Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

You often plan for our holidays for a long time so that you can spend the period happily every year. As is often the case, your holiday plans came to nothing, or you don't want to see anyone, or you don't really know how to spend the holidays. _【1】__

Give your time.

Volunteering is an activity that most of the experts suggested for people spending the holidays alone, offering your time at a nursing home or homeless shelter. __【2】

Connect with strangers.

_【3】__ A meaningful chat with a cashier, a good deed for another－these connections can lift your spirits, especially if you're apart from friends and family. You do yourself harm when you believe that love only unfolds between you and someone “special” to you.

_【4】__

If you're feeling lonely and longing to see family and friends who are absent for the holidays this year, you can create special plans to meet them another time or during the next holiday season. Not only will this be something positive to look forward to, but it's an actionable plan that could relieve some loneliness down the road.

But don't be addicted to unhappy thoughts.

The key here is mindfulness. __【5】_ If you remain present and mindful and begin to listen to your thoughts about being lonely, you might discover that the thoughts are telling a onesided story, and one that might not totally be true.

A. Plan for a future time to see family.

B. Acknowledge that you're unhappy.

C. Below are ips for enjoying the holidays on your own.

D. Try different ways to avoid those negative thought surrounding you all the time.

E. Even if you're not serving soup, there are other simpler connections to be made with strangers.

F. If you find yourself caught in that cycle of emotionally charged, negative thoughts about loneliness, stop and acknowledge these feelings.

G. It's not bad to think about yourself and your feelings, and helping others can give you a healthy and important break to consider the larger world around you.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】G

【3】E

【4】A

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析：我们会为假期做很多的计划，但实际上很多时候，我们的计划是无法成功的，本文中作者介绍了四个独自度假的建议。

【1】C 根据横线前句your holiday plans came to nothing, or you don't want to see anyone, or you don't really know how to spend the holidays.可知很多情况下我们计划好的假期都泡汤了，有时候在假期里我们会什么人也不想见，也不主动如何度过假期。接下来的三部分中作者提出了四个建议。故C项“Below are tips for enjoying the holidays on your own.下面是独自度假的几个建议”符合上下文串联。

【2】G 根据本段第一句Volunteering is an activity.....可知本段讲述的是参加志愿活动、帮助他人来度过自己的假期。只有G项“.......and helping others can give you a healthy and important break .....”和帮助他人有关。故G项正确。

【3】E 本段标题为“Connect with strangers.”与陌生人联系。选项中只有E项“Even if you're not serving soup, there are other simpler connections to be made with strangers.”谈论的是与陌生人交流的话题。故E项正确。

【4】A 根据本段第一句“If you're feeling lonely and longing to see family and friends who are absent for the holidays this year, you can create special plans to meet them another time or during the next holiday season.”可知如果你感到孤单并渴望家人见面，那你就可以利用假期去看望家人和朋友。故A项“Plan for a future time to see family.”正确。

【5】F 根据前句But don't be addicted to unhappy thoughts.不要沉溺于不开心的回忆之中，也就是说在假期中我们不要受消极负面的思想影响。故F项“....... stop and acknowledge these feelings.”符合本段的中心思想。