53. A. journey B. contribution C. approach D.opposition

54. A. attracted B. sponsored C. inspired D. suspected

55. A. donate B. obtain C. experience D. reflect

第三部分阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

56. If yoare interested in stories as well as drawings, yoare likely to buy______.

A. UNWARRANTED B. CANNIBALISM

C. THE SCHOOLDAYS OF JESUS D. PRETENDING IS LYING

57. From the passage we know______.

A. some regulations can effectively prevent abusive policing

B. wild animals kill their own kind more commonly than before

C. The Schooldays of Jesus mainly focuses on tension and suspense

D. charcoal, pencil and ink are helpful in exploration and translation

B

Carpe diem—seize the day—is one of the oldest philosophical mottos in western history. First used by the Roman poet Horace more than 2,000 years ago, it still keeps an extraordinary resonance (共鸣) in popular culture.

It is unusual that an expression from a long-dead language generates more than 25million online search results. Yet just as striking is the fact that there is not one carpe diem, but many. While usually translated as “seize” the day, the original Latin is sometimes interpreted as “harvest”, or “enjoy” the day. These variations (变化) tell us that carpe diem means different things to different people. For some it’s about taking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, while for others it is about living calmly in the present moment. We might casually use the term carpe diem when chatting with a friend, buthow many of us are aware of its many personalities hidden beneath the surface?

In our age of distraction, where we are checking our phones an average of 110 times a day, grasping these different meanings is more important than ever. They are an antidote (解毒药) to the reality that we are, as Shakespeare put it, “food for worms”. Life is short and our time is running out.

But here’s the problem: carpe diem has been hijacked (绑架). Who, or what, are the hijackers? First, the spirit of “seize the day” has been secretly hijacked by consumer culture, which has recast it as Black Friday shopping rushes and one-click buying: Just Do It has come to mean Just Buy It.

Alongside this is the growing fashionable belief of efficiency and time management that has driven us towards tight-scheduled living, turning the spontaneity (自然发生) of Just Do It into a culture of Just Plan It.

A third hijacker is digital entertainment that is replacing energetic life experiences with screen-based pleasures. Rather than Just Do It, we increasingly Just Watch It instead.

Finally, carpe diem has been hijacked by the mindfulness movement. While mindfulness has many proven benefits, from reducing stress to helping with depression, one of its unintended consequences has been to encourage the narrow idea that seizing the day is primarily about living in the here and now. Just Do It has become Just Breathe.

Challenged by these hijackers, the art of seizing the day is disappearing and we urgently need to do something about it, or else risk losing touch with the carpe diem wisdom of humanity that has accumulated over the past two thousand years.

58. What does the authorintend to tell us in paragraph 2?

A. People often createdifferent situations for carpe diem.

B. Carpe diem should be better interpreted than before.

C. People usually scratch the surface of carpe diem.

D. Carpe diem should be replaced with new terms.

59. By mentioning Shakespeare in Paragraph 3, the author wants to emphasize______.

A. we should try to expand the length of our life

B. we should treasure every moment of our life

C. we should use effective medicine to cure diseases

D. we should check our phones to avoid distraction

60. Which of the following can best prove carpe diem has been hijacked?

A. Just Do It has come to mean online shopping rushes.

B. Just Do It has come to mean a casual way of life.

C. Just Do It has come to mean workout in the gym.

D. Just Do It has come to mean a really relieved mind.

61. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To justify some different applications of carpe diem.

B. To explain the four hijackers of carpe diem nowadays.