完形填空Haveyoueverwonderedwhysomepeopleareabletohaveconfidencetosparewhenitcomestotakingriskssuchasstartingtheirownbusinessortakingayearofftotravelwithoutanenormoussafetynet?Theansweristhatthey’ve1theartofoptimisticthinking.Thegoodnewsisthat2somepeoplearesimplyborntobeoptimistic,anyonecan3totakeamorepositiveapproachtowardstheirlife.Optimistslookfor4outcomes.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatoptimistsalwaysjumpintothingscarelesslyandhopefor5,ratherthattheydonotletpotentialnegativeoutcomes6thepotentialpositiveoutcomes.Byhopingsoandhaving7thattheycanhandleanynegatives,optimistsare8totakeadvantageofopportunitiesthatcometheirway.Optimistsbelievethattheiractionscanmakea9.Theydonotseetheirowneffortsasbeing10.Theyunderstandthattheydohavethepowertomakethingshappenandtakestepstomaketheirdreamsareality.11,pessimistshaveadifficulttimebelievingthatwhattheydowillmakeanydifferenceandfindit12tomakeanychangesortakeanyactiontowardsachievingagoal.Theyfind13whysomethingthathasworkedforotherswillnotworkforthemandbelievethatanythingtheydoiscertainto14.Thismakesitdifficultforthemtogetoutofsituationsthatmakethem15,suchasadead-endjobthatmakesthemmiserable.Optimistsdonotinternalize(使内在化)failure.Whenthingsdon’t16forthem,theydon’tbeatthemselvesupoverit.Theyareabletoacceptfailureasapartoflifeandtry17withapositiveattitude.Theyareoftenbetterabletolearnfromtheir18.Whenpessimistsdotakechancesandfail,theyhaveahardtimenot19themselvesandconcludingthatthisisthewaythatithastobe.One20canleavethemwithasenseofbeingunworthyorcompletelyatthemercyofothers.That’swhyoptimistsbecomesuccessful!【文章大意】为何一些人在进行创业等冒险性活动时充满自信呢?答案在于他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。1.A.understoodB.masteredC.studiedD.found【解析】选B。前后照应题。此句回答了文章首句“为何一些人很自信”。因为他们掌握了乐观思考的艺术。master意为“精通,掌握”。2.A.ifB.becauseC.unlessD.while【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。好消息是尽管(while)有些人天生就很乐观/自信,但是任何人通过个人努力都会学会以积极的态度应对个人生活。3.A.respondB.continueC.learnD.return【解析】选C。前后照应题。既然有些人天生不很自信,要想成为自信者,必须通过后天的学习才能如愿。4.A.positiveB.possibleC.differentD.particular【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据后面的