Many people think that money brings happiness. However, according to Professor Michael Argyle, this is not true. In Britain, we are
Professor Argyle has found that very poor people and very rich people are unhappier than those in between. For example, very poor people in
Because of this, a few young millionaires are changing their life styles. Richard Cross, a multi-millionaire computer analyst ( 分 析 师 ) from California is an example. His house
So what can make
2 . Negative emotions have a bad reputation: they’re often seen as dangerous or destructive.
In a recent study, we tested this idea for the case of anger. We designed a series of experiments with more than 1, 000 participants. We found that people who got mad first were more successful than the other participants.
Negative emotions aren’t bad. They are incredibly important indicators that significant events are taking place.
A.But what does this mean for people’s life? |
B.People try to avoid them, contain them or ignore them. |
C.Across our studies, anger helped achieve challenging goals. |
D.Both actions have removed the obstacle: the crashing computer. |
E.So the next time one happens, don’t push it away-pay attention. |
F.When you are angry, you experience physical and emotional pain. |
G.In the midst of anger, however, it can be very easy to make careless mistakes. |
3 . Decoding Your Emotions
Almost all of us can remember a time when we were angry with a friend or anxious about going to a job interview. We experience such a wide range of emotions in everyday life, and these can influence the decisions we make — important decisions, such as whether we should quit a job, to the more trivial like what we’re going to have for dinner.
Emotions are controlled by many different chemicals, or neurotransmitters and electrical impulses.
Emotions have been studied as far back as the 4 century BC. The Greek philosopher Aristotle attempted to identify the number of core human cmotions. During the 1970s, psychologist Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions — happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise and disgust-these provide the basis for more complicated emotional experiences we have.
A.Electrical impulses are sent along a nerve, which connect to many more nerves. |
B.Emotions also decides the way we interact with our family, friends and colleagues and even ourselves. |
C.In fact, the way we express our emotions can vary across cultures. |
D.Based on the study, distinct cultural backgrounds’ contributing to different emotions has its reasons. |
E.Ekman later expanded his list of basic emotions to include shame, guilt and relief. |
F.Additionally, emotions have long-lasting impacts on our interpersonal relationships too |
4 . Anger isn’t a pleasant feeling. Some of us bottle up the emotion, while others
Anger may feel uncomfortable, but it’s also normal and healthy. “A lot of people think they have to
Is it better, then, to
“The theory is that you get the anger out of your system through aggressive actions, and it’s
If we shouldn’t bottle up our angry feelings but aggressive behaviour isn’t healthy either, how should we
A.escape | B.explode | C.evacuate | D.express |
A.get out of | B.get down with | C.get hold of | D.get rid of |
A.consumed | B.credited | C.erased | D.addressed |
A.Unfortunately | B.Incredibly | C.Generally | D.Literally |
A.contain | B.release | C.arouse | D.strengthen |
A.on the contrary | B.in short | C.as usual | D.for example |
A.fight | B.scream | C.glare | D.pour |
A.smashed | B.spilt | C.separated | D.shaken |
A.inspiring | B.scaring | C.uploading | D.liberating |
A.stability | B.quantity | C.intensity | D.priority |
A.predict | B.prospect | C.react | D.reflect |
A.bothers | B.restricts | C.hurts | D.breaks |
A.warning | B.emphasis | C.stress | D.flow |
A.follow | B.handle | C.avoid | D.shadow |
A.down and out | B.twists and turns | C.apples and oranges | D.peaks and valleys |
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7 . Just like happiness and sadness, anxiety is part of everyone’s lived experience — but it’s not always tolerated as such. “People often spend too much time and effort trying to rid anxiety,” says Dr Joel Minden, a clinical psychologist. “I encourage them to remember that anxiety is a normal emotional response.”
If you try to banish anxiety, all you’re doing is putting it more at the forefront of your mind. But if you accept anxiety as part of life, you can learn to relate to it with self-pity or even with humour. This is a cornerstone of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which has been gaining clinical validation, including by the American Psychological Association. ACT guides people to see their unpleasant emotions as just feelings and to accept that parts of life are hard. Sufferers are encouraged to begin a dialogue with anxious thoughts, examining their causes while also keeping in mind their personal goals and values.
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What may Dr Joel Minden agree about anxiety?A.It is often improperly treated. | B.It should be seriously taken. |
C.It is easily-earned experience. | D.It goes hand in hand with joy. |
8 . A happy-sad state can be as confusing to people as to psychologists. This is not about “smiling depression” where someone feels emotional pain, but
When Jeff Larsen, a psychology professor, simply asks people if it’s
Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos
A.bottles up | B.talks about | C.gets over | D.cares about |
A.hardly | B.occasionally | C.suddenly | D.truly |
A.disturbing | B.conflicting | C.positive | D.powerful |
A.possible | B.strange | C.necessary | D.acceptable |
A.valuable | B.abstract | C.universal | D.interesting |
A.traditional | B.theoretical | C.scientific | D.creative |
A.awkward | B.worried | C.angry | D.sad |
A.both | B.neither | C.either | D.each |
A.stood out | B.let out | C.pointed out | D.turned out |
A.until | B.though | C.if | D.once |
A.believes | B.predicts | C.remembers | D.doubts |
A.expects | B.agrees | C.wonders | D.imagines |
A.change | B.cause | C.determine | D.reflect |
A.accidents | B.adventures | C.celebrations | D.graduations |
A.leaving | B.forgetting | C.failing | D.losing |
9 . “Anxiety.” The very word invites discomfort. Its effects—shortness of breath, pounding heart, muscle tension—are outright upsetting. But, as a clinician, I find that we tend to miss out on many valuable opportunities presented by this human emotion. In and of itself, anxiety is not deadly, nor is it a disease. Quite the contrary: it is an indicator of brain and sensory health. Once we accept that it is a normal, though uncomfortable, part of life, we can use it to help us.
We all know working out at the gym is hard. By nature, a “good workout” is uncomfortable, since it involves pushing our physical strength past what we can easily do. The sweet spot of exercise is always a somewhat challenging experience. Similarly, if you want to be emotionally stronger, you need to face some tension. For example, one effective treatment for fear is exposure therapy (疗法), which involves gradually encountering things that make one anxious, reducing fear over time.
Humans are social creatures. When my patients learn to open up to their partners about their anxieties, they almost always report a greater sense of emotional closeness. Also, as international relationship expert Sue Johnson teaches, when we express our need for connection during challenging moments (e.g., “I’m having a hard time right now and could really use your support”), it creates greater connection and turns our anxiety into love.
From time to time, we find ourselves at the end of our rope. Our responsibilities pile up, our resources break down, and we feel uncomfortably anxious—what we’re experiencing is called stress. Simply put, the demands placed upon us outweigh our available resources, just like a set of scales (天平) going out of balance. Focusing on work and pretending everything is OK only leads to disastrous results. Medical treatment for stress may function for a while, but it tends to make things worse in the long run. The only solution to deal with stress is to do the mathematics to balance the scales.
1. What does the author say about anxiety?A.It is an invitation to diseases. |
B.It indicates stable mental health. |
C.It costs us many valuable chances. |
D.It is a natural emotional expression. |
A.To prove how exercise influences emotions. |
B.To suggest an effective way to challenge limits. |
C.To explain how anxiety builds emotional strength. |
D.To show a positive connection between mind and body. |
A.The key to closeness is partners’ support. |
B.Sharing anxieties improves relationships. |
C.Humans are defined by their social nature. |
D.Expressing feelings keeps us off anxieties. |
A.Devote more energy to our work. |
B.Increase resources available to us. |
C.Seek professional medical treatment. |
D.Master advanced mathematical skills. |