第二节（共5 小题; 每小题2 分，满分10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whoever wrote the song “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” must have never experienced holiday blues. Fortunately, psychological research suggests some effective ways you can beat the holiday blues. The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid. 36 Here are four strategies to help you make your own happiness recipe this holiday season.
Don't force cheer.
At family gatherings with cousins you secretly can't stand, you tend to put on a happy face. Indeed, that might even seem like the most mature response --- no drama, no conflict. But a 2011 study followed dozens of bus drivers, looking to see when they gave forced or honest smiles at their passengers. The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse. 37
Let off sadness.
The results of the bus drivers' study can be explained by researchers, who find that negative feelings like sadness or anger only increase when we try to control them. 38 We don't like contradictory behavior.
Respond cautiously.
Recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the benefits of caution. When you respond cautiously to an emotional trigger (e.g. overcooking the holiday turkey), you pause rather than reacting at once. 39 Besides, it is associated with less anxiety, and may even carry physiological benefits.
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Of course, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows, but the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall well-being. In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences. And don't forget to give yourself a break.
A.Relax your mind.
B.Enjoy a mix of emotions.
C.We tend to deny the important function emotions serve.
D.Instead, they can help contribute to a healthy and happy life.
E.So trying to force happiness seems to have the opposite effects.
F．A cautious response to a negative event reduces sadness we experience. G．We feel bad when our appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside.
36-40 DEGFB
七选五
内容概要：本文介绍了减少或避免假期不愉快的方法和策略。
36. D 根据前一句“The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid.”可知，我们不应该试着回避悲伤和其他的消极情绪。D项与前文形成转折，强调消极情绪的积极作用，符合语境。
37. E 根据前一句“The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse.”可知，结果显示，当司机假装有一个好心情时，实则心情更糟糕，假装有好心情似乎得到了相反的结果，此处与前文形成因果关系，故选E项。
38. G 根据后一句“We don't like contradictory behavior.”可知，我们不喜欢自相矛盾的行为，当我们的表现和内心真实感受相矛盾的时候，我们的心情会变糟糕，故选G项。
39. F 本段小标题为“Respond cautiously”，F项讲述的是谨慎回复对我们的好处，符合语境，故选F项。
40. B 根据后文“In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences.”可知，本段主要阐述不必害怕消极情绪，关键要将其与乐观情绪平衡好，故选B项。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whoever wrote the song “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” must have never experienced holiday blues. Fortunately, psychological research suggests some effective ways you can beat the holiday blues. The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid. 36 Here are four strategies to help you make your own happiness recipe this holiday season.
Don't force cheer.
At family gatherings with cousins you secretly can't stand, you tend to put on a happy face. Indeed, that might even seem like the most mature response --- no drama, no conflict. But a 2011 study followed dozens of bus drivers, looking to see when they gave forced or honest smiles at their passengers. The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse. 37
Let off sadness.
The results of the bus drivers' study can be explained by researchers, who find that negative feelings like sadness or anger only increase when we try to control them. 38 We don't like contradictory behavior.
Respond cautiously.
Recently, scientists have been paying special attention to the benefits of caution. When you respond cautiously to an emotional trigger (e.g. overcooking the holiday turkey), you pause rather than reacting at once. 39 Besides, it is associated with less anxiety, and may even carry physiological benefits.
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Of course, the holidays will bring a mix of highs and lows, but the most important lesson to keep in mind is that this variety of emotions might be the best thing possible for your overall well-being. In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences. And don't forget to give yourself a break.
A.Relax your mind.
B.Enjoy a mix of emotions.
C.We tend to deny the important function emotions serve.
D.Instead, they can help contribute to a healthy and happy life.
E.So trying to force happiness seems to have the opposite effects.
F．A cautious response to a negative event reduces sadness we experience. G．We feel bad when our appearance contradicts how we truly feel inside.
36-40 DEGFB
七选五
内容概要：本文介绍了减少或避免假期不愉快的方法和策略。
36. D 根据前一句“The key point is that sadness and other tough emotions are not what we should try to avoid.”可知，我们不应该试着回避悲伤和其他的消极情绪。D项与前文形成转折，强调消极情绪的积极作用，符合语境。
37. E 根据前一句“The results showed when the drivers pretended to have a good mood, their actual moods got worse.”可知，结果显示，当司机假装有一个好心情时，实则心情更糟糕，假装有好心情似乎得到了相反的结果，此处与前文形成因果关系，故选E项。
38. G 根据后一句“We don't like contradictory behavior.”可知，我们不喜欢自相矛盾的行为，当我们的表现和内心真实感受相矛盾的时候，我们的心情会变糟糕，故选G项。
39. F 本段小标题为“Respond cautiously”，F项讲述的是谨慎回复对我们的好处，符合语境，故选F项。
40. B 根据后文“In other words, sadness, anger, and other difficult emotions are nothing to fear. Just make sure you're balancing them with lighter experiences.”可知，本段主要阐述不必害怕消极情绪，关键要将其与乐观情绪平衡好，故选B项。
