Question

【题目】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。

Life getting you down? Learn to bounce back

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” Nietzsche said. There are a number of ways that can get us through tough times, help us to bounce back and make us happier. 【1】

Find something you can control

【2】 But taking small, positive steps in any area of our life can have a ripple effect, enabling us to move forward in the problem area.

【3】 As a species, we tend to focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right. But we can benefit a lot from paying attention to what’s going right. Psychologists have shown consciously focusing on these good things helps to increase our experience of positive emotions.

Check your thinking

【4】 Leading psychologist Martin Seligman found that the way we interpret the causes of everyday setbacks can have a significant impact on our ability to cope and our physical health. He also showed we can learn more resilient thinking styles.

Distract yourself

When we are immersed in a problem, it is hard to think creatively about ways to deal with it. It often helps to take time out from the things you are worrying about. 【5】 Not only does this give us a break from what we’re doing and our worries; it’s also great for our minds.

A. Always do something that is right.

B. It’s true that there are lots of things we can’t control.

C. An effective ways of taking time out is exercise.

D. Next time you are feeling stressed or stuck, give them a try.

E. Focus on what’s right

F. Next time something goes wrong for you, pause for a moment

G. The way we think can destroy our own resilience(弹力).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】E

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

【文章大意】有时候生活中的诸多因素会给人们带来压力，让人心情沮丧。但是在困难时候有很多的方法策略可以帮助构建我们的韧性，帮助我们恢复原有的精神，让我们更加快乐。

【1】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。上文提到了有很多方法可以帮助我们度过困难，帮我们恢复弹性，而下文则是对这些方法的介绍，由此可知D选项内容Next time you are feeling stressed or stuck, give them a try.可以起到承上启下的作用，故选D。

【2】B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段标题是建议人们找一些自己可以控制的事情做，从中获得信心，再根据后句的转折可知B选项It’s true that there are lots of things we can’t control.内容符合语境，故选B。

【3】E考查对上下文的理解和总结概括能力。根据本段中focus on 、pay attention to等关键信息可以判断选E。而A选项侧重点是让人们去做正确的事情，不能作为小标题，故选E。

【4】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据段落小标题和下文内容可知本段讨论的是思维方式对人的影响，故选G。

【5】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。前句内容是建议人们要学会从忧虑中走出来，后句提到这样做的好处，由此判断C选项内容An effective ways of taking time out is exercise.符合语境，故选C。