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

【試題解析】推理題。根據(jù)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.如果上次你忙的時候他們電話你，你要記得回復(fù)。要多和他們交流，多傾聽支持他們。而不是只是在我們需要他們的時候才想起他們。所以D項與下面兩行是一致的。

2.2】A

【試題解析】根據(jù)第一句Stay away from TV, iPad, iPhone and any other electronic devices.可知當(dāng)我們和愛人朋友在一起的時候，關(guān)掉手機(jī)電話或者其他的電子裝置。享受與他們在一起的歡樂時光。故A項：使用一個沒有任何技術(shù)的規(guī)則。符合本段中心思想。

3.3】F

【試題解析】根據(jù)前面兩句You can never have enough of it. Laugh is the best medicine ever你再怎么笑也不為過，因為笑可以給我們帶來很多的好處。接下來這一句要說明笑的好處，不僅僅是精神上，而且身體上也有益處。

4.4】G

【試題解析】根據(jù)下句Be grateful for your family….可知對于你的家人，朋友，健康等等，我們都要心懷感激，因為這是我們每天都要做的事情，而不僅僅是在周末。本段告訴我們要有感恩之心。

5.5】E

【試題解析】根據(jù)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議的事情對我們的生活有很好的影響。那么本句就應(yīng)該是建議我們要努力去做。故E項符合上下文。