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下面语段中画线的词语,使用不恰当的一项是

目前我国中学生的课外阅读现状很是差强人意,不要说颇具影响的传统诗文选集《唐诗三百首》和《古文观止》在中学生中已无人问津,就是久负盛名的中国四大古典名著《红楼梦》《水浒传》《三国演义》和《西游记》,中学生能读完其中一部的亦属凤毛麟角,至于我国现代文学史上像鲁迅、茅盾、巴金等经典作家的作品对他们而言更是形同虚设。著名教育家朱永新说:一个人的阅读史就是一个人的精神发育史。如何千方百计调动中学生阅读经典的兴趣并指导他们真正读有所得,确实是广大中学语文教师的当务之急。

A.差强人意

B.无人问津

C.凤毛麟角

D.当务之急

答案

A

(差强人意:差,稍微,大致;强:振奋;原意为还算能振奋人的意志。现在表示还能够使人满意。用在该段文字中与表达的段意正好相反。)

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     The $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 advocate

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 study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic

of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing(引用) older research showing that when people

get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your

depressed friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you'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 students' self-esteem. 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 self-esteem didn't feel better after the forced self-approval. In fact, their moods

turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think

positive thoughts.

    The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) 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 (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put

their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic perspective. Call it the power of negative thinking.

1. What do we learn from the first paragraph about the self-help industry?

A. It was established by Norman Vincent Peale.

B. It is based on the concept of positive thinking.

C. It is a highly profitable industry.

D. It has brought positive results.

2. What is the finding of the Canadian researchers?

A. Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.

B. The power of positive thinking is limited.

C. Unhappy people cannot think positively.

D. There can be no simple therapy for psychological problems.

3. What does the author mean by "…  you're just underlining his faults"?

A. You are pointing out the errors he has made.

B. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.

C. You are trying to make him feel better about his faults.

D. You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

4. What do we learn from the experiment of Wood, Lee and Perunovic?

A. It is important for people to continually increase their self-esteem.

B. Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.

C. Self-approval can bring a positive change to one's mood.

D. People with low self-esteem seldom write down their true feelings