第八讲“不明身份”的代词指代题Test1(2013·湖北省八市高三年级三月调考)IfyouliveinAmericainthe21stcenturyyou’llprobablyhearalotofpeopletellyouhowbusytheyare.It’sbecomethedefaultresponsewhenyouaskanyonehowtheyaredoing：“Busy！”“Crazybusy！”Itisprettyobviouslyaboastdisguisedasacomplaint.Andthecommonresponseisakindofcongratulation：“That’sagoodproblemtohave.”or“Betterthantheopposite.”Noticeitisn’tgenerallypeoplepullingbacktobackshiftsintheICUorcommutingbybustothreeminimumwagejobswhotellyouhowbusytheyare.Whatthosepeopleareisnotbusybuttired.Exhausted！Deadontheirfeet.It’salmostalwayspeoplewhosebusynessispurelyselfimposed：workandobligationsthey’vetakenonvoluntarily，classesandactivitiesthey’ve“encouraged”theirkidstoparticipatein.They’rebusybecauseoftheirownambitionordriveoranxiety，becausethey’readdictedtobusynessanddreadthattheymighthavetofaceinitsabsence.AlmosteveryoneIknowisbusy.Theyfeelanxiousandguiltywhentheyaren’teitherworkingordoingsomethingtopromotetheirwork.It’ssomethingtheyhavechosen.Busynessservesasakindofexistentialreassurance(令人安心的保证)，ameasureagainstemptiness；obviouslyyourlifecannotpossiblybesillyortinyormeaninglessifyouaresobusy，completelybooked，indemandeveryhouroftheday.Idlenessisnotjustavacation.ItisasnecessarytothebrainasvitaminDistothebody，anddeprivedofitwesufferamentalafflictionasuglyasrickets.Thespaceandquietthatidlenessprovidesisanecessaryconditionforstandingbackfromlifeandseeingitwhole，formakingunexpectedconnectionsandwaitingforthewildsummerlightningstrikesofinspiration.“Idledreamingisoftentheessenceofwhatwedo，”wroteThomasPynchon.Archimedes’“Eureka”inthebath，Newton’sapple：historyisfullofstoriesofinspirationthatcomesinidlemoments.语篇解读这是个忙碌的社会，我们随处都能听到人们说自己太忙，并且强迫自己忙碌起来。但是我们的生活中需要悠闲的时光，阿基米德、牛顿等科学家就是在悠闲的时候得到灵感的。1．WhenmanyAmericanssay“Crazybusy”，theymean________.A．theyarereallytiredoftheirpresentsituationB．theyarereallyproudoftheirpresentlifeC．theyarecomplainingabouttheircurrentworkD．theirlivesarefullofallkindsofproblems解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句，人们在回答说他们很忙的时候，其实显然是用埋怨的方式炫耀(aboastdisguisedasacomplaint)以及第四句中对此的回应可知，应选B。答案：B2．ThewritermentionsArchimedes’“Eureka”andNewton’sappletoshowthat________.A．historyisfullofinterestingstoriesB．ArchimedesandNewtonwereverybusy，sotheymadegreatdiscoveriesC．peoplemaygetinspirationwhentheyareidleD．inspirationcomesfromhardwork解析：推理判断题。文章最后列举阿基米德在浴缸里洗澡时发现阿基米德定律和牛顿在苹果树下休息被苹果砸中发现万有引力定律的故事旨在说明，人们在闲暇时光也可能会获得灵感。答案：C3．Theunderlinedword“its”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“________”．A．ambitionB．anxietyC．busynessD．dread解析：代词指代题。根据画线词所在句的内容可知，这些人沉溺于忙碌的状态，害怕面对不忙碌，因此选C。答案：C4．Fromthearticle，wecaninferthat________.A．generallypeoplepullingbacktobackshiftsintheICUtellyoutheyarebusyB．“deadontheirfeet”means“beingtiredout”C．allthekidsareselfimposedduetothedriveandmotivationD．theauthorseemstoagreethatidlenessisbetterthanbusyness解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Whatthosepeopleareisnotbusybuttired.Exhausted！Deadontheirfeet.”可知，deadontheirfeet的意思是“他们疲惫不堪”，故B项正确。答案：BTest2(2013·湖北...
