Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____， but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most. She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship. So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park. Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.” Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go? For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A
文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了Shirley夫妇为了追求更简单的生活方式，辞掉工作做起了兼职，为私人购物、付款、组织聚会等。他们在自己享受生活的同时也给他人提供了便利。生活简单化就意味着我们要知道所花钱、时间和精力的方式，然后找到使事情变简单的方式。
小题1:C 考察名词辨析。A活动；B服务；C要求，需求；D运动；由语境可知，她早期晚睡是为了满足工作中的需要。Meet demands是固定搭配，语意为满足要求。与第四段第一句相呼应。故C正确。
小题2:A 考察名词辨析。根据第二段They knew they wanted more time to...可知辞掉工作之前她没有太多的时间去做最重要的事情。故A正确。
小题3:答案：A 考查名词辨析。根据第二段“They knew they wanted more time to...”可知，辞掉工作前她没有太多时间去做最重要的事情。故A项正确。
小题4:B 考察动词辨析。A导致，领导；B简化；C使…适应；D考虑；根据文章第三段中so the couple chose to live more simply可知，他们夫妇两人项部分使生活更简单一些。故B正确。
小题5:C 考察形容词辨析。A舒服的；B有趣的；C重要的；D艰难的；根据第一段中the things that mattered most以及下午with their three-year-old son可知Shirly认为他们应该判断什么才是重要的事情。故C正确。
小题6:答案：D 考查动词辨析。由语境可知，他们希望有更多的时间和三岁的儿子一起玩。play with sb.意为“和某人玩”，符合语境。故D项正确。
小题7:A 考察名词辨析。Reading, cooking and going to the park可知，他们享受这廉价的快乐（pleasure）。故A正确。
小题8:答案：D 考查动词辨析。find发现；receive接受；take拿；quit辞职。根据下文“... began working part time”可知，此处指她辞职了。故D项正确。
小题9:A 考察动词辨析。A阅读，读取；B写；C表明；D告诉；由语境可知此处指她在名片上写着为您服务。一般纸上所写内容使用动词read。故A正确。
小题10:B 考察代词辨析。根据下文中的helped clients wiyj personal tasks可知她再名片下面写着：为您服务，给你自己省点时间。故B正确。
小题11:B 考察动词辨析。由语境可知，她的工作是私人购物，付款，组织聚会等.B组织，C有；D去；A参加。根据句义说明B正确。
小题12:D 考察名词辨析。由语境可知辞掉工作以后Shirly有更多的时间做自己认为重要的事情，虽然仍旧需要努力工作，但现在能够控制自己的时间对Shirly来说意义重大。更多搭配make a difference有作用，有影响符合语境。
小题13:C 考察名词辨析。由语境可知，此处指能抽出时间来带儿子去公园和儿子一起打篮球。此处与play basketball为并列关系。故C正确。
小题14:A 考察形容词辨析。由语境可知，生活方式的改变让她的压力和头疼都消失了。Be gone消失了，不见了。符合语境。故A正确。
小题15:答案：B 考查短语辨析。a bit一点儿；far from远非；much too太，非常；more than多于。联系下文调查中“54 percent”和“47 percent”可知，并非只有Shirley夫妇想放慢生活的节奏，过一种更舒服的生活。故B项正确。
小题16:D 考察动词短语辨析。A并驾齐驱；B定居；C起飞；D减速；根据下文____does the time go?可知此处指放慢生活节奏。故D正确。
小题17:C 考察动词辨析。A期待；B怀疑；C抱怨；D想象；由语境可知百分之47的已婚夫妇抱怨他们在一起的时间太少。故C正确。
小题18:C 考察副词用法。联系语境可知，此处是问时间都去哪里了？故C正确。
小题19:D 考察动词辨析。由语境及大多数的人来说，工作和乘坐公交车上下班占用了一天中的大部分时间。故D正确。
小题20:A 考察形容词辨析。Arare知道的，意识到；B担心的；C自豪的；D确信的；句义：生活简单化就意味着我们要知道所花钱，时间和精力的方式。与下文中的and finding ways to为并列关系。故A正确。
小题1:B 考察名词辨析。A价值；B控制；C成功；D经历，经验；由语境可知，我们应该寻找一些方法来使事情更容易一些。然后我们就必须控制自己的生活以获取娱乐的时间，与上文第四段but being able to control相呼应。故B正确。
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