Though there are so many passages about positive thinking, few people really understand what it is. Being positive doesn’t mean ignoring (忽视) what is happening around us. If someone is going through problems or living in a difficult situation, we cannot expect him to ignore his problems and start thinking positively right away.
It is easier to think positively when we are in a comfortable situation, rather than a bad situation. We cannot think positively when we have problems, unless we are trained to. No one can speak a foreign language before studying and practicing for some time. The same thing is true about being positive. However, saying that everything is going to be all right, smiling for no reason, or ignoring problems without trying to solve them, is not being positive. It is daydreaming.
Positive people expect the best and believe that a bad situation will be improved, but they are also practical (明智的) people. They look for opportunities and solutions instead of doing nothing. They can improve a bad situation with a positive attitude. They can not only keep thinking of the problem that they face, but they can also refuse to let the problem affect their mind too much.
Positive thinking is being hopeful, and hope brings light and happiness into our life. One can just live with a bad attitude, or one can try to do one’s best in a bad situation. It is a matter of choice.
小题1: When we are in bad situation, it is ____ for us to think positively at once.

A．harder	B．easier
C．quicker	D．slower

小题2: Which one of the following is being positive?

A．Ignoring everything that we are facing.

B．Doing nothing but thinking.

C．Daydreaming all day.

D．Trying to solve problems.

小题3:Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A．Being positive can be trained, like learning a language.

B．Positive people can look for solutions in bad situations.

C．Problems can have a bad influence on positive people.

D．Positive thinking is helpful for everyone.