Question

【題目】Comparative thinking and behavior is quite typical among teenagers, but it is the responsibility of the parent to set limits and hold firmly to them. Frequently, a parent will tell me in frustration about how their child has complained about not having the very best in fashion design like their friends, or the latest electronic gadgetry that all the other kids own.

Parents need to teach their children selfconfidence. Those who are selfconfident resist the urge to compare themselves to other people, and do not overestimate others' experience while diminishing their own. But some people may have a mantra signified by the slogan, if only. “If only I had the money of my brother; if only I was smart like my classmates; if only I was as goodlooking as my friends.”

Comparing oneself with others is a trap. People who compare themselves with other individuals tend to feel that they are not good enough. They tend to perseverate(表現(xiàn)執(zhí)拗)about their shortcomings. Even if they try their best，it is not good enough because they can always find someone who performs at a higher level. When people compare, they generally focus on their negative traits. They ignore all that is going right in their life. They also tend to minimize their success and dismiss positive gestures and compliments.

Those who are confident listen to their own inner voice. They are not influenced by other people's view of events. They are not overly impressed by others' success, money, health，and material possessions. They do not believe that others have a /span>greater sense of emotional wellbeing than they do.

Recently, The Harvard Mental Health Letter published an article which indicated that people with chronic(慢性的)pain had as significant a sense of wellbeing as those without chronic pain. However, those with chronic pain tended to overestimate the emotional wellbeing of physically healthy people. The study confirmed that it is how we view events that is important, not the nature of our circumstances which may include making comparisons.

【1】 It seems that those who make comparisons don't________.

A. care about their success

B. have selfconfidence

C. overestimate others' experience

D. understand others' success

【2】The third paragraph mainly tells us________.

A. people tend to compare themselves to other individuals

B. those who make comparisons focus on their strengths

C. those who make comparisons don't deserve compliments

D. making comparisons can cause many negative effects

【3】The article published in The Harvard Mental Health Letter indicates________.

A. chronic pain actually doesn't affect people's sense of happiness

B. physically healthy people have a higher sense of happiness

C. emotional health has nothing to do with physical health

D. what is important is the nature of events rather than our viewpoints

【4】 What is the author's attitude towards “making comparisons”？

A. Favorable. B. Unconcerned.

C. Disapproving. D. Doubtful.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了激進(jìn)的思想和行為是青少年典型的特點(diǎn)，家長要積極引導(dǎo)，不要盲目攀比，并就攀比的不良后果進(jìn)行了闡述。

【1】B考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章Those who are selfconfident resist the urge to compare themselves to other people, and do not overestimate others' experience while diminishing their own.可知通過與人民們作比較并不會增強(qiáng)人們的自信心，所以答案是B。

【2】D考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章When people compare, they generally focus on their negative traits. They ignore all that is going right in their life. They also tend to minimize their success and dismiss positive gestures and compliments可知與他人進(jìn)行比較會造成許多負(fù)面的影響，所以答案是D。

【3】A考察細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章However, those with chronic pain tended to overestimate the emotional wellbeing of physically healthy people可知有慢性病痛對人們的幸福感影響并不大，所以答案是A。

【4】C考察主旨大意，根據(jù)文章與人進(jìn)行比較會造成很多消極后果，可知作者的態(tài)度是不贊成的，所以答案是C。