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1.. 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. 2.

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. ”

    3. 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 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. 4.

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. 5.. 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.

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.

 

【答案】

 

1.G

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.F

【解析】

试题分析:在本文中,作者通过一个过度压抑的病人再医生的指导下最终康复的事情来说明一个道理:人要想清楚,自己需要什么,然后把自己的需要放在第一位。不要把自己一直禁锢在别人的要求中。

1.根据后文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.她讲了每天必须做的事---有一件是叠被子—从醒来到飞快跑出去上班。可知,她压力很重,她跑来向作者寻求帮助。故选G。

2.从后文She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years她42年以来第一次没叠被子,可知她采纳了我的建议。故选D。

3.从后面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.一个是她发现她以前从没见到的她在时生活中可做的选择。另一个是她允许自己不要太完美,可知她取得了两个突破。故选A。

4.根据前句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. 许多人选择把自己和自己的健康放在最后。他们好好的照顾他们的房子,车子,可知接下来应是They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own他们把所有其他人的需要都放在他们自己的前面。故选C。

5.根据前句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.作为每天的基本,应该包括正常的饮食,足够的睡眠,和家人呆在一起的时间。而锻炼、休闲、友谊和爱好也应该是平常生活的一部分,可知要用The point is to do something for yourself every day重点是每天要为自己做一些事。

考点:考查信息匹配。

 

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APeople who live in an industrial city.

BPeople who’ would like to travel but cannot.

CAmbitious people.

DThe people who go on holidays abroad.

2. When do the customers come into the office to book their holidays?

AEarly in the morning.

BEvery year.

CIn January.

DShortly after receiving the booklet.

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Cbooking tickets for other people

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BBrian arranged everything so well for Perry

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b. To Frankfurt by plane

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d. Fly back to London

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