Passage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist (禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.
Passage 1
Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.
Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Passage 2
The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师)is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.
Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.
If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always anunwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.
【小题1】The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.

Passage 1 is from the introduction to a Zen Buddhist (禅宗的佛教僧侣) manual on the art of “mindfulness”, the practice of paying close attention to the present moment. Passage 2 is from an essay by a United States author.
Passage 1
Every morning, when we wake up, we have 24 brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these 24 hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and to others.
Peace is right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy.
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance of happiness that is available. We are very good at preparing how to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with joy, peace, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
Passage 2
The argument of both the hedonist (享乐主义者) and the guru (印度教的宗师)is that we were but to open ourselves to the richness of the moment, to concentrate on the feast before us, we would be filled with bliss. I have lived in the present from time to time and can tell you that it is much overrated. Occasionally, as a holiday from stroking one’s memories or brooding (担忧) about future worries, I grant you, it can be a nice change of pace. But to “be here now,” hour after hour, would never work. I don’t even approve of stories written in the present tense. Ads for poets who never use a past participate, they deserve the eternity they are striving for.
Besides, the present has a way of intruding whether you like it or not. Why should I go out of my way to meet it? Let it splash on me from time to time, like a car going through a puddle, and I, on the sidewalk of my solitude (孤独), will salute it grimly like any other modern inconvenience.
If I attend a concert, obviously not to listen to the music but to find a brief breathing space in which to meditate on the past and future. I realize that there may be moments when the music invades my ears and I am forced to pay attention to it, note for note. I believe I take such intrusions gracefully. The present is not always anunwelcome guest, so long as it doesn’t stay too long and cut into my remembering or brooding time.

1. 1.

   The author of Passage 1 would most likely view the author of Passage 2 as _______.

   1. A.
      failing to respect the feelings of other people
   2. B.
      squandering (浪费) a precious opportunity on a daily basis
   3. C.
      advocating an action without considering the consequences
   4. D.
      attaching too much importance to the views of others
2. 2.

   The author of Passage 1 would most likely respond to the “argument” (line 1 Passage 2) with_______.

   1. A.
      absolute neutrality
   2. B.
      partial acceptance
   3. C.
      complete agreement
   4. D.
      surprised disbelief
3. 3.

   In Passage 1 line 11, the list (“a job…house”) presents things that most people ________.

   1. A.
      assume they will eventually obtain
   2. B.
      eventually realize are overrated
   3. C.
      are unwilling to make sacrifices for
   4. D.
      see as worth much effort to acquire
4. 4.

   In Passage 2 lines 8—10, the “present” is characterized as _________.

   1. A.
      an unavoidable imposition (强加)
   2. B.
      an unsolvable puzzle
   3. C.
      a dangerous threat
   4. D.
      a burdensome obligation
5. 5.

   Which of the following phrases from Passage 2would the author of Passage 1 most likely choose as a title for Passage 1?

   1. A.
      “the hedonist and the guru” (line 1)
   2. B.
      “a brief breathing space” (line 11)
   3. C.
      “the feast before us” (line 2)
   4. D.
      “an unwelcome guest” (line 14)

     If you' re planning on going on a vacation, you need to make sure that you travel light as the price of your overweight baggage is sky rocketing．Below are a few tips that would help you pack light．

     Choose your suitcase wisely

     First and foremost you need to buy a suitcase in order to pack your stuff．But, when buying one you need to make sure that it' s light and strong．There are plenty of different brands to choose from, you need to choose wisely as some of them even though they may be extremely light would be really very expensive．

     Create checklists

     When you create checklists you' re definitely not going to leave anything behind and at the same time you won' t be carrying any extra luggage．

     You should create your checklist at least a week before you begin packing as it gives you enough time to make sure that you' ve not missed out on anything．

     Plan your clothing in advance

     One of the major reasons for extra baggage is carrying extra clothing．Why carry clothes that you' re not going to be using? Therefore don' t pack hundreds of pairs of socks and clothes but carry what you' d need．

     Only pack what you don' t get at your hotel room

     Most hotels offer you the basic necessities that you' re going to need for a comfortable stay and therefore you wouldn' t have to cany soaps, toothpaste, toiletries and various other products．Therefore, ask the hotel what they would offer you before you pack as that would reduce a lot of space if not weight．      

Packing for kids

Packing for kids is something that you need to worry about．Usually carrying their toys is the main part of the problem rather than their clothes．However, they don't bother playing with any of the toys when they are on a vacation as there' s a lot more to do! Therefore, talk to them and convince them that you' re not going to be carrying a lot．

73．If you are a forgetful person, the author suggests that _______．

       A．you call the hotel in advance in order to make sure they offer everything you need

       B．you ask your kids to remind you of the clothes and toys you need to pack

       C．you mark your suitcase with your name

       D．you make a checklist seven days ahead of time in case of missing something

74．In this text, _______ is the most important of all the tips on packing light．

       A．buying a light and strong suitcase                  B．packing for kids

       C．packing what you don' t get at your hotel room D．making a plan in advance

75．In the last part, it can be learned that you don' t have to _______．

       A．pack many of your kids' clothes                 B．carry many of your kids' toys

       C．worry about your kids                           D．take your kids along with you

　 The May Day holiday gives Chinese families a good chance to travel and leave behind the daily routine（日常琐事）.

　 When the seven-day vacation was first put in place in 2000, groups of Chinese tourists went to the mountains “to see temples and get off buses to take photos”. However, as Chinese travellers diversified（使多样化） their interests, more and more people decided to travel on their own.

　 Millions of families with their own cars prefer to travel by car.

　 Cui Xiaotang, a career（职业） woman, and her two friends left from Beijing Saturday in a car. They did not have a firm destination but drove southwards. “Maybe when there is no road for cars, we will stop and stay one night in a local farmer’s house,” Cui said excitedly about her plan.

　 Exchanges between north and south and between cities and rural areas are two trends emerging（出现） during the holiday.

　 Northerners can enjoy the beauty of southern rivers, while southerners can travel to cooler parts of the country.

　 While millions of travellers made their way to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, people there decided to go somewhere else.

　 A large number of tourists join groups with plans to travel abroad. Every year, those groups go farther and farther away. There are also those, however, who choose to stay where they are.

　 Sun Bin, a graduate student representing a large number of “stayers”, chose the simplest way to avoid tourist crowds during the holiday. “I’d rather stay in the Beijing Library for the seven days to read National Geographic magazine. I have the whole world in my mind but avoid queuing up in the airport,” he said.

1. More and more people would like to travel on their own, because ______.

　　 A. they have more money

　　 B. they have their own cars

　　 C. they don’t like traveling with strangers

　 D. they have their own interests

2. The underlined word “stayers” refers to those who ______.

　　 A. choose to stay where they are

　　 B. choose to stay in the library

　　 C. go home during the holiday

　　 D. stay in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

3. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　 A. Some people would like to travel abroad during the May Day holiday.

　　 B. Some people would like to take adventure travel.

　　 C. People with their own cars would like to travelon their own.

　　 D. Some people would like to go to rural areas to have a taste of country lifestyle.