Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half-empty? Such cliches (陈词滥调) have become【C1】______questions, as researchers exa

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问题    Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half-empty? Such cliches (陈词滥调) have become【C1】______questions, as researchers examine with great care the power of positive thinking. Research is proving that optimism can help you to be happier, healthier and more successful. Pessimism leads,【C2】______, to hopelessness, sickness and failure, and is linked to【C3】______, loneliness and painful shyness. If we could teach people to think more positively, it would be like protecting them against these【C4】______illnesses.
   The optimist feels in control【C5】______his own life. If things are going badly, he acts quickly, looking for solutions, forming a new plan of action, and【C6】______advice. The pessimist feels like a toy of fate and moves slowly. He doesn’ t seek advice, because he assumes nothing can be done. Many studies【C7】______that the pessimist’ s feeling of helplessness weakens the body’ s immune system. The pessimist doesn’ t take good care of himself. Feeling passive and unable to avoid life’ s blows, he expects ill health and other misfortunes, no matter what he does. He eats junk food, avoids exercise, and【C8】______the doctor.
   Most people are a(n)【C9】______of optimism and pessimism, but are in favor of one direction or the other. It is a pattern of thinking learned at our mothers’ knees. It grows out of thousands of cautions or【C10】______, negative statements or positive ones. Pessimism is a hard habit to break but it can be done. So, if you are a pessimist, there are ways.
【C6】

选项 A、standing up
B、making up
C、looking out
D、asking for

答案D

解析 stand up:站起来;make up:组成,化妆,编造;look out:当心;ask for:要求,征求,ask for advice意为“征求建议”。此处指的是乐观主义者认为自己掌握着自己的命运,当事情发展不顺利时,他们会迅速做出反应,寻找解决办法,制订新的行动计划并征求建议。另外,根据下文中的“seek advice”可知,此处是同义词复现。故选D。
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