Ⅳ.任务型阅读(每小题1分,共10分)
阅读并根据下面的短文,在表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
This is an unusual truth that anyone older than 25 will already know:as life goes on,time seems to speed up.Think back to childhood when holidays seemed to last forever and you attended a school for what felt like decades.Now consider last year,by contrast,and it probably raced by.As those in their 30 s and 40 s will know,the effect gets worse with age-and,for people in their 70 s,a year can flash by what seems like days.“ Where did the time go?" we wonder.
The best reason is that we can keep the important facts in mind longer when our brains have to process more information.Childhood and young adulthood are full of novelty(新奇)-the first time you rode a bike,had a romance,got a job-but,as we get older,things get more routine(常规的).You can test this out by remembering a recent experience of novelty in your life,such as travel.A few years back,I went skiing for the first time,and that four-day trip still feels “ long ”.But I might have difficulty noticing a four-day period in my ordinary life.
__ ne way that can work things out,then,is easy to see:try lots of new things.Travel more,if you can,and to strange places.Try new hobbies and meet new people-you'll be using your brain with a lot of efforts,and the result will be a life that feel ls longer and more
meaningful.But small changes work too:even
making a change in the route(路线)you take to
the office,reading different kinds of novels or
choosing a different place to buy your sandwich
at lunchtime will have an influence on your
feelings..
But novelty can only go so far.Besides,a
fulfilling life requires routine:you can't build
deep relationships,or rise through the ranks at
work if you always make new friends or get new
jobs or even have new husbands or wives.That's
why the Buddhist teacher S hizen Young
suggests another method:learn to meditate(冥
想).Even a few minutes a day will get you to
have better concentration(专注), and the better
you get at concentrating,the more information
your brain will take in during any experience,no
matter how boring.
You need to believe in yourself.You'll be
making your whole life a little more novel.
You'll be more present and time will pass less
quickly ; in fact,you'll make your life longer
without magic pills or creative medical
technology.
How to stop time 1 up
It is not a common truth to
pr To bh lee m ao an sl dy lo it fn he eat g wo tie hm so eoin sse.eT mh 2 seto g 235 o fy aes ya to eru sr
get,the faster time races by.
When things become usual in
our life,it might be 5 for
The 4 you to pay attention to them and
of the soon time passes by. So,
problem experiencing something fresh
and special can make you 6
things longer.
It takes you a lot of efforts to
use your brain when trying new
things,making you feel that
your life is longer and 7
Advice on more to you.
how to Changing something a little
solve the can also make a 8 to your
problem feelings.
Learning to meditate helps
people 9 their concentration
and take in more information
from boring experiences.
Trust yourself. 10 there
might be no new medical
Conclusion t be itch nom loo g rye,yon u ovce a ln s lt ii fl el liv a end a
experiencing slow flow of time
actually makes your life longer..
1.______ 2.______ 3.______
4.______ 5.______ 6.______
7.______ 8.______ 9.______
10.______
阅读并根据下面的短文,在表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
This is an unusual truth that anyone older than 25 will already know:as life goes on,time seems to speed up.Think back to childhood when holidays seemed to last forever and you attended a school for what felt like decades.Now consider last year,by contrast,and it probably raced by.As those in their 30 s and 40 s will know,the effect gets worse with age-and,for people in their 70 s,a year can flash by what seems like days.“ Where did the time go?" we wonder.
The best reason is that we can keep the important facts in mind longer when our brains have to process more information.Childhood and young adulthood are full of novelty(新奇)-the first time you rode a bike,had a romance,got a job-but,as we get older,things get more routine(常规的).You can test this out by remembering a recent experience of novelty in your life,such as travel.A few years back,I went skiing for the first time,and that four-day trip still feels “ long ”.But I might have difficulty noticing a four-day period in my ordinary life.
__ ne way that can work things out,then,is easy to see:try lots of new things.Travel more,if you can,and to strange places.Try new hobbies and meet new people-you'll be using your brain with a lot of efforts,and the result will be a life that feel ls longer and more
meaningful.But small changes work too:even
making a change in the route(路线)you take to
the office,reading different kinds of novels or
choosing a different place to buy your sandwich
at lunchtime will have an influence on your
feelings..
But novelty can only go so far.Besides,a
fulfilling life requires routine:you can't build
deep relationships,or rise through the ranks at
work if you always make new friends or get new
jobs or even have new husbands or wives.That's
why the Buddhist teacher S hizen Young
suggests another method:learn to meditate(冥
想).Even a few minutes a day will get you to
have better concentration(专注), and the better
you get at concentrating,the more information
your brain will take in during any experience,no
matter how boring.
You need to believe in yourself.You'll be
making your whole life a little more novel.
You'll be more present and time will pass less
quickly ; in fact,you'll make your life longer
without magic pills or creative medical
technology.
How to stop time 1 up
It is not a common truth to
pr To bh lee m ao an sl dy lo it fn he eat g wo tie hm so eoin sse.eT mh 2 seto g 235 o fy aes ya to eru sr
get,the faster time races by.
When things become usual in
our life,it might be 5 for
The 4 you to pay attention to them and
of the soon time passes by. So,
problem experiencing something fresh
and special can make you 6
things longer.
It takes you a lot of efforts to
use your brain when trying new
things,making you feel that
your life is longer and 7
Advice on more to you.
how to Changing something a little
solve the can also make a 8 to your
problem feelings.
Learning to meditate helps
people 9 their concentration
and take in more information
from boring experiences.
Trust yourself. 10 there
might be no new medical
Conclusion t be itch nom loo g rye,yon u ovce a ln s lt ii fl el liv a end a
experiencing slow flow of time
actually makes your life longer..
1.______ 2.______ 3.______
4.______ 5.______ 6.______
7.______ 8.______ 9.______
10.______
答案
1. speeding 2. over 3. older 4. reason 5. difficult/hard 6. remember 7. means 8. difference 9. improve 10. Although
