Question

【题目】阅读下面的短文,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A simple life means leaving out many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love. However, getting to simplicity isn't always simple. It's often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.

Evaluate(评估）your time. 【1】 What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? Make a list, and evaluate whether they're necessary. If not, leave them out and focus on what's important.

Limit(限制）your communications. Our lives these days are filled with communications: email, cell phones, paper mail and more. 【2】 Instead, set a limit on your communications: only deal with emails at certain times of the day. Limit phone calls to certain times too. It is the same with other communications. Set a timetable and stick to it.

Try living without a car. OK, this isn't something I've done, but many others have. 【3】Walk, bike, or take public transportation. It reduces costs and gives you time to think. A car is also very complicated, needing not only car payments, but insurance, repairs, gas and more.

【4】 If you rid(去除）your home of useless things, you might find you don't need so much space. I'm not saying you should live on a boat, but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home, it will not only be less expensive, but easier to maintain(维护),and greatly simplify your life.

A.Have a place for everything.

B.How do you spend your day?

C.It's something I would do if I didn't have kids.

D.They can take up your whole day if you let them be.

E.Consider a smaller home.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】E

【解析】

本文主要讲述过简单的生活的方法。

【1】句意：你怎样度过你的一天？

根据本段内容可知，本段建议列一个清单，看从你醒来到入睡，你做了什么？并评估它们是否有必要。如果不是，把老妇人放在一边，专注于重要的事情。所以此处内容与每天做的事情相关。结合选项，故选B。

【2】句意：如果你不去管它们，它们会占用你一整天的时间。

根据本段内容可知，如今我们的生活充满了各种交流方式——电子邮件、手机、纸质邮件等等。建议我们限制自己的交流，只在一天的特定时间处理邮件。否则这些事情会占用一整天的时间。结合选项，故选D。

【3】句意：如果我没有孩子，我会这么做。

根据本段内容可知，本段建议试着过没有车的生活，步行、骑自行车或乘坐公共交通工具。根据“OK, this isn't something I've done, but many others have.”可知，作者不能这么做，结合选项，推测可能是因为作者有孩子，没有车不方便。结合选项，故选C。

【4】句意：考虑一个小一点的房子。

根据本段内容可知，本段建议如果你可以舒服的在一个小的家庭，它不仅便宜而且易于维护，并极大地简化你的生活。结合选项，故选E。