Question

完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

In today’s busy world, it’s easy to put everyone else first. With the demands of work and family, it might feel that there’s not much time      over for you. Perhaps you even feel sorry about taking time for yourself –    , shouldn’t you      that time with your kids, or your spouse(配偶), or your parents?

We all need time     and recharge. If life feels     busy that you believe you can’t manage to have a few hours for     , then it’s especially important that you make some “me time”.

You Need to Take Care of Your Health

If you run yourself into the ground, you’re not going to be much help to the people around you. You need to     yourself that your health is important. Good physical and mental health requires care of your body, mind and soul.

You Want Space to Breathe and Think

If your life is starting to     a treadmill(跑步机), it’s time to stop. When you’re in the thick of things, it’s hard to get more ideas. Perhaps you’re struggling with a particular decision – like a     of jobs, or the chance to take an important qualification(资格考试). It can be all too easy to put off decisions or make hurried choices if you don’t take the time    and think.

You Are Important Too

Sometimes, we put other people first because we’re secretly convinced that they’re    , or more needy than us. We don’t care about our own needs–    help them.

Perhaps you’ve got a relative who’s ill, or a friend      facing huge struggles in his life, but don’t forget that you are important too.  No matter       busy you are, you can find time for yourself –    you have to start with just a few minutes each day, or an hour or two every weekend. What could you do this week to make more breathing space in your life?

1.A. leave   B. keep   C. left   D. stay

2.A. after all B. above all  C. at all  D. first of all

3.A. cost       B. take   C. spend      D. pay

4.A. resting   B. rest   C. rested      D. to rest

5.A.such       B. so   C. too   D. very

6.A. your   B. herself   C. yourself     D. themselves

7.A. remind    B. realize   C. remember  D. understand

8.A. smell like      B. feel like  C. sound like  D. be like

9.A. choice   B. decision  C. plan   D. choose

10.A. stop   B. to play   C. play   D. to stop

11.A. important  B. necessary C. more necessary  D. more important.

12.A. in order   B. in order that C. in order to   D. so that

13.A. who’re   B. who      C. whose   D. who’s

14.A. How      B. What      C. Who      D. Where

15.A.unless   B. even though C. as   D. because

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是无论你有多忙，都要抽出时间停下来休息或思考一下，因为你的身体需要。关注自己的身体健康和生活也是为了他人更幸福。

1. be句型结构，不可再选择任何动词原形。故选C。

2.

3. time with sb和某人一起度过时光。cost价值为，一般以物或事做主语；take一般用不定式做主语；pay花钱，用人做主语。故选C。

4. time to do sth需要时间做某事。故选D。

5.

6.

7.

8.

9. chance推断选A。

10. time to do sth花时间做某事。根据空后的think应是停下来。故选D。

11.

12. order to do sth为了做某事。根据空后的动词原形help判断选C。

13. friend后应该跟定语从句，先行词为人，应用who引导。空后是现在分词，应用进行时，引导词在定语从句中作主语时，定语从句的谓语动词形式与先行词保持一致，先行词为单数，定语从句的系动词应用is。故选D。

14. matter how+形容词/副词……”引导让步状语从句，根据空后的形容词busy判断选A。

15.

考点：日常生活类短文。