Question

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that    is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce（弹跳）back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of    . If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will    be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don't look down on your    by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don't let other people set      for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don't give up when you still have something to give.      is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be       .

Don't      love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only      you've been, but also where you are going.

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don't use time or words    .You can't get them back. Yesterday is history,

tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that's why we call it "the present" Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1.A. work       B. health         C. friend          D. family

2.A. wool       B. leather         C. glass           D. wood

3.A. still       B. never          C. even         D. also

4.A. use       B. cost            C. price         D. worth

5.A. difficulties  B. goals          C. records         D. problems

6.A. Everything  B. Anything       C. Nothing        D. Something

7.A. brave       B. happy        C. curious       D. modest

8.A. take       B. get            C. shut         D. catch

9.A. how       B. who          C. where         D. what

10.A. carelessly B. excitedly       C. cheaply         D. differently

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文作者把生活看作是是一场游戏，好比在空中玩五个球。它们的名字是工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵。把它们都抛在空中。你很快就会明白，工作是一个橡胶球。如果你放弃它，它会反弹回来。但是其他四个球都是由玻璃做的。如果你把其中的一个丢下去，他们将被打破。

1.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：你很快就会明白工作是一个橡胶球。work工作；health健康；friend朋友；family家人。根据第二段开头的But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit,可推知该选A。

2.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：但是其他四个球，家庭、健康、朋友和精神，都是由玻璃做的。wool羊毛；leather皮革；glass玻璃；wood木头。根据下句If you drop one of these, they will be broken.的描述可知该选C。

3.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：他们将永不会一样。Still仍然；never从不；even甚至；also也。根据句意结合与语境可知该选B。

4.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：不要通过与别人比较而小瞧你自己的价值。use 使用；cost花费；price价格；worth财富，财产，价值。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：不要让别人为你设定目标。 Difficulties困难；goals目标；records记录；problems问题。联系后面句子Only you know what is best for yourself可知该选B。

6.C考查复合不定代词及语境理解。句意：直到你停止尝试的时候事情才真正结束。Everything 每件事；Anything任何事；Nothing没有事；Something某事。nothing=not anything，not…until（直到……才）是一个固定句型，所以选C。

7.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：只有通过冒险，我们才知道怎样是勇敢。brave勇敢的；happy愉快的；curious好奇的； modest现代化的。根据by taking chances可推知该选A。

8.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：不要说不可能找到而把爱拒之于你的生活之外。take 带走，拿走；get得到，获得；shut关；catch抓住。shut …out of拒……于门外，所以选C。

9.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：以致你不仅忘记你到过哪里，也忘了你要去的地方。how怎样；who 谁；where哪里；what什么。根据后面的并列成分but also where you are going可知该选C。

10.不要马虎。Carelessly粗心地，马虎地；excitedly兴奋地；cheaply便宜地；differently不同地。联系下句You can't get them back可知该选A。

考点：人生感悟类短文。