第八讲 “不明身份”的代词指代题
Test 1
(2013·湖北省八市高三年级三月调考)
If you live in America in the 21st century you’ll probably hear a lot of people tell you how busy they are.It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing：“Busy！”“Crazy busy！” It is pretty obviously a boast disguised as a complaint.And the common response is a kind of congratulation：“That’s a good problem to have.” or “Better than the opposite.”
Notice it isn’t generally people pulling backtoback shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimumwage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted！Dead on their feet.It’s almost always people whose busyness is purely selfimposed：work and obligations they’ve taken on voluntarily，classes and activities they’ve “encouraged” their kids to participate in.They’re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety，because they’re addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy.They feel anxious and guilty when they aren’t either working or doing something to promote their work.It’s something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance (令人安心的保证)，a measure against emptiness；obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy，completely booked，in demand every hour of the day.
