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2025北京高三（上）期末英语汇编
七选五
一、阅读理解
（2025北京朝阳高三上期末）Areyoustrugglingwithlowself-esteem(自尊)?Ifso,youmayhavebeentoldtorepeatphrasessuchas“I’malovableperson”.1However,whenpsychologiststestedtheeffectsofsuchpositiveself-talk,theyfound“toxicpositivity”—thephenomenonthataforcedoptimisticinterpretationofourexperiencesalongsidethebottlingupofnegativeemotionscandorealdamage.
2Beginningintheindustrialrevolution,socioeconomicgoalsaroundproductivityandefficiencycontributedtoaculturewhereemotions,especiallyparalyzingoneslikesadness,wereseenashandbrakestoeconomicoutput.Ifsomeonewasstruggling,theywereadvisedtohavemorefaithratherthanencouragedtoexploretherootcauses.Sciencealsotakessomeblame.Historically,psychologistsdidn’tconsideremotionsasjustifiedphenomenatostudy,sotherewaslittleunderstandingoftheirsignificantimpactonmentalhealth.
Itisn’tsurprisingthatwewanttobelievethingswillturnoutbetterifwehavepositiveattitude.Afterall,thereisagrowingbodyofresearchindicatingthatanoptimisticoutlookonlifedoeshavebenefits,suchaspromotingphysicalhealth,boostingenergy,andreducingstress.Italsoisn’tsurprisingthatwelabelcertainemotions,likeanger,guilt,fear,andbitterness,asbadbecausetheydofeelunpleasant.3
Nevertheless,itisbecomingapparentthatpositivityhasitslimits.In2021,ameta-analysiswithmorethan217,000participantsinvestigatedthelinkbetweenoptimism,pessimismandmortality.Itfoundthatanoptimisticoutlookwasindeedassociatedwiththelowerriskofdeath,however,bothunrealisticoptimismandpessimismwerelinkedtoahigherriskofdeath.4
Howcanweescapetoxicpositivity?SusanDavisfromHarvardMedicalSchoolemphasizestheimportanceofallowingourselvestositwithuncomfortableemotions.5Thekeytomanagingemoti