2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测93_高考复习指南

2017年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测93

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　　C．4．

　　D．5．

　　It can be inferred from the passage that _______．

　　A．the investors are making some profits

　　B．the translation work is being carried out

　　C．the program has gained great popularity

　　D．the courses are given in Chinese at present

　　The passage is most probably a（n） ______．

　　A．advertisement

　　B．lecture

　　C．news report

　　D．course introduction

　　Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that generally things turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply "yes" to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic，cheerful and outgoing. You may well be successful at work and in love.

　　But you may be misguided because things don't turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example，you may fail to land a new job，another chance will come around soon), Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams in your face. That's bitter reality.

　　Now a book has been published which confirms what we pessimists(悲观者）have suspected all along. It's called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear，anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, "What's interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation's outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better. ”