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【題目】How to Break the Anxiety Cycle

People who suffer from anxiety tend to be stuck in an ongoing loop of avoidance. It’s the classic dynamic of anxiety: 【1】, our symptoms tend to increase, and in turn this drives the anxiety up and makes the things we’re afraid of scarier. Here are some techniques on how to slowly overcome this mental health challenge. 【2】. Words have power. For example, saying “I am panicked about going to this party tonight” will put you in a more negative state of mind compared to saying “I’d prefer if I didn’t have to go to this party.” Start by putting your words to the positive and to a point where you still feel it resonates（共鳴）.

Let go of perfectionism. People with social anxiety feel as if they are walking on a social tightrope. 【3】. We have unrealistic high standards where we think we must be cool, positive, and witty while carrying the entire conversation—it’s too much. And keep in mind that you are not expected to be someone you’re not in order to get people to like you.

Make small gestures. Instead of “jumping off a cliff” and walking straight into a situation that makes you anxious, start becoming more expressive in situations that you feel are less threatening.

【4】, say good morning to a neighbor you rarely speak with, or tell your hairstylist the exact look you’ re going for instead of agreeing with their suggestion.

Shift your awareness. Our attention is like a spotlight and we choose where to point it. Those with social anxiety tend to point that spotlight inward and state the commentary of our inner critic.

【5】.

A.Choose your words carefully

B.Pay attention to your health condition

C.For example, ask a stranger for directions

D.When we avoid the things we’re afraid of

E.If the things reduce feelings of social anxiety

F.It’s this idea that we need to perform perfectly

G.Focus on what’s happening around you, not inside you

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】F

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。本文主要講述一些克服心理挑戰(zhàn)的技巧，讓患有焦慮癥的人打破焦慮循環(huán)。

【1】

根據(jù)上文People who suffer from anxiety tend to be stuck in an ongoing loop of avoidance. 患有焦慮的人往往被困在一個(gè)持續(xù)的回避循環(huán)中， 由此可推斷出我們越回避，癥狀應(yīng)該是增加的，故D選項(xiàng)When we avoid the things we’re afraid of當(dāng)我們回避我們害怕的事情時(shí)，符合語境，故選D。

【2】

根據(jù)下文說Words have power.語言有力量，可推斷上文是要講語言方面的，A選項(xiàng)Choose your words carefully仔細(xì)選擇你的言語，切題，故選A。

【3】

根據(jù)文章中心標(biāo)題Let go of perfectionism. 放下完美主義。F選項(xiàng)It’s this idea that we need to perform perfectly這是我們需要完美表現(xiàn)的想法，符合段落中心，切題，故選F。

【4】

根據(jù)下文say good morning to a neighbor you rarely speak with, or tell your hairstylist the exact look you’ re going for instead of agreeing with their suggestion. 向你很少說話的鄰居說早上好，或者告訴你的發(fā)型師你要做的確切形象，而不是同意他們的建議，可知這些都是你做些小手勢的例子，因此C選項(xiàng)For example, ask a stranger for directions例如，向陌生人詢問方向，符合語境，故選C。

【5】

根據(jù)上文Those with social anxiety tend to point that spotlight inward and state the commentary of our inner critic. 那些有社交焦慮的人傾向于指出聚光燈是內(nèi)在的，并陳述我們內(nèi)心批評(píng)者的評(píng)論，可推斷下文是就這一問題的解決方法，G選項(xiàng)Focus on what’s happening around you, not inside you專注于你周圍發(fā)生的事情，而不是你內(nèi)心的事情，切題，故選G。