Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Optimists always see the good side of things. Pessimists always expect the worst and see the bad side. The optimist says, “The glass is half-full.” The pessimist says, “The glass is half-empty.”

Dr. Seligman is a scientist whose studies show that optimists are ________ than pessimists. Pessimists suffer from depression (抑郁癥) more often than optimists do. Dr. Seligman studied a group of men who had heart attacks. After eight years, most of the optimistic men were still alive, while most of the pessimistic men had ________ another heart attack.

Dr. Seligman also says that optimists are more successful. Sportsmen, politicians, and businessmen who have optimistic views of the world tend to (趨于) succeed.

Here’s the good news: Everyone can learn to be more optimistic. The main way is to ________ the way you talk to yourself. When something bad happens to pessimists, they believe it will affect their whole lives. When something bad happens to optimists, they see it as just one event. They also believe that they can solve the problem, so it won’t happen again.

Here’s a(n) ________: An optimist and a pessimist take a math test. They are both good students, but both of them fail this test. The pessimist thinks, “I’m probably going to fail every test. I’m never going to learn math. It’s too difficult for me. ________ will like me because I’m a terrible student.” The optimist thinks, “It was only one test. I’m a smart student. I know I can do much better next time.”

Be kinder to yourself. Be more ________. Always see the glass as half-full!

1.A. happier B. healthier C. smarter D. younger

2.A. got rid of B. worried about C. died from D. waited for

3.A. change B. lose C. choose D. find

4.A. saying B. subject C. experiment D. example

5.A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody

6.A. thankful B. useful C. hopeful D. careful

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.C 【解析】本文簡述了悲觀主義者與樂觀主義者的異同，作者鼓勵(lì)大家成為樂觀主義者，改變自己看待問題的態(tài)度，滿懷希望，對生活樂觀。 1.句意：塞利格曼博士是一位科學(xué)家，他的研究表明樂觀主義者比悲觀主義者更健康，后文說悲觀主義者更容易患上抑郁癥，由此得出樂觀主義者比悲觀主義者更健康，選項(xiàng)A“更開心的”，選項(xiàng)B“更健康的...
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In America, boys and girls often join clubs. The members of a club work together. They also

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A. To make their parents happy.

B. To earn honor beads and badges.

C. To learn skills and share good times.

D. To enjoy hiking and camping out.

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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

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1.C 2.C 3.A 4.B 【解析】 試題這篇文章主要講了語言學(xué)習(xí)可以提高你的智力，語言學(xué)習(xí)對大腦的促進(jìn)作用比作體育鍛煉能促進(jìn)肌肉健全，說明語言學(xué)習(xí)對大腦的促進(jìn)有類似的作用。 1. 2. 3. 4. 可知故選B。

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Wu Wen and Xing Ya, two Chinese giant pandas arrived ____Wednesday evening at

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A 【解析】武雯和星雅，兩只中國大熊貓?jiān)谥苋砩系桨⒛匪固氐さ倪_(dá)史基浦機(jī)場，將在一個(gè)荷蘭動(dòng)物園生存十五年。在周幾或者周幾的上下午、晚上用介詞on；數(shù)詞+名詞單數(shù)構(gòu)成復(fù)合形容詞，故選A。

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科目：初中英語 來源：安徽省合肥市包河區(qū)一模英語試卷 題型：單選題

It is in the library. You _________ talk loudly.

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