【題目】When we choose to worry over what we don't possess,we actually stand at a risk of losing whatever we already have.1Therefore,there is no way we can succeed in life unless our mind is first happy and satisfied and then yearns for more.Here are some ways to help you to be more grateful.

Choose to be grateful.Well,whether to complain about what you don't have or to be thankful for what you have is a conscious choice you make yourself.Treasure what you have and strive for what you need next.Some are always worrying over what they don't have or can't achieve in the present.2

Look around you.When in fear or frustration,look around yourself for examples of patience and gratitude.3 Observe how trees stand tall and brave the fury of storms,rains and the ever-changing seasons.

4Once you have the mindset to be first thankful for the life you have,you will find hundreds of ways to do that.As you live your normal daily routine,you will find a number of hidden opportunities to be thankful for the bounties you have.

Think positive to achieve positive.5Have you ever noticed that if you keep telling yourself that the present tough times shall pass and you are happy with what you have,you actually get the.courage to deal with the crisis? The human mind is a powerful machine.To flunk positive and steer the course of actions that way is a power that lies absolutely within!

A.Your thoughts can shape your life.

B.Look for hidden ways to be thankful.

C.Think about why you should be grateful.

D.After all,it is our mind that rules our body.

E.Helping others is just one of such examples!

F.Learn to observe how birds are grateful to nature for their food.

G.Actually,it is merely a way to waste the precious present moments.

【答案】

1D

2G

3F

4B

5A

【解析】這篇短文介紹人的思想是一種強(qiáng)大的機(jī)器,對(duì)擁有的東西心存感激,才會(huì)獲得迎接困難的勇氣。以積極的方式,引導(dǎo)行動(dòng)的過(guò)程是絕對(duì)內(nèi)在的力量!

1考查語(yǔ)境理解及上下文推理能力。根據(jù)上句“我們?cè)趽?dān)心我們沒(méi)有擁有的東西是實(shí)際上面臨失去已擁有的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)”,以及下句“因此除非我們的大腦首先感到快樂(lè)和滿足”,提到大腦對(duì)我們的支配,推知選項(xiàng)D“畢竟,我們的思想支配我們的身體”承上啟下。故選D.

2考查語(yǔ)境理解及上下文推理能力。根據(jù)第二段主要介紹我們要對(duì)當(dāng)下?lián)碛械臇|西心存感激,所以總是為沒(méi)有的而焦慮是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。選項(xiàng)G意思是“事實(shí)上,這只是一種浪費(fèi)當(dāng)下寶貴時(shí)刻的一種方式”符合語(yǔ)境。故選G.

3考查語(yǔ)境理解及上下文推理能力。這段內(nèi)容圍繞從自己的周圍世界去尋找感恩的例子。選項(xiàng)F“學(xué)會(huì)觀察鳥(niǎo)類是如何感激大自然的食物的”作為其中一個(gè)例子,符合語(yǔ)境。故選F.

4考查語(yǔ)境理解及上下文推理能力。根據(jù)這一段最后一句提到生活當(dāng)中有很多隱藏的機(jī)會(huì),讓你去心存感恩,可推知選項(xiàng)B“尋找隱藏的感恩之道”放在此處符合語(yǔ)境。故選B.

5考查語(yǔ)境理解及上下文推理能力。根據(jù)下文指出你對(duì)自己擁有的感到滿意你就會(huì)得到應(yīng)對(duì)危機(jī)的勇氣,及“The human mind is a powerful machine.”可推知,選項(xiàng)A“你的思想可以塑造你的生活”符合語(yǔ)境。故選A.

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