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How often do you say to people “I'm busy” or “I haven’t got time for that.” (12)It's inevitable true that all of us live a life in the far slain,even though we know that being busy is not always particular healthy.
Growing-up in New Zealand,everything was always calm and slow,people enjoy the tranquility of a slower pace of life. After I moved to the Tokyo and lived there in a number of years,(13)I got used to having a pilot to do lists. And my calendar always looks like a mass with lots of things to do. Return across it. I found myself feeling my timer with endless work meetings in social events, rushing along as busy as it bee.
Then,one day, (14)I came across a book, called in praise of slowness and realized that being busy is not only detrimental, but also has the danger of turning life into endless race. So I started practicing various practical steps, mentioned by the author of the book,and began to revolt against every idea of being too busy. (15)It doesn’t mean that to do lists no longer exist,but I become more aware of the important of slowing down and making sure that I enjoy the daily activities as I carry them out.
From now on,when someone asked how your life is,try your responding with the words like “exciting and fun”,instead of the culture norm that says busy. Say if your experience that tranquility that follows.
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预览四道题各选项,由第12题各选项中的 Living a life in the fast lane、 always in a rush、 search for tranquility、 yeam for a slow and calm hife可以推测,短文与生活方式有关,涉及否定快节奏的生活以及呼 慢节奏的生活等方面的内容。
详解详析
12. What does the speaker think is inevitable truth？
B)。
短文开头提到，虽然我们知道忙碌不那么健康，但是我们过着快节奏的生活，这是一个无法逃避的事实。也就是说，我们总是在忙于各种各样的事情，答案为B)。
13. What does the speaker about her life in Tokyo？
C)。
短文中讲话者提到，在东京生活了几年以后，她已经习惯了总是有一堆事情需要去做，她的日历看上去总是乱糟糟的，因为上面标记了一大堆需要做的事情。也就是说，东京的生活让她习惯了安排紧凑的生活，答案为C)。
14. What makes the speaker change her life style？
D)。
短文中讲话者提到，是一本名为In Praise of Slowness的书让她意识到忙碌的危害，因此她开始按照作者在书中讲到的实用性步骤改变生活方式。因此答案为D)。
15. What happened after the speaker changed her life style？
B)。
短文末尾讲话者提到，改变生活方式并不是说她的任务清单就不存在了，而是她意识到了慢生活的意义，在做每一件日常小事的时候，都能够乐在其中。因此答案为B)。