2024届高三复习英语七选五解题思路策略方法技讲义巧及专项练习

2023年12月 第一周 第二周 高三英语七选五 专项练习 Choose Optimism Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want to shape our outlook and our expectations. There is enough good and bad in everyone’s life to find a sensible basis for either optimism or pessimism. 1 It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in despair? 2 The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform and how well you will get along with the other people. On the contrary, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prediction. Pessimism creates a dark place where no one wants to live. Optimism doesn’t need to be naïve (轻信的). 3 Some of them are not dealt with easily. But what a difference optimism makes in the attitude of the problem solver! For example, through the years I’ve heard some people say that the money spent on our space program has been wasted. “Instead of spending $455 million to put a man on the moon,” they say, “why not spend that money here on earth on the poverty problem?” But when you ask them exactly how they would spend that money to solve the poverty problem, most of them don’t have an answer. “Give me a solution,” I tell them, “and I’ll raise you the money. ” An optimist does not just criticize. 4 Optimism distracts our attention away from negativism and channels it into positive, constructive thinking. When you’re an optimist, you’re more concerned with problem-solving than with useless complaints about issues. 5 It takes a dreamer-someone with hopelessly optimistic ideas, great persistence, and unlimited confidence to tackle a problem that big. It’s your choice. A．The good in life far outweighs the bad. B．We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or curse (诅咒). C．An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. D．He thinks in positive terms about how to address the issue. E．You can b