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：这篇短文主要是向我们讲述如何对待自己的生活，并提出了许多具体的建议。

1.A考查名词辨析及语境的理解。A. Work工作；B. Health健康；C. friend 朋友；D. Family家庭。句意：很快地你会了解工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它，它还是会弹回来。根据下文But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spiri可知前面提到的球是工作。故选A。

2.C 考查名词及语境的理解。A. Wool羊毛；B. Leather皮革；C. glass 玻璃；D. Wood木头。句意：但是其他四个球，家庭，健康，朋友和精神都是玻璃。如果你掉落其中一个，他们将被打破。根据下文他们打破了，说明是玻璃的。故选C。

3.B考查副词及语境的理解。A. Still仍然，还；B. Never绝不，从不；C. Even甚至；D. Also也。句意：它们将永远不会跟以前一样。你必须了解这个道理，并且为平衡你的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢？故选A。

4.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. use 使用；B. cost 花费；C. price 价格；D. Worth价值。根据句意：别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低了你原有的价值。故选D。

5.B考查动名词及语境的理解。A. Difficulties困难；B. goals 目标；C. records 记录；D. Problems问题。句意：别人认为重要的事不一定是你的目标。故选B。

6.C考查不定代词词及语境的理解。 A. Everything一切；B. Anything任何东西；C. Nothing 没什么；D. Something某物。根据句意：直到你停止尝试的时候，没有什么能真正地结束。故选C。

7.A考查形容词及语境的理解。 A. Brave勇敢的；B. happy 高兴的；C. curious 好奇的；D. Modest谦虚的。句意：别害怕遇到危险。正因如此，我们才得以藉由这些机会学习勇敢。故选A。

8.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. Take花费；B. get 得到；C. Shut关闭；D. Catch捉住；根据题意不要封闭生活中的爱，通过说那是不可能的。本题是否定祈使句。故应该选C。

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；D. Satisfied满意的；句意：莫要匆忙地度过你的一生，那匆忙让你忘了曾经到过哪里，也让你忘了 你要去哪里。故选C。

10.莫漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或口无遮拦。故选A。

考点：生活哲理类短文。