Question

Maybe you've lost your job.Maybe you didn't get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don't take it personally”and “Don't let it get to you”，but that's very ____ to do.

If you're feeling disheartened，____ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It's pretty clear that ____“I'm the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other second­grade soccer player isn't a good way to ____  healthy self­respect.

Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：

Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you'll ____ as much as the person you're helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ____ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”

Keep a resolution (决心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you'll also get a boost (激励)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.

Boost your ____.Studies show that when you're feeling energetic，you're much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.

Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn't work for me，but I know that many people feel great ____ white­water rafting，bungee jumping，or roller­coaster­riding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.

1.A.promotion B．gift

C．match  D．break

2.A.kept up  B．put up

C．broke up  D．made up

3.A.easy  B．hard

C．dangerous D．pleasant

4.A.which  B．how

C．where  D．what

5.A.hearing  B．praising

C．knowing  D．repeating

6.A.have  B．lose

C．build  D．hurt

7.A.ideas  B．tips

C．plans  D．methods

8.A.benefit  B．repay

C．reject D．demand

9.A.went through  B．came across

C．looked for  D．waited for

10.A.house  B．incident

C．job  D．boss

11.A.appealed  B．listened

C．reacted  D．applied

12.A.in the beginning  B．in the end

C．in a moment  D．in a sense

13.A.wonderful  B．tough

C．unforgettable  D．busy

14.A.practically  B．hardly

C．carefully  D．unwillingly

15.A.working  B．leaving

C．finding  D．cleaning

16.A.bet  B．difference

C．promise  D．record

17.A.energy  B．confidence

C．courage  D．ability

18.A.mentally  B．physically

C．successfully D．naturally

19.A.before  B．upon

C．until  D．after

20.A.service  B．business

C．trick  D．favor

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

本文为说明文，当挫折和失败让自己感到心灰意冷，自我怀疑的时候，怎样做才能恢复自尊、自信呢？

1.A 根据上下文可知，作者在列举一些让人感到不开心的事情。在职场中，没能获得2晋升就是其中之一。promotion提升；gift礼物；match比赛；break休息。

2.2】C 或许你的心上人和你分手了。break up with sb.与某人分手；keep up with sb.跟上某人；put up with sb.容忍某人；make up with sb.同某人言归于好。

3.3】：B 句意：人们说：“你别往心里去”“不要让它对你产生影响”，但是那做起来却很难。but提示上下文存在转折关系，说明事情是说起来容易，但是做起来难(hard)。

4.4】 D 如果你觉得心灰意冷，有什么策略能让你感觉好点呢？

5.5】D 根据下文“I'm the greatest！”以及常理推断，在遭受挫败的时候，人们往往对自己重复(repeating)一些鼓励的话，让自己的心情好起来。

6.6】C 重复“我是最棒的！”或者在和其他二流足球队员比赛时获胜都不是增强自尊的好方法。build此处意思是“逐渐增强”。

7.7】B 根据下文内容可知，这是作者提出的几点建议。tip常用来表示一些有用的小建议；idea主意，想法；plan计划；method(系统的)方法。

8.8】A 你会和你所帮助的人获得一样多的利益。benefit得益于；repay偿还；reject拒绝接受；demand要求。

9.9】A 这里指经历了一系列严重的失败。go through经历；come across偶然碰到；look for寻找；wait for等候。

10.0】C 介词from提示这里指在工作中被解雇。

11.1】D 她申请读研失败。apply申请；appeal呼吁；listen听；react回应。

12.2】B 一切最终都顺利了。in the end 最后，结果；in the beginning 起初；in a moment 立刻，马上；in a sense 从某种意义上说。

13.3】B 根据语境可知，她度过的是一段困难的时期。

14.4】A 此处副词practically相当于almost，意思是“几乎，差不多”。hardly几乎不；carefully仔细地；unwillingly不情愿地。

15.5】D 锻炼或者打扫车库会让你受益。clean out把……彻底打扫干净；work out计算出，解决；leave out遗漏，略去；find out找出，查明。

16.6】C 根据Keep a resolution可知C项意义接近，即做出承诺并且信守承诺。make a promise许诺；make a bet打赌；make a difference有影响，起作用；make a record录制唱片。

17.7】A 根据下文语境以及energetic一词的提示可知该段小标题是Boost your energy(养精蓄锐)。

18.8】B 根据下文提到的极限运动可知，这里指Challenge yourself physically(挑战体能)。

19.9】D 很多人在进行了激流皮划艇运动、蹦极或乘坐过山车后感觉很好。

20.20】C do the trick是固定短语，意思是“起作用；奏效；达到目的。”