Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从下框的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

How to Simplify Your Life

Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.

【1】_________

When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back and get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of success.

【2】_________

The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner. If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do, then it's not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget. The solution is equally simple: refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.

【3】___________

“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with -- until one day they break. Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with. These signals came from various areas of life．You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases. If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, "I can't manage that."

【4】________

“If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, cleverer, then I would be happier.” This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, corners, and edges. Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life. Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous: driving a car; crossing the road. But life doesn't consist entirely of these things. In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.

【5】_______

Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out which places improve your creativity. For me it's the train. When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train traps make you tired (some people fall asleep after a few miles).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】D

【4】F

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析：如何让自己的生活变得简单,缓解压力，作者给出一些建议：分开你的行动,说“不”来释放压力,承认自己的弱势, 不要希望一切都是完美的, 有时候逃避一下

【1】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要通过描述如何成功地抓住两头猪的故事说明做一件事可分成两次进行。而选项B. Separate Your Actions分开你的行动，能够概括本段大意，故选C

【2】E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要描述各行各业的压力大，压力大不是因为时间少，而是因为要做的事情多，所以拒绝过分额外的任务，可令人压力大减。而选项A. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying "No" 通过说“不”来释放压力，能够概括本段大意，故选E

【3】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。据文中If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, "I can't manage that."可知，当对压力难以承受时，要勇于对自己说：“我做不到。”所以“示弱”也是一种精神境界。而选项F. Allow Yourself to Be Weak承认自己的弱势，能够概括本段大意，故选D

【4】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要描述刻意追求不切实际的梦想，只会适得其反。物无空物，人无完人，不要希望一切是完美的，因为世上本没有这些东西。而选项D. Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect不要希望一切都是完美的，能够概括本段大意，故选

【5】B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段主要描创新需要创新的空间，家中干扰太多，乘坐火车作者认为是一种不错的选择，在火车上可以尽可能的杜绝各种干扰进行创造，而选项C. Escape Now and Then有时候逃避一下，能够概括本段大意，故选B

考点 ：七选五