1 . Anger and sadness are important in life. New research shows that experiencing and accepting such feelings is good.
Positive (积极的) thoughts and feelings are, of course, good for our health. But unpleasant feelings are just as important as the enjoyable ones in helping us understand life’s ups and downs. Negative (消极的) feelings are important because they can tell us that we may have a health problem, or we need to pay attention to other important matters such as friendship.
Instead of avoiding negative feelings, we should accept them. Many people find it helpful to breathe slowly and deeply while learning to accept negative feelings or imagine the feelings as clouds to remind them that they will pass.
If the feelings are very strong, you may want to express how you feel in a diary or to other persons. You may want to tell the friend that her words hurt you or take steps to leave the job that makes you unhappy.
You should pay attention to your breathing and simply acknowledge (承认) any bad thoughts or feelings. This may make it easier to accept unpleasant thoughts.
It is impossible to avoid negative feelings fully, because to live is to experience losing and pain. Therefore, learning how to deal with those feelings is very important.
1. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.What positive and negative thoughts and feelings are. |
B.How positive and negative thoughts and feelings influence people. |
C.What we can do to keep negative feelings away. |
D.Both positive and negative thoughts and feelings are important. |
A.Clouds. | B.Negative feelings. |
C.Positive thoughts. | D.Important matters. |
① Breath deeply. ② Talk to others. ③ Write a diary. ④ Avoid the feelings.
A.①②③ | B.②③④ | C.①③④ | D.①②④ |
A.We will experience more bad feelings than the good ones. |
B.Some people will only experience losing and pain in their lives. |
C.We can avoid bad feelings because we can choose to forget them. |
D.Everyone will experience anger and sadness during his lifetime. |
A.Anger and Sadness | B.Ups and Downs |
C.Positive and Negative Ideas | D.Activities in People’s Life |
2 . Being a young adult has got to be one of the most difficult times in a person’s life. You’re at a stage when you don’t feel like a child anymore and you aren’t ready to take up all the responsibilities that adulthood brings with it either.
Need to express
At this stage, there is a need for expression of thoughts and feelings. But they don’t understand that this need to express themselves can’t be used in whichever way they want, but has to be used with caution.
Need to be an independent adult
Need for acceptance
In addition, being part of a group and developing healthy relationships and getting acceptance from them are of prime importance to young adults.
Need to succeed
There is an innate need to stand on their own feet.
These are some of young adults’ emotional problems. If you’ve been faced with them, seek help and treat them.
A.This is where the problems of discipline arise. |
B.Therefore, don’t ignore these emotional needs. |
C.And they want to prove themselves to the world. |
D.But there are also misunderstandings and conflicts in a group. |
E.So there will be varied emotional issues that can trouble a young adult. |
F.They therefore find it difficult to deal with the pressures of mincing their words (婉转地说). |
G.Now that you know what some problems of young adults can be, it’ll help you be prepared. |
3 . The popularity of Facebook has caused a shift in how people realize themselves: the “like” button has become nothing more than a self-esteem (自尊) booster.
Do you socialize with negative people?
There are a lot of people who aren’t aware they have a negative voice in their head.
Celebrating your successes is another good way. We’re often so busy in life that we seldom take the time to stop and really reflect on what we’ve achieved. Take the time once a day to ask yourself what you’re proud of having achieved that day.
A.Learn to love yourself. |
B.Catch your negative self-talk. |
C.Appreciate how far you’ve come. |
D.If so, consider finding new friends. |
E.When self-esteem is high, we lose our fear of envy. |
F.Of course not, few people like socializing with negative people. |
G.But what’s important is to develop high self-esteem from inner. |