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【题目】 The way we spend our time can be divided into three groups, or “jars”. These would be the necessary tasks jar, the voluntary tasks jar and the happiness jar.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks jar. We fill this jar with useful things, like making money, housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This jar is filled with tasks like taking children to activities and cooking family meals. Those jars are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run properly.

However, we often forget to fill the third jar --- the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your happiness jar sometimes empty at the end of the day? We all have days like that. Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies by on some days, and before we know it, it is time for bed.

That is why each day we try to fill our happiness jar. Most days, I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞) class with my husband and daughter. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.

Music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. This week, I was happy to take part in an orchestra(管弦乐队) practice at my church(教堂). A small group of us met to practice Christmas music for a church service. It was a time of fun, friendship and music making. At the end of the evening, my happiness jar was full.

This week, consider how your time is spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the necessary and voluntary tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance between how you are filling your three jars. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.

【1】From the first three paragraph, we can infer(推断) that ____________.

A. necessary and voluntary tasks are more important than happiness

B. voluntary tasks are those we do for others with pleasure and joy

C. time goes quicker when we do the first two tasks than the third

D. doing the first two tasks often leaves us little time to fill the third jar

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?

A. She is always unhappy when she attends the dance club.

B. She goes to the ballroom dance class to make herself happy every single day.

C. Dancing and music are the two usual ways that she makes herself happy.

D. She takes her husband and daughter to dance club in order to make them happy.

【3】What can we do to fill the happiness jar according to the passage?

A. Wash clothesB. Watch a filmC. Mop the floorD. Look after children

【4】What can we know from Paragraph 4 and 5?

A. The writer took a class at church to practice music.

B. The writer finds friendship is important for her happiness.

C. The writer was invited to attend an orchestra as she is good at singing.

D. The writer was going to listen to music at church at Christmas.

【5】The writer wrote this article mainly to _______________.

A. tell readers how to relax in daily lifeB. tell readers the best way to use their time

C. remind readers to take time to make themselves happyD. tell the importance of necessary and voluntary tasks

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文把我们花时间的方式分为三个时间罐子，这些罐子装着不同的任务，装必要的任务罐子，装自愿的任务罐子和幸福的罐子。必要的任务罐子装满了有用的东西，比如赚钱、做家务、买食物和付账单。自愿的任务罐子装满了诸如带孩子去活动和烹饪家庭食物之类的任务。我们不每天填满自愿的任务罐子，我们的家庭就无法正常运转。幸福的罐子是一个让我们快乐的罐子。但是我们常常忘记填满它。作者用音乐、舞蹈和友谊装满第三个罐子的。作者认为在如何填满三个罐子之间找到平衡的方法。在一天结束的时候，尽了最大的努力确保我们的幸福罐子是满的。

【1】题意：从前三段，我们可以推断，____________。考查推理判断题。A. necessary and voluntary tasks are more important than happiness必要和自愿的任务比幸福更重要；B. voluntary tasks are those we do for others with pleasure and joy志愿任务是我们为他人所做的愉快和快乐的任务；C. time goes quicker when we do the first two tasks than the third前两项任务的时间比第三项快；D. doing the first two tasks often leaves us little time to fill the third jar做前两个任务通常只剩下很少的时间来填第三个罐子。通读前三段特别是第3段第一句“However, we often forget to fill the third jar --- the happiness jar.（然而，我们常常忘记填满第三个罐子----幸福罐子。）” 可以推断出“做前两个任务通常只剩下很少的时间来填第三个罐子。”故选D。

【2】题意：关于作者，以下哪一项是正确的？考查推理判断题。A. She is always unhappy when she attends the dance club. 她参加舞会时总是不高兴；B. She goes to the ballroom dance class to make herself happy every single day. 她每天都去上交际舞课，以使自己快乐；C. Dancing and music are the two usual ways that she makes herself happy. 跳舞和音乐是她让自己快乐的两种常见方式；D. She takes her husband and daughter to dance club in order to make them happy.她带着丈夫和女儿去舞蹈俱乐部，让他们开心。根据第4（Most days, I fill mine by going to the ballroom dance(社交舞) class with my husband and daughter. 大多数时候，我和我的丈夫和女儿一起去上交际舞课。）段和第5段（Music is another way that I fill my happiness jar. 音乐是另一种让我充满快乐的方式。）可知“跳舞和音乐是她让自己快乐的两种常见方式”；故选C。

【3】题意：根据本文，我们能做些什么来填满幸福罐子呢？考查细节理解。A. Wash clothes洗衣服；B. Watch a film看电影；C. Mop the floor拖地；D. Look after children照看孩子。根据第2段第2和3句We fill this jar with useful things, like making money, housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. his jar is filled with tasks like taking children to activities and cooking family meals可知有用的罐子是像赚钱、做家务、买食物和付账单等，自愿的罐子是我们为他人做的事情，但我们可能不喜欢这些事情，诸如带孩子去活动和烹饪家庭食物之类的任务。可知A、B和D是自愿罐子；根据第三段第2句This is the jar that we fill with activities that make us happy.（这是一个让我们快乐的罐子。）可知“幸福罐子一个让我们快乐的罐子。”结合题意可知选B。

【4】题意：从第4段和第5段我们可以知道什么？考查细节理解。A. The writer took a class at church to practice music. 作者在教堂上了一节课练习音乐；B. The writer finds friendship is important for her happiness. 作者发现友谊对她的幸福很重要；C. The writer was invited to attend an orchestra as she is good at singing. 作家因擅长唱歌而被邀请参加管弦乐队；D. The writer was going to listen to music at church at Christmas.作者打算在圣诞节去教堂听音乐。根据第4段最后一句Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered.（在音乐、舞蹈和学生之间的友谊之间，我每次上课都比进学校的时候高兴。）和第5段第4句It was a time of fun, friendship and music making.（那是一个充满乐趣、友谊和音乐的时间。）可知“作者发现友谊对她的幸福很重要；”故选B。

【5】题意：作者写这篇文章主要是为了__________________。考查主旨理解。A. tell readers how to relax in daily life 告诉读者如何在日常生活中放松；B. tell readers the best way to use their time告诉读者使用时间的最佳方式；C. remind readers to take time to make themselves happy提醒读者花时间让自己快乐；D. tell the importance of necessary and voluntary tasks说明必要和自愿任务的重要性。根据最后一段最后一句At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.（在一天结束的时候，希望我们已经尽了最大的努力来确保我们的幸福罐子是满的。）可知“作者写这篇文章主要是为了提醒读者花时间让自己快乐；”故选C。

对于阅读理解题，首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。在阅读理解的题目中，所设问题主要有以下几种方式：找主题或概括文章的中心思想、就文中的具体事实和情节进行提问、根据文章的表层意思进行深层次的推理判断等，在细读时，要根据设问的方式，进行有侧重地阅读。1、概括文章中心思想。1)文首呈现主题句。2)文尾出现主题句。3)首尾呼应展现主题。4)文中表述主题。前面提出问题，文中的主题由随之陈述的细节或合乎逻辑的引申在文中导出，而后再做进一步的解释。5)文章没有主题句。在这种情况下，考生要把所有的细节综合起来。进行逻辑推理，概括归纳出文章的主题句。2.掌握文章的具体事实和重要情节。在考题中，经常会见到就文章中某一具体事实和重要情节进行测试的题目。