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【題目】Being in a negative space is harmful to our overall well-being.Let's give up some of the most common negative thoughts many of us repeat to ourselves.

●【1】

Even if you find yourself lacking in something,there's no need to keep repeating it to yourself.The human brain is an unbelievable thing.Be inspired by Dr.Jill Bolte Taylor,who took eight years to recover from her illness and has since then written a best-selling book about her experience and appeared on Oprah.

●No one cares about me.

To accurately say that your family and friends don't care about you would be a very rare situation.Maybe you're being too negative and overlooking the gestures of love they show you.They don't even have to be big gestures,but it's the little things they did for you that count.【2】Start showing people you care,so they can show you back in kind.

●I really dislike this person.

If you dislike a person,focusing on his had qualities is not going to make things better.You need to know that he is human too,which means he makes mistakes.【3】Focus on his good qualities,and repeat them to yourself.

●Why is he better off?.

【4】There's always going to be someone who is younger,prettier,smarter,or richer than you.Remember,there are people who are also worse off than you and what they don't have is your whole package.【5】

A.I'm not good enough.

B.Be grateful for what you have.

C.You think you won't be able to "get there".

D.Comparing yourself to someone else is never positive.

E.And people may be reacting to the energy you're putting out.

F.Learn to approach him or think about him in a positive manner.

G.Keep on working toward something,and watch the leaps you'll make.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】F

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】縱觀全文，第一段由生活在一個消極的環(huán)境中對我們的全面小康是有害的的引出幾種常見的消極情緒，后用小標(biāo)題的方式對不同情緒提出不同的解決方案。本題較簡單。

【1】要求考生理解篇章結(jié)構(gòu)。上文提到the most common negative thoughts最常見的幾種消極情緒，然后后文的每個小標(biāo)題寫得是如何消除這些情緒，根據(jù)下文Even if you find yourself lacking in something,there's no need to keep repeating it to yourself.即使你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在某方面有所欠缺，也不需要每天重復(fù)提醒自己�？芍�此處應(yīng)選A項，我不夠好。

【2】考查考生上下文邏輯思維能力。本段小標(biāo)題是沒有人關(guān)心我，后文中提到To accurately say that your family and friends don't care about you would be a very rare situation.準確地說，你的家人和朋友不關(guān)心你是很罕見的情形。故該句為否定標(biāo)題中的消極情緒。后文提出應(yīng)如何對應(yīng)這種情緒，show you back是該空答案的重要提示，E項中有react剛好與show you back對應(yīng)，意為關(guān)心是相互的，故選E項。

【3】聯(lián)系上文focusing on his bad qualities is not going to make things better.只關(guān)注他的壞的品質(zhì)不會使事情好轉(zhuǎn)，下文中Focus on his good qualities關(guān)注好的品質(zhì)，既然要關(guān)注好的品質(zhì)就要和這個人接觸，關(guān)注好的品質(zhì)就是以一種積極的態(tài)度去接近這個人，故選F。

【4】該段小標(biāo)題為什么他有錢，better off是理解重點，該段講得是不要有攀比心理。故第一句話為點題，故選D項，總是拿自己與別人對比從來都不是積極的態(tài)度。此可能有部分考生會誤選C項，C項是對小標(biāo)題中的消極情緒的解釋，而聯(lián)系本文，都是寫出一個小標(biāo)題然后對該標(biāo)題的消極情緒提出如何應(yīng)對的方法，故C不對。

【5】聯(lián)系上文Remember,there are people who are also worse off than you記住也是有人比你過得更差，所以要對你所擁有的一切抱有感激之情。故選B項。