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 (精神) and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will jump back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have the balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid of difficulties. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (緊緊地); the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure (珍寶) you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
小題1:The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
A．be afraid of difficulties
B．be afraid to learn
C．run through life so fast
D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth
小題2:The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that_____.
A．Nothing is possible
B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C．You should learn to give up
D．Although you try, nothing will change.
小題3:Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A．Because time is too expensive
B．Because time never returns.
C．Because we are too poor
D．Because times will get back.
小題4:According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A．Nothing is impossible.
B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C．Things you can’t do.
D．Treat your life in a right way.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要是向我們講述如何對(duì)待自己的生活，并提出了許多具體的建議。
小題1:根據(jù)Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.可知選D。
小題2:根據(jù)Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.可知選B。
小題3:根據(jù)Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back.可知選B。
小題4:通過(guò)閱讀短文可知，這篇短文主要就是告訴我們應(yīng)該怎么樣正確的生活。故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文中長(zhǎng)句較多，一時(shí)很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問(wèn)題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對(duì)于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問(wèn)題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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