2024屆山東省濰坊市諸城一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2024屆山東省濰坊市諸城一中高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)合考試英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tliberty2．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome3．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid4．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless5．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense6．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when7．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May8．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how9．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving10．Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．a(chǎn)ccomplish B．a(chǎn)ccomplishedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishing D．beingaccomplished11．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun12．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．a(chǎn)pplaud D．satisfy13．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass14．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which15．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which16．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas17．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．a(chǎn)nyone C．who D．whomever18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．has D．have20．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.22．（8分）Asistradition,technologycompaniesfromaroundtheworldhaveflockedtoLasVegasfortheannualConsumerElectronicsShow.Therearethousandsofeye-catchingitemstoswoonover,whetheryou’reanerdornot.Hereareafewofthemostinteresting,excitingandpossiblylife-changingproductsseenattheshow,whichrunsfromTuesdaytoFriday.Item1YouthoughtyourcurvedTVwascool?TheLGSignatureOLEDTVRisa65-inch4KTVthatis,unlikeyourlameandrigidscreen,rollable,andcanretract(收回)intoitsbasewhenyou’renotenjoyingit.WhileyoucancontrolitusingeitherGoogleAssistantorAmazonAlexa,theTVRalsosupportsApple’sAirPlay2andHomeKit.Item2Gaminglaptopsaren’tnew,buttheyusuallylackpowercomparedtotheirbeefierdesktopcounterparts.Nvidia’slatestannouncementchangesthat,andbringsthedesktop-classpowerfoundinitsRTXlineofgraphicscardstolaptops.Morethan40laptopmodelswillturnupbytheendofthemonthwithRTXgraphicscardsinside,whichcanproducemorerealisticgraphicsandboostperformanceforthemostgamers.Item3Ifsleepingisharderthanitshouldbe,theDreembandmightbeabletohelpyoufigureoutwhatyou’redoingwrong.TheDreembandisafabric-coveredheadbandthatwrapsaroundyourheadandusesacombinationofsensorsliketheonesinyourAppleWatchtodetectvariousbiometricslikeyourheartrateandrespirationactivity.Italsousesboneconductiontocommunicateaudiocuestoyouprivately.Item4Samsung’sshownoffitsMicroLEDtechnologyinthepast,usingittobuildTheWall,a146-inchTV.Thecompany’snowshowingoffasmallerMicroLEDTV.UsingSamsung’sMicroLEDpanels,youcancreateavarietyofdisplaysizessupportingdifferentaspectratios,goingfromanultra-wide21:9screentoaperfectlysquare1:1displaywithoutlosingimagequality.454、Ifonelikesdoingthingsbyhimself,whichoftheitemssuitshimbest?A．Item1. B．Item2.C．Item3. D．Item4.1、Whichofthefollowingtechnologiesappearedforthefirsttimeintheshow?A．TheTVRUser’scontrollingtheTVbyGoogleAssistantB．Nvidia’slaptops’solvingtheproblemofpowerC．TheDreemband’sdetectyourheartrateD．Samsung’sMicroLEDtechnologymakinga146-inchTVpossible23．（8分）Wintersportstendtobemoredangerousthansummersports—theytakeplacemostlyoutsideatthemercyoficeorsnow,involving(牽涉)metaledges,extremespeedsandcrashes.Skeleton(俯視冰梭),however,standsapartasoneofthemostdifficultandleastaccessibleofallthewintersports.AdamEdelman,Israel’sfirstOlympicskeletonathlete,wouldliketochangethat.Edelmanwasthe10thathletenamedtothe2018IsraeliOlympicTeam.QualifyingfortheOlympicsinanysportisimpressive.Butit’smoreimpressiveifyouqualifyfortheOlympicsafteronlyfouryearsinthesport—andwithoutacoach.Edelmanwasfirstintroducedtoskeletonwatchingthegameontelevisioninlate2013.Sportshavealwaysbeenapartofhislife.HegrewupplayingfootballandwasagoalkeeperontheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyfootballteam.Readyforanewchallenge,hesethissightsontheOlympics.Withoutacoach,EdelmanlearnedtodrivebywatchingendlesshoursofYouTubevideosandtakingmorerunsthananybodyelseonthetrack.“Wheneverybodyelsewouldtakethreerunsperday,Iwouldtakesixtoeight.”herecalled.Succeedinginskeletontakesalargeamountofathleticabilityandtechnicalskill,butthere’sonemoreelement(因素)required,onethatcan’tbetaught.“Thesetracksbutbuiltinthemiddleofnowhere,andit’sgrayandcold.Youhaven’tseenyourfamilyinsevenmonthsandyoureallyjustwanttogiveup.Tocontinue,ittakestenacity.”Edelmansaid.EdelmanisalreadylookingbeyondPyeongchang.The2022Olympicscouldbeinhisfuture,butwhetherhecontinuestocompeteornot,hepromisestostayinIsraelisportsaslongaspossible-asinstructororasacoach.1、Whatmightimpresspeoplemost?A．Edelman’sgiftinwintersports.B．ThechallengesEdelmanhasmet.C．EdelmanenteringfortheOlympics.D．Edelman’ssuccessfulstoryasaskeletonathlete.2、WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeEdelman?A．Modest.B．Generous.C．Ambitious.D．Reliable.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tenacity”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Willpower.B．Extrastrength.C．Goodluck.D．Financialsupport.4、WhatmightbeEdelman’splanforthefuture?A．Settingupateamofhisown.B．Passingonhisskillsandexperience.C．Callingonmorepeopletotakeupsports.D．EndinghissportslifeaftertheOlympicGames.24．（8分）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

Withateamof

colleagues

atTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutine

workin

governmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎縮)

brains

asthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain.”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

______.A．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．whichpeoplearemostintelligentD．whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.2、Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.B．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.C．Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.D．Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.3、Thedoctors’testsshowthat_______.A．ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB．thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC．sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthan

thirty-year-oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.C．Clerks.D．Shopassistants.25．（10分）Ayoungwomansitsaloneinacafésippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcaféwaiter:"Wherearethetoiletsplease?"ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called"silentcafés",wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationbroughtbyeconomicuncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea"onewomanwedding"—afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression-“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafe,MissHigashikokubarusaid:“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit'salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit'sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million"hikikomori"-amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses(隱士)whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.1、（小題1）Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafes”?A．Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.B．Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.C．ItoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeakingD．Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.2、（小題2）Whichofthefollowingstatementcan’taccountfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?A．UnstableeconomicsituationB．AchangeintraditionalfamilysupportpatternC．TherisingdemandforprivacyD．Theincreasingsocialisolation3、（小題3）WhatdoweknowaboutHigashikokubaru?A．Shedoesn’tliketobeanurse.B．Shedoesn’tlikethelifeinbigcities.C．ShetravelledtoTokyoonherworkdays.D．Sheenjoyshersolotimeinaquietplace.4、（小題4）Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LonelyJapaneseB．OnewomanweddingC．SocialreclusesinJapanD．Silentcafes第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）It’sasadrealitythatmanyofusfindourselvesjusttoobusytocontributetoourcommunities.Foralongtime,I,too,believeditcosttoomuchintime,moneyand1tomakearealdifference.ButallthatchangedwhenI2mygood-deed-a-dayproject.Mydaughter,Emily,wasmyprimary3.Iwantedtoshowherwecoulddolittlethingstohelpothers,andbe4.Thefirstweek,Iwasn’tsureifIcould5it.IsurfedtheInternetforideas.Oneday,I6ablindmaninthesubwaystation.He7ashethankedme.Anotherday,Ibroughtflowersfrommygardentoa8nursinghome......IcouldonlyhopeIwasarousing9inothers.Afterjustafewdays,10IfounditeasierthanI’dexpected.IknewIwasmakinga/an11.Everyeveningatthedinnertable,I12thatday’sgooddeedtoEmily.Emilybegan13whatI’dstarted.Onawalkhomefromschool,she14toaneighbour’spotofgeraniums(天竺葵),whichhadtoppled(搖晃)inthewind,andsetitright.“Thatwasmygooddeedfortheday!”sheyelled.Anotherday,shehelpedmecollect15fromourneighboursforthefoodbank.Wedroppedoffthefoodand,16wedroveaway,Emilyannounced17thatshewantedtoworkthereoneday.Bythelastweek,IknewI’dchanged.Atfirst,Ihadn’tbeenentirely18thatIcoulddoagooddeedeveryday.Nowitwaspracticallysecond19.IfeltagreaterresponsibilitytotakeactionwhenIsawaneed,20lookingtheotherway.IfeltasthoughI’dawakened,somehow.1、A．energy B．space C．wisdom D．salary2、A．stopped B．started C．forgot D．remembered3、A．donation B．expectation C．celebration D．inspiration4、A．lucky B．clever C．happy D．merciful5、A．get B．manage C．put D．a(chǎn)ppreciate6、A．watched B．waited C．guided D．ordered7、A．smiled B．sighed C．frowned D．jumped8、A．popular B．distant C．deserted D．local9、A．interest B．mercy C．a(chǎn)wareness D．praise10、A．though B．besides C．therefore D．a(chǎn)lso11、A．discovery B．difference C．mistake D．fortune12、A．reminded B．pointed C．recalled D．described13、A．criticizing B．sharing C．laughing D．praising14、A．marchedover B．pulledover C．turnedover D．fellover15、A．money B．vegetables C．donations D．clothes16、A．before B．since C．until D．a(chǎn)s17、A．proudly B．eagerly C．a(chǎn)nxiously D．casually18、A．concerned B．convinced C．expected D．persuaded19、A．scene B．language C．nature D．skill20、A．bymeansof B．regardlessof C．a(chǎn)swellas D．insteadof第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語(yǔ)法填空（請(qǐng)?jiān)诳瞻滋幪钊?個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。）Aswedointhewest,theChinesealsohaveanannualdaydevotedtolove.QiQiaoJie1．(think)asChineseValentine'sDay.Accordingtoalegend,theseventhdaughteroftheGoddessofHeaven2．(catch)sightofacowboyduringoneofher3．(visit)toearth.Thedaughter,ZhiNu,andthecowboy,NiuLang,got4．(marry)andthecouplelivedhappilyforseveralyears.5．(eventual),theGoddessofHeavenbecamefedupwithherdaughter's6．(absent),andorderedhertoreturntoheaven.However,themothertookpityonthecouple7．a(chǎn)llowedthemtobereunitedonceayear.Legendhasitthatontheseventhnightoftheseventhmonthonthelunarcalendar,magpies(喜鵲)formabridgewiththeirwingsforZhiNutocross8．(meet)herhusband.Today,starobserverscelebrateQiQiaoJiebylookingupatthestarVega,9．representsZhiNu,andatthestarAltair,ontheothersideoftheMilkyWay,whereNiuLangwaits10．hislovertojoinhim.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加:

在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(/\),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:

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劃掉。修改:

在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:

1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞:2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)

不計(jì)分。Nowadaysmillionsofpeopleofallagetakepleasureinahobbywhichisbothinterestedandfun.Andeveryyearmoreandmorepeoplestartastampcollectionofyourownanddiscoveraninterestwhichcanevenlastlifetime.Startingyourcollectionofstampsareeasybecausetheyarenowhere.Holidayandbirthdaypostcardsandletterssendbyyourfriendsandrelativescanprovideyouforstampsfromallovertheworld.Butonceyou’vestartedcollectingseriously,youwillprobablywanttojoinintheStampstartedcollectingseriously,youwillprobablywanttoCollectors’Clubwhichexisttoaddmorestampstoyourcollection.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）作文題目：water詞數(shù)要求：80～100詞寫作要點(diǎn)：1.生活離不開(kāi)水；2.水污染嚴(yán)重；3.應(yīng)該保護(hù)水源、節(jié)約用水。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、A5、A6、A7、A8、C9、D10、B11、B12、A13、A14、A15、B16、C17、A18、B19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、A3、D4、D22、454、D1、B23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、Somepeople

maythink

I’mcrazy

whenIsay“workisrest”.Butthat’sthewayitis—weneedtorest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon’thavetheenergytowork.Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon’tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenotrestful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere

withourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitrealrest.Whentired,rest.It’ssim