Question

    A few years back I worked in a university building that also housed an entire department full of psychologists, all of whom seemed to see us as perfect guinea pigs(实验对象） for their latest studies. I learned to be cautious about answering seemingly casual  questions in the elevator. If one of them showed up in my office bearing a plate of snacks and asked me to pick some, I'd cast a doubtful glance and ask "Why?" before grabbing the apple fritter.

So one day, when someone from the Psychology Department posted instructions in the bathroom advising us to think about five things you're grateful for every day for a week, my response was frankly suspicious. I did the math. Five things a day for seven days is a lot of brainpower to consume without so much as the promise of an apple fritter.

I wandered into the office of Zetzer, the director of our school's Psychological Services Clinic. That was when I first heard the term" positive psychology" and discovered that "the gratitude thing", as Heidi had explained it. "It's only a week, "she urged. "Try it. ” So I did.

I started looking for my five moments of gratitude in each day. By the end of that  week, I found myself slowing down a little and taking time to notice things I might have walked past before, including a bunch of young students laughing together, They are so smart and optimistic, giving me so much hope for the future!

I couldn't be more grateful to my wonderful husband. He's a great cook. He always puts our family first. My oldest son took his vacation to come and help out at home. He took me to all my medical appointments, and made me laugh by titling his spring break "Driving Miss Leslie. "The kindness of a colleague with a green thumb made sure my plants stayed alive until I could care for them again.

Life will never be perfect, I still see news stories that distress me. But with just one simple exercise, I'm rediscovering the deep meaning of old sayings: accepting the things I cannot change, working to change what I can, and being wise enough to know the difference.

And all it took was a little gratitude.

1.Why did the author hesitate about the snacks offered by psychologists?

A.She had no appetite for snacks.

B.She didn't think snacks could show gratitude.

C.She disliked those psychologists.

D.She cared about what to be paid for them.

2.What can we infer from the second paragraph of the passage?

A.The instructions seemed to make sense to Leslie.

B.No one would behave as the instructions suggested.

C.Leslie had no intention of following the instructions.

D.The psychologists were actually playing a joke.

3.What did Leslie achieve at last?

A.She overcame her psychological problem.

B.She realized how hard it was to be grateful.

C.She found Heidi was really a reliable doctor.

D.She learned to be positive and show gratitude.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本文是夹叙夹议文。在一个星期的时间里，作者坚持每天都能发现五件她特别感激的事情，而且每天都有所不同。生活永远不会完美。但通过这么一个简单的练习，作者重新发现了那句老话的意义：接受我不能改变的事情，毫无怨言地去改变我能改变的，并且足够明智地知道两者的区别，这只需要一点感激之情。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段A few years back I worked in a university building that also housed an entire department full of psychologists, all of whom seemed to see us as perfect guinea pigs for their latest studies.可知几年前，我在一所大学的大楼里工作，那里还有一个全是心理学家的部门，他们似乎都把我们当作他们最新研究的完美实验对象。以及后文If one of them showed up in my office bearing a plate of snacks and asked me to pick some, I'd cast a doubtful glance and ask "Why?" before grabbing the apple fritter.可知如果他们中的一个拿着一盘零食出现在我的办公室，让我挑选一些，我会疑惑地瞥上一眼，问“为什么?”由此可推知，作者对心理学家提供的零食犹豫不决因为她关心的是要为他们付出什么。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中So one day, when someone from the Psychology Department posted instructions in the bathroom advising us to think about five things you're grateful for every day for a week, my response was frankly suspicious.可知所以有一天，当心理学系的某个人在浴室里贴出指示，建议我们在一周的时间里每天思考五件你要感恩的事情时，我对此的反应是非常怀疑的。由此可知，Leslie对指示表示怀疑，即她不打算按照指示去做。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中By the end of that week, I found myself slowing down a little and taking time to notice things I might have walked past before, including a bunch of young students laughing together, They are so smart and optimistic, giving me so much hope for the future!可知那一周结束的时候，我发现自己放慢了脚步，花了一些时间去注意我以前可能走过的地方，包括一群年轻的学生在一起欢笑，他们是如此的聪明和乐观，给了我对未来如此多的希望！以及最后一段And all it took was a little gratitude.可知只需要一点感激。由此可推知，Leslie最后学会了积极和感恩。故选D。