One would have to be a fool to overlook (忽視)the importance of using positive(積極的) thinking for you rather than allowing negative thinking to work against you. In recent years, research in psychopharmacology (精神藥理學) has proved what many people have known over the centuries: a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything. Researchers found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a decline of hormone (荷爾蒙) and shuts down the immune (免疫的) system. This leads to illness and depression. Positive thoughts will make you feel better. Even if you must begin by literally forcing yourself to be positive (faking it, so to speak), it will become contagious (會傳播的) and the positive thoughts will generate nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts.
For example, if you force yourself to smile or laugh, even when you don't feel like smiling or laughing, if you keep at it for a few minutes, you will soon feel like it. Feelings can generate (導致)thoughts, but thoughts can also generate feelings. Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings. Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives. There is probably no single factor more important in determining your success in achieving your career objectives than your own attitude.
It's often been said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the office of militant (好戰(zhàn)) negativism, the positive workers shine like gold. You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy. This vital key to success is totally within your control. Use it.
小題1:We can infer from the passage that         .
A．positive thinking can cure you of your diseases
B．positive thinking can easily be generated by anyone
C．a(chǎn) decline of hormone may cause you to be depressed
D．a(chǎn) specific chemical reaction is the cause of negative thinking
小題2:According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．Feeling and thoughts can generate each other.
B．It's easier to control thoughts than to control feelings.
C．Your success depends wholly on your attitude.
D．Keeping smiling will surely make you successful.
小題3:Just like a one-eyed man in the land of the blind, you should             .
A．control your feeling to what is happening to you
B．be king in your office
C．pay no attention to what is going on around you
D．take positive attitude in the office of militant negativism
小題4:The best title to the passage is             .
A．The Bad Effect of Negative ThinkingB．Why Should People Think
C．Thinking: The Vital WayD．Positive Thinking Benefits People

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：本文介紹了經(jīng)過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)人們的積極的思想能夠使人感覺振奮，能夠使身體產(chǎn)生更多的荷爾蒙，能使人更加健康，增強自身的免疫力，有利于我們成功地實現(xiàn)自身的目標。而相反，消極的思想使人產(chǎn)生的荷爾蒙減少，容易降低人的免疫力，最后作者提倡我們要采取積極的態(tài)度對待一切事情。
小題1:這是推理理解題。根據(jù)while negative thinking results in a decline of hormone (荷爾蒙) 。This leads to illness and depression. 消極的想法導致荷爾蒙的減少，會引起疾病和沮喪，故選C。
小題2:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Feelings can generate (導致)thoughts, but thoughts can also generate feelings.故選A。
小題3:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It's often been said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the office of militant (好戰(zhàn)) negativism, the positive workers shine like gold.故選D。
小題4:這是標題歸納題。根據(jù)You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reaction to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy. This vital key to success is totally within your control. Use it.故選D。
點評：閱讀理解題目中的作者意圖題目可以包括意圖、態(tài)度、目的題目，在考試中出現(xiàn)的比率很大。不同的文章可能有不同的寫作意圖,但寫作意圖通常有以下三種：1）to entertain readers（娛樂讀者，讓人發(fā)笑）2) to persuade readers（說服讀者接受某種觀點）3) to inform readers（告知讀者某些信息）
本文屬于第二種情況。
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