题文
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 commitment, 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 cellphones at home. A series of tests in recent years has shown that after spending time in quiet rural settings, subjects “exhibit greater attentiveness, stronger memory and generally improved cognition. Their brains become both calmer and sharper.” More than that, empathy, as well as deep thought, depends on neural processes that are “inherently slow. ” The very ones our high-speed lives have little time for.
In my own case, I turn to eccentric and often 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 cellphone and I’ve never Tweeted or entered Facebook. 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 the monk 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.
小题1:The writer sometimes doesn’t do anything because ________.A．he is out of work .B．whatever he does make no senseC．he is worried about his writing.D．he can enjoy himself in his leisure time.小题2:When the writer uses the word “forget” , his real meaning is _______.A．Somebody really forgets his cellphone at home.B．Somebody thinks cellphone is not a suitable means of communication.C．Somebody hates modern techniques such as the cellphone.D．Somebody leaves his cellphone at home on purpose.小题3:Which of the following is right?A．It is better to go back to the ancient times since we are so busy now.B．The writer is unwilling to help others since he is selfish.C．Slowing down to find time and space to think and enjoy oneself is urgent.D．We have more to say because we have more ways to communicate.小题4:What does the underlined word mean?A．differenceB．samenessC．simplicityD．complication小题5: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．Principle or asceticism is important in one’s life.D．The more we communicate, the more we will be closer. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
解析
小题1:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段后4行It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which the monk 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.说明我们说明都不做，让我们享受到生活的考快乐。
小题2:D 推理题。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。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第一段最后两行. We have more ways to communicate, but less and less to say. Partly because we’re so busy communicating.说明C正确。
小题4:A 猜测词义题。根据本句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.指星期天和星期一，私人的和公众的之间的差别都没有了。也就是说都很忙，没有了私人的空间和时间了。故该词指difference,故A正确。
小题5: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。
点评：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。本文考查非常全面，既有细节题也有推理题，猜测词义题。难度较大。尤其是69题，要求考生完全理解文章的中心思想。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Nowadays more and mo.....”主要考查你对 [健康环保类阅读 ]考点的理解。健康环保类阅读
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健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
第二部分是文章的主体，可由若干个段落组成，对文章的主题进行展开说明；
第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
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