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 ___1___ for stillness. And when we are ___2 ___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 ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___. This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace. And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done. Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule? Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment. Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___. Then be that vision. It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it. ___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A
题目分析：本文的主要内容是：现在快节奏的生活使得我们失去了静心思考的时间。沉静是很有必要和价值的。作者建议大家每天都要留出一些可以静心思考问题的时间。
小题1: 根据In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages.可知我们没有时间静止,故选D。
小题2:根据because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train,可知我们是被迫静止，forced被迫的 ordered命令 invited邀请 told告诉，故选A。
小题3:根据Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something可知我们通常找事情做.故选B。
小题4:be used to 习惯于，故选C。
小题5: 根据we lose that time for consideration for observing and listening. We lose peace.可知这是要付出代价的，cost代价 risk冒险 loss丢失 danger危险，故选A
小题6:根据See it with more stillness, more consideration, more peace.故选D。
小题7:根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，故选B。
小题8:根据sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all，可知这里想说你狂热的东奔西跑，却一无所获，故选C。
小题9:根据Is this how you want to spend your life?这里想说花一些时间去思考怎样度过你的每一天，故选A。
小题10:根据checking on the news and the latest stream of information? 故选D。
小题11:根据Are you constantly rushing around?故选B。
小题12:根据Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life,这里想表达这是你想要过的生活吗，school学校youth 年轻 work 工作 life生活，故选D。
小题13:根据Being still isn’t something we’re used to.故选C。
小题14:根据Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d like it to be，可知这里想说仅仅是那一刻，故选C。
小题15:这里想说你喜欢生活是什么样子的，like 喜欢decide决定choose决定need需要，故选A。
小题16:根据上文We lose peace.故选D。
小题17:这里表示一旦你习惯了那样做，Because因为Until到……为止 Once一旦 Unless除非，故选C。
小题18:根据Slow down，故选C。
小题19:这里想表达现在去寻找快乐，而不是等待快乐，asking 问sending发送calling 叫 waiting等，故选D。
小题20:根据It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always，故选A。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。