题目内容
How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter,rude boss, or an insensitive employee 36 your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed 37 the airport. We were driving in the 38 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his 39 , slide sideways,and at the very last moment our car stopped and 40 the other car by just inches!The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started 41 at us.
My taxi driver just 42 and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was 43, so I said,"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 44, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage 45 up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 46 . Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be 47 .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and 48 it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 49 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s 50 in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University,found in his extensive research that you __51 bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __52 them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _53 it!The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”,you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by 54 go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day!Have a marvelous, garbage-free day!The seeds you plant today 55 the harvest you reap tomorrow.
36. | A. enrich | B. ruin | C. spare | D. obtain |
37. | A. through | B. to | C. in | D. for |
38. | A. latter | B. right | C. opposite | D. free |
39. | A. brakes | B. door | C. window | D. seat |
40. | A. knocked | B. overtook | C. missed | D. lost |
41. | A. laughing | B. throwing | C. glancing | D. yelling |
42. | A. wondered | B. smiled | C. ignored | D. guessed |
43. | A. friendly | B. angry | C. tired | D. disappointed |
44. | A. expectation | B. passengers | C. garbage | D. goods |
45. | A. turns | B. pushes | C. holds | D. piles |
46. | A. roads | B. children | C. you | D. dustbin |
47. | A. upset | B. happier | C. pitiful | D. frightened |
48. | A. spread | B. share | C. explain | D. contribute |
49. | A. surprise | B. pleasure | C. doubt | D. regrets |
50. | A. funny | B. important | C. strange | D. embarrassing |
51. | A. remember | B. forget | C. value | D. appreciate |
52. | A. enjoy | B. exchange | C. recall | D. imagine |
53. | A. inspire | B. take | C. mend | D. notice |
54. | A. letting | B. consisting | C. making | D. dreaming |
55. | A. distinguish | B. deserve | C. deliver | D. determine |
36-40 BDBAC 41-45 DBACD 46-50 CBADB 51-55 ACBAD
A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
【小题1】What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?
A.It was only conducted in 1948. |
B.It involves more than 12,000 participants. |
C.It was led by John Cacioppo. |
D.It showed that any behavior could spread. |
A.The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends. |
B.No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives. |
C.Women are more likely to be affected than men. |
D.Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors. |
A.Actions should be taken to help lonely people. |
B.People feel lonely for many reasons. |
C.Ways to fight against loneliness. |
D.Lonely people can affect others. |
--How often do you eat out?
--______, but usually once a week.
A.Have no idea | B.It depends | C.As usual | D.Generally speaking |