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1、书 山 有 路 1 Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions After reading the passage below fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct For the blanks with a given word fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word for the other blanks use one word that best fits
2、each blank Martin Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach s Bar Louie counter by herself quietly reading her e book as she waits for her salad What is she reading None of your business Lunch is Bechtel s me time And 21 more Americans she s not alone A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in
3、America More than half 53 have breakfast alone and nearly half 46 have lunch by themselves Only at dinnertime 22 we eating together 74 according to statistics from the report I prefer to go out and be out Alone but together you know Bechtel said 23 look up for her book Bechtel who works in downtown
4、West Palm Beach has lunch with coworkers sometimes but like many of us too often 24 work through lunch at her desk A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on 25 shoulder She returns to work feeling energized Today I just wanted some time to myself she said Just two seats over A
5、ndrew Mazoleny a local video grapher is finishing his lunch at the bar He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he s on a first name basis 26 he wants to have a little interaction I reflect on 27 my day s gone and think about the rest of the week he sa
6、id It s a chance for self reflection you return to work 28 refresh and with a plan That freedom 29 choose is one reason more people like to eat alone There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one but those days are over Now we have our smart phones to keep us co
7、mpany at the table It doesn t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology said Laurie Demeritt 30 company provided the statistics for the report Section B Directions Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box Each word can be used only once Note that there is on
8、e word more than you need A modernity B misery C instead D patent E limits F passionate G gifted H outlook I favored J blessed K exhausting Time is there ever enough of it In today s modern world most of us are 31 with so called time saving devices and technological advancements and work less both a
9、t the office and at home But why do we still feel busier A study by Derek Thompson on the myth of being busy suggests that while 32 brought us convenience it also brought us new headaches Consider the idea of FOMO fear of missing out Knowing exactly what we re missing out makes us feel guilty or anx
10、ious about the 33 for our time and our ability to use it effectively While being informed is important it can lead to anxiety about keeping up with the times If you find yourself unable to stop scrolling through Twitter turn off the phone and take a mental break Practice JOMO joy of missing out a n
11、34 on life that s a direct contradiction to FOMO Get rid of feelings of guilt and shoulds and replace them with mindfulness and living in the moment Another thing technology has 35 us is the blurring 难以区分 between work and downtime While 书 山 有 路 2 constant connection has made the workday much more fl
12、exible it s also harder to turn off at the end of the day Always being on is a n 36 state of mind Consider putting a hard stop on media and electronic devices an hour or two before bed Of course if you want to move up the corporate ladder and get a bigger paycheck working long hours has long been a
13、37 strategy But if you don t have passion for your job or care about what you do you might just be working yourself into more 38 People working the same hours feel completely different levels of time pressure depending on their passion If most of the hours are spent doing something you don t feel 39
14、 about it s no wonder you start to feel out of control and anxious about your time Taking back control of your time can ease this mental stress Therefore your time management goal shouldn t be to figure out how to do more but 40 to figure out how to want less Reading Comprehension Section A Directio
15、ns For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context The expression everybody s doing it is very much at the center of the concept of peer pressure It is a social influence applied on an in
16、dividual in order to get that person to act or believe in a n 41 ways as a larger group This influence can be negative or positive and can exist in both large and small groups People are social creatures by nature and so it is hardly 42 that some part of their self respect comes from the approval of others This instinct explains why the approval of peers and the fear of 43 is such a powerful force in many people s lives This instinct drives people to dress one way at home and another way at work
