Question

Thoughts claim our attention continuously, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.

While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing only when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is blocked, due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated(不通风的) room.

It is the same with thinking. We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We are also aware of them when we have worries or fears.

Look at the following familiar situation. You need to study something for an exam. You sit comfortably on the sofa with the book in your hands and start reading. After a while you feel hungry and go to the kitchen to eat something.

You return to read, and then hear your people talking outside. You listen to them for several moments and then bring your attention back to the book.

After a while you feel restless and switch on the radio to listen to some music. You continue to read for a little while, and then remember something that happened yesterday, and you start thinking about it.

When you look at your watch, you are amazed to find out that one complete hour has passed and you have hardly read anything. And at this time, you feel you’re thinking.

This is what happens when one lacks concentration. Imagine what you could have accomplished if you could control your attention and focus your mind!

1.When can you feel you are thinking?

A. While breathing.

B. While not reading.

C. When you need to concentrate.

D. When you waste your time.

2.Why does the author put forward the exam situation?

A. To explain the course of thinking awareness.

B. To show how to get ready for an exam.

C. To present an example of concentration.

D. To emphasize the importance of reading.

3.Where can you most probably find the above passage?

A. In a guidebook of natural science.

B. In the front page of a newspaper.

C. In an advertisement part of a magazine.

D. In the section of psychology of a magazine.

4.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. the relationship between thoughts and breathing

B. how people’s thought and mind work

C. what happens when one wants to think

D. the ways to increase your thought

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了思想需要我们集中注意力，思想需要花费我们的时间还有精力在不重要和没用的事件上。文章讲到我们只有在鼻子堵塞的时候，才会集中注意力到呼吸上面，思考也是这样，当我们担心和害怕，我们才会不断思考，而无法镇静下来。就像我们经常会遇到的情形，当我们需要为考试而学习的时候，可能会因为饿了而去厨房，会因为外面有人说话而烦扰，我们却无法集中精力。这就是文章讲的一个人精力不集中。

1. become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study.意思是：我们意识到思想不断受到冲击，无法镇静下来，只有当我们需要集中注意力，解决问题和学习的时候。所以只有当我们需要集中注意力的时候，我们才能感觉到自己在思考。故选C。

2.

3.

4. what you could have accomplished if you could control your attention and focus your mind!意思是：如果你可以控制你的注意力和集中思绪，想象你可以达到的东西。所以文章主要讲的就是人们的思想和内心是怎么工作的。故选B。

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