2021年成人學位英語模擬題及答案解析【閱讀理解】

2021年成人學位英語模擬題及答案解析【閱讀理解】

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二、閱讀理解(11-30)

To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happend tomorrow, the present moment is where you are-always!

Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things-all at once. We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments, so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification, ourstated priorities, and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that "someday" will be better than today. Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that "someday" never actually arrives. John Lennon once said, "life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans." When we're busy making "other plans", our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life.

Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future-we won't have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.

To combat fear, the best strategy is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, "I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened." I don't think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now. Your efforts will pay great dividends.

第11題.The purpose of this passage is to tell readers ________.

A. people who are busy making plans are living actively

B. how to help others overcome fear

C. we ought to learn to live in the present moment

D. someone who only enjoys the present time usually wastes his time blindly

答案： C

詳解：答案C.從文章的大意分析中可知，文章的中心思想在于告訴我們應(yīng)該學會把握現(xiàn)在，生活在現(xiàn)在。C項的說法與此一致。D項說法與文章意思悖離，不對。A項和B項文章未提到，故也不對。

第12題. It implies that ________.

A. many people know how to combat fear

B. it isn't necessary to fear for future

C. you can gain more happiness by postponing your gratification

D. some people make plans for their children in order to improve their own lives when they are elder some day

答案： B

詳解：答案B。文章第三段第三句指出，事實上，沒有人能保證他或她明天將活著。作者在這一段的主要論題是告訴人們不必為未來擔心，所以這句話暗示我們?yōu)槲磥頁目謶质菦]必要的。B項說法正確。文章最后一段雖然指出了戰(zhàn)勝恐懼的最佳策略，但并非說許多人知道怎樣戰(zhàn)勝恐懼，故A項不對。從文章第二段第三句可知，我們未感恩地生活，指望日后會更好，但我們并沒獲得更好的幸福，故C項不對。D項說法與文章意思不符，也不對。

第13題."Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal" suggests that _________.

A. they always wish to be an actor or an actress

B. they believe that their present life is prepared for their future life

C. they are always busy making plan for future rather than keep their attention on the here and now

D. they all have a guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow

答案： C

詳解：答案C。這句話出現(xiàn)在第三段第一句，意思是很多人的生活好像在為將來的“正式”生活做準備。作者在這里是承接上一段的內(nèi)容。上一段作者指出很多人總是忙著為將來的生活做計劃，而未把握現(xiàn)在，結(jié)果錯過了生活可見，C項符合此意，作者暗示的是很多人的生活好像在為將來的生活做準備，并不是說這些人相信這一點，故B項不對。A項誤解該句話的含義，故不對。

第14題."Dividends" in the last paragraph means ________.

A. division of your happier and misery life

B. benefits in return for your efforts

C. money

D. difference between your current state of mind and what you were

答案： B

詳解：答案B。dividends本意是“投入股份得到的回報”，這里指“努力得到的結(jié)果”B項符合此意。

第15題.Why are some people depressed and anxious day and night?

A. Because they fear they cannot pass their tests.

B. Because past problems and future concerns dominate their present moment.

C. Because the people they love want to leave them alone.

D. Because they make some mistakes in the past.

答案： B

詳解：答案B。從文章第二段可知，因為過去的麻煩和未來的擔心控制了他們現(xiàn)在的生活，所以他們變得憂慮。B項正確。A項、C項和D項文章均未提到。