Worry and negative thoughts can bog you down and keep you from feeling your best.

A、take a toll on

B、take a turn on

C、take on

D、take advantage of

Questions 27～31 are based on the following passage.

Worry is one of the most common forms of emotional distress in our culture. Almost everyone spends a considerable amount of present moments worrying about the future. And virtually all of it is for nothing. Obsessive (过分的) worry will never make things any better. In fact, such worry will very likely help you to be less effective in dealing with the present.

In order to reduce worry, it is necessary to understand the subconscious psychological "

payoffs" for choosing to worry in the first place. "I can't do a thing. I'm too worded about... " This is a common sorrow, and one with a payoff that keeps you standing still and avoiding the risk of action. Clearly, it is easier, if less rewarding, to worry than to be an active.

If you weigh too much, you may eat more when you worry; hence, you have a good reason for hanging on to the worry behavior. Similarly, you may find yourself smoking more in troublesome situations, and can use the worry to avoid giving up smoking. The same anxious reward system also applies to health. It may be easier for you to worry about chest pains than to risk finding out the truth, and then having to deal directly with yourself.

Worry can bring a lot of diseases such as tension headaches and backaches. While these may not seem to be payoffs, they do result in considerable attention from others and justify much self-pity as well. And some people would rather be pitied than fulfilled.

Now that you understand the psychological support system for neurotic worry, you can begin to devise some measures for reducing the number of troublesome worry bugs that breed in this incorrect zone.

Begin to view your present moments as times to live, rather than times to worry about the future. When you" catch yourself worrying, ask yourself, "What am I avoiding now by using up this moment with worry？" Then begin to attack whatever you're avoiding. "

第 27 题 The passage is mainly concerned with _________

A．the negative effects of worry

B．the positive effects of worry

C．the causes of worry

D．the diseases caused by worry

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

To understand why someone becomes an optimist or a pessimist, it helps to understand what distinguishes them. Say you crash your car. Do you expect good things to happen after the accident — an easy recuperation(挽回损失), a fat check from your insurer？ Or do you worry that your neck will hurt forever？

"Optimistic people tend to feel that bad things won't last long and won't affect other parts of life, " Seligman says. Pessimists tend to believe one negative incident will last and undermine everything else in their lives.

Also important, researchers say, is the story you construct about why things happen -- your explanatory style. Optimists believe that bad events have temporary causes — "The boss is in a bad mood. " Pessimists believe the cause is permanent — "The boss is a jerk. "

This sense of control distinguishes one type from the other. Positive thinkers feel powerful. Negative thinkers, Seligman says, feel helpless because they have learned to believe they' re doomed, no matter what. A young wife who's told she's incapable of handling household finances might later become a divorce woman who can't balance a checkbook.

Such learned helplessness causes much harm on health. Studies show that optimists are better at coping with the distress associated with everything from sore throat to heart surgery. Furthermore, scientists at U. C. L. A. discovered that optimists have more disease fighting T cells.

Pessimists also don't believe in preventive care. Visit a doctor and you might find out you're sick! My father was rushed to the emergency room for medical conditions that would have been easily treatable if he'd seen a doctor sooner.

The word "undermine" (Para. 2 ) most probably means________.

A．go below

B．weaken

C．effect

D．destroy

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

To understand why someone becomes an optimist or a pessimist, it helps to understand what distinguishes them. Say you crash your car. Do you expect good things to happen after the accident-- an easy recuperation(挽回损失), a fat check from your insurer？ Or do you worry that your neck will hurt forever？

"Optimistic people tend to feel that bad things won' t last long and won' t affect other parts of life, " Seligman says. Pessimists tend to believe one negative incident will last and undermine every thing else in their lives.

Also important, researchers say, is the story you construct about why things happen -- your explanatory style. Optimists believe that bad events have temporary causes -- "The boss is in a bad mood. " Pessimists believe the cause is permanent -- The boss is a jerk. "

This sense of control distinguishes one type from the other. Positive thinkers feel powerful. Negative thinkers, Seligman says, feel helpless because they have learned to believe they' re doomed, no matter what. A young wife who' s told she ' s incapable of handling household finances might later become a divorce woman who can' t balance a checkbook.

Such learned helplessness causes much harm on health. Studies show that optimists are better at coping with the distress associated with everything from sore throat to heart surgery. Furthermore, scientists at U. C. L. A. discovered that optimists have more disease fighting T cells.

Pessimists also don' t believe in preventive care. Visit a doctor and you might find out you' re sick! My father was rushed to the emergency room for medical conditions that would have been easily treatable if he' d seen a doctor sooner.

The word "undermine" (Para. 2) most probably means ______.

A．go below

B．weaken

C．effect

D．destroy

study that 54 % middle-aged adults treat themselves as old people, they are depressed and frightened at the thought of getting old and they worry about their later life. Such mindset has exerted negative influence on their work and life. What are the hidden reasons for triggering mind aging among modern people？ Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: On Mind Aging

Questions 35-37

According to the text which THREE of the following conditions have been scientifically proved to have a psychological effect on humans？

Choose THREE letters A-G and write them in boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet.

[A] lack of negative ions

[B] rainy weather

[C] food consumption

[D] high serotonin levels

[E] sunny weather

[F] freedom from worry

[G] lack of counselling facilities

【35】______

Don't worry, I have already______them______the decision.

A．informed; with

B．informed; of

C．informed; for

D．informed; that

Beijing doesn't worry about the unemployment rate among University graduates.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG