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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Easy Ways to Boost Your Confidence

Imagine being able to overcome any obstacle that might come your way at work or in relationships. Then try to picture yourself not having to ask for advice or someone’s approval every step of the way. 1. If you are low on confidence, read on because here are four easy ways to boost your confidence. Once you master them, everything in your life will change for the better.

Boost your self-image. If failure is getting you down, just remember that there is always a solution. 2. The best way to boost your self-image after a setback（挫折）is to write down all your accomplishments and star qualities. Make a list and put it ion your computer desktop or near where you spend most of your time. You can also make a list of all the things you should be grateful for.

3. You know your talents and strengths first. Then set your goals to match these. Reject those that are just beyoud your skills, abilities, qualifications or experience. This is where you can realistically assess your weaknesses and build on your strengths.

Get on the positive thoughts track. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. 4. Negative thinking may be useful when imagining failure situations, threats, and obstacles. But once you are trapped in negative thoughts, your brain ignores everything else and you only think of failure. The best solution is to build on positive thoughts.

Know being confident is an ongoing process. 5. Keep playing to the best of your ability and your confidence will always be there to support you.

A. Set realistic goals.

B. Stop playing different roles.

C. It isn’t a goal that you reach and then stop.

D. Why not keep comparing yourself with others ?

E. This is what self-confident people do every day.

F. So why are they positive thoughts and not negative ones ?

G. You may have to try again so you should boost your self-image immediately.

Answer

1.E

2.G

3.A

4.F

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：信心在我们的生活中作用巨大，文章中对于人们如何树立信心提出了四条有用的建议。

1.E 根据横线前句Then try to picture yourself not having to ask for advice or someone’s approval every step of the way. 你做事的时候不需要征求任何人的意见或者得到别人的允许。能够这样做的人一定是有强烈自信的人，他认为自己可以搞定一切。故E项“This is what self-confident people do every day.”符合上下文串联。

2.G 本段的标题是“Boost your self-image提高自我形象”。根据横线前句“If failure is getting you down, just remember that there is always a solution.”如果失败让你沮丧，你要记住总有解决问题的方法。你需要做的做的就是要再次尝试，以成功中促进你的自我形象。故G项正确。

3.A 根据横线后两句You know your talents and strengths first. Then set your goals to match these.可知我们要对自己的才能和有点有所了解，然后再设立一些与之匹配的目标。也就是说要树立比较现实的目标，不要好高骛远。故A项符合中心思想。

4.F 本段首句“Get on the positive thoughts track.”告诉我们要有积极的思想，说明积极思维对于成功很重要。再根据横线后句Negative thinking may be useful when imagining failure situations, threats, and obstacles.可知消极思维容易带来不利情况。该句是在回答为什么我们要保持积极的心态。故F项符合上下文串联。

5.C 根据横线后句Keep playing to the best of your ability and your confidence will always be there to support you.我们要继续努力。而不是实现了一个目标然后就停下来。故C项符合上下文串联。

该题型给出的选项中我们可以发现一些特点：该题型选项大致可分为主旨概括句（文章整体内容）、过渡性句子（文章结构）和注释性句子（上下文逻辑意义）三类。

1、先看选项。跟完形填空不一样，七选五的答案选项较少，并且给出的都是句子，因此，我们可以通过句子的完整性或者句子后面的标点符号来判断该句在文章中的位置。另外，通过阅读选项，有可能找出跟其他选项表达完全不同意思的句子，这样的话我们就可以直接将该选项排除。

2、再看空前空后。由于七选五空出的是整个句子，而这些句子与句子之间，必然有一种联系，因此我们可以通过选项中某个名词或动词跟空前或空后的一致性或者相关性来确定这两个句子之间有一种关联性，从而选择正确的答案。

3、注意代词或定冠词。在做这类题目的时候，一定要注意句子中出现的人称代词或者指示代词，因为我们知道，代词是指代一个名词或者一个句子的，然后通过代词在句子中所做的成分我们可以推断出它指代的句子的类型，我们要做的就是从选项中找这类句型就可以了。

4、注意一些特殊疑问词。如果选项中或空前出现特殊疑问词，一定要把这句话仔细读几遍，因为对于不同特殊疑问词的回答方式是不一样的，比如对why的回答，后面要有because等表原因的词，对when的回答，后面要有表时间的状语，对where的回答，后面要有表地点的名词，对how的回答，后面要有方式状语等。

5、注意一些连词。如一些表示转折的连词，but，However，yet，though，nevertheless等，另外还有一些表示并列关系的连词如and，also，as well as，neither nor，either or，not only...but also，on one hand....on the other hand等。因为这些连词可以表现句子与句子之间的关系，通过不同的连词我们可以推知句子与句子之间不同的关系。

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