Do you spend your time working towards that “...

Do you spend your time working towards that “one day when...”? One day, when I have _____ money I will be happy. One day, when I have the house　 _______, I will be able to _______ and enjoy myself more. One day, when I get a job... These may all seem like good destinations and _______, waiting to live the life we have always wanted sometime in the future.________ when we arrive at one destination it doesn’t seem enough; somehow we are just not as _______ as we thought we would be and we start going after the next _______ .

If we live in this way, one night we will _______ in a cold sweat ______ where our life has gone--- _______ we feel so tired, lonely and _______ . Was life really meant to be　 ______ ?

So what can you do to bring some joy back into your life? Start enjoying the　 _____.No matter what you do, do it to the best of your ability with your ______ on what you are doing. If you are walking from the house to the car, don’t hurry your　　 ______on something else.　 _______ down a bit, take a deep breath, look around and see what is going on in the outside world. We spend so much time ________ in our heads and we become _______ of what is going on around us.

To really start to enjoy your life now---　 _______ you are doing, you need to learn slow your racing minds down and become fully aware of the ________ moment. Do yourself a favour and dedicate (奉献于) today to enjoying the journey.

1.A. extra　　 B. valuable　　 C. enough　　 D. special

2.A. paid off　　 B. paid for　　 C. paid back　　 D. paid out

3.A. devote　　 B. relax　　 C. apply　　 D. please

4.A. lifestyles　　 B. views　　 C. ideas　　 D. desires

5.A. But　　 B. And　　 C. Then　　 D. So

6.A. bored　　 B. excited　　 C. satisfied　　 D. disappointed

7.A. fashion　　 B. spirit　　 C. purpose　　 D. goal

8.A. put up　　 B. keep up　　 C. wake up　　 D. stay up

9.A. suggesting　　 B. wondering　　 C. knowing　　 D. realizing

10.A. how　　 B. that　　 C. why　　 D. what

11.A. stressed　　 B. forced　　 C. frightened　　 D. scared

12.A. hard　　 B. fearful　　 C. sad　　 D. blank

13.A. road　　 B. life　　 C. result　　 D. journey

14.A. act　　 B. focus　　 C. effect　　 D. aim

15.A. duty　　 B. talent　　 C. mind　　 D. explanation

16.A. Calm　　 B. Put　　 C. Get　　 D. Slow

17.A. lost　　 B. wasted　　　 　　 C. passed　　 D. given

18.A. sensitive　　 B. unaware　　 C. uncertain　　 D. addicted

19.A. however　　 B. whichever　　 C. wherever　　 D. whatever

20.A. past　　 B. previous　　 C. present　　 D. wonderful

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Do you often feel lonely? What do you do when you feel that way? Hide yourself away and spend your time reading, watching TV or walking around?

You might think that feeling lonely is just like feeling happy, sad or scared — that it’s just one of your various moods. That is true. However, if you let yourself be lonely for too long without dealing with it, you could be making a serious mistake.

Doctors have known for some time that feeling lonely is bad for the mind. It can lead to mental health problems such as depression, stress and reduce confidence. “Being lonely means not feeling connected or cared for, but it’s not about being mentally alone,” Lisa Jaremka, scientist from Ohio State University, US, told Live Science in January. And there’s growing evidence that not having friends is connected with physical illness as well.

In 2006, for example, scientists studied 2,800 women who had cancer. They found that those who had few friends or family were five times more likely to die of their disease than women with many social contacts. Also, even healthy people had a better chance of falling ill if they felt left out by others, according to the BBC.

The results have scientists thinking that loneliness might hurt the immune system(免疫系统), which protects the body from diseases.

Hoping to prove this theory, Jaremka and her research team put volunteers(志愿者) through a stress test. During the test, volunteers were asked to make an unprepared speech in front of a group of stony-faced people. The researchers found that volunteers who said they were lonely in their daily lives felt more stress during the test. And their blood samples showed that all the stress had managed to cause harmful changes to their immune system.

“Loneliness has been thought of in many ways as a chronic stressor(慢性增压器) — a socially painful situation that can last for quite a long time, ” explained Jaremka, who led the study.

The number of people suffering from loneliness is increasing all over the world. However, solving the problem is easier said than done. It won’t work to just “tell anyone to go out and find someone to love you”, said Jaremka. “We need to create support networks.”

1.If people feel lonely for a long time, ________.

A. they won’t feel happy anymore

B. they are more mentally harmed than physically

C. they will find the feeling goes away by itself

D. they are more likely to fall ill

2.What was the purpose of the stress test carried out by Jaremka’s team?

A. To find out how people fight diseases.

B. To prove loneliness hurts people’s immune systems.

C. To find out the relationship between loneliness and stress.

D. To see how people’s emotions change when they give unprepared speeches.

3.What made scientists think loneliness might make the body worse at fighting diseases?

A. Growing evidence of mental problems related to loneliness.

B. Some research results about the relationship between cancer and loneliness.

C. Some studies showing that people suffering from loneliness fell ill or died more easily than those who didn’t.

D. The result of a test where volunteers were asked to make an unprepared speech.

4.We can conclude from the article that ________.

A. loneliness has become the No. 1 killer in the world

B. loneliness is increasing due to advanced technologies

C. websites must be set up to help people deal with loneliness

D. much more work needs to be done to fight loneliness

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How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen times in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average young man spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices(设备), with an additional hour just text-messaging friends.

The advantage of technological devices is connectedness: email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we’re lonelier than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.

For Turkle, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn’t offering us the lives we want to live. “We’re texting people at a distance,” says Turkle, “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—always on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”

Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face-to-face communication. Online, you can ignore others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact. A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is less sympathetic(有同情心的)than ever. “That doesn’t lead to disaster,” says Turkle, “but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored.”

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that_________.

A. email checking helps people wake up early

B. people communicate mainly by text-messaging now

C. technological device production has been simplified

D. using technological devices costs young men much time

2.What is Sherry Turkle’s biggest worry?

A. Technology may make human connections confusing

B. Technology can’t help people remove loneliness

C. Technology may make people’s lives hard

D. Technology keeps people together

3.What is the author’s attitude to the influence of technology on people’s life?

A. Positive　　 B. Negative

C. Hopeless　　 D. Uncertain

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Technology brings many conveniences to people’s lives

B. Young men spend too much time on technological devices

C. Technology also brings people some disadvantages

D. Sherry Turkle observes people’s changing relationship with technology

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How many times a day do you check your email? When you wake up? Before bed? A dozen limes in between? The technology that was supposed to make our lives simple has taken up too much time. The average teen spends more than seven hours a day using technological devices, with an additional hour just text-messaging friends.

The advantage of technological devices is connectedness. Email lets us respond on the go, and we are in touch with more people during more hours of the day than at any other time in history. But is it possible that we’re lonelier than ever, too? That’s what MIT professor Sherry Turkle observes in her new book, Alone Together, which clearly describes our changing relationship with technology.

For Turkic, the biggest worry is the effect the weak connections have on our development. Technology isn’t offering us the lives we want to live. “We’re texting people at a distance” says Turkic. “We’re using lifeless objects to convince ourselves that even when we’re alone, we feel together. And then when we’re with each other, we put ourselves in situations where we are alone—always on our mobile devices. It’s what I call a perfect storm of confusion about what’s important in our human connections.”

Moreover, communicating online is not equal to face-to-face communication. Online, you can ignore others’ feelings. In a text message, you can avoid eye contact A number of studies have found that this generation of young people is sympathetic (有同情心的) than ever. “That doesn’t lead to disaster,” says Turkle, “but the disadvantages still cannot be ignored.”

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that 　　　　 .

A. Email checking helps people wake up early

B. People communicate mainly by text-messaging now

C. Technological device production has been simplified

D. Using technological devices costs young men much time

2.What is Sherry Turkic’s biggest worry?

A. Technology may make human connections confusing.

B. Technology can’t help people remove loneliness.

C. Technology may make people’s lives hard.

D. Technology keeps people together.

3.What is the author’s attitude towards the influence of technology on people’s life?

A. Positive　　 B. Negative

C. Hopeless　　 D. Uncertain

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Technology brings many conveniences to people’s lives.

B. Young men spend too much time on technological devices.

C. Technology also brings people some disadvantages.

D. Sherry Turkle observes people’s changing relationship with Technology.

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I am very grateful for your assistance, and hope that one day 1 may be able to do something for you__________.

A. in turn　　 　　　　 　 B. in case

C. in return　　　　　　 D. In use

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It is high time that you changed your 　　　　 towards your study now, Tony. If not, you may not pass the end-of-term examination.

A request　　　　 B. opinion

C. identity　　 D. attitude

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I’m always surprised when I hear how little time kids spend outside. One study found that kids spend almost seven hours a day using electronic media.

A public school in Quechee, Vermont is taking it seriously and fighting against indoor-centric (中心的) childhoods. Eliza Minnucci’s kindergarten class there engages (参与) in Forest Mondays, during which the students spend the whole day in the woods. It’s modeled after the Forest Kindergarten in Switzerland, which is all outside all the time. The idea that’s shared across the school is to let kids learn lessons from the natural world.

So what have the results been? Mostly good.

I taught kids aged 4 through middle school. While I had some basic ideas to teach, it was mostly kids’ natural interest that drove much of what we did.

They wanted to know the names of birds and plants (biology). We created something with wood and stones (physics and teamwork). We even made up stories about ants and butterflies (language, organizing information and creativity). For the older kids, we had much clearer lesson plans, but we were still outside the whole time, and we would often suddenly start talking about a completely new subject if something interesting was happening. So the learning experience was always fresh.

On top of learning and moving around freely instead of sitting at desks, the kids were having fun while they learned, which made them excited for the next lesson. Shouldn’t that be the goal of all education?

Perhaps Vermont’s kindergarten program is an example of breaking away from the test-centric educational method. While some parents are taking their kids out hiking on the weekend or stopping their use of electronic media, teachers are bringing some of that same thinking to their classrooms.

Considering all the good evidence that being outside is great for mind and body ---as well as test scores---it seems like this kind of education is a natural next step for teachers.

1.What can we learn about the public school in Quechee?

A.It lies in the woods.

B.It is the first of its kind.

C.It teaches more than other schools.

D.It values outdoor activities very much.

2.What does the author mainly try to show through Paragraph 5?

A.Teaching outdoors brings her some thinking.

B.Learning outdoors can make kids learn more.

C.Playing outdoors brings kids many advantages.

D.Teaching outdoors proves to be more difficult.

3.What should be the goal of education according to the author?

A.To develop students’ life skills.

B.To encourage kids’ great creativity.

C.To make kids have fun while learning.

D.To teach students to think independently.

4.Why does the author write the text?

A.To encourage outdoor education.

B.To suggest spending more time in nature.

C.To give kids tips on spending time outside.

D.To ask kids to take part in after-class activities.

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Occasions are quite rare ______ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

A.when B.that C.which D.what

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- How do you ofen spend your time?

---- Personally speaking, there is nothing happier than reading a book, _______ a cup of coffee.

A. drunk         B. be drinking               C. drinking        D. to drink

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---Do you have any idea what Hawk does all day?

--- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he _______.

A. does writing　　　     B. writes　　         C. is writing　　　     D. spends on writing

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