Question

Some people may think I’m crazy when I say “work is rest”. But that’s the way it is — we need to rest. Without rest, we will die. At a minimum, we won’t have the energy to work.

Nobody forces us to be so stupid about this. We just don’t know how to rest properly. We rest in ways that are not restful, even stressful. Some of our ways of rest interfere with our working energy. Instead of sleep, we go to the movies and clubs, drink or have a smoke with friends. This is because we misunderstand the meaning of “rest”.

We should remember that rest means not working, both physically and mentally. Only then is it real rest. When tired, rest. It’s simple. Actually, dogs and cats are smarter about this than people. People are stupid enough to rest in ways that destroy their capacity to work.

Rest and work always go together. There must be a balance: work during the day and rest at night. When the sun comes up, one has plenty of strength to work well and enjoy it. In other words, rest is a kind of investment, so that one has the strength and energy to continue working. So we need rest to work, recognizing that we can’t have one without the other. Rest is what recharges our batteries. We need enough time to charge up adequately to the tasks we undertake. Thus, we need to rest correctly; otherwise, illness will occur and also can affect the efficiency of our work.

Rest can’t be skimped. Without enough rest, good work is impossible. This is why we say that rest is another kind of work.

1.Which of the following is the best rest according to this passage?

A. Sleeping at home.

B. Drinking or having a smoke with friends.

C. Going to the movies and clubs.

D. Playing cards with family members.

2.We can know from this passage that _____.

A. dogs and cats are smarter than we human beings

B. rest can make us work more efficiently

C. it’s not proper to sleep in the daytime for people.

D. rest is more important than work for people

3.The underlined word “skimped” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.

A. added    B. connected

C. saved    D. developed

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. How to Form the Habit of Sleeping    B. Why People Need to Rest

C. Sufficient Rest Leads to Success    D. Rest is Another Kind of Work

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】作者讲述了休息的重要性，并且认为许多人错误地理解了休息。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段列举的很多错误的休息方式以及第三段We should remember that rest means not working, both physically and mentally.可推断，睡觉是精神上和身体上都得到了很好的休息，其它的都不是正确的休息，故答案为A。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第四段In other words, rest is a kind of investment, so that one has the strength and energy to continue working.可知休息好能让你充满力量和精力去继续工作，因此也就是能更有效率低工作，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据后一句Without enough rest, good work is impossible.可知没有充足的休息就没有高质量的工作。所以休息是不能被省去的，故选C。

4.标题判断题。文章讲述了休息和工作之间的关系，并且强调了休息好的重要性，休息好才会有有效率的工作，A项很显然错误，与文章大意不符，B项虽然指出了休息，但是并且没有指出和工作的关系，C项也是这样的错误，只有D项既指出了二者的关系，又突出了休息的重要性，符合题意，选D。