Look on The Bright Side
' l- e' N- k3 n4 F Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (1) _______ to be successful? Having someone around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) _______ . We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says ,"INooks ( 4 ) _______ rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things,it's important to do something (5) _______ it.
* g Y' H- {, W& d9 D+ | You can change your view of life ,(6) _______to psychologists. It only takes a little effort ,and you'll find life more rewarding as a (7) _______. Optimism,they say,is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _______. Optimists are more (9) _______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.# }6 f5 Y# A0 y. Z5 F
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______to the world. Some people are brought up to (11) _______too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (12) _______wrong. Most optimists,on the (13 ) _______ hand, have been brought up not to (14) _______failure as the end of the world—they just (15) _______ with their lives.
2 c n" |# ^ U6 G6 z5 p 词汇:
. v2 x4 U% S3 t5 C0 D optimistic /,ɔpti'mistik/adj. 乐观的,乐观主义的
1 z) e6 {3 H$ G/ D! s3 h2 w+ O upbringing / 'ʌp,briŋiŋ / n. 教养,养育,抚育 H0 G7 |0 I. T0 t% f
psychologist / sai'kɔlədʒist/ n. 心理学家 , A7 g3 _7 H# [$ y g. _
obviously / 'ɔbviəsli / adv. 明显地,显然地
+ _6 V% U, _* z* a# g" R* c0 h [% C rewarding / ri'wɔ:diŋ / adj. 有益的,值得的, 有报酬的
s# w* T7 j h' A) q( H, } blame / bleim / v. 责备,归咎于7 N0 {/ h4 p& ~5 T+ G
注释:
r, Z6 A1 M' u1 ^3 M 1. ...catch yourself thinking such things ... :……发现自己在想这样的事情……
. U: d8 ]$ ]' }' o q1 f 2. ... are generally more prepared to take risks:……通常更容易准备好去冒险" q ?, V0 [7 f y9 Q
练习:
/ E( ]; E8 m! m 1. A) counted B) expected C) felt D) waited- h4 w! y1 r( g+ \
2. A) worries B) cares C) fears D) doubts
* K) @+ Q) I0 n1 I2 ~9 o 3. A) amusement B) play C) enjoyment D) fun
# K6 e1 ^$ M" c6 I( k! t$ Q! _0 b 4. A) so B) to C) for D) like2 U5 R! ~& n7 ]' [
5. A) with B) against C) about D) over
# D) q5 E( _7 Q+ y 6. A) judging B) according C) concerning D) following
! v0 q* D" G7 g! v/ T 7. A) result B) reason C) purpose D) productwww.ExamW.CoM3 ]: u# F4 ~6 V% X
8. A) supply B) suggest C) offer D) propose
8 ?/ x5 `7 i# ]& ~+ F 9. A) possible B) likely C) hopeful D) welcome
; M, O9 S# \5 M$ f' O0 K 10. A) opinion B) attitude C) view D) position5 e* Z6 I4 w. a9 k; L
11. A) trust B) believe C) depend D) hope
) `0 ~3 A4 l8 n8 X" a 12. A) goes B) falls C) comes D) turns) J% u" F P8 Y+ L0 a
13. A) opposite B) next C) other D) far- S: v" R1 {4 R
14. A) regard B) respect C) suppose D) think
7 N1 Z4 X! ?2 i% r1 M( S( x* ] 15. A) get up B) get on C) get out D) get over |