Question

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(恢复) from sickness. Positive people with a family history of heart problems are even less likely to experience heart attacks.

Positive VS Negative(消极)

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.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】本文介绍了积极的人的表现。积极的人总是充满希望，并想到好的情况而不是坏的情况。在文中介绍了盲目乐观和积极看待事物的区别。积极思考的结果是积极的态度会导致更少的压力和悲伤；积极和消极的区别；策略性等几个方面来论述。

1.推理判断题。A. a notice通知；B. a survey调查；C. a diary日记；D. a magazine杂志。从文章的格式来看不属于A/C。调查应该有结果，本文没有结果，因此不属于调查。最可能在杂志上出现本文。故选D。

2.主旨大意题。A. What is blind positivity? 什么是盲目积极性？ B. What is positive thinking? 什么是积极思考？C. How is success predicted? 成功是如何预测的？ D. What leads to success? 什么导致成功？第二段的叙述是关于积极思考的定义与解释，在由句子“If we think positively, we may predict success or ways to move on when we are in difficulties.”可知，如果我们积极地思考，我们可以预测成功或在困难时继续前进的方法。解释了什么是积极思考。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。A. reasons“原因”；B. feelings “感觉”；C. results “结果”；D. dangers“危险”。句子“It seems strange to think that a state of mind can have such effects.”的意思是：认为精神状态会产生这种影响似乎很奇怪。因此C符合题意。

4.细节理解题。由句子“See positives through negatives, such as being glad the subway is cheap even when crowded.”可知，由负面影响看到正面信息，比如坐地铁拥挤但是很便宜我们也高兴去坐地铁。这就是积极思考的一个例子。A项：这句话就说明了，考虑廉价车票而不是拥挤的火车是积极思考的一个例子。故选A。

5.主旨大意题。由句子“Physically, positive thinking also leads to a longer life and quicker recovery(恢复) from sickness.”可知，从身体上的，积极的思维也会导致更长的寿命和从疾病中更快的恢复。C项：积极的人更容易从疾病中康复。所以C正确。