One of the biggest complaints in modern society is being over-scheduled. Ask people how they are and the answer usually is “super busy,” “crazy busy” . _______ is just “fine” any more.
When people aren’t super busy at _______, they are crazy busy exercising, entertaining or parenting. And if there is ever a still moment for thoughts—for example, while waiting _______ at the supermarket or sitting in traffic—out come the mobile phones. So it’s worth noting a study published last month in Science, which shows how _______ people will go to avoid the examination for our thoughts.
“We had noted that we are so dependent on our mobile phones that people seem to find any _______ they can to keep busy,” said Timothy Wilson, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. In his experiments involving 700 people, the majority found it _______ to be alone with their thoughts for just 6 to 15 minutes.
It could be because human beings, as problem solvers and meaning makers, when _______, tend to think about what’s wrong in their lives. When we aren’t _______ our Facebook page, the things we haven’t figured out appear in our minds—_______ relationships, professional failures, health concerns, etc. Unless there is a solution, these thoughts just ________ themselves in our heads.
But you can’t solve problems ________ you don’t allow yourself time to think about them. It has actually been ________ by our culture, which values doing more than thinking and believes answers are in your hand ________ in your head. “We all fell that busyness is ________ but it’s really harmful,” said Timothy. “There’s a widespread belief that thinking will only slow you down and get ________, but it’s the opposite.” ________ negative feelings only makes them more powerful, he said. Allowing and ________ the flow of thoughts is part of the solution itself, such as meditation(冥想).
Negative feelings are sometimes hard, but they are part of everyone’s life, ________ if you are busy. It is those deep and troubling feelings, and how you ________ them, that make you who you are. While busyness may seem to prevent the flow of sadness, it may also limit your ability to be filled with ________.
【小题1】A.Nobody | B.Somebody | C.Everybody | D.Anybody |
【小题2】A.home | B.work | C.school | D.hospital |
【小题3】A.in order | B.in line | C.in panic | D.in public |
【小题4】【小题5】A.place | B.reason | C.excuse | D.solution |
【小题6】A.uncertain | B.unfair | C.unpleasant | D.unwise |
【小题7】A.left out | B.left off | C.left behind | D.left alone |
【小题8】A.deleting | B.uploading | C.updating | D.downloading |
【小题9】A.close | B.healthy | C.difficult | D.harmonious |
【小题10】A.recover | B.repeat | C.regain | D.recycle |
【小题11】A.unless | B.while | C.though | D.if |
【小题12】A.ignored | B.invited | C.invented | D.interrupted |
【小题13】A.apart from | B.more than | C.except for | D.rather than |
【小题14】A.normal | B.necessary | C.regular | D.ordinary |
【小题15】A.all the way | B.by the way | C.in your way | D.on your way |
【小题16】A.Holding on | B.Holding out | C.Holding back | D.Holding up |
【小题17】A.banning | B.tolerating | C.removing | D.reducing |
【小题18】A.especially | B.hopefully | C.similarly | D.specially |
【小题19】A.meet with | B.get away with | C.keep pace with | D.deal with |
【小题20】A.joy | B.relief | C.anxiety | D.sorrow |