It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot．Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water．It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer's temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday, time is running out．
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday．This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it．You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music．What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?
So what is my problem? On the surface, I'm probably a bit of homebody．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（詳細(xì)列舉的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．
Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（負(fù)面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．And this year's the Idler magazine published its hook, Awful Holidays．Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it's possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website． Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life．The leisure（休閑）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book ' s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays．
小題1:According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer        ．
A．has a strong desire to book a holiday
B．wishes that the weather would change
C．finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine
D．realizes it's time to decide whether to go on a holiday
小題2:The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that         ．
A．it usually costs too much money
B．he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays
C．it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance
D．he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn't
小題3:We can learn from the survey that        ．
A．most people pretend to enjoy their holiday
B．a(chǎn)ll people fail to relax while they are on holiday
C．a(chǎn) lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited
D．many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends
小題4:The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to       ．
A．damage the reputation of the magazine
B．prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong
C．indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared
D．focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析: 作者看著窗外的太陽，感受著這美好的時(shí)光，想起了以往這個(gè)時(shí)候都會去度假。然而現(xiàn)在作者不太想度假了，因?yàn)楸驹撔蓍e的假期，卻應(yīng)度假更勞累。
小題1:D。作者態(tài)度觀點(diǎn)題。根據(jù)第一段It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer's temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday, time is running out．可知，窗外的太陽 提醒作者這是個(gè)夏天度假的好時(shí)間。故猜測作者想要度假。故選D。
小題2:B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（詳細(xì)列舉的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．可知度假前詳細(xì)的準(zhǔn)備工作讓作者失去了對假期的期待。故選B。
小題3:C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段And a recent survey highlighted the downside（負(fù)面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．最近的一個(gè)調(diào)查顯示了度假的負(fù)面影響。調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示將近三分之二的人們認(rèn)為假期帶來的美好感覺在24小時(shí)內(nèi)消耗殆盡，緊張感又重新回到生活。也就是說人們認(rèn)為度假的好處是有限的。故選C。
小題4:C。作者意圖題。根據(jù)最后一段Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（負(fù)面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．通過調(diào)查說明了很多人和他一樣，都認(rèn)為度假的負(fù)面影響大于它帶來的快樂。所以作者認(rèn)為他并不孤獨(dú)。故選C。
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One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog materials.
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D．From the Internet.
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C．They are surprised and even angry.
D．They are sorry.
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A．The author likes eating.
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My dream was      . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and      anything that moved on the field. I was also      : my high school coach was John, who not only      me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He      me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend      me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the      of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to      up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as      as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your      days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head      , trying to think of the      that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his      in me.
“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made      to me the difference between      something right now and having a goal. I      myself in sports that summer and      the year I was drafted(選拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and      a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!
小題1:
A．happyB．politeC．shyD．honest
小題2:
A．bringB．a(chǎn)ffordC．makeD．occupy
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)thleticsB．musicC．businessD．money
小題4:
A．kickB．playC．passD．hit
小題5:
A．rightB．popularC．luckyD．confident
小題6:
A．believed inB．relied onC．called onD．dealt with
小題7:
A．gaveB．taughtC．broughtD．a(chǎn)sked
小題8:
A．calledB．a(chǎn)dvisedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．recommended
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)imB．ideaC．startD．purpose
小題10:
A．keepB．endC．giveD．pick
小題11:
A．madB．excitedC．frightenedD．shameful
小題12:
A．livingB．playingC．workingD．dreaming
小題13:
A．movingB．noddingC．shakingD．hanging
小題14:
A．questionsB．excusesC．wordsD．ways
小題15:
A．beliefB．prideC．helplessnessD．disappointment
小題16:
A．directB．clearC．straightD．bare
小題17:
A．wantingB．changingC．dreamingD．enjoying
小題18:
A．devotedB．engagedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．contributed
小題19:
A．byB．forC．beyondD．within
小題20:
A．paidB．foundC．offeredD．presented

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