Question

【題目】 There is half a glass of water on the table. Is the glass half empty or half full? This question can represent a situation where there is both opportunity( 機 會 ) and trouble, but people with different point of views see the same situation in different ways. Ask yourself this question and see what kind of person you are.

If your answer is “half empty”, it shows that you tend to look on the dark side of things. You are a negative—thinking person. You are worried about what you don’t have or what you have lost more than what you already or still have. In other words, you are a pessimist(悲觀主義者).

If you see the glass as half full, you tend to look on the bright side of things. You are a positive—thinking person. You know you should take the opportunity that comes your way rather than worry about getting into trouble. This is to say, you are an optimist.

We don’t live in a perfect world, but if we can change the way we see things, the things we see will change.

【1】What’s on the table?

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【2】According to the article, which two sides does a thing usually have?

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【3】Do you think you are an optimist? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Half a glass of water.

【2】A dark side and a bright side.

【3】Yes. Because 1 always try my best to take the chance to improve myself.

No. Because it is easy for me to lose heart if I fail to do something.

【解析】

本文通過如何看待半杯水來告訴我們，我們生活在一個不完美的世界里，但是如果我們能改變我們看待事物的方式，我們所看到的事物將會改變。

【1】根據(jù)“There is half a glass of water on the table.”可知桌子上有半杯水。故答案為Half a glass of water.

【2】根據(jù)“…it shows that you tend to look on the dark side of things.”和“…you tend to look on the bright side of things.”可知一件事通常有黑暗和光明兩個方面。故答案為A dark side and a bright side.

【3】本題是一個開放性試題，問題是“你認為你是個樂觀主義者嗎？” 按照自身情況回答問題，并作合理解釋。例如“是的。因為我總是盡可能抓住機會改變自己”或者“不。因為對我來說，做事失敗容易讓我失去信心”。故答案為Yes. Because 1 always try my best to take the chance to improve myself.；No. Because it is easy for me to lose heart if I fail to do something.