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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. Regardless of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not 1 tomorrow, the present moment is where you are—always!
1. A. happen B. start C. come D. return
happened yesterday可知。与happen是原词复现。
Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic(神经过敏的) art of spending much of our life 2 about a variety of things—all at once.
2. A. worrying B. talking
C. thinking D. seeing
allow past 3 and future concerns...可以推出。
We allow past 3 and future concerns to control our present 4 so much that we end up anxious, frustrated(失意的), depressed, and 5 .
3. A. stories B. ideas C. experiences D. problems
D根据与之并列的future concerns可推出填problems。problems与concerns是词语同现。
4. A. places B. moments C. situations D. positions
B由第一句中的the present moment可知。与moment是原词复现。
5. A. helpless B. homeless C. hopeless D. careless
, frustrated, depressed可推出填hopeless。hopeless与anxious, frustrated, depressed是词语同
现。本文没有提到别人的帮助, 故helpless不合语境。
On the other side, we also postpone our satisfaction, our priorities (优先权), and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that “someday” will be 6 than today.
(也就是说我们总认为将来会更好)可知选B。
6. A. worse B. better
C. easier D. heavier
Unfortunately, the same mental dynamic (动力)that tells us to look toward the 7 will only repeat themselves, so that “someday” never 8 arrives.
7. A. present B. past C. future D. front
, future与someday是词语同现。
8. A. actually B. frequently
C. regularly D. gradually
, 相当于in fact。
When we’re busy making other plans, our children are busy 9 up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our 10 are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away.
9. A. turning B. picking
C. Springing D. growing
。
10. A. eyes B. bodies C. hands D. feet
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