Question

【题目】B

“How are things back at the office?” one of the gentlemen in my bicycle tour group asked me as we were nearing the end of another lengthy ride through Croatia’s scenic countryside.

“I assume they are going fine,” I said. “I haven’t had any contact and I don’t plan to.”

“Your phone isn’t on?” he asked, incredulously. “You haven’t checked your email?”

“My phone is off and no, I’m not planning on checking email,” I said.

My wife Heidi and I took my children, Daniel and Rachel, on a two-week trip to Croatia, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids.

Why would I destroy the environment we had traveled thousands of miles to create by bringing my work environment into it? That would be counter-productive to everything I wanted out of this trip. If I worked during this experience, I would be taking time away from my family and sending them the message that work takes priority over them.

In addition to sharing this incredible experience, I wanted to take us all out of the activity-driven world we live in. If I had my cell phone on and was constantly searching out a wireless connection to keep up with office, I would just bring that hyper-connected environment into the peaceful, meaningful world I was trying to create.

In addition to creating life-long memories with my family, anotherspan> wonderful thing happened as a result of this bike trip. As we were returning home, I was flooded with new ideas. I came up with concepts for nine blog posts and several ideas that I want to incorporate into my business.

Taking time off restored and rejuvenated me and allowed my creative spirit to really come to the surface. How can you accomplish that goal if you simply move the source of that stress to a different location?

【1】From the conversation at the beginning of the text, we can infer that__________ .

A. the author had no access to the Internet during the tour

B. the gentleman was quite concerned about the author’s work

C. the author’s phone was off because he didn’t want to be disturbed

D. the speakers both experienced an unpleasant bicycle tour in Croatia

【2】One of the purposes of the author’s Croatia’s bicycle tour is__________ .

A. to experience a primitive life without phone calls

B. to spend some time creating closer ties with his family

C. to tell his family that his work is more important for him

D. to escape from his boring work environment in the office

【3】The underlined word “rejuvenate” in the last paragraph means “__________”.

A. drive one mad

B. make one more energetic

C. get one exhausted

D. cause one to lost temper

【4】Which of the following may the author agree?

A. Playing delights us more than working.

B. Working is the foundation of happiness.

C. Cellphones and emails are helpful span>when we take a trip.

D. When working, work hard; when playing, play crazily.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

【语篇解读】作者反对在和家人一起休假的时候，把工作也带在身边。其主张花一些时间去恢复精力和元气，会让创新精神显露出来。

【1】推理判断题。根据两人的谈话可知，作者在度假期间电话处于关机状态，而且也没打算要查看 一下自己的邮箱。所以，作者在度假期间不想让工作打扰。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句话“We made the choice to spend some of our money on this wonderful experience so we could spend time bonding with each other and the kids.”可知，“我们”决定花钱来 享受假期，这样“我们”夫妻还有孩子们可以共度一段美好的时光。故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据并列谓语“restored”即“恢复”的意思可知，此处应为恢复精力的意思。A. drive one mad让人发疯；B. make one more energetic让人更有精力；C. get one exhausted让人精疲力尽；D. cause one to lost temper让人发脾气。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。文章讲述的是作者反对在和家人一起休假的时候，把工作也带在身边，其主张花 一些时间去恢复精力和元气，会让创新精神显露出来。所以，工作的时候努力工作，玩得时候尽情的 玩。故选D。