In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no 36
for stillness.
And when we are 37 to be still because we're in line for something, or waiting at a doctor's appointment, or on a bus or train, we often 38 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn't something we're 39 .
This comes at a 40 : we lose that time for 41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And 42 yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get 43 done.
Take a moment to think about 44 you spend your days．Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering 45 , checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always 46 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your 47 ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be 48 . Don't think about what you have to do, or what you've done already. 49 be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you'd 50 it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration; more 51 . Then be that vision.
It's pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day 52 you've gotten used to that, try doing less each day.Breathe when you feel yourself moving too 53 . Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of 54 for it. 55 the stillness. It's a treasure，and it's available to us, always.
A．place B．chance C．freedom D．time
A．forced B．ordered C．invited D．told
A．have B．find C．buy D．get
A．familiar with B．curious about C．used to D．interested in
A．cost B．risk C．loss D．danger
A．play B．food C．sleep D．consideration
A．further B．worse C．farther D．deeper
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．how B．where C．why D．whether
A．questions B．problems C．phones D．messages
A．walking B．rushing C．Stepping D．going
A．school B．youth C．work D．life
A．silent B．patient C．still D．quiet
A．Nearly B．Ever C．Just D．Already
A．like B．decide C．choose D．need
A．activity B．research C．study D．Peace
A．Because B．Until C．Once D．Unless
A．frequently B．slowly C．fast D．quickly
A．asking B．sending C．calling D．waiting
A．Value B．Miss C．Owe D．Hold
Facial expressions carry meanings that depend on situations and relationship. For instance, in American culture the smile is typically an expression of____. Yet it has other functions(作用). A smile may____love, politeness, or____true feeling. It is also a source of confusion(混乱)across____. ____， many people in Russia____smiling at strangers in public to be unusual or even suspicious(怀疑). Yet many Americans____freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong____； some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental difficulty, discomfort of anxiety.
Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known, ____we should not try to “read” people from another culture____we would “read” someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes____persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not____their emotions as openly as members of____does not mean____they do not____emotions. Rather, their cultures____them expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.
If we____people whose____of showing emotion are not the same according to____own cultural patterns, we may make the____of“reading”the other persons incorrectly.
A．worried B．surprise C．excitement D．pleasure
A．show B．tell C．sound D．seem
A．cover B．explain C．include D．suggest
A．countries B．cultures C．nations D．oceans
A．In a word B．As a result C．For example D．On the contrary
A．keep B．enjoy C．continue D．consider
A．stare B．smile C．look D．shout
A．direction B．manner C．time D．place
A．and B．so C．but D．or
A．as B．though C．unless D．since
A．among B．into C．between D．about
A．find B．form C．express D．control
A．the others B．others C．the other D．another
A．whether B．that C．if D．why
A．experience B．use C．bring D．carry
A．feel B．keep C．prevent D．make
A．think B．observe C．judge D．watch
A．hopes B．ways C．thoughts D．means
A．your B．their C．one's D．our
A．answer B．mistake C．promise D．use
The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one____the eyes can make. “I had a____who graded heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didn't have the____. I couldn't figure out how he could be so____. Then it dawned on(明白过来)me. ____I didn't know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I____know what to say, I always____straight back at him. From that moment on, I____myself to look at him in the eye，____I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”
Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact(接触)is a good____of honesty. If someone can't look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing____， they insist. After many experiments，____， a number of experts have found out that good liars(骗子)can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a____sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and____to do so, you know his____is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably____. ____there are exceptions. A____person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain____， such as the British and Germans, are much____oriented(适应)to eyeball-to-eyeball contact than, say, the French and Arabs.
A．letter B．notice C．message D．news
A．student B．headmaster C．friend D．teacher
A．question B．problem C．excuse D．answer
A．slow B．sharp C．dull D．clever
A．Whatever B．Whenever C．However D．Wherever
A．didn't B．did C．don't D．do
A．watched B．glanced C．saw D．stared
A．helped B．forced C．taught D．persuaded
A．when B．whether C．if D．as
A．lesson B．way C．chance D．test
A．honestly B．quickly C．correctly D．really
A．therefore B．however C．actually D．especially
A．real B．exact C．wonderful D．sure
A．stops B．continues C．changes D．hopes
A．attention B．spirit C．strength D．energy
A．anywhere B．nowhere C．elsewhere D．everywhere
A．And B．Or C．But D．So
A．brave B．shy C．stupid D．proud
A．nationalities B．cities C．countries D．languages
A．more B．less C．too D．enough
Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?
The news that a human embryo(胚胎)has been____cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions.
The____was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group____the news on November 25.
This is____human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)____on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to____someone's life.”
Such research could lead to treatment for____such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, ____scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several____in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is____any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in____an early embryo into____.
Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep____in 1997. And there were no real technical____to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human____. ____it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to____. ____it was stopped from becoming a baby—at a stage in which it was____a ball of cells. The ____technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.
A．in failure B．never C．successfully D．not
A．research B．report C．works D．task
A．made known B．made C．said D．had
A．a cloned B．a manmade C．a D．not a cloned
A．worker B．head C．expert D．assistant
A．save B．rescue C．cure D．treat
A．patients B．health C．diseases D．things
A．according to B．including C．besides D．argued
A．countries B．nations C．peoples D．states
A．for B．against C．researching for D．praising
A．developing B．building C．inventing D．discovering
A．a baby B．a man C．a woman D．a white man
A．died B．appeared C．turned up D．was no more
A．questions B．affairs C．business D．problems
A．egg B．bless C．meat D．cell
A．Before B．After C．While D．And
A．grow B．die C．change D．grow up
A．And B．But C．However D．Yet
A．yet B．still C．not D．also
A．different B．usual C．ordinary D．same
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight ____ before setting down. High desert winds had ____ the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be ____ the city for a few minutes waiting to ____. We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened ____ there might be a few bumps(颠簸). Well, that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) ____ by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt ____ and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess, that's not a good thing to have happen in a(n) ____ space because it only ____ to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very ____. There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be ____ noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life... except one. A ____ was having a good time! With each bump of the ____， he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑) of delight. As I observed this, I ____ that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his ____. He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grownups have learned from ____ . He was ____ the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and ____ back into my seat, pretending I was ____ on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even ____ to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin(懊恼) of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.
A．mistake B．delay C．change D．wind
A．forced B．warned C．swept D．reminded
A．watching B．visiting C．circling D．crossing
A．arrive B．enter C．stop D．land
A．if B．though C．because D．while
A．light B．pale C．easy D．quick
A．sick B．nervous C．angry D．afraid
A．empty B．narrow C．secret D．open
A．happens B．continues C．fails D．serves
A．quiet B．hot C．dirty D．crowded
A．partly B．gradually C．shortly D．clearly
A．pilot B．baby C．guard D．man
A．seats B．passengers C．flight D．airplane
A．realized B．hoped C．agreed D．insisted
A．health B．safety C．joy D．future
A．teachers B．books C．experience D．practice
A．learning B．taking C．missing D．enjoying
A．sat B．lay C．went D．rode
A．nearly B．finally C．really D．suddenly
A．attempted B．managed C．wanted D．decided
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ____.”
Blue interrupted, “You only think about the____， but consider the sky and the sea. ____the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be____.”
Yellow chuckled(咯咯地笑), “You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and____into the world.”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, “I am the color of health and strength. I may be____， but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky____， my beauty is so striking that no one gives another____to any of you.”
Red could stand it____and he shouted out, “I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to____truth. I am also the color of passion and of love.”
The came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)……
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own____. Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down____. The colors crouched(蜷缩)down____， drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak, “You foolish colors, fighting____yourselves, each trying to dominate____. Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, ____？ Join hands with____and come to me.”
Doing as they were told, the colors____and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain____the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remembered to____one another.
A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over
A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．praise