How we spend our time can be divided into thr...

How 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. We then fill another jar with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them, such as 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 be happy.

However, we often forget to fill the third jar — the happiness jar. This is the jar that we fill with activities to 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 quickly 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 to make me happy. This week, I was glad 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, think about how you spent your time. 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(获得平衡) among 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.How many groups can we divide our time into?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the writer?

A. She is always unhappy when she goes to the dance club.

B. She goes to the ballroom dance class to make herself happy every 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 clothes B. Watch a film

C. Mop the floor D. 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 join 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 life

B. tell readers the best way to use their time

C. remind readers to take time to make themselves happy

D. tell the importance of necessary and voluntary tasks

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The way we spend our time can be divided into three groups or jars (罐子). 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, doing 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. Between the music, the dancing and the friendship among the students, I always leave classes happier than when I entered. Playing 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.

Consider how your time is spent. Try to find ways to achieve a balance. At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness jar is filled.

1.How many kinds of jars are mentioned in this passage?

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2.What will happen if we don’t fill the necessary tasks jar and the voluntary tasks jar?

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3.Why do we often forget to fill the third jar?

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4.How does the writer fill her happiness jar?

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5.Do you think it important to fill the happiness jar? Why or why not?

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The way we spend our time can be divided into three "bottles". These are the Necessary Tasks Bottle, the Voluntary Tasks Bottle and the Happiness Bottle.

Every day, we spend time filling the Necessary Tasks Bottle with useful things, like making money, doing housework, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with Voluntary Tasks. These are things that we do for others, we may not enjoy, but we do them anyway This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and washing clothes for family members, Those bottles are very important if we don't fill them each day.

However, we often forget to fill the third bottle-the Happiness Bottle. This is the bottle that we fill with activities that make us happy. Is your Happiness Bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks, time flies by, and before we know it. it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

This is why each day we have to make an effort(努力) to fill our Happiness Bottle. Most days, I fill mine by going to the dancing class. And I always leave classes more happily than when I enter. This week, I had the pleasure of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We show our musical talent and practice music for charity(慈善) It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the evening, my Happiness Bottle was filled to top.

The challenge(挑战)for each of us is to not let the day go by without filling our Happiness Bottle. That takes some planning. Many of us probably need to pencil happiness activities into our schedule(日程表) Or, we will fill our schedule with those Necessary and Voluntary Tasks.

This week. Think about how your time is being spent. Are you doing enough activities that bring joy to your life? Or are the Necessary and Voluntary Tasks using up all your time? At the end of the day. Hopefully we've done all we can to make sure that our Happiness Bottle is filled.

1.Which activity belongs to(属于) a Necessary Task according to the passage?

A.Having fun with your good friend

B.Preparing a big dinner for your family.

C.Going to work although it is raining heavily.

D.Sending your son to a piano lesson on Sunday.

2.People can fill the Happiness Bottle by________.

A.planning our schedule without any Voluntary Tasks

B.spending time on activities that make us happy

C.using up all the time to find happiness.

D.doing more things for other people

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.People often fill the Happiness Bottle at bedtime.

B.People are happy to fill the Voluntary Tasks Bottle each day

C.It is necessary for people to plan happiness activities on the schedule.

D.It is OK if we don't fill the Necessary Tasks or Voluntary Tasks Bottle.

4.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To describe what the Happiness Bottle is like

B.To introduce ways to fill the Harness bottle

C.To share the experience of filling the Happiness Bottle

D.To tell people to spend time filling the Happiness Bottle

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The way we spend our time can be divided into three “bottles”. These are the necessary tasks(任务) bottle, the voluntary(自愿的) tasks bottle and the happiness bottle.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary tasks bottle with useful things, like making money, buying food and paying bills. We then fill another bottle with voluntary tasks. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This bottle gets filled with tasks like taking children to activities, cooking family meals, and washing your husband’s socks. Those bottles are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run well.

However, we often forget to fill the third bottle—the happiness bottle that we fill with enjoyable activities. Is your happiness bottle sometimes empty at the end of the day? Between doing all the necessary and voluntary tasks, time flies fast, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

This is why each day we must try to fill our happiness bottle. I usually fill mine by going to the dancing class. But this week, I had the happiness of taking part in a guitar practice in my neighborhood. We showed our musical talent and practiced music for charity. It was a time of fun, friendship and music making. At the end of the evening, my happiness bottle was filled to top.

　　　　　　　　　　 .Will your activities bring joy to your life? Are the other two tasks eating up all your time? Try to find ways to achieve a balance(平衡) between how you fill your three bottles.

1.Which activity is NOT a necessary task?

A.Making money B.Paying bills C.Sending your son to a piano lesson Sunday

2.What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 3?

A.Doing the necessary task B.Doing the voluntary task C.Time flies fast

3.How did the writer fill the happiness “bottle” this week?

A.By cooking meals for family

B.By going to the dancing class

C.By taking part in a guitar practice

4.Which of the following is the best for “　　　　　 “ in the last paragraph?

A.Make sure to fill the necessary task bottles

B.So think about how you should spend your time

C.People will be happier by playing music.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.We shouldn’t fill the task bottles with happiness

B.We should balance the three task bottles in life

C.We should always be happy

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

-- How many books can we borrow　　　　　 in our school library?

-- At most three.

A. at times　　　　　　 B. at a time

C. on time　　　　 　 D. in time

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Music is often divided into several categories, or groups.Some of the categories are: classical music, traditional music, rock music, and jazz music.

The first kind, classical music, refers to orchestra music that originated(发源) in Europe a few hundred years ago. Most of the original classical music was composed or written in Italy, Germany, Austria, or Russia. Classical music is usually played by a variety of string and wind instruments.

The second type of music is traditional music. It comes from a particular culture. Every culture has its own special form of traditional music. For example, “blues music” is a kind of traditional music in the United States and “enka music” is one kind of traditional music in Japan. Each traditional music has its own special instruments.

Another kind of music is rock music. It is generally a loud kind of music, played with a strong beat. Rock musicians often use electric instruments. Rock music probably began in Europe about 30 or 40 years ago. It became very popular, especially among young people, during the 1960s and 1970s.

The fourth kind of music is jazz. Jazz probably comes from Africa. Jazz has different kinds of rhythm(节奏) from other kinds of music. A variety of musical instruments are used to play this kind of music, especially wind instruments.

Of course there are other categories of music. In addition, many kinds of music are combinations(结合) of classical and traditional, or classical and jazz, or rock and jazz, and so on.

1.What are the countries that composed or wrote most of the original classical music?

A. Austria, Germany, Russia and Italy.

B. Italy, Germany, the United States and Japan.

C. Austria, Germany, the United States and Japan.

D. Italy, Russia, Germany and the United States.

2.What kind of music is “blues music”？

A. Classical music.　　 B. Traditional music.

C. Rock music.　　 D. Jazz music.

3.When did rock music become very popular?

A. A few hundred years ago.　　 B. About 30 or 40 years ago.

C. During the 1960s and 1970s.　　 D. The passage doesn't mention.

4.Where did jazz music probably originate?

A. In Europe.　　 B. In Africa.　　 C. In Russia.　　 D. In the United States.

5.What is the main point of the passage?

A. Different categories of music.

B. The origin of music.

C. The difference between classical music and traditional music.

D. None of the above.

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Our English teacher tells us to spend as much time we can　　　　　　 English．

A．listen and speak　　　　 B．listening and speaking

C．to listen and speak　　　 D．to listen and to speak

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It’s nice to have friends. Well, how can we have friends?

First, spend ______ time with people. If you want to make friends, you need to meet people. You can go to places ______coffee shops or clubs to meet people.

Then, ______your friend. Once(一旦)you ______to make friends with someone, you must care about him or her. “ A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” ______it’s not necessary for you and your friend to be the same, you need to know him or her. You should help him or her when he or she has ______problems.

Next, be a good listener. It’s important to show that you’re interested in others. Listen ______to what people say and take time to learn more about ______

At last, encourage(鼓励)your friends. Good friends will ______both good and bad times. Never laugh at(嘲笑)your ______in front of others. If someone is laughing at your friend, you should stop him or her.

1.A. less    B. more     C. good     D. bad

2.A. to       B. with       C. like        D. between

3.A. care about B. look at  C. worry about  D. ask for

4.A. stop   B. forget   C. ask        D. decide

5.A. Or      B. Because         C. Although       D. If

6.A. no      B. some     C. few        D. other

7.A. clearly        B. quickly  C. truly      D. carefully

8.A. you    B. him        C. her        D. them

9.A. have  B. try         C. share    D. break

10.A. friend       B. classroom      C. parent  D. teacher

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It’s nice to have friends. Well, how can we have friends?

First, spend _________time with people. If you want to make friends, you need to meet people. You can go to places__________coffee shops or clubs to meet people.

Then,__________your friend. Once (一旦) you__________to make friends with someone, you must care about him or her. “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.”__________it’s not necessary for you and your friend to be the same, you need to know him or her. You should help him or her when he or she has__________problems.

Next, be a good listener. It’s important to show that you’re interested in others. Listen ________ to what people say and take time to learn more about _________.

At last, encourage (鼓励) your friends. Good friends will__________both good and bad times. Never laugh at (嘲笑) your ________ in front of others. If someone is laughing at your friend, you should stop him or her.

1.A. less　　 B. more　　 C. good　　 D. bad

2.A. to　　 B. with　　 C. like　　 D. between

3.A. care about　　 B. look at　　 C. worry about　　 D. ask for

4.A. stop　　 B. forget　　 C. ask　　 D. decide

5.A. Or　　 B. Because　　 C. Although　　 D. If

6.A. no　　 B. some　　 C. few　　 D. other

7.A. clearly　　 B. quickly　　 C. truly　　 D. carefully

8.A. you　　 B. him　　 C. her　　 D. them

9.A. have　　 B. try　　 C. share　　 D. break

10.A. friend　　 B. classmate　　 C. parent　　 D. teacher

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Rich or poor,young or old,we all have problems.And unless we deal with our problems,we can easily become unhappy.Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school.It can also influence the way we behave with our families.So how do we deal with our problems?There are many ways.

By learning to forget

Most of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers.Perhaps they said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair.Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem.Time goes by,and good friendships may be lost. when we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected.Perhaps we have seen young children playing together.Sometimes they have disagreements,and decide not to talk to each other.However,this usually does not last for long.This is an important lesson for us:we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

By regarding problems as challenges

Many students often complain about school.They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes,or think the rules are too strict.We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”.Education is an important part of our development.As young adults,it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

By thinking of something worse

By comparing yourself to other people,you will find your problems are not so terrible.Think about Stephen Hawking,for example,a very clever scientist,who regards his many physical problems as unimportant.He can’t walk or even speak,but he has become very famous and successful.We are probably quite healthy and smart.Let’s not worry about our problems.Let’s face the challenges instead.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。

1.From the passage we know that ______ .

A. our problems can affect how we do at school.

B. our problems can affect the way

C. our problems can affect how we do at school and at home.

D. our problems can do nothing to us.

2.The writer thinks it is ______ in our education.

A. our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge.

B. impossible to deal with each challenge

C. difficult to deal with each challenge

D. easy to deal with each challenge

3.We can learn from the passage that______ .

A. we can solve a problem by learning to forget

B. we must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”

C. by comparing yourself to other people,you will find your are not so terrible

D. all above(以上的）

4.The underlined word “challenge” in Paragraph 4 probably means______ .

A. 讨论　　 B. 机遇　　 C. 挑战　　 D. 妥协

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Our problems can affect how we do at school and at home

B. How to deal with our problems

C. By regarding problems as challenges

D. Everyone has to face many kinds of problems

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