Live Every Day Like It’s A Holiday We feel great on holiday because we let go of everyday stresses a

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Live Every Day Like It’s A Holiday
We feel great on holiday because we let go of everyday stresses and strains. ____16____ So whether or not you’re going away this summer, there’s plenty you can do to make sure you benefit from that holiday feeling.
Sleep like a holidaymaker
Sleep like a baby when you’re on your holidays but stay awake when you’re in your usual routine? ____17____ To reset your sleep pattern, avoid bringing problems to bed. That includes your phone, TV or laptop. Make sure the room is dark and cool. Aim for at least seven hours’ —just as you would on holiday.
Get moving
____18____ Given that exercise is cheap, healthy and reduces stress, it makes absolute sense to build it into your day. A walk will release happy hormones, and eases anxiety and mild depression.
____19____
Part of the joy of going away is lingering over delicious food with families. Take up the holiday habit of sitting down as a family for at least one meal a day. Families who eat together experience less anxiety, less depression and less obesity, research has found.
Be a tourist in your own city
Part of the thrill of a holiday is the novelty of discovering a new place and doing new things. ____20____ At weekends, check out a new music venue, visit a different museum or have a drink in that interesting-looking pub you’re always walking past. It will get you out of routine and make you feel alive. A bit like a holiday, really.
A. Make your meals a celebration.
B. Carve out some dedicated quiet time.
C. If so, you might need to examine your sleep habits.
D. Just make sure you schedule it into your day or week.
E. But it’s also easy to be a holidaymaker in the place you live.
F. Research has even shown that vacations help health and well-being.
G. When you’re travelling, you walk around new cities without a second thought.
答案】16. F    17. C    18. G    19. A    20. E
解析
【分析】本文就几个方面给读者提出了几条建议来建议人们为自己营造假期氛围,享受生活。
【16题详解】
由本段标题和第一句可知,由于摆脱了每天的压力和紧张,假期给我们的感觉很好。研究甚至表明,假期有助于健康和幸福。该句与上一句构成递进关系,故选项F符合语境。
【17题详解】
本段第一句为设问句,“当你在度假的时候睡得像个婴儿一样,但当你在你的日常生活中保持清醒?”因此该空作为答语,如果是这样,你可能需要检查你的睡眠习惯。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据本段的标题和本段其他几句可知散步有很多好处,作者建议人们多运动。又根据下一句提及的“that exercise”,可知与选项G中“walk around… cities”有呼应关系,故选G。
【19题详解】
本句为标题句。根据本段段意可知,为了减少焦虑、抑郁和肥胖,要养成和家人一起坐下来,每天至少吃一顿饭的假日习惯。故“让吃饭成为一种庆祝”符合题意,故选A。
【20题详解】
根据本段标题句:在自己的城市做一名游客。由上下文逻辑可知,本句与上一句构成转折关系,进入正题,选项E中to be a holidaymaker in the place you live与主题呼应,故选E。
【点睛】七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇和逻辑呼应关系来锁定线索。即:要关注空白前后的名词、动词、形容词和副词等,然后在选项中查找与它们相对应的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等。其次是一些专有名词,比如说数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。在本文中,第1小题中的“even”与前一句为递进关系,第2小题中的“If so”与前一句设问,第3小题中的“walk around… cities”与下一句的“that exercise”,第5小题中的but与前一句Part of toe thrill of a holiday is the novelty of discovering a new place and doing new things.的转折,另外“to be a holidaymaker in the place you live”与本段标题Be a tourist in your own city,均有呼应关系。
 
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