Optimism is the art of always seeing the glass half full (1) half empty, finding something positive in even the most (2) of situations and last but not least the ability to expect the best even if the chances are (3) . It enables you to try new things, deal with failure as a learning experience (4) a stopping point. In general optimism gives you a reason to live. The world would be a better place if it was full of optimism, (5) unfortunately the trend in today’s youth is (6) the opposite way. Today it is (7) to be pessimistic. One could spend hours discussing how we arrived at this point, (8) our youth refuses to smell the roses and instead prefers to (9) themselves on their own pessimistic (10) .
Optimism is not an (11) gift but rather a learned behavior (12) . Like most behaviors optimism is best learned by watching examples, (13) you. The first step in creating a generation of people with a positive outlook on life, is to (14) life on the bright side yourself. (15) it would be wrong to (16) your child from all negativity, it is important that you are not the (17) of doubts and worries. Finding something positive in a negative situation needs to be (18) Show how to make the best of things by always (19) the positive, by encouraging your child after a(n) (20) and by explaining over and over that failure is just a part of progress.
11（）
A.conventional
B.permanent
C.innate
D.inherited
参考答案：D
解析：
本句讲“乐观不是______，而是一种学来的行为方式”，通过该句的语法结构“…not…but…”，我们不难找到与空白对应的词“learned”，进而推测出空白处应该填入在意思上与learned“学来的”相反的词，所以，[D]inherited“继承的，遗传的”符合句意。再如：She inherited her mother’s good looks and her father’s bad temper.“她生来就有母亲的美貌和父亲的坏脾气。”[A]conventional“传统的，惯例的，常规的”，如：He often speaks a few conventional remarks.“他总是喜欢说老生常谈的那几句话。”[B]permanent“永久的，持久的”，如：I’m not a permanent employee；I’m working here on a fixed-term contract.“我不是永久性雇员，而是根据定期合同在此工作的。”[C]intrinsic“(指价值、性质)固有的，内在的，本质的”，如：Food composition is a critical intrinsic factor that influences the spoilage process.“食品的成分是一个至关重要的内在因素，它影响食品变质的过程。”