2025屆甘肅省張掖市山丹縣一中高三壓軸卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood2．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom3．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared4．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced5．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue6．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush7．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself8．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated9．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting10．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished11．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．a(chǎn)ny12．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can13．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected14．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting15．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．a(chǎn)djustsC．transformsD．relates16．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright17．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when18．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup19．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup20．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Businessdependsonproductivityandemployee’sinteraction(互動)withcustomers.Themoreproductiveacompanyisandthebetteritscustomerserviceis,themoreincomeitmakes.Productivityismeasuredbytheoutputofemployees.Nootherfactorinfluencesproductivityandcustomerinteractionmorethanhowtheemployeesthinkabouttheirjob.Workingenvironmentsarenotthesame.BlameDonais,inhisbookWorkplacesThatWork,definescultureas“asystemofsharedbeliefs,valuesandnorms(規(guī)范)thatshapebehavior”.Thissystemofsharedbeliefscreatestheatmosphereinwhichtheemployeesworkanddeterminestheirworthinthecompany,theiropportunitieswithinthecompanyandtheiropinionsoftheirmanagers.Areviewofthecultureoftheworkplacehelpsthemanagementteamtocreatemodelsthatinspireamoreproductiveandemployee-friendlyculture.Understandingtheworkplaceculturegivesthemanagementinsight（洞察力）astowhathinders(阻礙)production,whatcanbechangedandwhatpoliciescanbeadded.Negativeculturesdiscourageemployees,formhavingopinions.Thisisgenerallyaresultofamanagementteamthatonlyseesemployeesfortheirproductionvalues.Employeeswhodon’tfeelvaluedmoveontocompaniesthatencouragetheirinput.Thehighturnoverresultsinlessqualifiedemployees.Positiveworkplacecultureskeepmoreemployees.Employeeswhoremaininpositionsforextendedperiodsoftimedeveloprelationshipswithpreferredcustomersandcanoftenbethereasonthatacustomerdoesbusinesswithacompany.Motivatedemployeesvaluethecompany’sassets（資產(chǎn)）more,andtheirdecisionsreflectthisvalue.JoanHodgins,amanagementpsychologist,insiststhat“Researchshowsorganizationsthatarecommittedtodevelopingandmaintainingacultureof‘dignityatwork’,harvestthebenefitsintermsoffinancialresults.”BlameDonaisadvisesthatlargeworkplacesbeawareofsubculturesthatcandevelopindifferentregionsintheworld.Largecompaniesmayneedoutsidehelptocreatenationalorglobalplatformstoencourageaunitedcultureamongalltheirlocations.1、Whatinfluencesacompanymostaccordingtothetext?A．Itscustomerservice.B．Itsefficientproduction.C．Itsmanagers’workattitude.D．Itsemployees’opinionsaboutwork.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBlameDonais’attitude?A．Hethinspeoplehavedifferentopinionsonnegativecultures.B．Hethinkslargeworkplacesshouldmaintainadifferentculture.C．Hethinksthesystemofsharedbeliefsisnotfitforworkplaces.D．Hethinkssubculturesareofgreatimportancetolargeworkplaces.3、Whatwaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofWorkplaceCultureB．TheDisadvantagesofWorkplaceCultureC．HowtoChooseaQualifiedCompanyD．HowtoEmployQualifiedEmployees22．（8分）NewJerseyBotanicalGardenMembershipIt’seasytojoinNewJerseyBotanicalGarden(NJBG)Membershiporrenewyourmembershiponline,byphoneorbymail.Andit’ssoimportanttotheBotanicalGarden!YourmembershipdollarshelptoimprovetheGarden,andprovideeducationalandrecreational(娛樂的)activitiesforthegeneralpublic.Thankyouforyoursupport!Tojoinorrenew,pleaseclickontheappropriatesectionandmembershipcategorybelowforsafeandconvenientonlinepaymentprocessingbyPayPal.Ifyouprefertojoinbyphoneormail,calltheNJBGofficeat(973)962-9534ordownloadandsendinourmembershipbrochure(AdobeAcrobatPDFfile).★JoinNJBGTodayMembershipCategoryIndividualDual(兩人共用)StudentAnnualDues$35$60$25Special:Save$5withBiennialDues(兩年會費)$60$100$40★RenewYourMembershipMembershipCategoryIndividualDualStudentAnnualDues$30$50$25Special:Save$5withBiennialDues$50$80$40TheBotanicalGardenstartedlifeasSkylands,alargeareainthegrandmanner.Itisfamousfora44-roomTudorRevivalgranite(公館)designedbyJohnRussellPope.Skylandshas96acresofformalandnaturalizedgardensandissurroundedbyover1,000acresofmeadows(草坪)andwoodlands.PurchasedbytheStatein1996andofficiallynamedastheNewJerseyStateBotanicalGardenin1984,thegardenscontainapproximately5,000speciesandvarietiesoftreesandflowers.Foryou,theNJBGisanexcitingandbeautifulplacetovisitwhereyoumayenjoyeachseason’sbest.Membersenjoyspecialevents,festivals,lectures,andrewardingeducationalopportunitiesforbothcityandcountrygardeners.YourNJBGmembershipoffersyoudiscountsatparticipatingnurseries,gardencentersandotherfinebusinesses.SimplypresentyourNJBGmembershipcardwhenbeginningyourpurchase:?GoffleBrookFarmandGardenCenter,(201)652-754010%offyourpurchase?MetropolitanPlantExchange,(973)683-761312%offyourpurchase?Rohsler’sAllendaleNursery&Florist,(201)327-315615%offyourpurchase1、TheNJBGmembershipdollarscanbeusedto.A．offerfurthereducation B．updateonlinepaymentC．providebetterservice D．protecttheenvironment2、TojointheNJBGmembership,youcancallitsofficeat.A．(201)327-3156 B．(201)652-7540C．(973)962-9534 D．(973)638-76133、Torenewtheone-yearmembershipforyourparents,youneedtopay.A．$50 B．$60C．$80 D．$10023．（8分）ItwasanautumnmorningshortlyaftermyhusbandandImovedintoourfirsthouse.Ourchildrenwereupstairsunpacking,andIwaslookingoutofthewindowatmyfathermovingaroundmysteriouslyonthefrontlawn.“Whatareyoudoingoutthere?”Icalledtohim.Helookedup,smiling.“I’mmakingyouasurprise.”Ithoughtitcouldbejustaboutanything.Whenwewerekids,healwayscreatedsomethingsurprisingforus.Today,however,Dadwouldsaynomore,andcaughtupinthebusinessofournewlife,Ieventuallyforgotabouthissurprise.UntilonegloomydaythenextMarchwhenIglancedoutofthewindow,sawadotofblueacrosstheyard.Iheadedoutsideforacloserlook.Theywerecrocuses（番紅花）throughoutthefrontlawnblue,yellowandmyfavoritepink,withlittlefacesmovingupanddowninthecoldwind.IrememberedthethingsDadsecretlyplantedlastautumn.Heknewhowthedarknessanddullnessofwinteralwaysgotmedown.Whatcouldhavebeenmoreperfectlytimelytomyneeds?Myfather’scrocusesbloomed（開花）eachspringforthenextfiveseasons,alwaysbringingthesameassurance:Hardtimesarealmostover.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thenaspringcamewithonlyhalftheusualbloomsandthenextspringtherewerenone.Imissedthecrocuses,soIwouldaskDadtocomeoverandplantnewbulbs.ButIneverdid.HediedsuddenlyoneOctoberday.Myfamilywereindeepsorrow,leaningonourfaith.Onaspringafternoonfouryearslater,IwasdrivingbackwhenIfeltdepressed.ItwasDad’sbirthday,andIfoundmyselfthinkingabouthim.Thiswasnotunusual－myfamilyoftentalkedabouthim,rememberinghowheliveduptohisfaith.SuddenlyIslowedasIturnedintoourdriveway.Istoppedandstaredatthelawn.Thereonthemuddygrasswithsmallpilesofmeltingsnow,bravelywavinginthewind,wasonepinkcrocus.Howcouldaflowerbloomfromabulbmorethan18yearsago,onethathadn’tbloomedinoveradecade?Buttherewasthecrocus.TearsfilledmyeyesasIrealizeditssignificance.Holdon,keepgoing,andlightiscomingsoon.Thepinkcrocusbloomedforonlyaday,butitbuiltmyfaithforalifetime.1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.A．itkeptbotheringtheauthornotknowingwhatthesurprisewasB．theauthorwasunpackingwhenherfatherwasmakingthesurpriseC．itwasnotthefirsttimethattheauthor’sfatherhadmadeasurpriseD．theauthorknewwhatthesurprisewasbecausesheknewherfather2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorusuallyfeltdepressedintheseasonofwinter.B．Theauthor’sfatherplantedthecrocusestoliftherlowspirits.C．Theauthoroftenthoughtaboutherfatherafterhedied.D．Thecrocusesbloomedeachspringbeforeherfatherdied.3、Theauthor’sfathershouldbebestdescribedas.A．a(chǎn)part-timeworkerwholovedflowersB．a(chǎn)kind-heartedmanwholivedwithfaithC．a(chǎn)full-timegardenerwithskillfulhandsD．a(chǎn)nordinarymanwithdoubtsinhislife24．（8分）TakeatriptooneofLondon'sthemeparksforanadrenaline-packeddayout.Fromthrillingridesthroughhistory,towildanimals-bothmythicalandreal-London'sthemeparksoffergreatentertainmentforfamiliesandgroups.UnlikemostLondonattractions,someamusementparksaren'tincentralLondon,butareeasilyreachedbytrain,coachorcar.ChessingtonWorldofAdventuresWhetherit'sadrenaline-pumpingrides,wildanimalsorunderwateradventuresyou'reafter,Chessingtondelivers.Therearethreemainsections:theThemeParkhas10themedlandswithmorethan40ridesandattractionsincludingrollercoasters,dodgemsandridessuitableforyoungerchildren.ChessingtonZoohouses1,000animalsincludingtigers,lions,giraffes,penguinsandapettingzoo.Shrek’sAdventureBoardtheDreamworks.TourBusfora4DexperiencewithcheekyDonkeyasyourguide.You'llbetakenthrough10live,fairy-tale-themedshowsincludingShrek'sSwampandamirrormaze(迷宮).Suitableforallages,butparticularlythoseaged6to12yearsold.LondonDungeonTakeascarybuthumorous90-minutejourneythrough1,000yearsofLondon'shistoryattheever-popularLondonDungeon.Thereare18interactiveshowswith20livetheatreactorsandtworidestoguideyouthroughthecity'smurkypast.WalktheWhitechapelMazewithJacktheRipper,visitamedievaltorturechamber,andbecarefulnottoloseyourheadonTheTyrantboatridewithKingHenryVⅢ!KidZaniaSetyourimaginationfreeatKidZaniaatWestfieldLondon–thenewrole–playingparkforchildrenthat’stakingtheworldbystorm.Achild-sizecitycompletewithshopsandlocationsincludingafirestation,abankandatheatrestagewherechildrencanrole-playaround60differentjobsandprofessions,KidZaniaaimstoteachlifeskillssuchasfinancialliteracy,teamworkandindependence.1、600．Ifvistorswanttoenjoytheexcitementofrollercoasters,theycangoto________.A．KidZaniaB．Shrek’sAdventureC．LondonDungeonD．ChessingtonWorldofAdventures2、602．WhomightbemostlikelyinterestedinLondonDungeon?A．Studentsstudyinghistory.B．Underwateradventurers.C．Policeofficers.D．Animallovers.3、604．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencetextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguidebook.D．Ageographymagazine.25．（10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.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）IdrivedailytoworkonHighwayⅧ.Eachspring1colorfulwildflowersintheditches2theroad.Thereisone3goldenflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeyes.Itblooms（開花）onlyinthe4hours-theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Lastspring,Istatedawildflowergardeninouryard.Icanlookthroughthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthe5andenjoytheflowers.Thoselovelygoldenflowersfromtheditch,Ihaveoftenthough,wouldlookgreatinthebedalongsideotherwildflowers.I6pasttheflowerseveryday,thinkingI’lldigthemhome.“7,theymaybehardtokeeptilltheofficetimeends.”O(jiān)r,“8,Idon’twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty.”Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthemout.Myhusbandevengavemeafoldingshoveltobeusedforthatexpressed9Onedayonmywaytotheoffice,Iwas10toseethehighwaydepartmenthadweededouttheditchesandthegoldenflowerswere11“Youhaveononeto12butyourself-youwaitedtoolong.”Ithoughttomyself,“You13havedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring.”Dayslater,I14thenewsthatmysisterhasbraincancer.Sheis12yearsolderthanmeand15,becauseofageanddistance,wehadn’tbeenas16aswewouldhave.Icouldn’thelpbutseethe17betweenthegoldenflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmysisterandme.18,thankstoGod,wehavesometimeleftto19somewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.AndwhenIcatchsightofthegoldenflowersagainthisspring,youcan20I’llsurelystopantransplantthemtomygarden.1、A．growsB．bringsC．holdsD．removes2、A．a(chǎn)longB．offC．a(chǎn)roundD．in3、A．strangeB．superiorC．particularD．common4、A．dayB．eveningC．morningD．noon5、A．homeworkB．repairsC．dishesD．exercise6、A．stoppedB．walkedC．dashedD．drove7、A．What’smoreB．ThusC．NevermindD．However8、A．RememberitB．MakeitC．ForgetitD．Catchit9、A．pleasureB．a(chǎn)ngerC．purposeD．a(chǎn)nxiety10、A．delightedB．shockedC．frightenedD．saddened11、A．fallingB．goneC．standingD．a(chǎn)bandoned12、A．questionB．blameC．hireD．follow13、A．shouldB．mustC．wouldD．might14、A．discoveredB．studiedC．provedD．learned15、A．unfortunatelyB．surprisinglyC．frequentlyD．interestingly16、A．deepB．closeC．goodD．long17、A．connectionB．combinationC．conditionD．competition18、A．SoB．InfactC．StillD．Aboveall19、A．rememberB．plantC．formD．harvest20、A．doubtB．wonderC．betD．understand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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Christmaswasnear.Iwalkedawayfrommyschoolandfollowedthewornpaththroughthetreesontothestreet1．Cole’sgrocerystorestood.InmypocketwasacollectionofcoinsandbillsI2．(earn)thesummerbefore.CarsrandownthestreetasIopenedthedoortothestore.Thenoiseofthecarsdisappearedwhenthedoorclosed3．me.Iwasakidwhofeltoutofplaceandonamission.Forthefirsttime,IwasgoingtobuyaChristmasgiftformymumanddad.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞;刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉;修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線,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)不計分。Writingwasmyfavoriteclassatschool、Myteacher,BebeUsi,wasdevotingandencouraging、Weeachspentseveralclassesmakeapapermaskandworeitwhenreadingourownworkbeforetheclass、Ihaveforgottenthatcompositionnow,butIrememberthefeelingofmaskonmyfaceandmyheartwasbeatingwildasIsharedmycomposition、Iwasafraidofbutproud、Ihavewrittenmanycompositionsbeforethatbutnoneofwhichhadbeenchosentobereadbeforetheclass、Theyperhapsweren'tthebestcompositionandthemostbeautifulmaskinmyclass、Buttheybothweremy、34第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明,請以書信的形式用英語向你的好朋友Tom介紹你的英語老師。內(nèi)容包括：1.外貌特點；2.性格特點；3.他（她）讓你感動的原因；注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、C5、A6、A7、A8、C9、D10、A11、A12、A13、D14、C15、A16、B17、B18、A19、B20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、D3、A22、1、C2、C3、A23、1、C2、D3、B24、1、600．D2、602．A3、604．C25、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’ssimple.Actually,dogsandcatsaresmarteraboutthisthanpeople.Peopleare