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7.When was the last time you faced disappointment from a certain outcome that did not meet your expectations?It could be any event in your life.Perhaps your meeting at work did not go as well as you expected.Your new job was not what you expected.Maybe your relationship did not work out the way you hoped it would.Disappointments are dissatisfactions that arise when your expectations are not met by outcomes.In short,a) you had an expectation,b) things did not unfold against the expectation.
Every day,people deal with disappointments.Depending on how big the disappointment is and how you choose to deal with it,the feeling of disappointment may disappear after a short while or hang over your life for an extended period of time.If not handled properly,disappointments can lead to depression and eventually lack of concern.
Contrary to what people may think,disappointments are actually positive phenomena,for two main reasons.
1.Passion toward a cause
Disappointment is the reflection of your passion toward something,whether it is a certain goal,dream,desire or outcome.Wherever there is a cause,there will be an effect--in this case,the passion is the cause and disappointment is the effect.If you don't care about something,you wouldn't be feeling disappointed,would you?The very presence of disappointment suggests that this is something you care about so much that you would feel bad over it.The higher your disappointment,the stronger your passion for this is.
As Martin Luther King Jr puts it,"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."This deep love is what drives you toward your goals,dreams and desires.This deep love will be what fuels you in life,bringing you to places you have never been before.This deep love is what makes life worth living.Remember that disappointment is always a better emotional state than neutrality where the individual feels indifferent toward anything.I would much rather be feeling a negative emotion any day than feeling absolutely nothing.The ability to feel is what sets us apart from non-living beings.To feel nothing is to be a robot or a machine.
2.Representing an opportunity for progress
Disappointment also signals an opportunity for progress and growth.If you are disappointed in an outcome,it means there is actually a certain error in your framework of thought which needs correcting.
Whenever you are disappointed,it means you have certain mental illusions (错觉) about reality which you need to address.If your understanding of reality are always right,you will never feel disappointed at all.By correcting your illusions and getting a more accurate picture of the reality,you are equipped with more knowledge.This knowledge is a source of power,power for you to act toward your goals.
Think of disappointment as a troubleshooting tool which helps you iron out the twists in your understanding of reality.By using the knowledge from your previous experience,you can act more accurately toward your desires.The more you deal with disappointment and learn from it,the closer you will get toward your goals and dreams.
| Title | Why Disappointment Is Good | |
| (66)Definition/Meaning/Concept | Disappointment is dissatisfaction with unexpected outcomes. | |
| Facts | If (67)improperlyhandled,disappointments can result in depression and lack of concern.Meanwhile,they can also be positive (68)phenomena. | |
| Reasons | Passion towards a cause | 1.Disappointment (69)reflectsa person's passion towards a goal,dream,desire or outcome. 2.Disappointment (70)Passionthat you care about something very much. 3.Feeling disappointed is (71)betterthan feeling nothing at all. 4.The ability to feel distinguishes human beings (72)frommachines. |
| Representing an opportunity for progress | 1.Disappointment is a (73)signalof an opportunity for progress and growth:there's an error to be (74)corrected. 2.Disappointment provides you with power to act towards your goal. 3.Disappointment can be considered as a troubleshooting tool that can help you (75)understandreality better. | |
分析 本文讲述了失望的情绪,失望是你的期望没有得到满足时的不满意,处理好了可以有利于你进步,更好理解现实.
解答 66.Definition/Meaning/Concept 由第二段Disappointments are dissatisfactions that arise when your expectations are not met by outcomes,失望是你的期望没有得到满足时的不满意,故填Definition/Meaning/Concept
67.improperly 由第三段If not handled properly,disappointments can lead to depression and eventually lack of concern可知,如果处理不当,失望可以导致抑郁,最终缺乏关注,故选improperly
68.phenomena 由第四段disappointments are actually positive phenomena可知此处对应填 phenomena
69.reflects 由第五段Disappointment is the reflection of your passion toward something,失望是你对事情激情的反射,故填的reflects
70.Passion 由第五段the passion is the cause 可知此处对应填Passion
71.better 由第五段Remember that disappointment is always a better emotional state,感受失意比感受不到情感要好,故填 better
72.from 由第五段The ability to feel is what sets us apart from non-living beings,感受的能力可以区别我们与非生物,故填from
73.signal 由第六段Disappointment also signals an opportunity for progress and growth,失望也是一个进步的机会的信号,故填signal
74.corrected 由第六段it means there is actually a certain error in your framework of thought which needs correcting,这意味着实际上在你的想法里一个需要纠正的错误.故填 corrected
75.understand 由第六段Think of disappointment as a troubleshooting tool which helps you iron out the twists in your understanding of reality,考虑失意可以帮助你更好地理解现实,故填understand
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As a huge database (资料库) of(23)D,the Internet can be used to draw facts about anything.And it keeps you up-to-date with all the events that are (24)B throughout the world in the form of news,(25)C and videos.Newspapers are certainly a(n)(26)A part of this process,but the Internet gets updated with the(27)Dnews much faster than newspapers get (28)B.So the news that you get is much (29)A.The Internet is also a great way to(30)C with your friends and family members who live far away.(31)Cfamily and friends,the Internet also forms a perfect medium (媒介) for business meetings that are held across countries,which has become very (32)B these days.
However,there are also a few (33)D in using the Internet.The first one is the exposure(暴露) to some unhealthy contents.This is a major problem that (34)Aparents of all teenagers.The Internet is also a readily available source of video games,(35)Bviolent games.Children who are at the age of experimenting may (36)Dgetting addicted to some of the games.And the Internet is a source of computer viruses(病毒) which can be a (36)C to your computer,and (38)A your system in the end.(39)B,it is important to have an antivirus program on your computer.These are some of the things worrying people about the (40)D of the Internet.So you may think twice before making your own choice.
| 21.A.amusing | B.confusing | C.popular | D.difficult |
| 22.A.age | B.sex | C.family | D.income |
| 23.A.opinions | B.Language | C.instructions | D.information |
| 24.A.running out | B.taking place | C.breaking out | D.coming true |
| 25.A.books | B.letters | C.pictures | D.diaries |
| 26.A.important | B.different | C.missing | D.unusual |
| 27.A.local | B.great | C.biggest | D.latest |
| 28.A.lost | B.printed | C.signed | D.collected |
| 29.A.fresher | B.Longer | C.funnier | D.better |
| 30.A.get along well | B.come up | C.keep in touch | D.put up |
| 31.A.As for | B.Along with | C.Apart from | D.Instead of |
| 32.A.puzzling | B.Common | C.similar | D.disappointing |
| 33.A.adventures | B.Challenges | C.improvements | D.disadvantages |
| 34.A.concerns | B.Interests | C.changes | D.encourages |
| 35.A.probably | B.Especially | C.finally | D.suddenly |
| 36.A.stop | B.Remember | C.worry about | D.end up |
| 37.A.lie | B.Solution | C.danger | D.surprise |
| 38.A.damage | B.develop | C.perfect | D.support |
| 39.A.Anyhow | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Moreover |
| 40.A.future | B.value | C.history | D.use. |