题目

Over the years, I have noticed that it has become more and more difficult to set aside those special moments of the day when we can remove ourselves from the busy, crazy pace of everyday life. Yet finding time to get away, to reflect, to concentrate, or to just let the mind wander freely is important for our overall health. Studies have shown that reducing stress in daily life significantly reduces the risk of heart attacks or the need for heart operation. I remember the days when simply driving to and from work supplied me with the time I needed each day. Now, with a cell phone by my side, those days are over. I can be reached anytime, anywhere—even in my car. It was once believed that the American housewife's life would be less busy and stressful with the introduction of appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers (洗碗机), and microwave ovens. They were wrong. Although modern conveniences may have made many people more productive and thereby able to free up valuable time, it also increased their work load —because with the extra time, many individuals merely added more chores (琐事) to their day.A) attacksB) appliancesC) reducedD) reducingE) combinedF) convenientG) therebyH) wanderI) reachedJ) conveniencesK) quicklyL) suppliedM) providingN) crazyO) load

Over the years, I have noticed that it has become more and more difficult to set aside those special moments of the day when we can remove ourselves from the busy, crazy pace of everyday life. Yet finding time to get away, to reflect, to concentrate, or to just let the mind wander freely is important for our overall health. Studies have shown that reducing stress in daily life significantly reduces the risk of heart attacks or the need for heart operation.  I remember the days when simply driving to and from work supplied me with the time I needed each day. Now, with a cell phone by my side, those days are over. I can be reached anytime, anywhere—even in my car.  It was once believed that the American housewife's life would be less busy and stressful with the introduction of appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers (洗碗机), and microwave ovens. They were wrong. Although modern conveniences may have made many people more productive and thereby able to free up valuable time, it also increased their work load —because with the extra time, many individuals merely added more chores (琐事) to their day.A)  attacksB)  appliancesC)  reducedD)  reducingE)  combinedF)  convenientG)  therebyH)  wanderI)  reachedJ)  conveniencesK)  quicklyL)  suppliedM)  providingN)  crazyO)  load

题目解答

答案

1、1.答案：crazy2、2.答案：wander3、3.答案：reducing4、4.答案：attacks5、5.答案：supplied6、6.答案：reached7、7.答案：appliances8、8.答案：conveniences9、9.答案：thereby10、10.答案：load

解析

本题为英语完形填空题，主要考查词汇在上下文中的准确运用。解题核心在于：

  1. 根据上下文语境判断空格处所需词义；
  2. 区分同义词或近义词的细微差别；
  3. 注意语法结构（如动名词、名词单复数等）。

第1空

关键句：remove ourselves from the busy, crazy pace of everyday life
分析：crazy修饰pace，强调生活节奏的“疯狂”“忙碌”。选项中crazy（N）最符合语境。

第2空

关键句：to just let the mind wander freely
分析：wander表示“漫无目的地游荡”，与“让思绪自由发散”对应，选wander（H）。

第3空

关键句：Studies have shown that reducing stress in daily life significantly reduces the risk...
分析：主语为动名词短语，需用动名词reducing（D）作主语，强调“减少压力”的行为。

第4空

关键句：reduces the risk of heart attacks or the need for heart operation
分析：heart attacks是固定搭配，选attacks（A）。

第5空

关键句：I remember the days when simply driving to and from work supplied me with the time I needed each day
分析：supplied（L）为过去式，与上下文时态一致。

第6空

关键句：Now, with a cell phone by my side, those days are over. I can be reached anytime, anywhere
分析：reached（I）与be reached结构对应，表示“随时被联系到”。

第7空

关键句：It was once believed that the American housewife's life would be less busy and stressful with the introduction of appliances...
分析：appliances（B）指代“家用电器”（如冰箱、洗衣机等），与上下文列举的具体物品对应。

第8空

关键句：Although modern conveniences may have made many people more productive...
分析：conveniences（F）指“现代便利设施”带来的整体影响，与appliances区分。

第9空

关键句：able to free up valuable time, it also increased their work load
分析：thereby（G）表示因果关系，强调“因此”产生的结果。

第10空

关键句：because with the extra time, many individuals merely added more chores to their day
分析：load（O）指“工作量”，与increased their work load对应。