Question

Nowadays more and more people are trapped in too busy work to relax themselves. We have no time to tell a bed-time story to our children, or enjoy a nice dinner with our family, or take a break to think about how we live the precious life, or even meet friends. All we notice is that the distinctions that used to guide and steady us —between Sunday and Monday, public and private, here and there—are gone. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.

   Maybe that’s why more and more people I know, even if they have no religious belief, seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation, or tai chi. Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cell phones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that their brains become both calmer and sharper after spending time in quiet rural settings.

  In my own case, I often turn to extreme measures to try to keep my sanity and ensure that I have time to do nothing at all. I’ve not yet used a cell phone and I’ve never Tweeted or entered Face book. I try not to go online till my day’s writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan.

  None of this is a matter of principle or asceticism (苦行主义): it’s just pure selfishness. Nothing makes me feel better-----calmer, clearer and happier----than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which David Steindl-Rast describes as “that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.” That is the highest of the highest we have been longing for—The Joy of Quiet.

1.The writer sometimes doesn’t do anything because ________.

A. he is out of work

B. whatever he does makes no sense

C. he can enjoy himself in his leisure time

D. he is worried about his writing

2.What does the writer mean when using the word “forget” (in the 2^nd paragraph)?

A. Trapped in busy work, they are really forgetful.

B. They think cell phone is not a suitable means of communication.

C. They leave their cell phones at home on purpose.

D. They hate modern techniques such as the cell phone.

3.Which of the following is right?

A. The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.

B. Slowing down to find deep-down joy is necessary.

C. It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.

D. We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.

4.What is the main idea of the article?

A. The importance of spending time in quiet.

B. We can do some sports such as yoga to relax.

C. To feel better, we should do nothing at all.

D. The more we communicate, the better we will feel.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讨论的是我们要花一点时间安静的生活，不受工作等的干扰，安静的享受生活。

1.C推断判断题。作者有时候喜欢什么都不干，结合倒数第一段Nothing makes me feel better—calmer, clearer and happier—than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music.和倒数第二段可知，作者之所以这样是因为自己渴望宁静所带来的欢乐，故选C。

2.C推断判断题。根据第二段Some friends of mine try to go on long walks every Sunday, or to “forget” their cellphones at home说明他们是故意把电话留在家里，是不想受到干扰。故D正确。

3.B推断判断题。文章并非讲作者很自私，排除A。文章并没有提到要我们返回古代，排除C。文章第一段We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say.可知我们交流方式多了，但说的更少 了。排除D。慢下来去发现时间和空间进行思考和享受是很多人所缺少的，是比较紧迫的事情。说明B正确。

4.A主旨大意题。文章主要讨论的是我们要花一点时间安静的生活，不受工作等的干扰，安静的享受生活。故A正确。

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