Question

Maybe you've lost your job.Maybe you didn't get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don't take it personally”and “Don't let it get to you”，but that's very ____ to do.

If you're feeling disheartened，___ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It's pretty clear that ____“I'm the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other second?grade soccer player isn't a good way to ____ healthy self?respect.

Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：

Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you'll ____ as much as the person you're helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ___ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”

Keep a resolution (決心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you'll also get a boost (激勵)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.

Boost your ____.Studies show that when you're feeling energetic，you're much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.

Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn't work for me，but I know that many people feel great ___ white?water rafting，bungee jumping，or roller?coaster?riding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.

1.A.promotion B．gift

C．match D．break

2.A.kept up B．put up

C．broke up D．made up

3.A.easy B．hard

C．dangerous D．pleasant

4.A.which B．how

C．where D．what

5.A.hearing B．praising

C．knowing D．repeating

6.A.have B．lose

C．build D．hurt

7.A.ideas B．tips

C．plans D．methods

8.A.benefit B．repay

C．reject D．demand

9.A.went through B．came across

C．looked for D．waited for

10.A.house B．incident

C．job D．boss

11.A.appealed B．listened

C．reacted D．applied

12.A.in the beginning B．in the end

C．in a moment D．in a sense

13.A.wonderful B．tough

C．unforgettable D．busy

14.A.practically B．hardly

C．carefully D．unwillingly

15.A.working B．leaving

C．finding D．cleaning

16.A.bet B．difference

C．promise D．record

17.A.energy B．confidence

C．courage D．ability

18.A.mentally B．physically

C．successfully D．naturally

19.A.before B．upon

C．until D．after

20.A.service B．business

C．trick D．favor

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.F

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】本文為說明文，當挫折和失敗讓自己感到心灰意冷，自我懷疑的時候，怎樣做才能恢復自尊、自信呢？

1.答案：A　根據上下文可知，作者在列舉一些讓人感到不開心的事情。在職場中，沒能獲得晉升就是其中之一。promotion提升；gift禮物；match比賽；break休息。

2.2】答案：C　或許你的心上人和你分手了。break up with sb.與某人分手；keep up with sb.跟上某人；put up with sb.容忍某人；make up with sb.同某人言歸于好。

3.3】答案：B　句意：人們說：“你別往心里去”“不要讓它對你產生影響”，但是那做起來卻很難。but提示上下文存在轉折關系，說明事情是說起來容易，但是做起來難(hard)。

4.4】答案：D　如果你覺得心灰意冷，有什么策略能讓你感覺好點呢？

5.5】答案：D　根據下文“I'm the greatest！”以及常理推斷，在遭受挫敗的時候，人們往往對自己重復(repeating)一些鼓勵的話，讓自己的心情好起來。

6.6】答案：C　重復“我是最棒的！”或者在和其他二流足球隊員比賽時獲勝都不是增強自尊的好方法。build此處意思是“逐漸增強”。

7.7】答案：B　根據下文內容可知，這是作者提出的幾點建議。tip常用來表示一些有用的小建議；idea主意，想法；plan計劃；method(系統的)方法。

8.8】答案：A　你會和你所幫助的人獲得一樣多的利益。benefit得益于；repay償還；reject拒絕接受；demand要求。

9.9】答案：A　這里指經歷了一系列嚴重的失敗。go through經歷；come across偶然碰到；look for尋找；wait for等候。

10.0】答案：C　介詞from提示這里指在工作中被解雇。

11.1】答案：D　她申請讀研失敗。apply申請；appeal呼吁；listen聽；react回應。

12.2】答案：B　一切最終都順利了。in the end 最后，結果；in the beginning 起初；in a moment 立刻，馬上；in a sense 從某種意義上說。

13.3】答案：B　根據語境可知，她度過的是一段困難的時期。

14.4】答案：A　此處副詞practically相當于almost，意思是“幾乎，差不多”。hardly幾乎不；carefully仔細地；unwillingly不情愿地。

15.5】答案：D　鍛煉或者打掃車庫會讓你受益。clean out把……徹底打掃干凈；work out計算出，解決；leave out遺漏，略去；find out找出，查明。

16.6】答案：C　根據Keep a resolution可知C項意義接近，即做出承諾并且信守承諾。make a promise許諾；make a bet打賭；make a difference有影響，起作用；make a record錄制唱片。

17.7】答案：A　根據下文語境以及energetic一詞的提示可知該段小標題是Boost your energy(養精蓄銳)。

18.8】答案：B　根據下文提到的極限運動可知，這里指Challenge yourself physically(挑戰體能)。

19.9】答案：D　很多人在進行了激流皮劃艇運動、蹦極或乘坐過山車后感覺很好。

20.20】答案：C　do the trick是固定短語，意思是“起作用；奏效；達到目的。”