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1、Unit13OurSchedules,OurSelvesKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatesthepurposeoftheessay.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraphs1,2and3.)2.F(RefertoParagraph3.Someofwhatfillsourdaysareonerousobligation
2、s,somearewonderfulopportunities,andmostfallinbetween.)3.T(RefertoParagraph4.)4.F(RefertoParagraph5.Whiledirectcommunicationcanloosenourschedulesincertaininstances[it'seasiertoshiftaroundanengagementonshortnotice],overalltheyfuelthetrendthateveryminutemustbeaccountedfor.)5.T(RefertoParag
3、raphs12and13.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraphs2and3.Ourliveshavebeentoometiculouslymappedoutandfilledwithtoomanyordersandplans.Asthereistoomuchtodo,toomanyplacestobe,toomanythingshappeningtoofast,andnotimeforanidlemomentorareflectivepause,wearenotabletoenjoythebeautyo
4、flife.Itseemsthatwearenotleadingourlives,butmerelyfollowingadizzyingtimetableofduties,commitments,demands,andoptions.2.RefertoParagraph4.Accordingtotheauthor,theaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,andtheaccompanyingdeclineofpeoplehavinganykindofasayoverwagesandworkingconditions,isthechie
5、fculprit.Poorpeopleorpeopleatthebottomofthesocio-economicladderfeelthepainmostsharply;theyoftenfeeloutofcontrolofeverythinghappeningtothem.However,evensuccessfulprofessionalsfeelthepressure.3.RefertoParagraphs5and6.Besidestheaccelerationoftheglobalizedeconomy,therearetwootherfactorsthat
6、resultinoverschedulingourlife.Thefirstistheonslaughtofnewtechnology,whichpromisedtosetusfreebuthasinsteadratcheteduptherhythmsofeverydaylife.Andthesecondisourownhumandesireformorechoicesandnewexperiences.4.RefertoParagraphs7and8.Asthe24hoursallottedtouseachdayarefullybooked,somethingisl
7、ostinourlife.Wedon'tjustrunintoafriendanymore;wecan'thappilysavoranexperiencebecauseourmindracestowardthenextplanonthecalendar.There'snotimeleftforthosemagic,spontaneousmomentsthatmakeusfeelmostalive.5.RefertoParagraphs9?3.Yes,wecangetourselvesfreefromtheburdenofschedules.Accor