Question

 

A few things to do during weekends

to improve your life

Weekend at last! Something you’re so looking forward to after a tiring week at work. Here are several tips on how to make the most of your weekends.

Spend time with loved ones. Reconnect with family members or friends you neglected(疏忽) lately. Don’t do it out of guilt or because you have to. Do it because you want to. Reach out to them to see how they are doing. 1. Return their calls if you were busy when they last tried to reach you. Talk to them. Listen to them. Be there for them.

2. Stay away from TV, iPad, iPhone and any other electronic devices. Unplug! Your brain needs to clear up from all the stress you’ve put on yourself during the week. Why not read a book instead? A paper one. Seriously, when was the last time you did that?

Laugh, laugh and laugh again. You can never have enough of it. Laugh is the best medicine ever. 3. For example, it helps you manage stress, strengthen your immune system and you are 40 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack.

Express appreciation. 4. Be grateful for your family, friends, health, the food you put on the table, the clothes you wear and the air that you breathe.

There you are. Doing a few things during weekends will have a positive long-term effect on your life. 5. .

A. Apply the “no technology” rule.

B. Pause and pay attention to your thoughts.

C. Friendship is the best source of happiness.

D. Don’t call them only when you need them.

E. Put them into practice and you’ll beat the Monday Blues.

F. It benefits your mental and physical health in so many ways.

G. This is something you should be doing every day, not only on weekends.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.F

4.G

5.E

【解析】

1.D

【试题解析】推理题。根据下面2行Return their calls if you were busy when they last tried to reach you. Talk to them. Listen to them. Be there for them.如果上次你忙的时候他们电话你，你要记得回复。要多和他们交流，多倾听支持他们。而不是只是在我们需要他们的时候才想起他们。所以D项与下面两行是一致的。

2.2】A

【试题解析】根据第一句Stay away from TV, iPad, iPhone and any other electronic devices.可知当我们和爱人朋友在一起的时候，关掉手机电话或者其他的电子装置。享受与他们在一起的欢乐时光。故A项：使用一个没有任何技术的规则。符合本段中心思想。

3.3】F

【试题解析】根据前面两句You can never have enough of it. Laugh is the best medicine ever你再怎么笑也不为过，因为笑可以给我们带来很多的好处。接下来这一句要说明笑的好处，不仅仅是精神上，而且身体上也有益处。

4.4】G

【试题解析】根据下句Be grateful for your family….可知对于你的家人，朋友，健康等等，我们都要心怀感激，因为这是我们每天都要做的事情，而不仅仅是在周末。本段告诉我们要有感恩之心。

5.5】E

【试题解析】根据前面一句Doing a few things during weekends will have a positive long-term effect on your life可知在周末做一些上文建议的事情对我们的生活有很好的影响。那么本句就应该是建议我们要努力去做。故E项符合上下文。