题文
Passage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist (禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.Passage 1
Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.
Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Passage 2
The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师)is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.
Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.
If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always anunwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.
小题1:The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.A．failing to respect the feelings of other people B．squandering (浪费) a precious opportunity on a daily basis C．advocating an action without considering the consequencesD．attaching too much importance to the views of others小题2:The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 Passage 2) with_______. A．absolute neutralityB．partial acceptanceC．complete agreementD．surprised disbelief小题3:In Passage 1 line 11, the list (“a job…house”) presents things that most people ________.A．assume they will eventually obtainB．eventually realize are overratedC．are unwilling to make sacrifices forD．see as worth much effort to acquire小题4:In Passage 2 lines 8—10, the “present” is characterized as _________.A．an unavoidable imposition (强加)B．an unsolvable puzzleC．a dangerous threatD．a burdensome obligation小题5:Which of the following phrases from Passage 2would the author of Passage 1 most likely choose as a title for Passage 1?A．“the hedonist and the guru” (line 1)B．“a brief breathing space” (line 11)C．“the feast before us” (line 2)D．“an unwelcome guest” (line 14) 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
解析
小题1:B 推理题。第一段的作者呼吁我们不要过于注意一些享乐的东西，要注意我们现有生活中的平凡事物，并从中获取快乐和宁静，第二段的作者则从来不使用现在时，关注的是以后的事情，前者会批评后者，故B正确。
小题2:C 推理题。第二段第一行The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师) is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment,的内容与第一段的思想是一致的，都是关注现在的，所有的快乐，故C正确。
小题3:D 推理题。这些名词工作，房子，车子用来比喻人们一直追求的事物。
小题4:A 猜测词义题。根据这几句话的意思可知是intrude(强加于别人)，故A正确。
小题5:C 推理题。文章第一部分主旨是要抓住现在，关注眼前生活的一些平凡事物的中的快乐。选项中的C眼前的盛宴，符合要求，故C正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Passage 1 is from th.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
