Question

【題目】Directions：Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentences can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self. The more patient you are, the more accepting you will be of what life is, rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be. Without patience, life is extremely frustrating. 【1】 Patience adds some ease and acceptance to your life. It's important for inner peace.

【2】 If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking gets out of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme of things, being late is "small stuff".

Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. 【3】 They are the periods of time that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience. Life itself becomes a classroom, and the curriculum is patience. You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for patience over time. What you'll discover is truly amazing. Your intention to be patient, especially if you know it's only for a short while, immediately strengthens your capacity for patience. Patience is one of those qualities where success feeds on itself. Once you reach little milestone-five minutes of successful patience-you'll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to be patient, even for longer periods of time. Over time, you may even become a patient person.

Being patient will help you to keep your perspective. You will see even a difficult situation, say your present challenge, isn't "life or death" but simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with. 【4】.

A. An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods.

B. You are more easily annoyed and bothered.

C. It is generally believed that the quality of being patient is very difficult to develop.

D. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don't like it.

E. Without patience, you will see the same scene as an emergency complete with yelling, frustration, hurt feelings.

F. If you lack patience, you are destined to fail in what you are pursuing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】E

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章講述關于“耐心”。耐心的品質對你創(chuàng)造一個更平和、更有愛的自我的目標大有幫助。你越有耐心，你就會越能接受生活的本來面目，而不是堅持生活就是你想要的樣子。

【1】上文提示“沒有耐心，生活是極其令人沮喪的。”下文提示“耐心會給你的生活增添一些輕松和接納。”承接上下文，B項You are more easily annoyed and bothered.（你更容易生氣和煩惱。）切題。故選B。

【2】下文提示“如果你遇到交通堵塞，約會遲到，耐心意味著在你的思維失控之前，不要讓自己堆積一個心理雪球，并溫柔地提醒自己放松。”承接下文，D. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don't like it.（要變得更有耐心，就要敞開你的心扉，即使你不喜歡，也要活在當下。）切題。故選D。

【3】上文提示“耐心是一種可以通過有意識的練習大大提高的心的品質。”再根據(jù)下文提示“它們是我在頭腦中建立起來的一段時間來練習耐心的藝術。”承接上下文，A項 An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods.（我發(fā)現(xiàn)一個加深自己耐心的有效方法是創(chuàng)造實際的練習時間。）切題。故選A。

【4】上文提示“你會看到即使是困難的情況，比如你現(xiàn)在面臨的挑戰(zhàn)，也不是“生或死”，而只是一個必須處理的小障礙。”承接上文，E項 Without patience, you will see the same scene as an emergency complete with yelling, frustration, hurt feelings.（如果沒有耐心，你會看到和緊急情況一樣的場景，充滿了叫喊、沮喪和受傷的感覺。）切題。故選E。