【正文】 giving me gifts all along. The gestures, large and small, born of his caring and concern for me, for our children and for our lives together were the gifts that he gave daily. We struggle to teach others how to love us. In that struggle, we often forget how to appreciate the love they already give us as only they can give it. There are two parts to a gift – the giving and the accepting.I finally began to understand the difference between a present and a gift. A present is a thing. But a gift is a broader and often deeper. It is a small act of kindness, the willingness to bend to another’s needs. Love is a gift. Any expression of it, freely given, is an offering from the heart that is immeasurably better than a present.59. Why didn’t Gary give the author presents as often as she expected him to? A. Because his family didn’t have this tradition. B. Because he thought gifts ought to be useful. C. Because he was too busy to think of preparing a gift. D. Because he knew the difference a present and a gift.60. Which of the following word has the closest meaning to “shun” in Paragraph 2? A. prevent B. accept C. hide D. avoid61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The author finally realized that love means more than giving presents. B. Gary pretended that he didn’t know what his wife expected from him. C. The author never expected to receive any jewelry from her husband. D. The couple accepted each other and changed their views on love.62. What is the passage mainly about? A. Marriage needs promises. B. A gift is different from a present. C. A small kindness goes a long way. D. Family traditions must be cherished. CThe $ 11 billion self – help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like “ I never do anything right” into positive ones like “I can succeed.” But was positive thinking advocated by Norman Vincent Peale right?Is there power in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study39。s authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein,you39。re just underlining his faults.In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students39。 selfesteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, I am lovable.Those with low selfesteem didn39。t feel better after the forced selfaffirmation. In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren39。t urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治療) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (靜思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.63. According to the first paragraph, the selfhelp industry_____ A．has been declining sharply. B．has produced positive results. C．was founded by Norman Vincent Peale. D．is based on the concept of positive thinking.64. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers? A．Unhappy people cannot think positively. B．The power of positive thinking is limited.16