2017年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 Living well单元检测卷 新人教版选修7.docVIP

Unit 1 Living well Ⅰ.阅读理解 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. In spite of what happened yesterday or last year , and what may or may not happen tomorrow , the present moment is where you are—always! Without question , many of us have mastered the sensitive art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things梐ll at once . We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments, so much so that we end up anxious , discouraged, depressed, and hopeless . On the other hand , we also put off our satisfaction , and put off what we should think of first , and our happiness , often convincing ourselves that 搒omeday?will be better than today. Unfortunately , the same mental power that tells us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that 搒omeday?never actually arrives. John Lennon once said , 揕ife is what抯 happening while we抮e busy making other plans.?When we are 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 our life. Many people live as if life were dress rehearsal(彩排) for someday in the future. 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棗we won’t have enough money , our children will get into trouble , we will get old and die , whatever. To fight against fear , the best method is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said , 揑 have been through some terrible things in my life , some of which actually happened . I don抰 think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on here and now. Y