simplify | C．adapt | D．consider |
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小题4:A_ comfortable B. interesting C. important D. hard
| 小题5: | | A．study | B．help | C．meet | D．play |
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| 小题6: | | A．pleasures | B．places | C．tasks | D．goods |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．received | C．took | D．quit |
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| 小题8: | | A．read | B．wrote | C．showed | D．told |
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小题9:A_ us B. yourself C. children D herself
小题10:A. attending B. organizing C. having D going
| 小题11: | | A．life | B．result | C．balance | D．difference |
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| 小题12: | | A．office | B．hospital | C．park | D．school |
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| 小题13: | | A．gone | B．better | C．strong | D．obvious |
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| 小题14: | | A．a bit | B．far from | C．much too | D．more than |
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| 小题15: | | A．keep pace | B．settle down | C．take off | D．slow down |
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小题16:A. expect B. doubt C. complain D, imagine
小题18:A. traveling B. reading C. shopping D, working
| 小题19: | | A．aware | B．afraid | C．proud | D．sure |
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| 小题20: | | A．value | B．control | C．success | D．experience |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:B |
试题分析：本文通过一对夫妻追求慢生活的故事告诉我们生活中有比工作更重要的事情，让我们多花点时间来陪自己的孩子和家人，这才是生活的真谛。
小题1:C 名词辨析。A活动B服务C要求D练习；她起早贪黑就是为了满足日常的生活需要。
小题2:A 名词辨析。A时间B力气C钱D能力；他们缺少时间去做真正重要的事情。
小题3:B 动词辨析。A带领B简化C适应D考虑；他们寻找方法来简化他们的生活。
小题4:C 形容词辨析。我们不得不做出决定：生活中什么才是最重要的？
小题5:D 动词辨析。A学习B帮助C遇见D玩；固定搭配paly with sb与某人玩耍。
小题6:A 名词辨析。A快乐B地方C任务D货物；他们喜欢一些很简单的快乐的事情如读书等。
小题7:D 动词辨析。A发现B收到C带走D放弃；指她放弃了原来的工作而开始做兼职工作。
小题8:A 动词用法。Read可以表示通知，布告或者卡片上写着…；相当于say。
小题9: B 词义辨析。Yourself你自己；乐意为你服务，给你节省一点时间。Save yourself…
小题10:B 动词辨析。A参加B组织C有D去；她的兼职工作中就包括组织聚会。
小题11:D 固定搭配。Make a difference起作用；那个控制自己的时间会起很大的作用。
小题12:C 上下文串联。根据41空后的going to the park说明可知是陪儿子去公园玩耍。
小题13:A 形容词辨析。指作者以前很多的毛病都没有了。Gone 消失，不见了。
小题14:B 短语辨析。A一点；B一点也不；C…得多；D超过；她和她的丈夫在这方面一点也不孤单。很多人都和他们一样抱怨时间太少。
小题15:D 短语辨析。A保持节奏B定居C起飞D减慢速度；和放慢生活的节奏方面，她和她的丈夫并不孤单，很多人和他们一样都希望能让自己慢一点。
小题16:C 动词辨析。A期待B怀疑C抱怨D想象；很多人都抱怨他们在一起的时间太少了。
小题17:C 句意分析。他们想知道：时间都到哪里去了？
小题18:D 句意分析。对于大部分的人来说，工作占据了大部分的时间。
小题19:A 固定搭配。Be aware of…意识到…；简单化就意味着注意自己使用时间，花钱的方式。
小题20:B 名词辨析。A价值观B控制C成功D经验；我们不得不控制住我们的生活，让自己有时间去做一些让自己感觉快乐的事情。
点评：本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识，这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索，如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章，因此，在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。 |
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Have you ever hated anyone? Well, probably you don’t really hate them. But you do get angry the moment you think of them. If you don’t get out of the anger, it may turn into bitterness(积怨).
Bitterness can come about when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But we keep it deep inside instead of working through the anger. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurt us. We may think we are hurting that person, but we are really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body. It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can stop us from concentrating on important things. Instead, we waste time thinking about how we have been hurt.
Finally, holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long.
Author Chuck Swindoll once said, “ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.” That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened. You can choose to let go of hurt. You can also choose to hold on to hurt, which results in bitterness.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it.
You may feel you have a fight to be angry. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look sad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.
Forgive and forget it.
The best thing you can do is to forgive and forget. You probably can’t totally put the act out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Let it go and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
小题1:If we don’t release anger, _____ .| A．We will always be criticized and hurt | | B．We will not blame others for any reason | | C．A bitter feeling will develop in our mind | | D．We will not be particular about what others do |
小题2:The main idea of Paragraph 3 is _____.| A．The relationships hurt by bitterness. | | B．The illness caused by bitterness | | C．The reaction of an angry person | | D．The negative effects of bitterness |
小题3:The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_____.| A．to hold on to bitterness inside us | | B．to forgive the one who hurts you | | C．to stop making excuses for the bitterness | | D．to forget others’ rude behavior |
小题4:By forgiving others, we are able to _____.| A．prevent bad things from happening | | B．be friends with the person who hurts us | | C．forget the bitter experience completely | | D．enjoy good health and a peaceful mind |
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Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear(折磨）than those who have a support system of friends.
Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don"t want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society.
One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms(症状）of depression and loneliness.
Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a "fight or flight” reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically (心理上）, friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one"s life time.
小题1:In the author"s opinion, a real friend should .| A．tell you what to do even if you refuse to hear it | | B．try to persuade you to change your mind quickly | | C．judge your decision according to his, her experience | | D．give you advice but respect your own decision |
小题2:Women benefit more from friendship than men because .| A．women are always cared for by more people than men | | B．women are usually less stress-out when staying with others | | C．women are more likely to solve problems with friends’ help | | D．women can always keep more long-life friendship than men |
小题3:According to the passage we can infer that .| A．it"s good for women to tell men what they should do or not | | B．friends are always more important than family members | | C．men don"t want to share their problems with many people | | D．the trend that women can live longer makes them more relaxed |
小题4:This passage mainly talks about .| A．why people should develop friendship | | B．when friendship affects people"s health | | C．people’s different attitudes towards friendship | | D．the friendship which can make people live longer |
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Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ___36___ because of some small things. And neither was willing to ___37___ each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 38 _ it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 39__ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ___40___ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his place or his __41___ any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot ___42___.”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you __43__.” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just ___44___ his job when the elder brother returned. But he was __45___ to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a __46____, which went from one side of the river ___47__ the other! On the other __48____ of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was __49___.
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and __50___,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand ___51___. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a _52____. Standing on the bridge, they _53___ each other’s hands with ____54__ in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to ___55___ on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．question | C．decision | D．quarrel |
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| 小题2: | | A．forgive | B．like | C．speak | D．believe |
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| 小题3: | | A．got | B．opened | C．shut | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．looking for | B．looking at | C．looking on | D．looking up |
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| 小题5: | | A．See | B．Watch | C．Observe | D．Look |
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| 小题6: | | A．house | B．face | C．farm | D．eyes |
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| 小题7: | | A．wall | B．fence | C．road | D．bridge |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．pleased | C．moved | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．begun | B．done | C．finished | D．continued |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．happy | C．anxious | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．house | B．bridge | C．fence | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．between | C．across | D．till |
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| 小题13: | | A．end | B．side | C．field | D．stage |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．amazed | D．worried |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题17: | | A．river | B．fence | C．farm | D．wall |
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| 小题18: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．clapped |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiles | B．tears | C．anger | D．sadness |
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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 16 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 17 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live 18 from then on.
Over the years, I 19 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 20 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 21 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 22 into my son’s room with a box of 23 . After 16 years, I still 24 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less 25 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 26 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 27 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 28 . From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.
| 小题1: | | A．walking | B．riding | C．running | D．driving |
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| 小题2: | | A．Lived | B．survived | C．existed | D．escaped |
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| 小题3: | | A．equally | B．calmly | C．quietly | D．normally |
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| 小题4: | | A．studied | B．moved | C．worked | D．1ived |
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| 小题5: | | A．suffering | B．causing | C．bearing | D．catching |
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| 小题7: | | A．ran | B．walked | C．rolled | D．moved |
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| 小题8: | | A．tissues | B．presents | C．pills | D．candies |
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| 小题9: | | A．realized | B．knew | C．recognized | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．rich | B．healthy | C．strong | D．fortunate |
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| 小题11: | | A．money | B．hope | C．pity | D．medicine |
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| 小题12: | | A．small | B．pitiful | C．weak | D．shameless |
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| 小题13: | | A．admitted | B．beaten | C．hurt | D．hospitalized |
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| 小题14: | | A．treated | B．worsened | C．relieved | D．recovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．some money | B．some tissues | C．a debt | D．a hope |
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Kasey Kaczmarek: When I read “Would my dad love me?” by Martha, I related to how Martha felt about her father. I always wondered if my dad cared about me, or if he even loved me. All the kids would be with their dads and they would ask me where my dad was, and I would tell them that he was out of town. For all you kids who have a dad, tell him how much you love him because there are plenty of kids who would love to have a dad.
Armen Abidian: This article describes everything about me and my life. When I was about 3 years old, my mother and father had a big argument and got divorced. Now I’m 13 years old and I haven’t seen my father for 10 years. Just like Martha, I don’t know what he looks like now, whether or not he’s got married to a different woman, or if he has another child.
Emma Ramirez: When Martha talked about how “most girls have dads who take them to their practices, buy them things and play with them”, I thought I was one of those girls. I never stopped to think about how there are girls who have always dreamed of having those things but don’t have a father. After reading what Martha wrote, I told myself I would always appreciate the days I spend with my dad because I am very lucky to have a dad who does so much for me.
Stephanie Felix: This article reminded me of how much I missed my dad when I was younger. I really relate to this article because I used to always wonder about my dad, but not any more. Life without my father has made me more independent and responsible. By reading this article I remember all of this and I was able to understand what the writer was talking about.
小题1:The above four passages are most probably_______.| A．comments on a book about a girl who has no father | | B．comments on Martha’s opinion about parents’ love | | C．four people’s thoughts after reading Martha’s article | | D．letters to Martha to comfort her |
小题2:What does the passage suggest? | A．Martha’s father didn’t love her | | B．Martha didn’t grow up with her dad | | C．Martha was brought up by her grandparents | | D．Martha’s parents got divorced when she was 13 |
小题3:What does Kasey Kaczmarek suggest kids do?| A．Not ask other kids where their dads are | | B．Be kind to those kids who don’t have a dad | | C．Tell their fathers how much they love them | | D．Spend as much time with their fathers as possible |
小题4:After reading what Martha wrote, Emma Ramirez_______.| A．decided to spend more time with her father | | B．told herself to appreciate all that she had | | C．realized how badly she behaved in the past | | D．found how lucky she was to have a dad |
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