Mom was right！If you say thank you，for even the smallest gift or slightest show

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Mom was right！If you say thank you，for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness，you’ll feel happy.Gratitude(感谢)，says Robert A．Emmons，a professor of psychology at the University of California，is an important element of happiness.In his recent book，Thanks！，Emmons us the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.In acknowledging and developing this much­ignored expression of thankfulness，he explains how people have benefited—even improved their health.As one of the leading scholars of the positive psychology movement，he admits gratitude may be difficult to express.He advis you to begin by admitting that life is good and full of events and elements that make daily existence a wonder.Second，recognize that the source of life’s goodness is more than just you.That source may be your mom，a friend，partner，child，colleague at work or play，or any combination of the.Gratitude is always other­directed，notes Emmons.You can be plead or angry with yourlf and feel guilty about doing something wrong，but you can never be grateful to or for yourlf.Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction；it should be a state of mind.To feel grateful when life is a breeze and you have more than you need is easy.To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger，hatred and bitterness—is easier.Also，too many people are aware of life’s blessings only after the are lost.The voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals are many.It’s crisis and chaos—danger，dia，disability and death—that bring many individuals to realize just how dependent they are on others.Yet it’s the way each of us begins life and ends it.It’s too bad that so many people waste tho decades in between labouring under the illusion(幻觉) they are lf­sufficient，says Emmons.To enable and embrace gratitude，Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary.He even provides easy­to­follow directions on how to practi and develop gratitude.I’m not a reader or advocate of lf­help books，but I am thankful for the reference I found in a newspaper article to the rearch Emmons was conducting on gratitude involving organ donors and recipients(接受者)．The chance discovery led me to this book.Mom implied that kindness ems to find its way back to the giver becau life really is all about giving，receiving and repaying.So I’ll pay attention to her professional advice and say：Thank you，professor Emmons.小题1:What is the text mainly discusd?A．There are many ways of being thankful.B．Gratitude is important to happiness.C．Mom is great for her being thankful.D．Being thankful will keep you fit.小题2:The author mentions Robert A．Emmons’book Thanks! in order to prove that ________.A．Professor Emmons supports mom’s study on psychologyB．mom is as great a psychologist as Professor EmmonsC．Professor Emmons is a famous psychologistD．mom is right about her viewpoint on gratitude小题3:It will be easier for you to feel grateful when ______.A．you live a comfortable lifeB．you receive gifts on your birthdayC．you get help during your hard timesD．you are congratulated on your success小题4:What is the opinion of Professor Emmons?A．It is enough to thank others orally.B．Whether you are thankful is always up to you.C．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhere.D．It is easier to be thankful for yourlf than for others. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:B小题2:D小题3:C小题4:C

解析

小题1: B解析 主旨大意题。第一段作者提出妈妈的观点“If you say thank you，...you’ll feel happy.”接着就介绍Emmons教授的一本关于感恩的书中的观点，其实也就是为了证明妈妈的观点是对的，即：学会感恩，你就会感到幸福。小题2: D解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In his recent book，Thanks！，Emmons us the first major study on gratitude to prove mom’s point.”可知，作者提到Emmons教授的书是为了证明妈妈的观点是对的，故选D项。小题3: C解析 细节理解题。根据第五段第三句“To feel grateful in time of crisis—anger，hatred and bitterness—is easier.”可知选C项。小题4: C解析 推理判断题。根据第四段“Gratitude is always other­directed，...but you can never be grateful to or for yourlf.”及第五段中的“Expressing gratitude shouldn’t be a reaction；it should be a state of mind.”可排除A、B、D三项。综合全文，可知Emmons教授的观点应是：随时随地都要感恩。

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