Question

【题目】Finding time for yourself

Few people, these days would disagree with the theory that it’s vital to take time for yourself. Creating some space for enjoyment and restoration each day or at least every week, is a win-win proposition. It’ll make you both happier and more effective in fulfilling your responsibilities at work and home. 【1】. Here are some useful suggestions.

Don’t wait until it feels right. 【2】, so you want to tell yourself that you’ll only relax once everything is under control. But since both work and family life generate an infinite number of to-dos, that strategy is doomed (注定要失败的). As time-management writer Laura Vanderkam points out, it’s far more useful to learn to tolerate the discomfort of knowing your email inbox is filling up, or that the living room is still a pigsty.

【3】. It’s all too easy to fill ‘me time’ with things you think you should enjoy, above all exercise. If you genuinely love such activities, they’re perfect. But if the truth is that you don’t, you’ll only get angry. 【4】, even when the person doing the telling is ourselves. Make sure at least a small part of your week is spent doing something you can honestly say you enjoy for itself.

Pay attention to good feelings. Once you do get some restorative time, borrow a Buddhist technique for making it count: when you realize you’re enjoying yourself, spend half a minute consciously paying attention to the feelings of pleasure. 【5】.

A. Choose true enjoyment

B. We hate being told what to do

C. Make commitments in advance

D. It’s unpleasant to have unfinished tasks bother you

E. So, you’ll often find that those feelings increase as a result

F. Making a plan in advance can create the space you need for your own happiness

G. Making sure you actually get a moment to yourself requires a shift in perspective

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】

本文为议论文。文章论述了为什么给自己留点时间是很重要的这个理论，并提供了一些有用的建议。

【1】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文Few people, these days would disagree with the theory that it's vital to take time for yourself.（现在很少有人会不同意为自己留点时间是很重要的这个理论）及下文Here are some useful suggestions.（这里有一些有用的建议）可知，G项Making sure you actually get a moment to yourself requires a shift in perspective（要想真正拥有属于自己的时间，你需要转变观念）符合此处语境。故G选项正确。

【2】考查上下文及句意理解。根据下文so you want to tell yourself that you'll only relax once everything is under control.（因此，你想告诉自己，只有在一切都得到控制之后，你才会放松）可知，D项It's unpleasant to have unfinished tasks bother you（有未完成的任务困扰你是不愉快的）符合此处语境。故D选项正确。

【3】考查上下文及句意理解。根据下文It's all too easy to fill ‘me time’ with things you think you should enjoy, above all exercise. If you genuinely love such activities, they’re perfect.（用你认为应该享受的事情来填满“自我时间”太容易了，尤其是运动。如果你真的喜欢这样的活动，它们就是完美的）可知，此处主要讲要选择真正的享受。故A选项正确。

【4】考查上下文及句意理解。根据下文even when the person doing the telling is ourselves.（即使说话的人是我们自己的时候）可知，B项We hate being told what to do（我们讨厌别人告诉我们该做什么）符合此处语境。故B选项正确。

【5】考查上下文及句意理解。根据上文when you realize you’re enjoying yourself, spend half a minute consciously paying attention to the feelings of pleasure.（当你意识到你在享受自己时，花半分钟有意识地关注快乐的感觉）可知，E项So, you’ll often find that those feelings increase as a result（所以，你会经常发现这些感觉会因此而增加）符合此处语境。故E选项正确。

七选五题型主要考查上下文的理解与推断，虽然文章整体难度一般低于阅读理解，但是却给很多同学造成了很大的心理障碍。七个选项中选五个，比四个选项中选一个，感觉干扰性更大，很大同学在做这个题目时，总有一种眼花缭乱、心烦气躁的感觉，致使往往正确率不高。在这里提醒同学们，首先要克服心理障碍，同时要注意方式方法。其次，注意设空前后的句子，因为这些句子之间是顺承和联系的，所有一定要联系和理解上下文的语境。例如第5小题，根据本段段首句Pay attention to good feelings.（注意良好的感觉）及上文when you realize you’re enjoying yourself, spend half a minute consciously paying attention to the feelings of pleasure.（当你意识到你在享受自己时，花半分钟有意识地关注快乐的感觉）可知，E项So, you’ll often find that those feelings increase as a result（所以，你会经常发现这些感觉会因此而增加）符合此处语境。其中选项中的feelings与原文中的feelings相对应。故E选项正确。