Look on The Bright Side
" P7 X& ^' ]3 e# } 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.
' U8 }+ e6 y/ \$ I4 z 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.
2 Y0 _6 K$ z" t& L, v 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.
! _6 i5 G. @3 ~& Y 词汇:1 F+ J9 }) Z* Y
optimistic /,ɔpti'mistik/adj. 乐观的,乐观主义的2 E, K8 S/ [7 B. Q. n: B
upbringing / 'ʌp,briŋiŋ / n. 教养,养育,抚育. h7 ]) H8 w7 G, E
psychologist / sai'kɔlədʒist/ n. 心理学家 3 l" [1 Y# _8 E0 M+ ~. i( u* m4 q
obviously / 'ɔbviəsli / adv. 明显地,显然地 $ c% ?' Y) {5 i6 {/ W
rewarding / ri'wɔ:diŋ / adj. 有益的,值得的, 有报酬的
6 B# O9 T, f2 t E6 i blame / bleim / v. 责备,归咎于3 o- G3 r' _6 u, n5 `1 j
注释:5 J3 ]. [, G: g# _ [
1. ...catch yourself thinking such things ... :……发现自己在想这样的事情……) t% R6 }) M) L9 M' D
2. ... are generally more prepared to take risks:……通常更容易准备好去冒险0 E) l' {) ?( S! O6 W! ~/ _
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! b6 K1 C! g# X 1. A) counted B) expected C) felt D) waited
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0 g6 N! n0 }/ Q: U 3. A) amusement B) play C) enjoyment D) fun: X8 e* W' M: @) l- r3 @; g
4. A) so B) to C) for D) like$ J4 k7 |3 R* h7 C; ?4 |
5. A) with B) against C) about D) over
% B9 ~- I/ F2 \' X5 i' F: c 6. A) judging B) according C) concerning D) following
4 I+ Q1 W4 f3 X: Y9 N) m 7. A) result B) reason C) purpose D) productwww.ExamW.CoM/ g8 g& y. A# `+ t, a4 C2 D l
8. A) supply B) suggest C) offer D) propose( u- Y% t: O' k) y" @) M* G, f& g
9. A) possible B) likely C) hopeful D) welcome- c) ~: v, q4 m$ c
10. A) opinion B) attitude C) view D) position. s4 f9 c; O- z8 j+ C
11. A) trust B) believe C) depend D) hope
, a4 [/ M% [) E" Z 12. A) goes B) falls C) comes D) turns
2 s; L+ s5 H" t- x/ S) z( Y' o 13. A) opposite B) next C) other D) far
- |2 j: K3 h4 [: h; r 14. A) regard B) respect C) suppose D) think5 @" n8 d: B) M. I/ q
15. A) get up B) get on C) get out D) get over |