Time and how we experience it have always puzzled us.Physicists have created fascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum （钟摆） and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar.As some-one who understood the distinction observed, "When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours."
Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age.They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass.For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach.Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured tune could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older.
Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly.Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewhere we’ve never been before. Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The novelty of the outward journey has become routine. Thus taking a different route on occasions can often help slow the clock.
When was become as identical as identical as beads（小珠子）on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day. To counter this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time, so to speak.
Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn’t have to be.

1. 1.

   The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 is used to show        .

   1. A.
      psychological time is quite puzzling
   2. B.
      time should not be measured by a pendulum
   3. C.
      physical time is different from psychological time
   4. D.
      physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time
2. 2.

   Why do units of time fly faster as we grow older?

   1. A.
      Our sense of time changes.
   2. B.
      We spend less time at the beach.
   3. C.
      More time is structured and scheduled.
   4. D.
      Time is structured with too many appointments.
3. 3.

   In Paragraph 3 “novelty” probably means        .

   1. A.
      excitement
   2. B.
      unfamiliarity
   3. C.
      imagination
   4. D.
      amusement
4. 4.

   The purpose of the passage is to        .

   1. A.
      give various explanations about time
   2. B.
      describe how we experience time psychologically
   3. C.
      show the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time
   4. D.
      explain why time flies and how to slow it down psychologically

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16 , the girl with a(an) 17 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 18 . Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19 by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处，白边).The soft handwriting20 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21 owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23 —7:00p.m. at the station.
A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose  24 was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to  25 that she was not wearing a rose. He  26 made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.
John felt  28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the  29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30  something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32  ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just  33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big  35 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

I was coaching girls' track in Iowa and there was a young discus（铁饼）thrower on the team with  21  potential（潜力）. Here goes her story.

At the end of our training   22   the district track meet, this discus thrower, Lucy, asked me if she   23   come to the school on Sunday for a little   24   training. I agreed. The year before, she had placed second at the district meet and   25   missed going to the state meet. She had won every discus event,   26   that district meet! And, her throws in the competitions had   27  been between 106’1” and 110’10”.
    Something began to   28  me. Why couldn't Lucy   29  to get the discus to 111 feet? I wondered if it was more a psychological barrier（心理的障碍）  30   a physical one. I decided to try something   31  . I made up my mind to   32   to Lucy.

On Sunday, after her drills, I said, “Why don’t you throw five or six good ones for me to  33  ?” She began to throw again, but   34   were farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didn’t tell Lucy. As I was measuring the   35  one, I pulled out some more tape (量尺) and yelled out to her, “ Come to see this! This one is  36  ! ” It wasn’t. Lucy, thinking that this was a personal best, jumped wildly into the air in  37  .

The next afternoon, at the district meet, Lucy   38   with a personal best throw of 114’10”! Just 24 hours after I had lied to her. However, this time she had   39   thrown the discus four feet further than she had ever thrown it before.
    Sometimes we   40   our own barriers in our mind. So learn to take control of your mind.

It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 1, a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 2. It was really 3to see so many people digging through the 4and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 5.
Then, the story took a turn for the 6. They found her wallet in the staff bathroom,7 . There is no 8that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 9everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 10, hearts sank, people were hurt and 11and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 12so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 13— for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 14the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 15. All kinds of people , 16some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 17the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 18. Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 19was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 20me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      worked out
   2. B.
      came out
   3. C.
      ran out
   4. D.
      turned out
2. 2.
   1. A.
      checks
   2. B.
      earnings
   3. C.
      bills
   4. D.
      money
3. 3.
   1. A.
      frightening
   2. B.
      relaxing
   3. C.
      annoying
   4. D.
      moving
4. 4.
   1. A.
      garbage
   2. B.
      mud
   3. C.
      crowds
   4. D.
      streets
5. 5.
   1. A.
      excitement
   2. B.
      happiness
   3. C.
      tears
   4. D.
      fear
6. 6.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      worse
   3. C.
      best
   4. D.
      worst
7. 7.
   1. A.
      full
   2. B.
      broken
   3. C.
      empty
   4. D.
      dirty
8. 8.
   1. A.
      evidence
   2. B.
      doubt
   3. C.
      reason
   4. D.
      question
9. 9.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      until
   4. D.
      while
10. 10.
    1. A.
       floor
    2. B.
       ceiling
    3. C.
       roof
    4. D.
       river
11. 11.
    1. A.
       anxious
    2. B.
       suspect
    3. C.
       upset
    4. D.
       bored
12. 12.
    1. A.
       proved
    2. B.
       seemed
    3. C.
       caused
    4. D.
       stated
13. 13.
    1. A.
       end
    2. B.
       excuse
    3. C.
       turn
    4. D.
       chance
14. 14.
    1. A.
       replace
    2. B.
       find
    3. C.
       return
    4. D.
       repair
15. 15.
    1. A.
       as for
    2. B.
       as follows
    3. C.
       as well
    4. D.
       as above
16. 16.
    1. A.
       even
    2. B.
       though
    3. C.
       also
    4. D.
       ever
17. 17.
    1. A.
       On
    2. B.
       In
    3. C.
       At
    4. D.
       By
18. 18.
    1. A.
       angry
    2. B.
       joy
    3. C.
       disappointment
    4. D.
       shame
19. 19.
    1. A.
       satisfaction
    2. B.
       surprise
    3. C.
       gratitude
    4. D.
       courage
20. 20.
    1. A.
       remind
    2. B.
       warn
    3. C.
       predict
    4. D.
       illustrate

Years ago a farmer possessed vast land along the Atlantic coast. He constantly 1for hired hands. Most people didn’t want to work on farms along the Atlantic. They were 2of the storms that blew across the Atlantic ,3the buildings and crops. So the farmer couldn’t find one good worker. Finally , a short,4man, well past middle age, visited the 5.
“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can 6_when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although7_at his answer, the farmer, longing for 8, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt9_with the man’s work.
Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer10into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He11the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down12_they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said13, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”
Hearing his response, the farmer wanted to14the man on the spot. Then he hurried outside to make necessary preparations. To his15, he discovered that all of the haystacks(干草堆)had been16well. The cows were in the barn(畜棚)and the doors were17. Everything was well organized. The farmer then understood what he18, and he returned to his bed while the wind blew.
When you’re19, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep20_he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      searched
   2. B.
      advertised
   3. C.
      hunted
   4. D.
      waited
2. 2.
   1. A.
      afraid
   2. B.
      tired
   3. C.
      fond
   4. D.
      certain
3. 3.
   1. A.
      damaging
   2. B.
      watering
   3. C.
      destroying
   4. D.
      hurting
4. 4.
   1. A.
      heavy
   2. B.
      strong
   3. C.
      kind
   4. D.
      thin
5. 5.
   1. A.
      farmer
   2. B.
      boss
   3. C.
      master
   4. D.
      host
6. 6.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      sleep
   3. C.
      stay
   4. D.
      survive
7. 7.
   1. A.
      frightened
   2. B.
      pleased
   3. C.
      puzzled
   4. D.
      shocked
8. 8.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      service
   3. C.
      support
   4. D.
      help
9. 9.
   1. A.
      satisfied
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      disappointed
10. 10.
    1. A.
       walked
    2. B.
       stepped
    3. C.
       rushed
    4. D.
       marched
11. 11.
    1. A.
       shook
    2. B.
       dragged
    3. C.
       pulled
    4. D.
       pushed
12. 12.
    1. A.
       after
    2. B.
       before
    3. C.
       once
    4. D.
       while
13. 13.
    1. A.
       seriously
    2. B.
       jokingly
    3. C.
       impatiently
    4. D.
       firmly
14. 14.
    1. A.
       desert
    2. B.
       abandon
    3. C.
       fire
    4. D.
       strike
15. 15.
    1. A.
       excitement
    2. B.
       disappointment
    3. C.
       amazement
    4. D.
       shame
16. 16.
    1. A.
       covered
    2. B.
       hidden
    3. C.
       wrapped
    4. D.
       packed
17. 17.
    1. A.
       closed
    2. B.
       locked
    3. C.
       opened
    4. D.
       fixed
18. 18.
    1. A.
       tended
    2. B.
       promised
    3. C.
       intended
    4. D.
       meant
19. 19.
    1. A.
       prepared
    2. B.
       willing
    3. C.
       careful
    4. D.
       courageous
20. 20.
    1. A.
       since
    2. B.
       so that
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       in case