The benefits of positive emotions don't stop ...

The benefits of positive emotions don't stop after a few minutes of good feelings. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an improved ability to build skills and develop resources for use in later life.

A child, who runs around outside, swinging on branches and playing with friends, develops the ability to move athletically (physical skills), the ability to play with others and communicate with a team( social skills) ，and the ability. to explore and examine the world around them( creative skills). In this way, the positive emotions of play and joy cause the child to build skills that are useful and valuable in everyday life,

These skills last much longer than the emotions. Years later, that foundation of athletic movement might develop into a scholarship as a college athlete or the communication skills may develop into a job offer as a l business manager. The, happiness that developed the exploration and creation of new skills has long since ended, but the skills themselves live on.

All of this research begs the most important questions of all: if positive thinking is so useful for developing valuable skills and appreciating the big picture of life, how do you actually get yourself to be positive? Well, anything that arouses feelings of joy，satisfaction and love will do the trick.　 You probably know what things work well for you. Maybe it’s playing the guitar. Maybe it's spending time with a certain person.

Recent research by Fredrickson and her colleagues shows that people who meditate( 深思) daily display more positive emotions than those who do not. As expected, people who meditated also built. valuable long-term skills. For example, three months after the experiment was over, those people who meditated daily continued to display increased mindfulness, purposes in life, social support , and decreased symptoms( 症状) of illness.

It is necessary to include play time in your schedule. We have plans for meetings, conference calls and other responsibilities in our daily life... Why not spare some time for play? Give yourself chances to smile and enjoy the benefits of positive emotions. Spare some time for play and adventure so that you can find joy, and explore and build new skills.

1.What can be learned from the second paragraph?

A.Play and joy are beneficial to kids. B.Physical skills are good for social skills.

C.It is necessary to hurt kids' positive emotions. D.It is difficult to encourage kids to explore.

2.Speaking of developing positive thinking ,_________.

A.it is a must in daily life B.playing the guitar is the best way

C.your friends have a big effect on you D.different people have different methods

3.What does the research mentioned in Para. 5 show?

A.Meditation can give you short-term skills.

B.Meditation can make you have a good rest.

C.Meditation can reduce your work stress quickly.

D.Meditation can help you both mentally and physically.

4.What should you do when you make your plans in daily life according to the text?

A.You should have a positive attitude. B.You should ignore all your extra work.

C.You should consider your leisure time. D.You should put your satisfaction and joy first.

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One of the most important things in education is to let students ____ positive emotions and experience in the process of their learning.

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Despite all the benefits of building the subway in the city center, only a few people argued ______ the project.

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An old man had been waiting for the bus stop. After a few minutes, the bus arrived and did not stop. The man who thought it would stop a bit farther, so he started running after the bus. Fortunately, the bus never stop.

The man kept follow the bus until he realized that he arrived home. The man was so happy that he could save a bit money. He happily told his wife, “Honey, today I ran after the buses until arriving home. I didn’t have to pay the fee.” Surprising, the wife blamed her husband, “ Do you know how many you could save if you ran after a taxi?”

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A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she was riven by self-criticism. “I’m at peak fitness, and I practice hard. How is this happening?” She asked.

This student believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. She has a sense that hours on the field should get her exactly where she needs to go. Many students have similar mentality. When they win, they feel powerful and smart. When they fail, they are crushed by self-blame. If my achievements are mine to control, they reason, my failures must be entirely my fault, too.

We talk often about young adults struggling with failure because their parents have protected them from discomfort. But there is something else at play: a false promise that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it.

Psychologists have sourced this phenomenon to a misapplication of “mindset” research, which has found that praising children for effort will increase academic performance. A 2018 analysis found that while praising effort over ability may benefit economically disadvantaged students, it does not necessarily help everyone.

One possible explanation comes from Suniya Luthar, who argued in a research paper that for teens in wealthy, pressure-cooker communities, “it is not a lack of motivation and perseverance (毅力) that is the big problem. Instead, it is unhealthy perfectionism, and difficulty with backing off when they should, when the desire for achievements is over the top.” They push themselves onward in face of impossible goals. A 2007 study found that teens who refused to give up impossible goals showed higher levels of C-reaction protein, a marker of systemic inflammation (全身炎症) linked to heart disease and other medical conditions. A 2014 study showed a connection between the perfectionist tendencies and depression.

The cruel reality is that you can do everything in your power and still fail. Instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don’t go their way, we adults should help students pursue success in healthier ways in part by redefining failure as a feature, not a bug, of learning. At Smith College where I teach, students are asked to explore how setbacks and missteps made them stronger or more effective. We would be wise to remind our kids that life has a way of sucker-punching (意外打击) us when we least expect it. It’s often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.

1.Why was star athlete trapped by self-blame?

A.She broke down during the match.

B.She didn’t try her best in the match.

C.She believed hard work should pay off.

D.She thought she should have practiced harder.

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A.Lack of motivation and perseverance leads to teens’ failure.

B.Praising children for effort increases academic performance.

C.Children struggle with failure due to parents’ over-protection.

D.Unhealthy perfectionism causes physical and emotional stress.

3.According to the author, adults should _________.

A.help students learn from failure

B.protect students from discomfort

C.reward students for their hard work

D.explore the cause of students’ failure

4.Which of the following does the author probably agree with?

A.Effort equals achievement.

B.Motivation is the key to success.

C.Success is not always under control.

D.Effort is more important than ability.

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A star athlete at the college where I work recently stopped by my office. After committing a few unforced errors during a weekend match, she suffered severely by self-criticism.

This student, like many I teach, strongly believes she should be able to control the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work. In her mind, “Nothing can stop me but myself”. So when these students fall short of what they imagine they should accomplish, they are filled with self-blame, reasoning, “If my accomplishments are mine to control, my failures must be entirely my faults, too”, which makes it extremely difficult for them to move on.

We often owe young adults struggling with failure to their parents’ overprotection of them from discomfort. But there is another factor at play: a message transmitted by indulging (纵容的) parents who have falsely promised them that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it. However, the cruel reality of life is that you can do everything in your power — and still fail. Then what should be done to help?

Psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to spend time helping students find purpose, or goals they genuinely love to pursue and that make an impact on the world, which may help them gain greater life satisfaction and become more psychologically mature. Besides, instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don’t go their way, we might all question a culture where one is considered lazy without full devotion. The point is to remind them that life has a way of sucker-punching (出其不意) us when we least expect it. It’s often the people who learn to say “stuff happens” who get up the fastest.

1.What does the underlined phrase “by virtue of” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.in addition to B.in spite of C.by means of D.for fear of

2.The author believes that young adults find it hard to struggle with failure because __________.

A.they are not taught how to deal with difficulties

B.they are short of the ability to handle failure

C.they are under the protection of their parents

D.they are misled by their parents’ false message

3.What did psychologists Luthar and Kumar urge parents and teachers to do?

A.To teach students how to avoid faults.

B.To lead students to set their truly loved goals.

C.To help students to discover a path to success.

D.To allow kids to blame themselves.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Students don’t care about failure at all.

B.Students are sure to succeed if they try their best.

C.Students should bear all the failures on their own.

D.Students with positive attitudes can move on more easily.

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The government of our school brought few ________ benefits to us over that     matter.

A．flexible　             B．high　             C．visible　         D．tangible

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Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to lose weight said they were combining exercise with their diet.

In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure（热量消耗）charts; for example, one would have to quickly walk hard three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼). Even exercise professionals accept half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.

If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.

1.What is said about the average American in the passage?

A. They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread.

B. They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.

C. Most of them were combining exercise with their diet.

D. They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.

2."Even exercise professionals accept half a point here" means "They ________".

A. agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be easy to work off by exercise

B. partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction

C. are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight

D. are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight

3.What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center's study?

A. Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.

B. Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.

C. Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.

D. One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A. To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.

B. To support the statement made by York Onnen.

C. To show the most effective way to lose weight.

D. To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center.

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Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term control of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical efforts. The Centers for Disease Control, for example, found that fewer than one-fourth of overweight adults who were trying to lose weight said they were combining exercise with their diet.

　　　　　　　　　 In rejecting exercise, some people may be discouraged too much by caloric-expenditure（热量消耗）charts; for example, one would have to quickly walk hard three miles just to work off the 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼). Even exercise professionals accept half a point here. "Exercise by itself is a very tough way to lose weight," says York Onnen, program director of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

　　　　　　　　 Still, exercise's supporting role in weight reduction is vital. A study at the Boston University Medical Center of overweight police officers and other public employees confirmed that those who dieted without exercise regained almost all their old weight, while those who worked exercise into their daily routine maintained their new weight.

If you have been sedentary (极少活动的) and decide to start walking one mile a day, the added exercise could burn an extra 100 calories daily. In a year's time, assuming no increase in food intake, you could lose ten pounds. By increasing the distance of your walks gradually and making other dietary adjustments, you may lose even more weight.

1.What is said about the average American in the passage?

A. They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread.

B. They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.

C. Most of them were combining exercise with their diet.

D. They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight.

2."Even exercise professionals accept half a point here" means "They 　　　　 ".

A. agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be easy to work off by exercise

B. partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction

C. are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight

D. are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight

3.What was confirmed by the Boston University Medical Center's study?

A. Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.

B. Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.

C. Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.

D. One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake.

4.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A. To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.
B. To support the statement made by York Onnen.
C. To show the most effective way to lose weight.
D. To introduce the study of the Boston University Medical Center.　　　

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Up until a few decades ago, our expectation of the future were largely positive. Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of satisfaction and opportunity for all.

Now the utopia (乌托邦) has grown unfashionable, as we have gained deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from natural disasters to deadly flu to climate change. You might even be tempted to assume that human beings have little future to look forward to.

But such negative attitude doesn’t make sense. The fossil record shows that many species have existed for millions of years- so why shouldn’t we? Take broader look at our species’ place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years.

So what does our deep future hold? Perhaps it may be easier to think about the question in long time periods than about the more immediate future. The potential evolution of today’s technology, and its social consequences, is astonishingly complicated, and it’s’ perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists (未来学家) to explore the many possibilities we can merely imagine. That’s one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future.

But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance. As so often, the past holds the key to the future: we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet, and our species, to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our future generations will find themselves.

This makes the negative predictions of our future seem more likely to be temporary and unreliable. To be sure, the future is not all rosy. But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to prevent the lot of those to come.

1.What used to inspire our expectation of the future?

A.Our desire for lives of satisfaction.

B.Our faith in science and technology.

C.Our awareness of potential risks.

D.Our belief in equal opportunity.

2.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 4?

A.Are limits the range of futurological studies.

B.Technology offers solutions to social problem.

C.The interest in science fiction is on the rise.

D.Our near future is comparatively hard to predict.

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