Question

9．Imagine there is a glass of water on a table in front of you．It has water in it but it is not full．How do you describe the glass？Do you say it is half full or half empty？
If you say half full，you might be an optimist．If you say half empty，you might be the opposite-a pessimist．
Optimism and pessimism represent your general attitude toward certain situations or life in general．And your attitude toward life may be more important than you think．
A new study suggests that your level of optimism may affect your health．People who are optimistic may live longer than those who are pessimistic．
Researchers at Harvard University's School of Public Health in Boston did the study．They compared women with"a general expectation that good things will happen"to women who were less optimistic．They found that the optimists had a much lower risk of getting several deadly diseases，including cancer，heart disease，stroke，respiratory disease and certain types of infection．
The researchers published their findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology．Epidemiology is the study of how diseases spread and how they can be controlled．
Eric Kim is one of the study leaders．He says there is increasing evidence that strengthening psychological resilience may help prevent disease．With it，it's easier to recover from difficulty or change．Kim says that these new findings suggest that people should make efforts to increase their resilience and optimism．
He says optimism is connected with healthier behaviors and healthier ways of dealing with difficulty．Optimists tend to take better care of themselves by exercising，eating healthy foods and getting enough sleep．
However，the researchers say that healthy behaviors of optimistic people only partly explain the connection with reduced risk of disease．

29．A person who sees a glass of water half full tends toC．
A．have a risk of getting most deadly diseases             
B．meet more good things that she or he has never imagined
C．take positive attitudes to situations and life             
D．like solving any difficulties by taking enough exercise
30．What does the underlined word"resilience"in Paragraph 7 probably mean？D
A．A state of relaxation．
B．A result of optimistic attitude．
C．A way to deal with people．
D．An ability of adaptation．
31．What can be the best title of this passage？B
A．How to Increase Optimism with Simple Methods
B．Looking on the Bright Side Might Help You Live Longer
C．The Study of How Diseases Spread and How to Be Controlled
D．Different Attitudes，Different Results of an Optimist and a Pessimist．

Answer 1

分析 文章通过一杯水的实验告诉我们保持客观的心态，这对我们的健康有着重要的意义．

解答 CD    B
29．C 细节题．根据If you say half full，you might be an optimist可知，如果你说杯子半满，你是一个乐观的人，故选C．
30．D    根据Kim says that these new findings suggest that people should make efforts to increase their resilience and optimism．可知，研究发现人们应该努力增加的乐观和恢复的能力，这样有助于预防疾病，故resilience指的是恢复、适应的能力，故选D．
31．B推理题．根据全文的介绍尤其是最后两段可知，作者主要告诉我们保持客观的心态对健康有重要的意义，故选B．

点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机，事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西．