2022-2023学年广东省潮州市饶平县饶平二中高考英语四模试卷含解析

2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______inpainting,Johndidn’tnoticeeveningapproaching.A．Toabsorb B．TobeabsorbedC．Absorbed D．Absorbing2．Wildapplause______whenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheircommunity.A．madeout B．brokeout C．letout D．workedout3．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether4．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where5．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted6．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily7．Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/8．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed9．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task10．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup11．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving12．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes13．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin14．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what15．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is16．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask17．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee18．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This19．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow20．Wildanimalsinnaturereservesneedtodeveloptheirsurvivalskillsandtheirwildnature.A．display B．possessC．maintain D．monitor第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）AlbertEinseinsaid，“Onlyalifelivedforothersisworthliving.”Howdoesthisjoboffersound?You’llneedtobeavailableonshortnotice，includinglateatnightandonweekends.Youcouldbeaskedtodoanythingfromhelpingatcommunityeventstorespondingtolife-threateningemergencies(sometimesputtingyourownsafetyatrisk).Thisjobalsoinvolvesalotofregulartraining.Oh,andyouwon'tbepaidforanyofthis.Wouldyoutakethejob?Thisjobmightnotnecessarilyappealtoeveryone,butifthissoundslikeanopportunityyou’deagerlyaccept，thenyou’dfitrightinwithWesternAustralia’s26,000emergencyservicevolunteers.Theemergencyservicesaren'ttheonlyindustrybenefitingfromvolunteers.AcrossbothAustraliaandAmerica,betweenaquarterandhalfofthepopulationvolunteereachyearinareasincludingeducation,sports,health,religion,andsocialservices.Whatmotivatespeopletovolunteer?Yes,volunteersdon'tgetpaid.Butitdoesn'tmeanpeopledon'tgetbenefitsfromvolunteering.Indeed,researchshowstherearesignificantmentalhealthbenefitscomingwithvolunteering.Itcanbeameanstomakenewfriends,buildnewskillsortrythingsoutofyourcomfortzone.Itcanalsobeameanstohelplovedones.Acaseissomeoneclosetomewhorecentlylostherhusbandtoadisease.Whenherhusbandwasadmittedtoanursingfacility,shedecidedtovolunteerforthepatientadvocacycommittee.Shefoundgreatsupportandfeltshecouldmakeadifferenceinthelivesofthepatients.Afterherhusband'spassing,shedecidedtocontinuevolunteeringforthecommitteenotonlyasawaytoshowgratitudeforthegreatcareherhusbandreceivedbutalsobecauseshemadefriendsthere.Shefoundawaytoputhercareerskillstouseforthecommongoodandkeepactiveafterretirement.Therearecountlesswaystovolunteer.Nomatterhowyoudoit,itisdefinitelywortheveryminuteyouputintoit.1、Ifwearecommittedto“thisjob”describedinPara.2,weare_______.A．alwaysindangeroflosingourlivesB．oncall24hoursaday,7daysaweekC．busyprovidingfirst-aidtrainingincommunitiesD．goingtoworkonweekendsandrestonweekdays2、Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthethirdparagraph?A．Noteveryoneisfittobeavolunteer.B．Manyindustriesintheworldneedvolunteers.C．ManyemergencyservicesexistinWesternAustralia.D．ManypeopledevotethemselvestovolunteeringinAustraliaandAmerica.3、Wecancometotheconclusionthatvolunteering_______.A．isawin-winsituationB．benefitsboththebodyandthemindC．spreadsquicklyamongpeopleD．ishardtosticktowithoutrewards4、Theauthor'sfriendkeptvolunteeringafterherhusband'sdeath_________.A．forherinteresttolearncareerskillsB．tostayhelpfulandrelatedtopeopleC．asameanstogetoverhergreatlossD．becauseitwasherhusband'slastwill5、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragevolunteering.B．Toadvertiseajobopportunity.C．Toexpressgratitudetovolunteers.D．Togiveadviceonvolunteering.22．（8分）TheBritishcustomofdrivingontheleftsideoftheroadisn’tasignofeccentricity—there’sactuallyaverysensiblereasonforit.Originally,almosteverybodytravelledontheleftsideoftheroad.ForMedievalswordsmenonhorseback,itmadesensetokeeptothelefttohavetheirrightarmsclosertotheiropponents.Mountinganddismountinghorseswerealsoeasierfromtheleftside,andsaferdonebythesideoftheroadthaninthecenter.Soperhapsthequestionhereshouldbe,whydidpeoplestoptravellingontheleft?Thingschangedinthelate1700swhenlargecarriagespulledbyseveralpairsofhorseswereusedtotransportfarmproductsinFranceandtheUnitedStates.Intheabsenceofadriver’sseatinsidethecarriage,thedriversatontherearlefthorse,withhisrightarmfreetousehiswhiptokeepthehorsesmoving.Sincehewassittingontheleft,hewantedothervehiclestopassonhisleft,sohekepttotherightsideoftheroad.TheBritishGovernmentrefusedtogiveuptheirleft-handdrivingways.Meanwhilepost-revolutionFrance,undertheirleft-handedrulerNapoleon,stucktoapermanentmovetotherightsideoftheroad.AstheBritishandtheFrenchwereyieldingtheirpoweracrosstheglobe,theyinsistedthatthecountriestheyoccupieddrivelikethem.ThisexplainswhyformerBritishcoloniessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandIndiadriveontheleft,whileformerFrenchcolonieslikeAlgeriadriveontheright.WhenHenryFordmadehisModelTin1908,thedriver’sseatwasontheleft,meaningthatforAmericans,carswouldhavetodriveontherightsideoftheroadtoallowfrontandbackpassengerstoexitthecarontothesideway.Thisinfluencedachangeinmanycountries,suchasCanada,ItalyandSpain.However,Britishdriversremainontheleft,andthisishighlyunlikelytochange.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatinMiddleAges________.A．peoplealwaysgotonhorsesfromtheleftsideB．peopleallwalkedandrodeontheleftoftheroadC．peoplenevergotoffhorsesinthecenteroftheroadD．swordsmenfeltsafertravellingontheleftoftheroad2、Whydidpeoplestarttravellingontheright?A．Theyusedlargecarriagestotransportfarmproducts.B．Theyhadtoholdtheirwhipswiththeirrighthands.C．Theywantedothercarriagestopassontheirleft.D．Theywereforcedtositonthebacklefthorse.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad?A．Russia.B．India.C．Spain.D．Algeria.4、WhydoestheauthormentionModelTinthelastparagraph?A．Tointroduceaworld-famousmakeofAmericancars.B．Tostressitsroleinchangingthecustomofdriving.C．Todescribeitssafestdesignforpassengers.D．ToexplainwhytheBritishwon’tchange.23．（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(萎缩)

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.24．（8分）Whenwethinkofagenerationgapweusuallythinkofconflictingtastesinmusic,orpastimes.Butnowthegenerationgapishandwriting.AfteroneteacherinTennesseediscoveredthatshehadstudentswhocouldn’treadtheassignmentsshewaswritingontheboard,sheposteditontheInternetsayinghandwritingshouldbetaughtinschools.Opponentsclaimthathandwritinghasbecomeoutoftimeinourmodernworld.Typedwordshavebecomeaprimaryformofcommunication.OnceapracticalkillhandwritingisnolongerusedbythevastmajorityofAmericans.Itisnolongertaughtinschools,andsomeclaimthatthetimethatitwouldtaketoteachitcouldbeputtobetteruse,forinstance,byteachingthetechnicalskills.Butevenintoday’sworldtherearestillplentyofreasonstopickupapenandapplyittopaper.ManyAmericaninstitutionsstillrequireoriginalsignatures,forinstance,signingforaregisteredletterandbuyingahouse.Andoriginalsignaturesaremuchmoredifficulttoforge(伪造)thantheirdigitalcounterparts.Thereisalsostrongevidencethatwritingbyhandisgoodforthemind.Itactivatesadifferentpartofthebrain,andimprovesfinemovingskillsinyoungchildren.Peoplealsotendtorememberwhattheywritebyhandmorethanwhattheytype,andtheprocessofwritingbyhandhasbeenshowntostimulateideas.Besides,studieshaveshownthatkidswhowritebyhandlearntoreadandspellearlierthanthosewhodon’t.Nottomention,handwritingispleasing,asisevidencedbythefactthatnoonehasevertypedaloveletter.Andhandwritingremainspopularasanartform.Yes,weliveinamodernworld,butweliveinamodernworldthatisbasedonfundamentalvalues.1、Whatdidtheteacherfindinherclass?A．Herstudentshadabiggenerationgapwithher.B．Herhandwritingwastooterribletounderstand.C．Somestudentscouldnotrecognizeherhandwritingontheblackboard.D．Somestudentshandwritingontheblackboardwastoodifficulttotell.2、Whydosomepeopleagreetoteachhandwritinginschool?A．Handwritingiseasytoremember.B．Handwritingisbeneficialtothebrain.C．Handwritingcanhelponebuyahouse.D．Handwritingisanartformoutoftime.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．HandwritingiswidelyusedinAmerica.B．Whatpeoplewritebyhandisnoteasytorecognize.C．Handwritingisemphasizedinourmodernsociety.D．Thosewithgoodhandwritingmayperformbetterintheirstudies.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsteachinghandwritinginschool?A．Opposed.B．Objective.C．Unconcerned.D．Favorable.25．（10分）Sciencetextbooksaroundtheworldhavebecomesuddenlyoutofdate.Fournewchemicalelements(元素)havebeenaddedtotheperiodictable.Abigdecisionnowliesahead-elements113,115,117and118needtobegiventheirofficialnamesandsymbols.Newelementscanbenamedafteramythical(神话的)concept,amineral,aplaceorcountry,aproperty(性质)orascientist.Thenameshavetobeuniqueandmaintain＂historicalandchemicalconsistency＂.Thismeansalotof＂-iums＂.＂They’reLatinisingthename,＂explainschemistAndreaSella.＂Themostrecenttraditionistonamethemafterplacesorpeople.＂Theplaceschosentendtobewheretheelementwasdiscoveredorfirstproduced.Noonehasyetnamedanelementafterthemselvesbutmanyelementsarenamedinhonourofimportantscientists.AlbertEinsteinwasgiveneinsteinium.Thiscanalsobeawayofrightingthewrongsofthepast.＂LiseMeitnerwasreallythechemistwhospottednuclearfission(核裂变)butshewasneverreallyrecognisedforitbecauseshewasJewishandawoman,＂saysSella.＂Givinganelementanamethatremindsusofherisgreatlyimportant.＂Thenamingprocessisn’tquick.Thescientistswhodiscoveredthemwillstartthingsoffbysuggestinganame.ButitwillbedowntotheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)toapproveit.AspecialdivisionoftheUS-basedgrouphastoacceptthesuggestion.ThenthereisapublicreviewperiodoffivemonthsbeforetheIUPACgetsthefinalapproval.Onceit’sready,thenameisannouncedinthescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry.Naminganelementisnotjustaboutfunctionality.Namesarealwaysimportant.1、WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Topresentafinding.C．Topointoutaproblem.D．Tocallforadecision,2、WhywasLiseMeitnermentionedinthenamingprocessinParagraph4?A．Topraiseher.B．Tobuildherreputation.C．Tocorrectthewrongsofthepast.D．Toendracialdiscrimination3、Whohasthefinalsayinthenamingprocessofanelement?A．Thescientistwhodiscoveredthem.B．ThespecialdivisionofUS-basedgroup.C．ThescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry,D．TheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howelementsgettheirnames.B．Whysciencetextbooksareoutofdate.C．Hownewelementsarediscovered.D．Howfunctionalnaminganelementis.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Twistwasthenameofanoldchampionracinghorse.Hewaspastthirtyyearsold,buttheheartofthetrue1stillbeatwiththegreatspirit.However,Iknewlittleaboutthe2thattheoldhorse’sspiritwouldhaveonmydaughter.MydaughterStacyhadeverhada3experiencewitharunawayhorse.Shewasjusteightatthetime,andaterrifying4accompaniedthedisaster.Althoughshebrokenobones,her5,loveforhorsesandthedesiretolearntoridewere6NomatterhowmywifeandItried,wehadno7incuringthedamagecausedthatday.Butwhenshewasthirteen,aturningpointcame.OnedayasIsawStacylookintotheeyeofthe8fellowinthestall(牲口棚),Iknewthiswasgoingtobethebeginningofa9relationship.Fortunately,Stacy’saccidenthadnotweakenedherlovefor10ingeneral,andthissmallopeningwasallthatTwistneededtocreateanunusualbond(纽带).Inthefollowingweeks,Stacybegantoexpressdaily11incomingtothestallwithme.She12spenttimewithhim,feeding,brushingandcombinghim,allthe13talkingtohimaboutherlife.Thenoneday14Iwasreadyingonehorseforaride,Inoticedtheoldguy’s15expressionanddesiretobeincluded,too.SoIaskedStacyifshewantedtotakeTwistoutforaride.In16,Stacylookedonceagainintotheoldman’seye.Thatmoment,theirtwospirits17andcompletedthebondthathadbeenformingoveracoupleofmonths.Continuingtolookdeepintohiseyes,Stacydidn’t18.Sheonlynoddedyes.Momentslater,Isawthemriding19together,Stacywinningrenewedconfidenceanddesire,andTwistwinninghismedalofachild’s201、A．ownerB．winnerC．jumperD．member2、A．wishB．ideaC．effectD．ability3、A．newB．badC．richD．strange4、A．fallB．taskC．shakeD．attack5、A．prideB．skillC．luckD．confidence6、A．ignoredB．reformedC．destroyedD．overlooked7、A．aimB．needC．surpriseD．success8、A．poorB．oldC．braveD．strong9、A．seriousB．similarC．specialD．formal10、A．animalsB．parentsC．friendsD．fields11、A．thanksB．interestC．opinionsD．sympathy12、A．endlesslyB．roughlyC．unwillinglyD．actively13、A．bestB．wayC．sameD．time14、A．asB．soC．althoughD．because15、A．angryB．sadC．eagerD．anxious16、A．briefB．responseC．returnD．addition17、A．metB．roseC．foughtD．recovered18、A．actB．thinkC．speakD．smile19、A．onB．backC．downD．off20、A．heartB．spiritC．agreementD．dependence第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空。Singles’DayfallsonNovember11theveryyearinChina,1．isrecognizedasadayforpeoplewhohavenogirlfriendorboyfriend.CouplesandlovershaveValentine’sDayincelebrationoftheirlove,buthowaboutthesingles?Theremustbeadaytheycancelebrateeven2．apartner.That’s3．peoplecreatedSingles’Day.4．Singles’Daymanysingleschoosetosaygoodbyetotheirsinglelives,5．(attend)blinddateparties,andsomepeopleevendecidetoget6．(marry)withstrangers.7．thisdayhasrecentlybecomemoreofatimeforshopping,becausemanyshopsonlinewillgivecustomersgreatdiscounttopromotetheirgoods.Moreandmorepeoplearewillingtoshoponlinetoget8．theywant,andIamoneofthem.Ijustcan’thelp9．(buy)thingswhetherIneedthemornot.10．(honest)speaking,someofthethingsthatIboughthavebeenputasideforeverinmycloset.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Hello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.NowI’dliketointroduceourschooltoyou.Ourschoolislocatedinthenorthpartofthecity.It’sfamousasitsbeautifulscenery.Thereliealakeinourschool,thatstudentscanboat.Closetoourschoolisabeautifulparkwithfloweraround.Everyclassismadeup50livelystudents.Theyarewarm,generousbutreadytoofferhelp.Theyfeelhonouredwhenaskforhelp.Sotheyareveryfriendlyandeasytogetalongwiththem.Youwillhavethewonderfultimeandgetusedtothelifesoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你与朋友在暑假一起到伦敦旅游回国后，发现把眼镜忘在酒店的床头柜(bedsidetable)上了。请你写信给酒店经理Wilson先生，请他帮忙把眼镜寄到你家。内容主要包括:1.对酒店服务以及Wilson先生的伦敦游览建议表达感谢。2.眼镜是金色框，黑色眼镜盒，内有姓名和家庭地址。3.你愿意支付邮费(postage)。注意：1.词数100左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、C5、C6、C7、D8、C9、B10、C11、D12、C13、C14、C15、D16、B17、A18、A19、D20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、D3、A4、B5、A22、1、D2、C3、B4、B23、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.Peoplearestupidenoughtorestinwaysthatdestroytheircapacity

towork.Restandworkalwaysgotogether.Theremustbeabalance:workduringthedayandrestatnight.Whenthesuncomesup,onehasplentyofstrengthtoworkwellandenjoyit.Inotherwords,restisakin