英语四级备考：快速阅读全真题(3)_大学英语阅读

英语四级备考：快速阅读全真题(3)

　　Part II Reading comprehension

　　Six Secrets of High-Energy People

　　Theres an energy crisis in America,and it has nothing to do with fossil fuels.Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds.I just cant get started,people say.But its not physical energy that most of us lack.Sure,we could all use extra sleep and a better diet.But in truth,people are healthier today than at any time in history.I can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy,the problem is not with your body.

　　What youre seeking is not physical energy.Its emotional energy.Yet,sad to say,life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply.We work too hard.We have family obligations.We encounter emergencies and personal crises.No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue,a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit.

　　And yet we all know people who are filled with joy,despite the unpleasant circumstances of their lives.Even as a child,I observed people who were poor,or disabled,or ill,but who nonetheless faced life with optimism and vigor.Consider Laura Hillenbrand,who despite an extremely weak body,wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit.Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write.But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share.It was emotional energy that helped her succeed.

　　Unlike physical energy,which is finite and diminishes with age,emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing.So how do you get it?You cant simply tell yourself to be positive.You must take action.Here are six practical strategies that work.