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【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意:请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

A psychotherapist once taught me a little trick that helped me feel less angry at my partner and less sad about the failings of our relationship.

She said, "Look at him and imagine him as a very little boy; that way, you separate yourself somewhat from the adult, and you are likely to understand and forgive him."

It actually helped. I couldn't be as mad at or disappointed by a child as I could be with a grown man. So, at least on some occasions, we were both spared the heartache of an uncomfortable silence or a not-so-silent argument. And I sometimes still use versions of that trick whenever I feel frustrated or angry in other relationships or personal exchanges.

But what if you could mentally change the form of the emotion itself? According to scientists at the University of Texas, maybe you can.

Focusing specifically on sadness, the researchers asked two groups of study participants to write about a time in their lives when they felt very sad. They then asked one group to imagine sadness as a person, and write down a description of the person they imagined would be sadness. Not surprisingly, the participants described sadness in such ways as an older person with gray hair and sunken eyes or a young girl holding her head down as she slowly walked along.

The researchers asked the other group of participants to write down a description of sadness with respect to its impact on their moods. When asked to rate their levels of sadness after completing their descriptions, the participants who wrote about the emotion itself and how it affects them reported higher levels of sadness than the group that anthropomorphized (人格化)sadness into a specific type of person with familiar human characteristics. The researchers suggest that by giving life to the emotion, participants can view sadness as something (or someone) separate and somewhat distant from themselves, helping them relieve their negative feelings.

While it's okay to feel sad, many people behave in unconscious and sometimes self-destructive ways to distract or "save" themselves when they are consumed by negative emotions. So in the study authors wanted to know whether or not the group that reported feeling less sad would make smarter shopping decisions.

They tested this by asking participants in both groups to first choose between a salad or a cheesecake dessert to go with the main dish they were having for lunch. The researchers also asked participants to choose between a computer loaded with features for productivity or a computer loaded with features for entertainment. Those study participants who had anthropomorphized their emotions were more likely to choose the salad and the productive computer than those who had simply written about their feelings.

For obvious reasons, then, they say this technique is best for reduce negative emotions.

A Little Trick to Help You Feel 【1】Sad
Passage outlines	Supporting details
The writer's experience	When he was angry with his partner, the writer was able to improve his mood by 【2】 his partner as a little boy, which is sometimes 【3】to both sides.
This trick can mentally change the form of people's emotion	It is no【4】that the study participants tend to picture sadness as an older person or an unhappy girl. The participants who describe their emotion as a person have a 【5】level of sadness than those who merely describe their emotion itself.
This trick can 【6】people's consumption decisions	When lost in negative emotions, people may lose 【7】of themselves and behave in self-destructive ways. Participants who give 【8】to the emotion prefer salad while those who don't choose food 【9】in sugar and caloric.
【10】	This little trick can help people reduce negative feelings.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Less

【2】imagining

【3】beneficial/helpful

【4】surprise

【5】lower

【6】affect/influence/impact

【7】control

【8】life

【9】rich/high/abundant

【10】Conclusion

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了缓解悲伤情绪的方法——将悲伤的情绪具体化，但要将悲伤的情绪与相应的人分割开。同时文章中还介绍了一些实验，要求实验对象将自己悲伤的情绪想象成一个人，并赋予这个“人”以生命，从而达到减轻悲伤情绪的目的。

【1】文中第一段提到“a little trick that helped me feel less angry at my partner and less sad about the failings of our relationship.”心理治疗师告诉了作者一个帮助自己对父母不那么生气以及对关系不那么难过的方法。文章第一段为主旨段，提取关键词less。在做文章标题时应注意大写。故填Less。

【2】根据第二段“Look at him and imagine him as a very little boy;”可知应填imagine，但by为介词，后接动词ing形式，故填imagining。

【3】第三段we were both spared the heartache of an uncomfortable silence or a not-so-silent argument. 可知。我们都可以免于一个不舒服沉默带来的心痛或不那么沉默带来的争论。be spared of意为幸免于，即对双方都有好处或益处。故填beneficial/helpful。

【4】第五段提到Not surprisingly, the participants described sadness in such ways 可知，毫无意外的是，参与者用那样的方式描述了悲伤。Not surprisingly=It is no surprise that。故填surprise。

【5】第六段提到the participants who wrote about the emotion itself --- reported higher level of sadness than --描述情绪本身的参与者有着更高层次的悲伤，因此与之相对应的，将悲伤描述成一个人的，悲伤的层次较低。故填lower。

【6】倒数第二段Those study participants who had anthropomorphized their emotions were more likely to choose the salad and the productive computer than those who had simply written about their feelings.接受了心理治疗的参与者更有可能选择沙拉作为作为主菜，且会选择装有工具性软件的电脑，说明心理治疗会对参与者造成影响，故填affect/influence/impact。

【7】倒数第三段提到While it's okay to feel sad, many people behave in unconscious and--可知。当沉浸在悲伤里时，很多人就会表现的无意识，即失去了对自己的控制。故先control。

【8】根据anthropomorphized一词，及第六段最后一句提到The researchers suggest that by giving life to the emotion, participants can view sadness as something (or someone) separate and somewhat distant from themselves, helping them relieve their negative feelings.通过将情绪赋予生命，参与者可以将悲伤从别的事情中分离开来，帮助他们减少负面情绪。故填life。

【9】由倒数第二段的choose between a salad or a cheesecake dessert 可知，这些都是高甜、高热量的食物，故填rich/high/abundant。

【10】最后一段提到For obvious reasons, then, they say this technique is best for reduce negative emotions.这样的方式是减低负面情绪最好的方法。最后一段是对整篇文章的归纳总结，故填Conclusion。