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20.Criticism (批评) is common in life.It is up to you to decide how to react to it.Learn how to deal with criticism and lead a happier and more relaxing life.Ask yourself how the criticism will affect you.Will you lose your job because of the criticism?Will you lose what is important to you because you are criticized?Will life stop existing if your opinions are not accepted?Surely not!So,don't worry about it.Instead,remember that some criticism actually helps you make some improvements.
You absolutely cannot stop what people say.What you can do,however,is to change the way you react to criticism.If you are upset about it,then the blame is on you.You have the right to decide what to do with the criticism you receive.
Be brave to accept criticism.No one likes to be told that he is wrong.Yet,every single person has,at one time or another,been blamed for something.Realize that it's normal.You may have received some strong criticism,but it doesn't mean that you are foolish,or that you are unable to do something properly.If you are afraid to put your work out for others to see,you'll never know if you are a capable person.Try not to think of it in that way and don't take it seriously.If you can learn to be optimistic(乐观的),you will remove some stress and nervousness about what people think,thus becoming happier.
Consider where the criticism comes from.It may help you step back and examine what causes the criticism.Is the critic just trying to offer constructive criticism?It is much easier to accept correction or guidance from someone that has good intentions.This type of criticism is known as valid(有效的) criticism,because there is a valid point or reason to it.On the other hand,there are critics that offer their advice just to be negative.This is commonly referred to as invalid criticism because it is often not of any use at all.
Do your best.And if someone doesn't like what you've done,so what?It's either valid criticism or invalid criticism.But you have the power to decide how you will allow it to affect you.
Title:How to deal with criticism
The author's opinion about criticism | Criticism is a (n)(71)common part of life and it is up to you to decide your reaction to it |
Ways of dealing with criticism | ●Understand the (72)effects that criticism has on you: 1)Some criticism won't make a difference to you,so don't feel (73)worried about it. 2)Some criticism can help you (74)improve. ●Change the way you respond to criticism and try not to be(75)upsetabout it. ●Accept criticism (76)bravely: Receiving criticism doesn't mean you are stupid or you are(77)unable to do things. ●Be optimistic about criticism and you will become less stressed or (78)nervous. ●Think about the (79)reasons for criticism: It may be valid criticism or invalid criticism. |
(80)Conclusion | Take criticism as it is and remember you decide how you respond to it. |
分析 批评无处不在.但是对批评如何反应,取决于你自己.然后提出几个应对批评,过开心放松生活的具体想法和做法.
解答 71.common 72.effects 73.worried 74.improve 75.upset
76.bravely 77.unable 78.nervous 79.reasons 80.Conclusion
71 common 根据Criticism (批评) is everywhere in life.批评在生活当中到处都要,说明,这是一种很普通的事,大家都会碰到的事.
72 effects 根据Ask yourself how the criticism will affect you.问问你自己批评会怎样影响你.就是对你产生的影响.have …effects on sb.对某人有…影响是 affect的近义表达.
73 worried 根据So,don't worry about it.因此,不要担心.feel worried about是worry about的近义表达.
74 improve 根据some criticism actually helps you make some improvements 一些批评事实上有助于你提高.
75 upset 根据If you let it upset you,then the blame is on you.如果你让批评使你心烦意乱,就是你的问题了.
76 bravely 根据Don't be afraid to accept criticism.不要害怕接受批评.言外之意,勇敢接受批评.
77 unable 根据but it doesn't mean that you are foolish,or that you don't have the ability to do something properly.但是这并不意味这你傻,或者你没有把事情做好的能力.强调能力.
78 nervous 根据If you can learn to be optimistic,you will remove some stress and nervousness about what people think,thus becoming happier.如果你能学会积极,你会消除关于人们怎么想的压力和紧张,因而变得更快乐.
79 reasons 根据It may help you step back and examine what causes the criticism.这样可能有助于你退后一步,检视下是什么造成了这种批评.也就是造成这种批评的原因.
80 Conclusion文章结构题:提出论点,给出办法,最后得出结论.
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At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success,inquiring into the attitudes of 1500distinguished people selected at random(随意)from Who's Who in America.Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers.Here is one of the most important,that is common sense.
Common sense is the most widely possessed quality of the people surveyed.Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality.And 61percent say that common sense is very important in contributing to their success.
To most,common sense means the ability to present sound,practical judgments on everyday affairs.To do this,one has to remove extra ideas and get right to the key points of what matters.A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way:"The key ability for success is simplifying.In conduction of meeting and dealing with industry reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important."
Is common sense a quality a person is born with,or can you do something to increase it?The oil man's answer is that common sense can definitely be developed.He owes this to learning how to debate in school.Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others,learning from their-and your own-mistakes.
Besides common sense,there are many other factors that influence success:knowing your field,self-reliance,intelligence,the ability to get things done,leadership,creativity,relationships with others,and of course,luck.But common sense stands out.If you develop these qualities,you'll succeed.And you might even find yourself listed in Who's Who someday.
Secrets to success | |
Finding of the (66)research/study | Top achievers have some common (67)qualities,one of which is common sense. |
The most important quality | 79percent of the people surveyed (68)think/speak highly of common sense.And 61percent say their success (69)69.arises/results from this quality. |
Understanding of common sense | To most,it means one is (70)capable of presenting sound,practical judgments on everyday affairs by (71)focusing/concentrating on what really counts. |
(72)Ways/How to get common sense | (73)Developing it through activities like learning how to debate in school. Increasing it through mistakes by observing others. |
Other factors leading to success | (74)Apart from common sense,many other factors contribute to success,luck (75)included.But common sense is the most outstanding. |
A. | that | B. | before | C. | when | D. | Since |
I'm still at the bar,telephone in one hand and the cigarettes in the other.I'm dialing Shubentsov,who told me to(43)A the moment I felt the(44)C to smoke.I feel it,feel it even (45)B than I felt Shubentsov's healing energy.Shubentsov is known around the world for (46)C smokers of their nasty habit,using a(47)D method.He sent his healing energy from his fingertips,he tells me-something he(48)C from another man in Russia."I help you for free,"he told me in his muddy accent."Just call me(49)A."
I went to see Shubentsov.I think it's time to stop (50)B I'm getting old and I can't do this by myself.I should quit,but like a lot of you(51)C with the same habit,I really don't want to.
Smoking has been very(52)D to me.Cigarettes have never let me down,never (53)Bme on lonely,desperate nights.Smoking clears my head,helps me think.Smoking helps me celebrate victories,(54)A losses,comfort the comfortless.It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will quit.Soon.My body and my mind are demanding that,daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure,but I realize that slowly I'm losing control of this close,special friend.I(55)A that.I realize it's not just a"habit".I'm(56)D.
So I attempt to give up again,at Shubentsov's place this time.I've tried all the other quitting techniques(57)D.Anytime the desire to smoke(58)C me,he said,just ring him up immediately and he'll help.The funny thing is,I realize that I'm phoning him because if I call,I'll have done my part.Besides,I know that at 9:30on Friday nights,I'll hear the voice of the(59)B.I do."The office is open from ten to four.Call me back then.It does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I'm(60)C.
You see,it's not Shubentsov's fault or anyone else's fault that I'm still smoking.It's mine.
Now if you'll excuse me,I'm going to smoke this cigarette.Whether I'll really enjoy it,though,is another story.
41.A.pocketed | B.littered | C.unpacked | D.lit |
42.A.regret | B.delight | C.relief | D.disappointment |
43.A.call | B.drink | C.smoke | D.relax |
44.A.inspiration | B.pleasure | C.urge | D.energy |
45.A.clearer | B.stronger | C.more effective | D.more elegant |
46.A.informing | B.reminding | C.curing | D.warning |
47.A.chemical | B.normal | C.general | D.magic |
48.A.added up | B.put up | C.picked up | D.made up |
49.A.whenever | B.whatever | C.however | D.whichever |
50.A.on account of | B.in that | C.with regard to | D.so long as |
51.A.playing | B.beating | C.struggling | D.competing |
52.A.indifferent | B.valueless | C.harmful | D.good |
53.A.abused | B.abandoned | C.inspected | D.interrupted |
54.A.get over | B.come over | C.take over | D.hand over |
55.A.hate | B.miss | C.concern | D.frighten |
56.A.motivated | B.comforted | C.excited | D.addicted |
57.A.negotiable | B.flexible | C.impossible | D.available |
58.A.fades | B.reflects | C.strikes | D.accelerates |
59.A.telephone receiver | B.answering machine | C.line operator | D.on-call nurse |
60.A.persuaded | B.moved | C.relieved | D.stressed. |
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008.At that time,the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study.His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22and 25.Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies.But the people least likely to report negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older.However,women at all ages reported more sadness,stress and worry than men did.
The researchers also considered possible influence like having young children,being unemployed or being single.But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age.
So why would happiness increase with age?One theory is that,as people get older,they become more thankful for all that they have and have better control of their emotions.They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Happiness is not the only thing that apparently improves with age.In a study published this year,people in their eighties reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep.
Researchers surveyed more than 150,000American adults.The study,led by Michael Grander at the University of Pennsylvania,appeared in the journal Sleep.
The original goal was to confirm the popular belief that aging is connected with increased sleep problems.The survey did find an increase during middle age,especially in women.But except for that,people reported that they felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.
Title | The older you get,the (71)happier you are! |
(72)Findings/Results of a Gallup survey | •People are happier with their life when they are at 85than they are at 18.Happiness is highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. •People in their seventies and eighties are (73)least likely to report negative emotions. •Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older,(74)except that women always report more sadness,stress and worry. |
(75)Reasons for this phenomenon | •People become more thankful for (76)what/all they have. •People can (77)control their emotions better. •People spend less time thinking about bad experiences. |
Effects of aging (78)on sleep | •On the one hand,sleep problems (79)increase during middle age. •On the other (80)hand,sleep quality improves as people get older. |