Question

【题目】 What if I miss the early bus? Will I succeed in passing the English exam?【1】 Stop! The self-doubt stops right here. Here are some suggestions you can do to solve the negative idea and start believing in yourself.

Believe in yourself

The first step to overcome anything is to know about yourself. Once you have some negative ideas, that is to say, you are doubting yourself. You must think you can do it. As you realize your self-doubt, you will get quicker at confirming and stopping it. See? 【2】.

Take a break

Sometimes it is our mind that goes against us. Wherever you find yourself having doubts, take a break. 【3】 Ask yourself what made you get into this situation. It will get you to realize why you started it in the first place.

【4】 Too often we determine how we feel about ourselves according to what other people about us. Our self-worth is just dependent upon what we think of ourselves. So we must break free from the chairs that tell us our self-worth is recognized by other people.

Find support

【5】 Find support through friends and read inspirational books. Sometimes we all need to hear something that will get us moving again. We also need to communicate with others who understand us.

A. Take it easy.

B. Free yourself.

C. Give yourself time to think.

D. It’s not always easy doing things alone.

E. This is already a step in the right direction.

F. What if I never find out my life’s purpose?

G. Because once you give up, no one can help you.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】E

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍一些建议可以帮助你解决消极的想法，并开始相信自己。

【1】上文提到“如果我错过了早班车怎么办？我能通过英语考试吗？”承接上文，F. What if I never find out my life’s purpose?“如果我从来没有发现我的人生目标呢？”切题。该项中的What if与上文中的What if对应。故选F。

【2】上文提到“当你意识到你的自我怀疑时，你会更快地确认并阻止它。明白吗？”承接上文，E项This is already a step in the right direction.“这已经是朝着正确方向迈出的一步。”切题。该项中的this指代上文中的you realize your self-doubt。故选E。

【3】上文提到“只要你发现自己有疑问，就休息一下。”下文提到“问问你自己是什么让你陷入这种境地。”承接上下文，C项 Give yourself time to think.“给自己去思考的时间。”该项中的time to think与下文中的Ask yourself对应。故选C。

【4】此空是小标题，应该用短小精悍的祈使句，在A/B中选择。下文提到“我们常常根据别人对我们的看法来决定我们对自己的感觉。”承接下文内容，B.项Free yourself.“解放自己”切题。故选B。

【5】此空位于段落首句，根据下文提到“通过朋友找到支持，阅读励志书籍。”承接下文，D项It’s not always easy doing things alone.“独自做事并不总是那么容易。”该项中的Find support through friends与上文的doing things alone对应。故选D。