专题限时检测(二十四)任务型阅读(一)(限时24分钟)A(2017·苏、锡、常、镇高三三模)WhenIt'sNotQuiteaWonderfulLifeA2011studybyresearchersmightmakeyouthinktwiceaboutdifficultholidayemotions.Theyfolloweddozensofbusdriversfortwoweeks,lookingtoseewhentheyflashedfakeversussinceresmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedthatondayswhenthedriverstriedtoputonanactandpretendtobeinagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse.Thiswasespeciallytrueforwomen.Andanotherresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhoreallywanttobehappyactuallyobtainlesshappinessfrompositiveexperiences,apparentlybecausetheirexpectationsaretoohigh.Againandagain,tryingtogainhappinessdespitenopreferenceseemstohavetheoppositeresult.TheresultsofthebusdriverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchersOliverJohnandJamesGross,whofoundthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyintensifywhenwetrytosuppress(压制)them.That'sbecausewefeelbadaboutourselveswhenouroutwardappearancecontradictshowwetrulyfeelinside.What'smore,whenwesuppressemotionslikesadness,wedenythemtheimportantfunctiontheyserve.Ifwedon'trecognizesadnesswemightnottakethenecessarystepstoimprovethesituation.Expressingoursadnesscanalsogetcomfortandcompassionfromthosewhocareaboutus,strengtheningourbonds.Recently,scientistshavealsobeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofmindfulness.Whenyourespondmindfullytoanemotionaltrigger(诱因),youpauseratherthanreact,andthenyoucanescapegettingtroubledbythoughtfulness.Ratherthanscoldyourself,yousimplynoticewhatyou'refeelingwithoutjudgingthatresponseasrightorwrong.Studiessuggestthatamindfulresponsetoanegativeeventreducestheamountofsadnessweexperience,isassociatedwithlessdepressionandanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits,suchasloweringourheartrates.Unavoidably,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows.Perhapsthemostimportantlessontokeepinmindisthatthisvarietyofemotionsmightbethebestthingpossibleforyouroverallwellbeing.Thatwasthekeyinsightfromastudypublishedin2014byateamofresearchersfromYaleUniversity.Theirsurveyofmorethan37,000peoplefoundthat,afterexperiencingagreatervarietyandabundanceofemotionsconsistentlylinkedtolowerdepression,peopletooklessmedication,visiteddoctorslessfrequently,spentfewerdaysinhospitals,practicedbetterdietaryandexercisehabits,andsmokedless.Inotherwords,sadness,anger,andotherdifficultemotionsarelikesomanyotherpartsoftheholidays,they'renothingtofear.Justmakesureyou'rebalancingthemwithlighterexperiences.WhenIt'sNotQuiteaWonderfulLifeMaincontentDetailedinformationResearchfindingsaboutnegativefeelings●Astudyonbusdriversshowspretendingtobeinagoodmoodleadstoa(n)(1)________result.●Anotherresearchsuggeststhe(2)________expectationswehave,thelesshappinessweobtain.●Twootherresearchersfoundsuppressingnegativefeelingsonlyintensifiesthem,duetothe(3)________betweenoutwardappearanceandinwardfeelings.●Ifwe(4)________thefunctionnegativefeelingsserve,wewon'trecognizethemortakemeasurestoimprovethesituation.●Expressingnegativefeelingsmakesusfeelcomfortedandsympathizedwith,andthusbettersourrelationship.A(5)________todealingwithnegativefeelings：amindfulresponsetothem●The(6)________ofmindfulness：1．Whenwerespondmindfullytoanemotionaltrigger,wepauseratherthanreact.2．Wesimplynoticewhatwe'refeelingwithoutjudgingthatresponseasrightorwrong,insteadof(7)________ourselves.●Thebenefitsofmindfulness：1．It(8)________usfromtrouble.2．Itreducestheamountofsadness,depressi...
