Question

    Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life, but also part of our traditional virtue. Has your mother or friend told you that you’re an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? 1.then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.

Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades.2. But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.

Refusing to play the victim is the first step you’re supposed to take. 3. If you want to be grateful, stop complaining the world, your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much they’ve helped and cared about you.

Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether you’re helping clean up a local park, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read, your perspective towards life will change positively. 4.

5. You shouldn’t always be good only to your close friends or family members. You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help an old lady carry her grocery. You don’t have to search for these opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves. So when they come, act with generosity. You’ll be more grateful for your role played in the world.

A. However hard you try to avoid these questions

B. If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstances

C. Gradually, you’ll be more grateful for the chances to repay the society

D. Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude.

E. While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract.

F. Ungrateful persons are always blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to others.

G. When you reflect on your thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions, you are actually reflecting on your values.

Answer

1.B

2.E

3.F

4.C

5.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。感恩是我们传统美德的一部分，文章主要给我们一些如何做一个感恩的人的建议。

1.根据前几句Has your mother or friend told you that you’re an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have?和后句then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.根据前面提出的三种情况可知，只要你发现你符合其中的一条，那么你肯定需要做一个更感恩的人。故选B。

2.根据前句Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades.（表达感激之情是近几十年来提出的。）和后句 But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.的转折可知，鼓励表达感激之情在道德上是有意义的，但它似乎有点抽象。故选E。

3.根据前句Refusing to play the victim is the first step you’re supposed to take（拒绝扮演受害者是你应该采取的第一步。）和后句If you want to be grateful, stop complaining the world, your teachers, your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes, and focus on how much they’ve helped and cared about you.（如果你想感恩, 就不要再抱怨这个世界、你的老师、你的朋友和你的家人没有让自己站在你的立场上, 注意力集中在他们对你有多大的帮助和关心。）可知，忘恩负义的人总是把问题归咎于世界并把所有的错误都归咎于他人。故选F。

4.根据前面的句子Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether you’re helping clean up a local park, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read, your perspective towards life will change positively.通过在社区做志愿者，表达你对世界给予你的感激之情，也可以对生活的看法发生积极的变化。可知，渐渐地，你会更加感激回报社会的机会。故选C。

5.此句是本段主题句。对比前三段主题句及后面的句子You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog. You can also help an old lady carry her grocery. You don’t have to search for these opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves.帮助别人并不是有目的寻找机会，帮助别人应该是做一些偶然碰到的事情。可知，做一个随意的善行也是一个练习感恩的好方法。故选D。