2017高考英语阅读理解备考策略：完形填空议论文体_高考复习指南

2017高考英语阅读理解备考策略：完形填空议论文体

　　To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. __1__ what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present __2__ is where you are — always!

　　Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic (神经过敏的) art of __3__ much of our life worrying about a variety of things — all at once. We allow past problems and future __4__ to control our present moments, so much __5__ we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. On the other side, we also postpone our satisfaction, our priorities, and our __6__， often convincing ourselves that “someday” will be __7__ than today. Unfortunately, the same mental dynamic (动力) that

　　__8__ us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that “someday” never __9__ arrives. John Lennon once said, “Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans.” When we're busy making “other plans”， our __10__ are busy growing up, the people we love are __11__ away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we __12__ life.

　　Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal (彩排) for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a __13__ that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the __14__ time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push __15__ from our minds. Fear is the concern over events __16__ might happen in the future — we won't have enough money, our children will get into __17__，we will get old and die, whatever.