When life is going well, gratitude allows us to celebrate. But what about when life goes badly? If you begin to see that everything you have, everything you have counted on, may be taken away, it becomes much harder to take it for granted. So crisis can make us more grateful—but research says gratitude also helps us cope with crisis. There is scientific evidence that grateful people cope with stress easier, whether minor or major ones. To say that gratitude is a helpful strategy to handle hurt feelings does not mean that we should try to ignore pain. Some years ago, I interviewed people with illnesses. I asked them to let themselves re-create that experience in their minds so that they could feel the emotions. In the face of diseases, people often find life extremely challenging, painful. I wondered whether it would even be possible for them to find anything to be grateful about. I would not feel surprised if anger beats gratefulness. As it turned out, most people simply had so much in their lives that they were grateful for. I was surprised by the depth of feeling that they showed, and by the power of gratitude in many of their lives. If you are troubled by a past unpleasant experience, here are some questions to ask yourself: What lessons did the experience teach me? Can I find ways to be thankful for what happened to me now even though I was not at the time it happened? What ability did the experience draw out of me? Remember, your goal is not to forget the experience but rather to get a new idea on it. This is an advantage that grateful people have—and it is a skill that anyone can learn. People tend to be thankful when ____. A. things go wellB. things go badlyC. things go unexpected
When life is going well, gratitude allows us to celebrate. But what about when life goes badly? If you begin to see that everything you have, everything you have counted on, may be taken away, it becomes much harder to take it for granted. So crisis can make us more grateful—but research says gratitude also helps us cope with crisis. There is scientific evidence that grateful people cope with stress easier, whether minor or major ones. To say that gratitude is a helpful strategy to handle hurt feelings does not mean that we should try to ignore pain.
Some years ago, I interviewed people with illnesses. I asked them to let themselves re-create that experience in their minds so that they could feel the emotions. In the face of diseases, people often find life extremely challenging, painful. I wondered whether it would even be possible for them to find anything to be grateful about. I would not feel surprised if anger beats gratefulness. As it turned out, most people simply had so much in their lives that they were grateful for. I was surprised by the depth of feeling that they showed, and by the power of gratitude in many of their lives.
If you are troubled by a past unpleasant experience, here are some questions to ask yourself: What lessons did the experience teach me? Can I find ways to be thankful for what happened to me now even though I was not at the time it happened? What ability did the experience draw out of me?
Remember, your goal is not to forget the experience but rather to get a new idea on it. This is an advantage that grateful people have—and it is a skill that anyone can learn.
People tend to be thankful when ____.
- A. things go well
- B. things go badly
- C. things go unexpected
题目解答
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解析
本题考查对文章主旨的理解，重点在于识别文中明确表达的观点。文章通过对比生活顺利和生活不顺利两种情境下感恩的作用，指出当生活顺利时，人们更容易自然地感受到感激。虽然危机可能增强感恩意识，但题目问的是“人们倾向于”何时感激，需结合文章首段的核心信息作答。
文章关键信息提取
- 首段对比：文章开篇指出，当生活顺利时（things go well），感恩让人们能够庆祝（gratitude allows us to celebrate）。而当生活不顺利时（things go badly），感恩更难维持，但危机可能促使人们更感激。
- 核心观点：题目问的是“人们倾向于”何时感激，需抓住“tend to”这一关键词。文中明确强调生活顺利时是感恩的自然状态，而生活不顺利时需要更多努力才能保持感恩。
选项分析
- A. things go well：符合首段第一句的直接表述，是文章开篇即明确的观点。
- B. things go badly：文中提到危机可能增强感恩，但这是“可能”而非“倾向”，且需主动努力。
- C. things go unexpected：文章未提及“意外事件”与感恩的直接关联。