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【題目】Are you a positive person? If so, you are always hopeful and think of good points of a situation instead of bad ones. The power of positive thinking has been widely researched. It’s funny that some of us accept this power quickly while others are doubtful. Do you know the reason? Our opinions about positive thinking might explain its point.

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When facing a problem, we weigh success or failure against the problem itself. We might think that positive thinking always leads us to expect success. Actually, it’s more important to realize that positive thinking results in acceptance of our situation. If we think positively, we may predict success or ways to move on when we are in difficulties. There’s a difference between blind positivity and seeing things in a positive way.

Results from positive thinking

Does research see any real value in positive thinking? Many studies show that a positive attitude leads to less stress and sadness. Physically, positive thinking also leads to a longer life and quicker recovery(恢復) from sickness. Positive people with a family history of heart problems are even less likely to experience heart attacks.

Positive VS Negative(消極)

It seems strange to think that a state of mind can have such effects. But there are several reasons why a positive attitude is better than a negative one. Negative feelings are good for making us focus on tasks, such as running from danger, for example. However, positive feelings open us up to a world of kinds of possibilities and bring us helpful ways. The more results of positive thinking naturally last longer as well.

Strategies for positivity

A positive attitude comes easier for some people than others because it’s a born character. Still, anyone can try a few things to bring out the positive.

a. Rebuilding: See positives through negatives, such as being glad the subway is cheap even when crowded.

b. Distance: When making a big decision, act like you’re giving a friend advice.

c. Smile: Real or not, smiles are shown to decrease (降低) heart rate and blood pressure.

In the end, a positive attitude requires not only positive thinking but also positive action.

【1】The passage may come from ________.

A. a notice B. a survey C. a diary D. a magazine

【2】The best subtitle for the second paragraph is “________”

A. What is blind positivity? B. What is positive thinking?

C. How is success predicted? D. What leads to success?

【3】The underlined word “effects” means ________.

A. reasons B. feelings C. results D. dangers

【4】According to the passage, ________ is an example of positive thinking.

A. thinking of cheap tickets instead of crowded train

B. staying at home when you have a heart problem

C. laughing at your high blood pressure in hospital

D. helping your friend to make an important decision

【5】From the passage, we know that ________.

A. negative thinking might lead to more possibilities

B. positive feelings can make us focus on difficult tasks

C. it’s easier for positive people to recover from illness

D. positive people will not die of serious heart problems

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】本文介紹了積極的人的表現(xiàn)。積極的人總是充滿希望，并想到好的情況而不是壞的情況。在文中介紹了盲目樂觀和積極看待事物的區(qū)別。積極思考的結果是積極的態(tài)度會導致更少的壓力和悲傷；積極和消極的區(qū)別；策略性等幾個方面來論述。

【1】推理判斷題。A. a notice通知；B. a survey調查；C. a diary日記；D. a magazine雜志。從文章的格式來看不屬于A/C。調查應該有結果，本文沒有結果，因此不屬于調查。最可能在雜志上出現(xiàn)本文。故選D。

【2】主旨大意題。A. What is blind positivity? 什么是盲目積極性？ B. What is positive thinking? 什么是積極思考？C. How is success predicted? 成功是如何預測的？ D. What leads to success? 什么導致成功？第二段的敘述是關于積極思考的定義與解釋，在由句子“If we think positively, we may predict success or ways to move on when we are in difficulties.”可知，如果我們積極地思考，我們可以預測成功或在困難時繼續(xù)前進的方法。解釋了什么是積極思考。故選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。A. reasons“原因”；B. feelings “感覺”；C. results “結果”；D. dangers“危險”。句子“It seems strange to think that a state of mind can have such effects.”的意思是：認為精神狀態(tài)會產生這種影響似乎很奇怪。因此C符合題意。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。由句子“See positives through negatives, such as being glad the subway is cheap even when crowded.”可知，由負面影響看到正面信息，比如坐地鐵擁擠但是很便宜我們也高興去坐地鐵。這就是積極思考的一個例子。A項：這句話就說明了，考慮廉價車票而不是擁擠的火車是積極思考的一個例子。故選A。

【5】主旨大意題。由句子“Physically, positive thinking also leads to a longer life and quicker recovery(恢復) from sickness.”可知，從身體上的，積極的思維也會導致更長的壽命和從疾病中更快的恢復。C項：積極的人更容易從疾病中康復。所以C正確。