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【題目】Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimists always see the good side of things. Pessimists always expect the worst and see the bad side. The optimist says, “The glass is half-full.” The pessimist says, “The glass is half-empty.”

Dr. Seligman is a scientist whose studies show that optimists are ________ than pessimists. Pessimists suffer from depression (抑郁癥) more often than optimists do. Dr. Seligman studied a group of men who had heart attacks. After eight years, most of the optimistic men were still alive, while most of the pessimistic men had ________ another heart attack.

Dr. Seligman also says that optimists are more successful. Sportsmen, politicians, and businessmen who have optimistic views of the world tend to (趨于) succeed.

Here’s the good news: Everyone can learn to be more optimistic. The main way is to ________ the way you talk to yourself. When something bad happens to pessimists, they believe it will affect their whole lives. When something bad happens to optimists, they see it as just one event. They also believe that they can solve the problem, so it won’t happen again.

Here’s a(n) ________: An optimist and a pessimist take a math test. They are both good students, but both of them fail this test. The pessimist thinks, “I’m probably going to fail every test. I’m never going to learn math. It’s too difficult for me. ________ will like me because I’m a terrible student.” The optimist thinks, “It was only one test. I’m a smart student. I know I can do much better next time.”

Be kinder to yourself. Be more ________. Always see the glass as half-full!

【1】A. happier B. healthier C. smarter D. younger

【2】A. got rid of B. worried about C. died from D. waited for

【3】A. change B. lose C. choose D. find

【4】A. saying B. subject C. experiment D. example

【5】A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody

【6】A. thankful B. useful C. hopeful D. careful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【6】C

【解析】本文簡述了悲觀主義者與樂觀主義者的異同，作者鼓勵大家成為樂觀主義者，改變自己看待問題的態(tài)度，滿懷希望，對生活樂觀。

【1】句意：塞利格曼博士是一位科學家，他的研究表明樂觀主義者比悲觀主義者更健康，后文說悲觀主義者更容易患上抑郁癥，由此得出樂觀主義者比悲觀主義者更健康，選項A“更開心的”，選項B“更健康的”，選項C“更聰明的”，選項D“更年輕的”，故選B。

【2】句意：八年后，大多數(shù)樂觀的人仍然活著，而大多數(shù)悲觀的人死于另一次心臟病發(fā)作。這里想要用案例對比來證明博士的觀點，即樂觀的人活得更久，而悲觀的人不幸“死于”另一次心臟病。選項A“擺脫”，選項B“擔心”，選項C“死于”，選項D“等待”，故選C。

【3】句意：主要的方法是改變你和自己說話的方式。這里是說每個人都可以學著變得樂觀，途徑就是“改變”看待問題的方式，選項A“改變”，選項B“失去”，選項C“選擇”，選項D“找到”，故選A。

【4】句意：這有一個例子。這段話后面講的是一個“案例”，講的是一個樂觀主義者和悲觀主義者參加數(shù)學考試的案例，選項A“諺語”，選項B“主題，學科”，選項C“實驗”，選項D“例子”，故選D。

【5】句意：沒有人會喜歡我，因為我是一個糟糕的學生。這里是在描述“悲觀主義者”的心境，他考試失敗后便會認為因為他的不好、在考試中有點糟糕的表現(xiàn)而沒有人會喜歡他了，選項A“每個人”，選項B“任何人”，選項C“某人”，選項D“沒有人”，故選D。

【6】句意：更滿懷希望吧！這里是文章末尾，是作者為讀者提出的建議：對自己友善、滿懷希望！選項A“感謝的”，選項B“有用的”，選項C“有希望的”，選項D“認真的”，故選C。