（安徽专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习专题训练：专题十七词义猜测（含解析）_高考复习指南

（安徽专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习专题训练：专题十七词义猜测（含解析）

　　专题十七　词义猜测

　　(2017·安徽蚌埠第三次质检)

　　No one gets through life without experiencing many disappointments.Strangely,though,most people seem unprepared for disappointment and react to it in negative ways.They feel depressed or try to escape from their troubles instead of using disappointment as an opportunity for growth.

　　One negative reaction to disappointment is depression.A woman trying to win a promotion,for example,works hard for over a year in her department.Helen is so sure she will get the promotion.However,the boss names one of Helen’s co-workers for the spot.Deeply depressed,Helen loses her enthusiasm for her job and can barely force herself to show up every day.Helen tells herself that she is a failure and that doing a good job just isn’t worth the work.

　　Another negative reaction to disappointment is the desire to escape.Kevin fails to get into the college his brother is attending,the college that was the focus of all his dreams,and decides to escape his disappointment.Why worry about college at all?Instead,he covers up his real feelings by giving up on his school-work and getting completely involved with friends,parties,and “good times”.

　　The positive way to react to disappointment is to use it as a chance for growth.This isn’t easy,but it’s the only useful way to deal with an inevitable part of life.Helen,the woman who was not promoted,could have handled her disappointment by looking at other options.If her boss did not recognize her talent and hard work,perhaps she could transfer to another department.Or she could ask the boss how to improve her performance so that she could prepare for the next promotion.Kevin,the boy who didn’t get into the college of his choice,should look into other schools.Going to another college may encourage him to be his own person,step out of his brother’s shadow,and realize that being turned down by one college isn’t a final judgment on his abilities or potential.