Unless you are already aware of the damage it causes, you probably say "should" at least a few times a day. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word "should" expresses obligation or expectation. The internal message, however, when we say "I should" do something, is inherently negative. For example, saying "I should go to the gym" means I know I would benefit from going to the gym. What is implied in the "should" statement is, "but I really don't want to right now" and "I feel guilty about it." If there wasn't an underlying discord, you would simply say either "I'm going to the gym" (because you should and you are) or "I'm not going to the gym today" (you're not going and you're OK with that choice).The word "should" indicates that you aren't doing what you would benefit from, and you're not entirely resolute in your choice, either. Enter regret. Cue the reinforcement of existing negative messages you already hold about yourself. "This is why I'm still fat," "this is why I don't have the body I want," "I'm not good enough." Now you feel bad about yourself for not going to the gym, so you pour a glass of drink, have a comforting snack and turn on the TV to take your mind off feeling bad about yourself. Tomorrow you will do it again.According to Para. 1, what would people probably say when they feel guilty about not going to the gym?A. "I shouldn't go to the gym."B. "I'm going to the gym."C. "I'm not going to the gym."D. "I should go to the gym."
Unless you are already aware of the damage it causes, you probably say "should" at least a few times a day. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word "should" expresses obligation or expectation. The internal message, however, when we say "I should" do something, is inherently negative. For example, saying "I should go to the gym" means I know I would benefit from going to the gym. What is implied in the "should" statement is, "but I really don't want to right now" and "I feel guilty about it." If there wasn't an underlying discord, you would simply say either "I'm going to the gym" (because you should and you are) or "I'm not going to the gym today" (you're not going and you're OK with that choice).
The word "should" indicates that you aren't doing what you would benefit from, and you're not entirely resolute in your choice, either. Enter regret. Cue the reinforcement of existing negative messages you already hold about yourself. "This is why I'm still fat," "this is why I don't have the body I want," "I'm not good enough." Now you feel bad about yourself for not going to the gym, so you pour a glass of drink, have a comforting snack and turn on the TV to take your mind off feeling bad about yourself. Tomorrow you will do it again.
According to Para. 1, what would people probably say when they feel guilty about not going to the gym?
A. "I shouldn't go to the gym."
B. "I'm going to the gym."
C. "I'm not going to the gym."
D. "I should go to the gym."
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本题考查对文章内容的理解和推理能力。解题思路是仔细阅读文章第一段,找出与人们感到内疚时所说内容相关的信息,然后对各个选项进行分析判断。
- 文章第一段提到 “saying 'I should go to the gym' means I know I would benefit from going to the gym. What is implied in the 'should' statement is, 'but I really don't want to right now' and 'I feel guilty about it'”,这表明当人们感到内疚时会说 “I should go to the gym”。
- 对选项进行分析:
- A选项 “I shouldn't go to to the gym”,文章中未提及这种表达,所以A选项不符合。
- B选项 “I'm going to the gym”,文章强调的是说 “I should go to the gym” 时的内疚情绪,而 “I'm going to the the gym” 未体现这种内疚,所以B选项不符合。
- C选项 “I'm not going to the gym”,文章重点是说 “I should go to the gym” 时的矛盾和内疚,而 “I'm not going to the gym” 未体现这种矛盾和内疚,所以C选项不符合。
- D选项 “I should go to the gym”,与文章中提到的人们感到内疚时所说的内容一致,所以D选项符合。