Question

【题目】 It’s almost impossible to stay positive and motivated (有动力的) if you are constantly focusing on the negative aspects of your life. Unless you change your mindset, you will be stuck in a routine, and you certainly won’ t be going anywhere. 【1】

Focus on the good aspects of your life. There are always reasons to wake up in the morning. 【2】 Your morning coffee. Relaxed walks. Daily conversations. Don’t take what you have for granted. It may not always be there in the darkest times. Appreciate the present and don’t think too far ahead. It’s important to concentrate on what you have now and the decisions you make at the moment. If there is something stable in our lives, it gives us a reason to stay motivated.

【3】 One of the key ways to keep motivated is to reward yourself often. When life isn’t being kind to you, it’s your job to be kind to yourself. 【4】 It can be as simple as buying new clothes or getting a haircut. After achieving something or completing a set goal, give yourself a good break. Light a scented candle. go out with friends or just stay at home watching your favorite movies.

Sometimes it’s very hard staying motivated when everything in your life is uncertain or unsatisfactory. Rewarding yourself is the greatest form of self-love. 【5】

A. Reward yourself.

B. Motivate yourself.

C. It doesn’t have to be something big.

D. It acts as a reminder that you are doing very well.

E. Start with the small things that you appreciate in life.

F. If there’s something you’re not happy about, try and find ways to change it.

G. The more you know about yourself. the more power you have to behave better.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】E

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。如果你专注于生活中消极的方面，就很难保持有动力且积极，文章就怎么应对不开心的事，改变心态给了一些建议。

【1】下文Focus on the good aspects of your life.和One of the key ways to keep motivated is to reward yourself often.是就怎么应对不开心的事情给的建议，与选项中的ways呼应，故选F项。

【2】这一段的主旨是Focus on the good aspects of your life.下文Your morning coffee. Relaxed walks. Daily conversations.提到的都是生活中的小事，选项“从生活中你感激的小事开始”符合语境。故选E项。

【3】下文reward yourself与选项Reward yourself呼应，故选A项。

【4】上文说到“当生活对你不友好的时候，你要做的是对自己友好”，下文“它可以简单到就是买件新衣服或者剪个头发”，选项中的it指代前文的to be kind to yourself，选项中doesn’t have to be something big呼应下文的simple，故选C。

【5】上文Rewarding yourself is the greatest form of self-love.说“奖励自己是最伟大的自爱形式”，选项“它也是一种提醒，提醒你，你做得很好”，选项中的it指代前文的Rewarding yourself，符合逻辑。故选D。