题目

Banked clozeAnxiety is very common and many people find waysof overcoming it or coping with it without seekingprofessional help. However, for some peopleanxiety can be (1)______; because your physicalhealth, or your fears can take over your life and stopyou doing the things you want to do. The goodnews is that there are things you can do to help.The first step in managing anxiety is to identify thespecific situations that are making you (2)______ oranxious and when you are having trouble coping.One way to do this is to keep a diary of symptomsand what is happening when anxiety (3)______.It isalso helpful to (4)______ any worrying thoughts asthis can lead to finding ways to solve the specificproblem that is of concern.Thought management exercises are useful when aperson is (5)______ by ongoing distressing (悲伤的)thoughts. For example, you can use (6)______ withpleasant thoughts. This can help take attention(7)______ from unpleasant thoughts. Alternatively,one can learn "mindfulness (正念) techniques" todirect attention away from (8)______ thinking andtreat thoughts as just thoughts and not facts.Moreover, people who feel anxious most of the timereport that they have trouble relaxing. Learning arelaxation technique and practicing it (9)______ canhelp a person to maintain a manageable (10)______of anxiety. You can learn these through groups, withprofessionals, but there are several books and self-help materials you can use to teach yourself.

Banked cloze Anxiety is very common and many people find ways of overcoming it or coping with it without seeking professional help. However, for some people anxiety can be (1)______; because your physical health, or your fears can take over your life and stop you doing the things you want to do. The good news is that there are things you can do to help. The first step in managing anxiety is to identify the specific situations that are making you (2)______ or anxious and when you are having trouble coping. One way to do this is to keep a diary of symptoms and what is happening when anxiety (3)______. It is also helpful to (4)______ any worrying thoughts as this can lead to finding ways to solve the specific problem that is of concern. Thought management exercises are useful when a person is (5)______ by ongoing distressing (悲伤的) thoughts. For example, you can use (6)______ with pleasant thoughts. This can help take attention (7)______ from unpleasant thoughts. Alternatively, one can learn "mindfulness (正念) techniques" to direct attention away from (8)______ thinking and treat thoughts as just thoughts and not facts. Moreover, people who feel anxious most of the time report that they have trouble relaxing. Learning a relaxation technique and practicing it (9)______ can help a person to maintain a manageable (10)______ of anxiety. You can learn these through groups, with professionals, but there are several books and self- help materials you can use to teach yourself.

题目解答

答案

(1) 根据句意，焦虑可能对某些人“有害”，应填“harmful”。 (2) 与“anxious”并列，表示“压力大”，应填“stressed”。 (3) 表示“当焦虑发生时”，应填“occurs”。 (4) 需“识别”担忧，应填“identify”。 (5) 表“被困扰”，应填“troubled”。 (6) 表“分心”，应填“distraction”。 (7) 表“远离”，应填“away”。 (8) 表“消极”，应填“negative”。 (9) 表“定期”，应填“regularly”。 (10) 表“水平”，应填“level”。 答案： (1) harmful (2) stressed (3) occurs (4) identify (5) troubled (6) distraction (7) away (8) negative (9) regularly (10) level

解析

本题考查词汇在语境中的运用，解题思路是结合上下文语境、固定搭配以及句子逻辑来确定每个空应填的词汇。

  1. 第(1)空：
    • 根据后文“because your physical health, or your fears can take over your life and stop you doing the things you want to do”可知，焦虑会对一些人的生活产生负面影响，所以这里说焦虑对某些人是“有害的”。
    • “harmful”意为“有害的”，符合语境，故填“harmful”。
  2. 第(2)空：
    • 由“or anxious”可知，此处需要一个与“anxious”意思相近且能描述人状态的形容词，与“anxious”并列。
    • “stressed”表示“有压力的”，符合语境，故填“stressed”。
  3. 第(3)空：
    • 此句表达“当焦虑发生时”，需要一个表示“发生”的动词。
    • “occurs”是“occur”的第三人称单数形式，意为“发生”，符合语境，故填“occurs”。
  4. 第(4)空：
    • 根据后文“this can lead to finding ways to solve the specific problem that is of concern”可知，要先“识别”担忧的想法，才能找到解决问题的方法。
    • “identify”意为“识别，认出”，符合语境，故填“identify”。
  5. 第(5)空：
    • 由“by ongoing distressing thoughts”可知，这里表示人“被”持续的悲伤想法“困扰”，要用被动语态。
    • “trouble”的过去分词“troubled”表示“被困扰的”，符合语境，故填“troubled”。
  6. 第(6)空：
    • 根据后文“This can help take attention...from unpleasant thoughts”可知，这里说的是用愉快的想法来“分心”，从而把注意力从不愉快的想法上移开。
    • “distraction”意为“分心，转移注意力的事物”，符合语境，故填“distraction”。
  7. 第(7)空：
    • “take...away from...”是固定搭配，意为“把……从……上移开，使……远离”。
    • 这里表示把注意力从不愉快的想法上移开，故填“away”。
  8. 第(8)空：
    • 由“and treat thoughts as just thoughts and not facts”可知，要把注意力从“消极的”思维上移开。
    • “negative”意为“消极的”，符合语境，故填“negative”。
  9. 第(9)空：
    • 这里需要一个副词来修饰动词“practicing”，表示“定期地”练习放松技巧。
    • “regularly”意为“定期地，有规律地”，符合语境，故填“regularly”。
  10. 第(10)空：
    • “a manageable level of anxiety”表示“可控制的焦虑水平”，“level”意为“水平”，符合语境，故填“level”。