高二英语阅读训练1-2.doc

2015-2016年度高二英语阅读限时训练（30分钟） （一） 完形填空 Allow me to introduce myself: I am the last man in America who has time. If you should come 1 me on the street, I would have time to chat with you. If you invited me to dinner, I would be on time and do my bit as a 2 conversationalist at your table. But the problem of having time, when 3 else seems to, is that I have become a sort of island, or isolated planet, with little 4 to my surroundings. When did people become so busy? Sometimes I 5 it on the computer, or “smart” phones, for it has been creating desires that can never be 6 , no matter how continuously we hit the keyboard or the screen. They have become a time sink, absorbing our moments 7 a black hole absorbs light. The 8 to fill every moment with activity has been called the “American sickness”. For example, I met a friend and asked, “How are you?” Checking his watch, he just gave the inevitable(必然的) answer “Busy”. “I should have time in June”, he yelled 9 his shoulders. “But this is still March.” I sighed. Maybe my problem, then, is that I am looking back on too good a 10 . I came of an age when walking was just walking, with no 11 destination in mind. I am also missing evenings lying on the sofa, reading. All of these relaxations gave me the 12 of time to stop for a while if I met a friend. I find that I 13 what Socrates once said: “Be aware of the barrenness (uselessness) of life” and I am even willing to take part in the so-called Slow Movement, which advocates(提倡) a cultural 4 to slowing down life’s pace. But I hesitate, 15 that it would take me too much time. 1. A. across B. after C. over D. for 2. A. persuasive B. quiet C. cheerful D. innocent 3. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody 4. A. importance B. connection C. advantage D. escape 5. A. blame B. put C. depend D. set 6. A. hidden B. expressed C. understood D. satisfied 7. A. as if B. j