Keep Calm During the Hard Times
When life gets hard, sometimes it's not easy to control yourself and not to sink deep into the bad feelings. Have you ever wondered how some people can be so calm during the hard times？108． Here are four things you can do to get through hard times.
Cry if you need to-for a while. Some people like to control themselves.109． If you do control them, it's like holding a ball under the water. You can do it for a while, but it will finally come back to the surface. So have a good cry once in a while to help you think more clearly.110． Lost in the bad emotions, we won't change anything. Let's say you just lost your job. Maybe it is a shock. After crying, then you should make the decision to put your calm hat on. Start to find new jobs. Then do something.
Ask for help. Unluckily, a lot of people think that asking for help is a sign of weakness. It's not!111． Nowhere! Having other people support you will make you feel like you have more power than before.
Believe that things will get better. If you don't believe that things will change, then they won't. I always love Henry Ford's words, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't-you are right." If you think things will get better, then they finally will. If you think they won't, then they won't.112．
Stay calm when life gets hard. If you practice these steps on a regular basis, sooner or later it will become second nature to you.
A．Find the solution.
B．Remember that it won't last forever.
C．Your belief shapes your experience.
D．But controlling your feelings doesn't always help.
E.Would you like to use some ways that keep you calm during the hard times？
F.Somewhere in the world, someone has it a lot worse than you right at this moment.
G.Where has it ever been written that everyone needs to go through the difficulties alone?
108．E
109．D
110．A
111．G
112．C
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章简要向读者介绍了四种在困难时期保持冷静的方法。
108．上文提到：你有没有想过，在困难时期，有些人怎么能如此平静？后一句提到：这里有四件你可以做的事。该空承上启下，E项符合语境：在困难时期，你愿意用一些方法让你保持冷静吗？故选E。
109．上文讲一些人喜欢控制他们自己。下文又说如果你的确控制了自己的感情，那就像在水下按住一个球一样。你可以按住它一段时间，但它最终会回到表面。很明显，前后为转折关系，故选D项：控制你的情感并不总是有帮助的。
110．此空是本段的主旨句，该段主要通过“失去工作后，再找一份新的工作”这个例子来说明要找到解决问题的方法，故A项符合语境：找到解决办法。
111．空前提到：很多人认为寻求帮助是软弱的标志。不是的！根据空后的Nowhere这个回答可知，该空应该是个问题，且要提到和地点有关的话题。故G项符合语境：哪里曾经写过每个人需要独自经历困难呢？
112．此空前两句话讲的是人的不同想法会造成不同的结果，故C项“你的看法影响你的经历”符合语境。故选C。
【点睛】
利用词语重现解决问题：词语重现是指词语的重复出现，但这里不是指词语的简单重现，而是指某词语可能以不同词类、词性、数、格、时态、语态等形式出现。比如：read, reading, reader, readers。还可能是以同义词、近义词甚至反义词等形式出现。例如在第二小题中，E选项中的control一词在空前和空后都重复出现。考生可以根据这一点进行分析判断。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力；适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51．. |
| 52． with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53． old men’s premature death. • When 54． from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
| Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55． activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56． to them. • Think about how to57． depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58．, to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
| Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59．to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60． social life. |