题目：
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 jump 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 the 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 goals 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. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.
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.
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 (珍宝) 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 (秘密), and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
小题1:The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.
A．be afraid of difficulties
B．be afraid to learn
C．run through life so fast
D．compare yourself with others to look down on your worth小题2:The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that_____.
A．Nothing is possible
B．If we don’t give up, there is always hope
C．You should learn to give up
D．Although you try, nothing will change.小题3:Why can’t we use time carelessly? ___________
A．Because time is too expensive
B．Because time never returns.
C．Because we are too poor
D．Because times will get back.小题4:According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________
A．Nothing is impossible.
B．Glass balls are easy to be broken.
C．Things you can’t do.
D．Treat your life in a right way.
答案：
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
题目分析：这篇短文主要是向我们讲述如何对待自己的生活，并提出了许多具体的建议。
小题1:根据Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.可知选D。
小题2:根据Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.可知选B。
小题3:根据Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back.可知选B。
小题4:通过阅读短文可知，这篇短文主要就是告诉我们应该怎么样正确的生活。故选D。
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
