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Ⅳ .閱讀理解七選五 How to bee positive, happy and optimistic Positive thoughts lead to positive emotions (情緒 ). __1__ The person who is optimistic lives more happily and more successfully. To be positive and optimistic, we should practice physical and mental exercises. Be active. __2__ Active people are 15% more satisfied with their lives than passive people. Happiness researcher Ed Diener explains, “Happy people set goals for themselves again and again.” Do sports. Regular (定期的 ) physical activity keeps the body healthy and makes the spirit happy. __3__ Do good. Those who regularly do good things for others are 24% happier than those who only live for themselves. John A. Schindler wrote, “Live as a giving person. Those who give are happier than those who only take.” Have humor. __4__ We should have a sense of humor and learn to not take things so seriously. We should learn to laugh at ourselves. Those who are able to do so can live lighter and brighter. It is good to see cheerful films, read funny books, and to visit joyful people. __5__ Happy people believe in themselves. They believe in their goals, their wisdom (智慧 ), and their power. They see themselves as winners. They believe they will succeed in the long term. A. Have self confidence. B. Find a positive thought. C. Positive emotions make you healthy and happy. D. Daily walks raise the level of happiness by 12%. E. Happy people have positive goals and positive tasks. F. Those with a good sense of humor raise their positivity by 33%. G. Scientific research shows that relaxed people think more positively and are happier. 答案 。 7. The underlined word “odd” means “________”. A. familiar B. exciting C. strange D. amusing 答案與解析 C 從第三段 “... people were always looking out for strange things. They even thought it was strange that I was left173。t been down the other side. Somehow the land on the other side seemed strange, like another coun