第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love.     16     It’s often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.

Evaluate your time.     17     What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? Make a list, and evaluate whether they’re in line with your priorities. If not, remove them and focus on what’s important. Redesign your day.

Limit your communications. Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications: email, cell phones, paper mail, Twitter, forums, and more.     18     Instead, set a limit on your communications: only deal with emails at certain times of the day. Limit phone calls to certain times too. It is the same with other communications. Set a schedule and stick to it.

Try living without a car. OK, this isn’t something I’ve done, but many others have.     19     Walk, bike, or take public transportation. It reduces expenses and gives you time to think. A car is also very complicated, needing not only car payments, but insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas and more.

20     If you rid your home of stuff, you might find you don’t need so much space. I’m not saying you should live on a boat (although I know some people who happily do so), but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home, it will not only be less expensive, but easier to maintain, and greatly simplify your life.

A. Consider a smaller home.

B. Have a place for everything.

C. How do you spend your day?

D. It’s something I would do if I didn’t have kids.

E. They can take up your whole day if you let them be.

F. However, getting to simplicity isn’t always a simple process.

G. Most people don’t know what “enough” is, and thus they keep buying more.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When you concentrate, you focus on one thing and get other thoughts out of your mind. You concentrate on schoolwork, on sports, or on some music which requires serious    21    effort. The point is that you think of only one    22    at a time, do it and leave it behind you.

23    to concentrate is important. Any adult will tell you they    24    have at least a dozen things on their minds. When they must complete a project by a certain day and hour, they concentrate on it and    25    several people into a work team. This    26    a clear focus on the work—and on getting others to do their    27   .

Adults have a(n)    28    life which may include a husband or a wife, children, and all the work of running a household. Supper must be    29    and the broken back staircase must be fixed before someone gets    30   . If a child is sick, he or she must go to the    31   .

With all these things on their minds, how do adults    32    the day? They know they cannot fight all their battles at one time, so they concentrate on the most    33    task, get it done, and go onto the next.

The martial arts (武术)    34    you this kind of concentration. To do a movement    35   , you must watch and imitate the master. Since you do not always get things right the first time, you must figure out your    36    and correct it. The instructor is there to    37   , but you are still responsible for your personal progress. As you move up in rank (等级), more and more is demanded of you. The    38    are increasingly complex. You have    39    time in class and want to get the most from it. But since you have learned to concentrate on    40    movements and get them right, you confidently accept—and meet—these greater challenges.

21. A. technical B. political C. mental D. social

22. A. opinion B. person C. question D. task

23. A. Learning B. Agreeing C. Promising D. Preparing

24. A. sometimes B. always C. hardly D. probably

25. A. organize B. order C. send D. divide

26. A. offers B. changes C. adjusts D. requires

27. A. lesson B. favorite C. best D. favor

28. A. city B. home C. country D. art

29. A. sold B. eaten C. cooked D. bought

30. A. hurt B. cheated C. punished D. beaten

31. A. professor B. movie C. class D. doctor

32. A. refer to B. dream of  C. get through D. hope for

33. A. pleasant B. hopeful C. difficult D. urgent

34. A. teach B. lend C. leave D. spare

35. A. quickly B. correctly C. carefully D. graciously

36. A. mistake B. pain C. disadvantage D. regret

37. A. practice B. pay C. watch D. help

38. A. ideas B. cultures C. movements D. situations

39. A. fixed B. limited C. appointed D. wasted

40. A. direct B. simple C. smart D. wise