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。

You fall down on the road and a kid you barely know rushes over to help. You come home after a long day to find your dad has prepared your favorite meal. Just before lunch in social studies class, you learn about places where people don’t have clean water or enough food. _____【1】___ They’re likely to make you feel grateful.

Gratitude (感恩) is one of many positive emotions. It’s about focusing on what’s good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have. ____【2】____ It’s taking a moment to reflect on how fortunate we are when something good happens — whether it’s a small thing or a big thing.

___【3】___ Making a habit of gratitude can also be good for us. Like other positive emotions, feeling grateful on a regular basis can have a big effect on our lives. Brain research shows that positive emotions are good for our bodies, minds, and brains.

Positive emotions open us up to see more possibilities and take in more information. They improve our ability to develop skills, learn, and make good decisions. _____【4】___ When we feel grateful for someone’s kindness toward us, we may be more likely to do a kindness in return. Thanking people can make it more likely they’ll do a kindness again.

____【5】___ When we feel and express heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to people in our lives, it creates loving bonds, builds trust, and helps you feel closer.

A. Gratitude doesn’t just feel good.

B. What do these have in common?

C. Gratitude can lead to positive actions.

D. Gratitude helps us build better relationships.

E. Such kind of people are more likely to succeed.

F. We can use lots of words to describe feelings of gratitude.

G. Gratitude is stopping to notice and appreciate the things that we often take for granted.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 G

【3】A

【4】 C

【5】 D

【解析】

心怀感恩是有利于身心健康的积极情绪之一，本文介绍了什么是感激以及感激他人为我们带来的好处。

【1】 B 下文对此处做了回答，“这些事情都很可能会让你心存感激”，故此处选择问句“这些事情有什么共同之处”引起下文。

【2】 G 与下文提到的It’s taking a moment to…相呼应，此处选择G项“感激就是暂停片刻留意以及感激那些我们认为理所当然的事情”。

【3】 A 下文分析了心存感恩带来的其他益处，故此处选择A项“感激不仅仅会让我们感觉良好”来引起下文。

【4】 C 下文提到我们对他人的善意心存感激时，我们更有可能会善待他人作为回报，此处选择C项“感激会带来一些积极的行动”来引起下文。

【5】 D 本段主要论述了向他人表达感激之情会增强人与人之间互爱互敬的纽带，建立人与人之间的信任感等，故此处选择D项“感激有助于建立更好的人际关系”以概括本段主旨。