One morning, a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. After years of non-stop toil in an atmosphere that rewarded frantic overwork, Rudenstine collapsed. Only after a 3-month sabbatical--during which he read essayist Lewis Thomas, listened to Ravel and walked with his wife on a Caribbean beach—was he able to return to his post. That week, his picture was on the cover of Newsweek magazine beside the banner headline "Exhausted"!
In the relentless busyness of modern life, we have lost the rhythm between action and rest. I speak with people in business and education, doctors and day-care workers, shopkeepers and social workers, parents and teachers, nurses and lawyers, students and therapists, community activists and cooks. 71. Remarkably, there is a universal refrain: "I am So busy." The more our life speeds up, the more we feel weary, overwhelmed and lost. Today our life and work rarely feel light, pleasant or healing. Instead, the whole experience of being alive begins to melt into one enormous obligation. It becomes the standard greeting everywhere: "I am so busy."
We say this to one another with no small degree of pride. The busier we are, the more important we seem to ourselves and, we imagine, to others. To be unavailable to our friends and family, to be unable to find time for the sunset (or even to know that the sun has set at all), to whiz through our obligations without time for a single mindful breath—this has become the model of a successful life.
72. Because we do not rest, we lose our way. We lose the nourishment that gives us succor. We miss the quiet that gives us wisdom. Poisoned by the hypnotic belief that good things come on- ly through tireless effort, we never truly rest. This is not the world we dreamed of when we were young. How did we get so terribly rushed in a world saturated with work and responsibility, yet somehow bereft of joy and delight?
We have forgotten the Sabbath.
Sabbath is the time that consecrated to enjoy and celebrate what is beautiful and good—time to light candles, sing songs, worship, tell stories,, bless our children and loved ones, give thanks, share meals, nap, walk and even make love. It is time to be nourished and refreshed as We let our work, our chores and our important projects lie fallow, trusting that there are larger forces at work taking care of the world when we are at rest.
If certain plant species do not lie dormant during winter, the plant begins to die off. 73. Rest is not just a psychological convenience; it is a biological necessity. So "Remember the Sabbath" is more than simply a lifestyle. suggestion. It is a commandment, an ethical precept as serious as prohibitions against killing, stealing and lying. Sabbath is more than the absence of work. Many of us, in our desperate drive to be successful and care for our many responsibilities, feel terrible guilt when we take time to rest. But the Sabbath has proven its wisdom over the ages. Many of us still recall when, not long ago, shops and offices were closed on Sundays. Those quiet Sunday afternoons are embedded in our cultural memory.
Much of modern life is specifically designed to seduce our attention away from rest. When we are in the world with our eyes wide open, the seductions are insatiable. Hundreds of channels of cable and satellite television; phones with multiple lines and call-waiting, begging us to talk to more than one person at a time; mail, e-mail and overnight mail; fax machines; billboards; magazines; newspapers; radio. For those of us with children, there are endless soccer practices, baseball games, homework, laundry, housecleaning, errands. Every responsibility, every stimulus competes for our attention: Buy me. Do me. Watch me. Try me. Drink me. It is as if we have inadvertently stumbled into some horrific wonderland.
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第1题
I'd been expecting ______ letters the whole morning, but there weren't ______ for me.
A.some; one
B.many; a few
C.some; any
D.a few; none
第2题
听力原文:W: Good morning.
M: Morning, can I help you?
W: Yes, I' d like to join the library. We' re new to the district you see.
M: Certainly. Well all we need is some sort of identification with your name and address on it.
W: Oh dear. We just moved, you see, and everything has my old address.
M: A driving licence, perhaps?
W: No, I don' t drive.
M: Your husband' s would do.
W: Yas, but his licence will stir have the old address on it.
M: Perhaps you have a letter addressed to you at your new house?
W: No, I' m afraid not. We' ye only been there a few days you see and no one' s written to us yet.
M: What about your bank book?
W: That' s just the same. Oh dear, and I did want to get some books out this weekend. We' re going on holiday to relax after the move, you see, and I wanted to take something with me to read.
M: Well, I' m sorry, but we can' t possibly issue tickets without some form. of identification. What about your passport?
W: What? Oh yes, how silly of me. I've just got a new one and it does have our new address. I' ve just been to book our tickets se I have it on me. Just a minute. Here you are.
M: Thank you. Well, that' s all right. Now if you' d like to ge and choose your books your tickets will be ready for you when you come back to the desk to have them stamped out.
W: Oh, thank you. Er, how many books am I allowed to take out?
M: You can take four books out at a time and you also get two tickets to take out magazines or periodicals. Newspapers, I' m afraid can' t be taken out; they have to be read here.
W: Oh that's fine. Thank you very much.
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A.write down one's name and address
B.show some kind of identification with one' s name and address on it
C.give one' s address
D.give one' s driving license
第3题
A.some, any
B.a few, none
C.some, one
D.many, none
第4题
听力原文: Mr. Baker is very happy to see Miss Green every morning because she is a good secretary. One Monday Miss Green didn’t come to work because she was iii. She had a terrible cold and a bad headache, so she phoned Mr. Baker. (The telephone rings. )
W: Good morning, Mr. Baker.
M: Good morning, Miss Green. What’s wrong? Where are you?
W: I am at home. I' m iii. I' m afraid I' ye got a terrible cold and a bad headache.
M: I' m very sorry to hear that. Well, you ' d better stay at home.
W: Thank you, Mr. Baker. See you tomorrow.
M: See you tomorrow. Goodbye.
W: Goodbye, Mr. Baker.
Where did the dialogue happen?
A.In the office.
B.On the phone.
C.At home.
第5题
For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that______.
A.several studies have been done in the past few years
B.not eating breakfast does no harm to one's health
C.adults have especially made studies in this field
D.eating little in the morning may be good for health
第6题
For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______. A. several studies have been done in the past few years B. the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health C. adults have especially made studies in this field D. eating little in the morning is good for health
第7题
For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that______.
A.several studies have been done in the past few years
B.the omission of breakfast does no harm to one's health
C.adults have especially made studies in the field
D.eating little in the morning is good for health
第8题
For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that______.
A.several studies have been done in the past few years
B.not eating breakfast does no harm to one's health
C.adults have especially made studies in this field
D.eating little in the morning may be good for health
第9题
第10题
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文:Mrs. Gates: Good morning, are you Mrs. Smith?
Mrs. Smith: Yes, I am.
Mrs. Gates: I'm Mrs. Gates. I live in the house next door.
Mrs. Smith: I' m very glad to meet you, Mrs. Gates.
Mrs. Gates: How do you like Manchester?
Mrs. Smith: Well, we' ye only been here for a few days, but I think I'm going to like it very much. I just hope we' 11 be able to make friends easily. It was very sad to leave all our old friends in London.
Mrs. Gates: I'll be glad to introduce you to people. We only moved here two years ago, and so f know how you feel. Most of the people living in this neighborhood haven't lived here very long, and we all try to be friendly to newcomers.
Mrs. Smith: That' s good to know. It can be lonely in a new place without any friends.
Mrs. Gates: I'll be glad to help you any way I can.
Mrs. Smith: One thing I'd like to know is the best place to shop for groceries.
Mrs. Gates: That' s no problem. There' s a new shopping center Sat just opened a month ago. It' s only about a mile from here. I can drive you there this afternoon and show you around. They have everything there you want. There' s a branch of a big downtown department store, two supermarkets, a drugstore, several little shops, and even a new cinema. Since the shopping center opened, I find that I hardly ever go downtown for any- thing. It's very convenient.
Mrs. Smith: Thank you, Mrs. Gates. We'd love to. It' s awfully nice of you to ask us.
Mrs. Gates: Fine. Good-bye now. I'll see you at 2.
Mrs. Smith: Thank you. Bye.
What is Mrs. Smith' s first impression of Manchester?
A.No impression yet.
B.Good.
C.Bad.
D.Just so-so.
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