When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.
【小题1】While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.

Positive(积极的) people are usually happy. They often have a lot of friends. When they have a problem, they try to change the problem i【小题1】   a chance. They believe things always work out. But can positive thinking really make someone’s life better? Many scientists are studying positive thinking. They are finding out some very interesting information.
Your Health
The Mayo Clinic is a famous medical organization in the United States. It studies many things, including positive thinking. Their research proves that positive thinking has many advantages. First, positive thinking s   【小题2】   good health. Positive people don’t worry about the bad events in life, so they stay healthy. Positive people are a 【小题3】   likely to exercise and eat healthy foods. Because of this, they don’t usually get sick and don’t have many health problems.
At work
Dr.Michael is a professor in Germany. His research shows that positive people do well in jobs. There are several reasons for this. Positive people are creative. They don’t expect o【小题4】  to help them with problems. They solve problems themselves. And positive people don’t give up. They keep trying to learn new things.
Becoming Positive
In the past, scientists thought attitude n  【小题5】   changed. Now, many psychologists think people can become more positive. There are many different ways to change. Here are some examples. First, think about good events in your life. At the end of a day, ask, “What good things happened to me today?”Think about these things for a few minutes. Second, find interestinga 【小题6】  to do. Laugh at a funny movie or read a good book. Finally, always try new things. For example, you can talk to people you don’t know or shop in a different store. Do different things every day.
A Good Life
Life can be d 【小题7】 sometimes. Don’t give up or be negative. Take action. Think about the future and make a plan. You can learn to be positive.

句型转换（每空0.5分，计8分）

1.They are going to have a sports meet next week. （改为一般疑问句）

_____ they _____ to have a sports meet next week?

2.Michael is good at skating? （同义句改写）

Michael _______ ______ in skating.

3.He had to take care of his mother after school （同义句改写）

He had to _______ ______ his mother after school.

4.We should brush our teeth twice a day. （划线提问）

______ ______ should we brush our teeth?

5.Going to bed late is bad for your health. （同义句改写）

______ ______ late is bad for your health.

6.You had better play sports right after meals. （改为否定句）

You _____ ______ ______ play sports right after meals.

7.I have been like this for two days. （划线提问）

_____ _____ have you been like this?

8.Must I be here on time tomorrow? （做否定回答）

No, you ________.