8．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 bounce （弹跳） 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 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 goal 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．It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave．
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 （紧紧地）； the best way to keep love is to give it wings（翅膀）．
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 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，and today is a gift； that's why we call it"the present"．Life is not a competition，but a trip，step by step．
21．The underlined sentence"Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying．"means thatB．
A．Nothing is possible
B．If we don't give up，there is always hope
C．Although you try，nothing will change．
D．You should learn to give up
22．Why can't we use time carelesslyA
A．Because time never returns．
B．Because times will get back．
C．Because we are too poor．
D．Because time is too expensive．
23．If you run through life so fast，you willC．
A．lose your own treasure that you can always carry easily
B．lose love by holding it too tightly
C．forget not only where you've been，but also where you are going
D．not be afraid of the difficulties
24．According to the passage，which is the best title？B
A．Nothing is impossible．
B．Treat your life in a right way．
C．Things you can't do．
D．Glass balls are easy to be broken．
分析 生活是一个游戏，你在空中玩五个球．你命名他们为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和精神，你将它们保持在空中．你很快就会明白工作是一个橡皮球．如果你将它掉到地上，它会弹跳．但其它四个球，家庭、健康、朋友和精神都是玻璃的．如果你掉落其中一个，他们会被打破．文章介绍了如何对待人生．
解答 21．B，句意理解题．问题：划线句子的含义是什么？分析原文：Don't give up when you still have something to give．Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying．句意：当你依然能给予的时候，不要放弃．直到你停止尝试的那一刻之前，没有什么是真正结束．结合选项：第一项，没有什么是可能的；第二项，如果我们不放弃，这就一直有希望；第三项，你应该学会放弃；第四项，虽然你尽力了，什么都不能改变．联系句意第二项符合．故选 B．
22．A，细节理解题．问题：为什么我们不能粗心地去运用时间？分析原文：Don't use time or words carelessly．You can't get them back．句意：不要随意运用时间和言语．你不能让他们再回来．故选A．
23．C，细节理解题．问题：如果你虚度了时光，你将会感到什么？分析原文：Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been，but also where you are going．句意：不要如此地虚度时光，以至于你会忘记你已经去过了哪里，以及你将要去哪里．明确答案为第三项．故选C．
24．B，标题归纳题，通过对全文的理解，重点在介绍对待生活的正确方式，故答案为B．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
