圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台四、练习答案ListenandRespond听力原文AlwaysBePositiveBeingpositiveisadiscipline.Therearesomanythingswecannotcontrol,forceswearepowerlesstochangebecausesomuchoflifeisunpredictable.Wecannotcontroldiseases.Wecannotcontrolinjuries.Wecannotcontroltheweatherandsomanyotherthingsthatareapartofourlives.Butwecancontrolourmoods.Amoodissimplyareflectionofourattitudeandwecertainlycanchangeourattitude.Forexample,whenoneofyourco-workersasksyouhowyou’redoingwithyourwork,youranswermaybe\feelgreat\Butdoyoureallyfeelgreat?Probablynot.Ifyouranswerwerenegative,youwouldmakeyourco-workersfeelbadanduncomfortable.Inthatcase,you’vebegunawholecycleofnegativity.Again,it’sanattitude.Agoodattitudeandabadattitudearereallyjusttwodifferentwaysoflookingatthesamesituation.Here’sanotherexample.Youhaveabigworkprojectdueontheboss’sdesktomorrowmorning.Youareupagainstadeadline.Andyouarehalf-done.Nowtherearetwowaystolookattheproject.Youcanworryaboutalltheworkstillleftforyoutodo.Oryoucantellyourselfthathalfofitisalreadydone,andyouare1/11圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台certainlybetteroffthanwhenyoufirststartedtheproject.That’syourchoice:istheglasshalf-emptyorhalf-full?That’sthechoicewehavetomakeeverymorningwhenwegetoutofbed.Lookinghonestlyattherealityofthesituationandseeingthepositivesideofitmayindeedincreasethequalityofourlife.Self-motivatedpeoplelookateachdayasanewopportunity.Theylovewhattheydo.Theycannotwaittogettoworkinthemorning.TaskOne1)Thepassagetellsusthatwecanimproveourqualityoflifeifweseethepositivesideofourlife.2)Becausetheyareunpredictableandwearepowerlesstochangethem.3)Thespeakergivestwoexamplestoillustratetheimportanceofapositiveattitude.Thefirstexample:Whenoneofyourco-workersasksyouhowyou’redoingwithyourwork,thepositiveanswerwouldbe“Ifeelgreat”,whichprobablymakesyourco-workerfeelgood.Thesecondexample:Whenyouhaveabigworkprojecttofinishandyousoonwillmeetthedeadline.Therearetwowaystolookatthesituation.Ifyouworryaboutalltheworkstillleftforyoutodo,youwillbeworriedanddisappointedandfrustrated.Ifyoutellyourselfthathalfofitisalreadydone,andyouarecertainlybetteroffthanwhenyoufirststartedtheproject,youwillfeelconfidentthatyoucanfinishitaheadofthedeadline.2/11圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台TaskTwo1)project6)choice2)deadline7)situation3)left4)betteroff5)half-empty10)opportunity8)positive9)Self-motivatedTextATaskOne1.1)Theinsighttheauthorgainedfromhisexperienceinhospitalisreallycommonplace:life’sgiftsareprecious—butwearetoocarelessofthem.2)Thefirsttruthtolivebyisthatweoughttoholdfasttolifeforitsbeautyandvaluethegiftslifegivesus.Thesecondtruthtolivebyisthatwemustacceptourlosses,andlearnhowtoletgo.3)No.Accordingtotheauthor,mostpeopleareindifferenttothegrandeurofeachday,arepreoccupiedwithpettyandsometimesevenmeanconcernstorespondtothegreatbeautyofitall.4)Weshouldrealizethatwecannotavoiddeath,andwealsoneedregardourlivesasaprocesstowardeternity,asitsurelywillinfluencetheyounggenerationandpasson.5)Theauthorsuggestedthatwemustseekawiderperspective,viewingourlivesasthroughwindowsthatopenoneternity.Lifeisneverjustbeing.Ourfleshmayperish,butthebeautyandgoodnessandtruthwehavecreatedwillliveonforever.Pursuenotsomuchthematerialastheideal,foridealsaloneinvestlifewith3/11圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台meaningandareofenduringworth.2.Paras.1-8Lifehastwooppositesides:oneistoholdfasttolifeandtheotheristoletgoofit.Theauthortellsusthatlife’sgiftsarepreciousbygivinghisownexperience,butwealltoooftenignorethem.Paras.9-11Toacceptourlossesandlearnwhentoletgoistheothersideoflife.Soweshouldnotholdsofasttolifethatwecannotletitgo.Paras.12-16Lifeisneverjustbeing.It’sanever-changingprocess.Wemustviewitfromawiderperspectiveandlearntounderstandthetwoparadoxicaltruthsoflife.TaskTwo1.Whenababyisborn,heclencheshisfistsasifhewantstograspeverything,butwhenamandies,hishandfallsopen,wantingnothing.2.Inourwholelife,wesufferdifferentkindsoflosses,butatthesametime,welearnfromthelosses,andgrowupandbecomemature.3.Lifemeansmorethanmereexistence.Itisanever-changingprocess.Itwillgoonwhateverhappens.4.Peopleshouldpursuetheidealratherthanthematerial,becausematerialthingscaneasilyperish,andonlyidealonescanmakelifemeaningfulandworthwhile.TextB4/11圣才电子书www.100xuexi.com十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台CheckingYourVocabulary1.1)d2)e3)a4)g5)b6)h7)c8)f2.1)A.(n.)peoplebehaveinawild,uncontrolledwayB.(vt.)leave(sb.)completelyandpermanently2)A.(a.)fulloforshowingloyalty,orremainfirminbeliefB.(a.)truetoanoriginal3)A.(vt)promisetoacertaincauseorpositionB.(vt.)dosth.badorillegal4)A.(n.)cropsfromplantswhichproduceseeds,esp.wheatB.(n.)atinyhardpieceofahardsubstance5)A.(a.)oforshowingvictoryB.(a.)thathaswon3.1)kepthisword2)stepaside3)liveover4)setout5)workatCheckingYourComprehension1.Churchillwantedtotellthetwogentlementhathemadeuphismindtodowhathethoughtwererightandwouldneverwaverwhenhewascriticized.2.Providinggratitudeandencouragementtothemandinvestingtimeandenergyinothers’aspirations.3.Peopleshouldturndisappointmentsintostrengths.Theyhavelearnedthatachievementsworthrememberingareaccompaniedwiththebloodofdiligenceandthescarsofdisappointment.AbrahamLincolnandHelenKelleraretwogood5/11
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