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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, 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. 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. Gratitude is always other-directed, 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. 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 laboring under the illusion(幻觉) they are lf-sufficient, says Emmons. The abundance of voices expressing gratitude from his studies of individuals with chronic health problems is many. But Emmons goes beyond his “groundbreaking” science to make his ca for gratitude by including the inspirational writings of philosophers, novelists and saints, as well as the beliefs of various religious and their respective scripture(经文). Taken together, the obrvations are summed up quite nicely by famous humanist Albert Schweitzer, who said the cret of life is “giving thanks for everything”. To enable and embrace gratitude, Emmons encourages the readers of Thanks! to keep a gratitude diary. He even provides easy-to-follow directions on how to practi and develop gratitude. I’m not a reader or advocate of lf-help 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. 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 psychology.  B. mom is as great a psychologist as Professor Emmons.C. Professor Emmons is a famous psychologist.D. 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 orallyB．Whether you are thankful is always up to youC．Remember to be thankful anytime and anywhereD．It is easier to be thankful for yourlf than for others.小题5: In the writer’s opinion, Emmon’s book Thanks! On gratitude is________.A．one-sideB．reasonableC．puzzlingD．helpful 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小题5:D

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文章介绍了充满感激之情是人们所必须具有的一种感情，也是人们感觉幸福的必要因素。同时感激之情也是人们最难表达的一种感受。表达感激不应是一种形为，而应该是一种心理的状态，始终要有感恩之心，感谢生活，感谢我们身边的人等等。小题1:B大意理解题。Gratitude, says Robert A. Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California, is an important element of happiness 加利福尼亚大学心理学教授Robert A. Emmons说，感激之情是人幸福的一个重要元素。下文围绕这一主题展开，故答案应为B。小题2:D细节理解题。Mom was right! If you say thank you, for even the smallest gift or slightest show of kindness, you’ll feel happy. Gratitude, 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. 两个自然段的大意为：妈妈是正确的，那怕是因为最小的礼物和最轻的善举，如果你道了声谢谢，你就会感到幸福。Robert A. Emmons,说，感恩之心是人幸福的必要因素之一。所以是为了证明妈妈的话而引用了这本书，故答案应为D。小题3:C细节理解题。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.大意为：在危机之时如生气，憎恶，苦涩也要充满感激，所以是指在有困难的时候，获得别人的帮助要有感激之心。故答案应为C。小题4:C细节理解题。文章的第一自然段讲到妈妈教导我，再小的礼物，再小的善举也要说声谢谢。最后一自段我要牢记妈妈的建议在充满给予，付出，回报的社会中，我要学会说声谢谢。所以是无论何时何地我们都要有感恩的心。故答案应为C。小题5:D细节理解题。作者在第一自然段提到，人们也感到幸福，感恩之心也是必不可少的，所以感恩之心也是有助于我们幸福的，同时下文中无论生活中遇到什么问题，我们都要怀有感恩的心，所以作者对感恩的态度就是它有助于我们生活幸福。故答案应为C。【考点】考查人生百味类文章的阅读理解。

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据考高分专家说，试题“Mom was right! If yo.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。 人生感悟类阅读

人生感悟类阅读的概念：

生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。

生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。