惠州市届高三第三次调研考试英语.docVIP

惠州市2011届高三第三次调研考试 英语试题 （2011.01） I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分5分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） How long have you been busy, rushing around all day? We are always on, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. There is just no 1 for stillness. And when we are 2 to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting for a bus or train, we often 3 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re 4 . This comes at a 5 : we lose time for 6 , for observing and listening. We lose peace. And worse yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get 7 done. Take a moment to think about how you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering 8 ？Are you always 9 through your schedule? Is this how you want to spend your 10 ? If so, peace is with you. If not, take a moment to be 11 . Then after a minute of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d like it to be. See your life with less movement, more stillness and more 12 . Then be that vision. It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is to sit still for a little bit each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too 13 . Slow down; find happiness now, at this moment, instead of 14 for it. 15 the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always. 1. A place B. idea C freedom D. time 2. A forced B. reminded C invited D. told 3. A have B. find C buy D. get 4. A familiar with B. curious about C used to D. interested in 5. A cost B. risk C loss D. danger 6. A play B. food C sleep D. consideration 7. A everything B. anything C nothing D. something 8. A questions B. problems C phones D. messages 9. A walking B. rushing C stepping D. going 10 A study B. youth C work D. life 11 A silent B. patient C still D. quiet 12 A activity B. research C study D. peace 13 A fr