1、 He also might appreciate it if you stayed behind to help clean up.In that case, youll need to know the best cleaning tips for a dinner party.AAs for the weekends?BOn a weeknight, it is best to leave at 10:30 pm.CUndoubtedly, they have spent much time on the party.DThank the host for the party when
2、you are ready to leave.EBlaikie recommends politely turning down any afterdinner drinks.FA good friend might be hurt if you did happen to turn down an offer.GFinding the most natural moment to leave the party can be an art form.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了什么时候离开聚会最合适以及如何拒绝主人的餐后邀请。11选G空前谈到人们参加聚会时都思考过什么时候离开最
3、合适。空后谈到既要避免不礼貌地过早离开,又要考虑不过度逗留。所以本空选G“找到离开聚会最自然的时间可能是一种艺术形式”。12选B空前谈到了礼仪专家Blaikie认为礼貌地离开聚会有一个黄金时间,因此本段应该谈离开聚会的具体时间。所以,本空谈在工作日的晚上聚会的话,10:30是离开的黄金时间。13选A本段第一句是主题句,再结合本空后面一句“Aim to say your goodbyes at 11:15 pm.”可知选A。“Aim to say your goodbyes at 11:15 pm.”实际上回答了如果在周末晚上聚会的话,什么时候离开最合适的问题。14选E根据空后的内容可知,本段在
4、谈应该拒绝关于餐后饮品的邀请,因为这样会把控不了时间,况且主人也很累了。因此E选项作为本段主题句是最恰当的。15选F本段第一句谈到了这些建议要根据你对主人的了解程度来使用。本空后面的“He also might appreciate it if . clean up.”暗示了好朋友可能真的希望你留下来帮助他清理。据此可推知,如果你拒绝餐后的邀请,你的好朋友可能会伤心。故选F。二Can we be really happy and content with our life? Actually, we rarely come across a person who can claim to be
5、 perfectly content with what he has. We all wish to have more than what we already have. Soon we would want something more or something different.Why are humans never satisfied? One of the reasons is comparing with others. When comparing ourselves with others, we tend to rarely focus on our own uniq
6、ue talents and abilities, or what we already have. 2 Curiosity can also make us not satisfied with our life because it makes us pay more attention to things we dont know about or dont have. 3 Thus, we never feel completely content. 4 We enjoy anything thats unexplored. A good change in our life does
7、 keep up happy for some time, but soon the unavoidable boredom jumps in, and once again we wish for some more changes in life, which keeps us dissatisfied with our life.Though humans can never really be completely content, we can be much more satisfied with ourselves if we try to determine how much
8、is enough to keep ourselves happy, and limit ourselves to the pursuit (追求) of only that much. 5 As a result, we can finally make ourselves more content. In addition, its better to live in the present moment and do things we really want to do.AHuman curiosity is a doubleedged sword.BWe never feel con
9、tent also because we want to change.CWe do so many things just to improve others opinions about us.DWe always want to find out more about what we arent familiar with.EBut even if all our wishes came true, the satisfaction wouldnt last a very long time.FSo we tend to become unhappy, thinking about wh
10、at others have but we do not have.GSetting up achievable goals can keep us away from disappointments and regrets.文章分析了人们不满足的原因,并提出了一些如何让我们保持快乐、满足的建议。1选E上一句说“我们都想拥有更多”,本空紧接着说“即使是所有的愿望都实现了,满足感也不会持续很长时间”,前后句之间是句意上的转折关系。2选F“当我们与别人作比较时,就很少注意自己独特的才能”,这样的结果就是“我们变得沮丧,开始想别人拥有我们却没有的东西”。3选D本空进一步阐述“好奇心会让我们对自己的生
11、活不满意”。4选B从下一句的内容“我们都喜欢未探索过的事情”以及“A good change .”可知,我们不满足还因为我们想要改变。5选G本空是对前面一句的总结:设立一个可以达到的目标,我们就不会有那么多的失望和懊悔。三Being mindful is the practice of actively paying attention and making the effort to be purposely aware of your surroundings and the people with whom you communicate. Becoming more mindful n
12、eeds a lot of practice and it isnt something that happens overnight. 6 Slow down. Deadlines are everywhere, and many of us feel like we need to hurry through each thing in order to experience the next. The truth is that moving too fast leaves us open to mistakes, both personally and professionally.
13、7 Slow down and pay attention to what you are doing. You are likely to be more successful and also find more enjoyment.Be aware. Consider the people you see and what they are doing, the smells that surround you, and the sounds that you hear. It seems basic, but this is where you are right now. Have
14、you really noticed all the aspects of your present experience?Think deeply in silence. The act of quieting your mind is a powerful way to gain control and focus. 9 A few minutes a day is enough to allow you to feel centered and calm.We move fast each day and feel it necessary to “get it all done”, s
15、o many of us find ourselves stressed and anxious. 10 Measuring each day by how many things you have finished on your list isnt truly living.AThis doesnt have to take long.BCheck out these tips for ways to get started.CThe art of being mindful is being lost quickly.DAt different points in your day, s
16、top and just look around.EWe cant possibly fully enjoy the present moment in this way.FAnd experiences that happen in a rush are not fully experienced.GBy being mindful, we can focus on the things making life worth living.每天人们似乎总是急于把事情做完,因此对当下周围的人和事不够专注。本文给出了几条建议帮助我们静下心来留意经历过的每件事情。6选B本空引出下文的内容。下文介绍了
17、如何在生活中做一个有心之人。7选F根据上一句中的“The truth is that moving too fast leaves us .”可知,太匆忙会让我们出错,并且匆忙中得来的体验并不能被充分地感受到。这两句共同说明匆忙的不利之处。因此下一句内容告诉我们要慢下来,专注于当下做的事情。8选D下一句内容举例说明我们要留意周围的事情,因此本空是说在一天中的不同时刻,停下来,向四周望望。9选A根据下一句“A few minutes a day is enough”可知,冥想并不会花费我们很长时间,一天中只花几分钟的时间用来冥想就足以使我们保持集中和冷静。10选GG项意为:保持留心使得我们能集中
18、精力做那些让我们的生活更有意义的事。本空与下句构成对比,都提到了living。四Competition is all around us. Its responsible for bringing the best out of people and enabling us to survive a fastpaced world. Sometimes we see young boys crying because their teams lost in interschool tournaments. Sometimes we find young teenagers lie and ch
19、eat just to win. So its important to develop healthy competition in children.When it comes to encouraging healthy competition in kids, the first thing to do is set goals for them to work towards. 13 If you burden them with too high a goal they cant achieve; theyll lose confidence.In addition, childr
20、en may be easily affected by wrong ideas from popular media. Sportsmanship and team spirit will help them grow into sound human beings who arent easily annoyed by small losses or too excited by vietories. They may also dislike cheating or lying. So give the examples where one of the family members r
21、efused to cheat to win. 15 After they take an exam, dont ask about how much they expect to score; instead, ask what they wrote about. If your son played a basketball match at school, dont ask him whether his team won or lost; ask him how many scores he got and encourage him to score higher next time
22、.AYou mustnt push them too hard.BThese are all effects of unhealthy competition.CIt makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker.DHowever, children can be worst hit by competition.ESending your children the right signals in life is also important.FTherefore, its up to you to develop in them, the ri
23、ght kind of spirit.GLet your kids know that youre more interested in how they performed.父母应该如何引导孩子正确对待竞争呢?本文给出了几条建议。11选D本空前的内容说明了竞争的积极作用,而本空后的两个例子告诉我们有时候青少年不能用平常心对待竞争,因此本空内容承上启下,告诉我们竞争会对青少年有消极的影响。12选B本空是对空前两句话的总结:这些是不正当的竞争对青少年的消极影响。因此,良性竞争很重要,故作者在下文提出了几条建议来引导孩子正确对待竞争。13选A根据本空后的内容可知,如果给他们定太高的目标,他们就会失
24、去信心。因此作者在本空给的建议是:不要太强逼孩子。14选F因为孩子们很容易被大众媒体传播的一些错误思想影响,所以你要教他们什么才是正确的精神。本空前的内容是原因,本空内容为结果。15选E本空为本段的中心句:生活中给孩子传递正确的讯息也很重要。五30 years ago, I was rocking my baby boy in my arms. 16 My wife was half asleep and half watching TV in the living room.I poured myself a glass of iced tea in the kitchen, and wal
25、ked into the front yard. 17 On the hill next to our house the neighbors children were running after fireflies (萤火虫), hoping to catch one in a jar.I sat down in my chair and watched them for a while.As fast as they could run, though, they couldnt seem to catch the slow moving lighting insects.Finally
26、, tired, they sat down on the grass and just watched the little guys flying through the air, flashing their light on and off. 18 It felt so good to get to see one of natures many miracles (奇迹) lighting up my front yard on a warm summer night.Over the years since then I have appreciated and enjoyed a
27、ll of the wonderful light in this world. 19 I have found it in nature, books, music, animals, prayer, and most of all in the lives of those around me.I have never tried to catch this light, however.I have learned that true light and true love must come from within. 20 ALet them remind you to shine y
28、our own light as well.BWhen he fell asleep I put him gently down for a good night.CI have taken it into my heart and welcomed it into my soul.DI slowly drank my tea and joined them in their appreciation.EThey must flow freely between us and cannot be caught in a jar.FThe next time you see some fireflies, take a seat and enjoy their light.GAs soon as I stepped into the yard I heard the sweet sound of laughter.本文是一篇记叙文。
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