Question

【題目】You often find somebody who works around you complaining all the time, don’t you? 【1】. About 70% of Americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them. Luckily, here are 4 tips to help form positive patterns.

Self-awareness

When a negative thought pops into your mind, immediately correct it. Instead of telling yourself “That’s a nice shirt, but I can’t afford it,” change the message to “That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it.”【2】.

Of course, everyone complains sometimes. But the less frequently you complain, the better you will feel.

Distance yourself

【3】. Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet, somewhere outdoors in the fresh air. Think of something pleasant before returning. You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand (難以擺脫的困境).

Don’t try to change complainers

If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event, simply choose silence. Let their words bounce off you while you think of something else. Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target.【4】. If someone says, “I hate Mondays; weekends are too short,” try to think, “I’m glad I rested over the weekend, so I’m ready to make some improvement on that big project.”

【5】

When someone is shouting at you angrily, throw the responsibility back at them by asking, “So what do you intend to do about it?” In most cases, complainers don’t really want a solution. They just want to speak them out. If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions, they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to. If so, you will be happy.

A. Find solutions

B. Change the responsibility

C. You have got a lot of company

D. By doing this, it will lead to positive behavior

E. But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind

F. Whenever possible, escape from negative conversations

G. You will never know what they are going to talk about

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】F

【4】E

【5】B

【解析】試題

【1】C根據(jù)前文可知很多人都和我們一樣對于生活有各種各樣的不滿，在這一方面我們有很多的同伴，故選C。

【2】D 根據(jù)前句“That’s a nice shirt, but I can’t afford it,” change the message to “That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it.”可知作者把消極的想法變成了積極的想法。D項是對這一情況的總結。

【3】F 根據(jù)后半句Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet, somewhere outdoors in the fresh air.以及本段標題Distance yourself可知當我們遇見別人抱怨的時候，最好走開。不要受到對方的影響。故F正確。

【4】E 根據(jù)前句Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target.可知嘗試著阻止抱怨會讓你成為別人的目標。那么我們就不要阻止別人，但是我們可以轉(zhuǎn)換討論的話題來轉(zhuǎn)移注意力。故E項符合上下文。

【5】B 根據(jù)本段第一句When someone is shouting at you angrily, throw the responsibility back at them by asking,可知當別人對你抱怨的時候，我們應該告訴對方究竟是誰應該負責任。故B項符合上下文。