A patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She described all the things she had to do -one was to make her bed-from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my idea.

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years-and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

    This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破). One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs. The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

    So what is the solution? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. The point is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.

What is the solution to the problem of managing time?

       A.Doing more exercises every day.    B.Taking time to visit friends regularly.

       C.Stopping making bed occasionally. D.Doing what you want to do first.

What does the word “beaming” in Line 1, Paragraph 2 probably mean?

       A.Worrying  B.Smiling    C.Depressed D.Luckily

What is the major problem of most people managing time?

       A.Most people do not take care of their health.

       B.Most people put others’ needs ahead of their own.

       C.Most people cannot keep balance on managing time.

       D.Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

What is the author’s attitude toward people’s problems in the passage?

       A.Matter – of – fact.  B.Negative. C.Indifferent.             D.Worried.

第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

    71 .She described all the things she had to do -one was to make her bed-from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work.I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks.She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest.72

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming.She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years-and nothing bad had happened.“And you know what?” she said.“I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

    73 .One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before.The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect.This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all.Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs.The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last.They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves.74

So what is the solution? There’s an easy way.Decide what you want in your life, and put that first.On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family.Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life.75 .The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life.Take a nap.Take a walk.Take time to play the piano.Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office.Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers.Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.

A.This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破).

B.Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly.

C.They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

D.However, she went along with my idea.

E.Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

F.The point is to do something for yourself every day.

G.A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.

 

第一节  完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a   11   on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from head to toe, explained that he had    12   out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children   13   at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had filled a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both   14   , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he   15   me back.

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   16   in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and   17   .While the little ones played and ran around ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the   18   .

It was about 5 a.m. before they left .The young fellow asked me how much he   19   me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had shown $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later, I received a   20    from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   21   to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It   22   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most   23   person in the company.

In his letter, he thanked me again and    24   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this   25   , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

11. A.kick          B. hit                           C. beat                                 D. knock

12. A.driven               B. used                       C. come                               D. run

13. A.away                B. behind              C. over                                 D. out

14. A.sleeping           B. crying                C. quarrelling                D. fighting

15. A.allow                B. ring                         C. lead                                  D. follow

16. A.on                      B. off                           C. in                                 D. over

17. A.neat                  B. hot                          C. warm                               D. attractive

18. A.drivers             B. guests              C. customers                      D. adults

19. A.gave                 B. paid                        C. owed                               D. offered

20. A.call                    B. letter                      C. check                               D. notice

21. A.get                    B. force                       C. require                                D. hope

22. A.pointed            B. turned              C. worked                      D. found

23. A.generous                  B. successful        C. serious                           D. powerful

24. A.praised            B. persuaded            C. informed                         D. convinced

25. A.lesson              B. business                C. aspect                    D. case

 

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