（全国用）2018年高考英语二轮复习与增分策略 专题一 阅读理解 第三节 题组练习 2 科普知识

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1、科普知识A(2017·甘肃甘谷二中一模)Areyouanoptimist？Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull？Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatthingsgenerallyturnoutforthebest？Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe，itwillbe？Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions，thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic，chee

2、rfulandoutgoing.Youmaybesuccessfulatworkandinlove.Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens(forexample，youmayfailtoobtainanewjob;anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon)．Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses，anotherdoorslams(砰然关上)inyourface.That’sbitter

3、reality.Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatpessimists(悲观者)havesuspectedallalong.It’scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear，anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthethings

4、bysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno，apsychologyprofessor，says，“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople，sotheirlowopinionofthesitua

5、tion’soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”Sofar，sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong，whetheratwork，ondateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexamp

6、le，“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”And“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.”Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien，theAmericancomediansays，“Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Do

7、n’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文，说明了防御性悲观的积极力量，防御性悲观主义是一种管理恐惧、焦虑和担心的策略。防御性悲观者为自己设定较低的结果，他们仔细考虑可能出现的问题并计划处理这些问题的办法，这给了他们一种控制感。1．What’sthepa