Question

20．Asking yourself the following questions will help you make steps towards a more balanced life．
 Do you possess too much？Drowning ourselves in too many material possessions can lead to stress．（37）E．
 Are you eating healthily？The types of foods we eat can greatly affect how we feel both physically and emotionally．Eating too much junk food can lead to bad mood．
 What is important to you as an individual？Is it family，health，spirituality，work，etc．？Make sure that you are living with what matters most to you．
 Are you maintaining healthy relationships？Is there a relationship in you life that needs a little extra care and attention？（38）B．
 Are you working too hard？Taking time to recharge and spend time on activities that make you happy is so important．（39）G
．A lack of motivation to accomplish certain things can throw you off balance or make you feel stressed out later on．
 Are you spending too much？（40）D．Saving money is an excellent practice and you will more than likely be glad you did in case of an emergency．
 Are you worrying about the future and dwelling on the past？learn to let go and only focus on what's happening right now．
 （41）C．Sometimes we get so wrapped up in taking care of others that we forget to take care of ourselves．We all need a little"me time"．Set aside some time every day to just relax and do something that you enjoy，whether that is reading，meditating，watching TV，cooking，spending quality time with your loved ones，etc．

A．Use your head and you will find a way．
B．Do you need to right a wrong with someone？
C．Are you taking care of yourself？
D．Overspending can lead to stress．
E．Get clear on what you badly need and what you can get rid of．
F．Rearranging your schedule helps a lot．
G．Are you playing too hard？

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說(shuō)明文閱讀，作者通過(guò)這篇文章主要向我們描述了問(wèn)自己以下問(wèn)題將有助于你走向更平衡的生活．

解答 37．E 考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解．空前句意Do you possess too much？Drowning ourselves in too many material possessions can lead to stress：你擁有太多嗎？擁有太多物質(zhì)的東西會(huì)帶來(lái)壓力．故此空選（搞清楚你最需要什么，以及你能擺脫什么．故選E
38．B考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解．根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容問(wèn)的是否保持健康的關(guān)系，空前Are you maintaining healthy relationships？Is there a relationship in you life that needs a little extra care and attention句意：在你的生活中有需要特別關(guān)注的關(guān)系嗎？故此處選B（你是否需要給某人平反？）正確．故選B．
39．G 考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解．空后A lack of motivation to accomplish certain things can throw you off balance or make you feel stressed out later on句意：缺乏實(shí)現(xiàn)某些事情的動(dòng)機(jī)會(huì)讓你失去平衡或者稍后會(huì)讓你感到筋疲力盡．故這里選G（我是否玩兒得太high了？）合適，故選G．
40．D 考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解． 空前Are you spending too much句意：你花錢太多了嗎？這里選D（過(guò)度消費(fèi)會(huì)導(dǎo)致壓力）合適．故選D．
41．C．推理判斷題．空后Sometimes we get so wrapped up in taking care of others that we forget to take care of ourselves句意：有時(shí)候，我們太過(guò)于關(guān)心他人從而忘記了去照顧自己．故這里選C（我照顧好自己了嗎？）合適．故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 七選五閱讀是完成性閱讀，和完形填空很類似，不同的是一個(gè)選詞，一個(gè)選句子．解題時(shí)，要注意上下文語(yǔ)境，充分考慮信息詞（選項(xiàng)中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的詞），選出最符合語(yǔ)境的句子．