Mom was right！If you say thank you，for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness，you’ll feel happy.
Gratitude(感謝)，says Robert A．Emmons，a professor of psychology at the University of California，is an important element of happiness.In his recent book，Thanks！，Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.In acknowledging and developing this much­ignored expression of thankfulness，he explains how people have benefited—even improved their health.
As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement，he admits gratitude may be difficult to express.He advises you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder.Second，recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you.That source may be your mom，a friend，partner，child，colleague at work or play，or any combination of these.
Gratitude is always other­directed，notes Emmons.You can be pleased or angry with yourself and feel guilty about doing something wrong，but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.
Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction；it should be a state of mind.To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy.To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger，hatred and bitterness—is easier.Also，too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after these are lost.The voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals are many.
It’s crisis and chaos—danger，disease，disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others.Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it.It’s too bad that so many people waste those decades in between labouring under the illusion(幻覺) they are self­sufficient，says Emmons.
To enable and embrace gratitude，Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary.He even provides easy­to­follow directions on how to practise and develop gratitude.
I’m not a reader or advocate of self­help books，but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the research Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients(接受者)．The chance discovery led me to this book.
Mom implied that kindness seems to find its way back to the giver because life really is all about giving，receiving and repaying.So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say：Thank you，professor Emmons.
小題1:What is the text mainly discussed?
A．There are many ways of being thankful.
B．Gratitude is important to happiness.
C．Mom is great for her being thankful.
D．Being thankful will keep you fit.
小題2:The author mentions Robert A．Emmons’book Thanks! in order to prove that ________.
A．Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychology
B．mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons
C．Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist
D．mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude
小題3:It will be easier for you to feel grateful when ______.
A．you live a comfortable life
B．you receive gifts on your birthday
C．you get help during your hard times
D．you are congratulated on your success
小題4:What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?
A．It is enough to thank others orally.
B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you.
C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere.
D．It is easier to be thankful for yourself than for others.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

小題1:　B
解析　主旨大意題。第一段作者提出媽媽的觀點“If you say thank you，...you’ll feel happy.”接著就介紹Emmons教授的一本關(guān)于感恩的書中的觀點，其實也就是為了證明媽媽的觀點是對的，即：學(xué)會感恩，你就會感到幸福。
小題2:　D
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“In his recent book，Thanks！，Emmons uses the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.”可知，作者提到Emmons教授的書是為了證明媽媽的觀點是對的，故選D項。
小題3:　C
解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第三句“To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger，hatred and bitterness—is easier.”可知選C項。
小題4:　C
解析　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段“Gratitude is always other­directed，...but you can never be grateful to or for yourself.”及第五段中的“Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction；it should be a state of mind.”可排除A、B、D三項。綜合全文，可知Emmons教授的觀點應(yīng)是：隨時隨地都要感恩。
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小題4:The text is probably taken from ______.
A．a(chǎn)n education reportB．a(chǎn) school bulletin
C．a(chǎn) local newspaperD．a(chǎn)n encyclopedia (百科全書)

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