For many people, emotions are a scary thing. 【C1】______of the problem is that we just don't know what to do with them, according to Darlene Mininni, Ph. D, author of The Emotional Toolkit. So we adopt the only strategies we【C2】______know. If you're a man, you might distract yourself【C3】______playing video games, tinkering with your tools or drinking alcohol, she said. If you're a woman, you might shop or eat. 【C4】______to these tools occasionally is OK, Mininni said. Making them part of your regular coping repertoire, however, is problematic. Emotions are valuable, and【C5】______a bounty of benefits. Emotions send us important messages and help us connect with others and accomplish great things, Mininni said. Using【C6】______strategies, however, can sabotage our relationships, job and even our health, Mininni said. In fact, people who handle stress effectively have healthier immune systems, don't get sick as often and age【C7】______16 years more slowly than people who don't. There's actually【C8】______consensus on what an emotion is, and scientists may have various interpretations. Mininni【C9】______emotions as a "full-body experience," an interplay between our thoughts and physical sensations. For instance, a kind of giddy happiness and anxiety have the same sensations, such as tight muscles and a【C10】______heart. What determines whether we feel happy or anxious are our thoughts. Mininni said that all emotions【C11】______into these categories: anxiety, sadness, anger and happiness. In order to identify the【C12】______of your emotion, ask yourself these questions: Anxiety: What am I afraid of? Sadness; What have I lost? Anger: How have I or my values been attacked? Happiness; What have I gained? Once you've identified your emotional state, the last step is to take【C13】______. Ask yourself if there's anything you can do to solve the situation, Mininni said. If there is, consider what you can do. If there's【C14】______you can do, determine how you can cope with the emotion, she said. Mininni suggested meditating, getting social support, writing, exercising and seeking therapy. Think of these strategies as an emotional toolkit. You simply【C15】______your kit, and pick out the healthy tool you need, Mininni said. In fact, you can create an real toolkit, and pack it with【C16】______items such as sneakers, your journal, funny films, favorite books and a list of people you'd like to call when you're【C17】______. The strategies that work best will【C18】______with each person, depending on your personality, physiology and other individual factors, Mininni said. For some people, running works wonders in alleviating anxiety. For others, meditation is【C19】______. Emotions may seem confusing and threatening but applying the above practical and clear-cut approach reveals emotions for【C20】______they really are; useful, informative and far from murky.
单选题
【C1】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：固定搭配题。part of something是固定用法，前面一般不加不定冠词a／an或者定冠词the。比如：Part of the money will be spent on…，part of the problem是一个在英语中使用频率非常高的短语，意为“问题的一部分”，类似的搭配还有：part of the reason／explanation／story等。portion是可数名词，需要与冠词连用，往往指某个物体上的“一部分”、够一个人吃的“一份饭菜”，或者分配到人头上的“责任、义务、过错”，几乎从不与problem搭配。
单选题
【C2】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：语义关系题。第一段除了…said等间接引语句子之外，通篇都采用现在时，所以基本可以排除[C]和[D]。在定语从句the strategies that we______know中，该句子成分齐全，最合理的解释是：该句缺少一个强调助动词do，即“我们确实知道的策略”。
【答案解析】解析：语义关系题。前文的Ask yourself if there's anything you can do和If there is，consider what you can do很明确地建议能解决就解决，本句自然而然地过渡到不能解决又该怎么办的问题上来。也就是说，如果当事人无力解决现实问题，那就应该想别的办法来应对自己的情绪。从词法方面而言，[A]anything，[B]everything和[D]something都正确，所以可同时排除。
单选题
【C15】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：短语辨析题。针对情绪问题，米妮妮列举了一些自我调适的办法，并建议读者将这些办法想象成工具箱中的各种工具。心情不好时，便可将手伸进工具箱，选择合适的工具来使用。[C]reach into是个固定的动词短语，如：He reached into the bag and took out a book．选项[A][B][D]均不符合句意。