Question

【题目】D

Positive Thinking, With a Little Help From Your Phone

Here are some apps （程序）on your phones which can help you think positively or aim at happiness. Examine them, and you can have fun .

Happify is perhaps the most popular positive app available now. By asking some questions about your goals in using the app, it recommends you some tracks.

Each track contains games and activities that guide you to seeing positive aspects of your daily life. It also regularly helps you assess your happiness level, pointing out how you can feel more positive merely by changing your habits. There’s also a community page in the app where you can see inspirational comments by other users and even upload your own .

Happify’s only drawback is that while it’s free to download and use, access to its full range of activities costs $13 a month or $70 a year.

Other apps use a different route to developing positive thinking habits. They simply expose you repeatedly to motivational ideas, quotes and suggestions.

Positive Thinking is a relatively simple attempt at this kind of app. It uses colorful imagery and simple controls, and has a list of motivational quotes and suggestions — everything from “do sports” to “stop thinking ... sit there relaxed.” It’s extremely basic, and there’s not a huge amount of content but you may find it has some good ideas and it’s free.

The app Mood Journal, which costs $2, has a great-looking. Through text-entry controls you can make a diary-style note in the app of when you’re feeling positive, and also add a photo. When you’ve accumulated enough entries, the app presents some analytics in the form of graphs that show your positivity over time. This could help you plan strategies to be more positive. , and also add a photo or a selfie.

If you prefer a more meditative approach to positive thinking, check out Smiling Mind, a free iOS and Android app. You enter data on how you’re feeling, using a number of slide controls that ask if you’re feeling “stormy” or “calm,” for example. Then you listen to a meditation-like voice track that talks you through different programs.

【1】How does Happify help you think positive?

A. By playing through games and activities.

B. By exposing you to motivational ideas repeatedly.

C. By controlling your negative thoughts.

D. By analyzing the changes of your emotions.

【2】What does “drawback” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A .advantage B. mistake

C. benefit D. weakness

【3】Compared with Happify, Positive Thinking _____.

A. has more content. B. is more expensive.

C. is much simpler. D. is more popular.

【4】Who may be interested in this passage?

A. A primary student who is playful.

B.A college student who feels stressed and boring.

C. An office secretary who is optimistic.

D.A retired teacher who lives a meaningful life.

【5】How many apps does the writer introduce?

A. Seven B. Five. C Three. D. Four.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几款手机应用程序。这些应用程序通过各种方法可以能够帮助人们积极思考，或以幸福感为目标去努力。比如Happify通过让你采用不同的“路线”，达到增强自信或者发现新的可能性等目的，从而训练你积极思考，感受幸福的能力。

【1】A细节理解题。根据文章第三段Each track contains games and activities that guide you to seeing positive aspects of your daily life可知Happily通过一些游戏或活动帮助人们培养积极乐观的情绪，故选A。根据第五、六段内容可知B选项是Positive Thinking程序的特点；C选项内容没有涉及，属于无中生有型干扰项；有文章末段可知D选项是iMoodJournal这款应用的特点。

【2】B词义猜测题。上文介绍了Happify应用方面的优点，本段介绍虽然免费下载使用，但是如果想参与所有活动要支付每年70美元的费用，由此推断这是Happify唯一的缺点，故选D。

【3】C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知Positive Thinking 是免费的，而且使用非常简单，从文章第二段可知Hapify是最普遍使用的一款应用程序，故选C。

【4】B推理判断题。本文介绍了几款可以帮助人们积极思考，改善情绪的手机应用程序，由此判断这些应用对于感觉无聊有压力，无聊的人会有帮助作用，故判断选B。

【5】D细节理解题。文章介绍了Happify、Positive Thinking、Mood Journal和Smiling Mind共四款手机软件，故答案选D。