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Gratitude is not only an art performed in daily life，but also part of our traditional virtue.Has your mother or friend told you that you're an ungrateful person? Do you feel unable to appreciate the world or people around you? Are you obsessed with things you don't have instead of being thankful for what you do have? 1 .              ，then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person.

Showing gratitude has been put forward in the last few decades.  2 .                .But there are still some tips that help make it possible for you to practice gratitude.

Refusing to play the victim is the first step you're supposed to take.   3                   ．If you want to be grateful，stop complaining to the world，your teachers，your friends and your family about not putting themselves in your shoes，and focus on how much they've helped and cared about you.

Volunteering in your community is another effective way to show how grateful you are for what the world has given you. Whether you're helping clean up a local park，working in a soup kitchen，or teaching children or adults in your community to learn to read，your perspective towards life will change positively.   4                 ．

  5.                ．You shouldn't always be good only to your close friends or family members.You can help a neighbor look for a lost dog.You can also help an old lady carry her groceries. You don't have to search for these opportunities purposely. Sometimes they will present themselves. So when they come, act with generosity. You'll be more grateful for your role played in the world.

A．However hard you try to avoid these questions

B．If you find yourself involved in one of these circumstances

C．Gradually，you'll be more grateful for the chances to repay the society

D．Doing a random act of kindness is also a great way of practicing gratitude

E．While such encouragement is morally meaningful，it seems to be a little abstract

F．Ungrateful persons are always blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to others

G．When you reflect on your thoughts，feelings，emotions and actions，you are actually reflecting on your values

答案与解析

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要对如何践行感恩和培养感恩的心提出了一些建议。

1．B　[根据上文提到的几个问题中描述的情况，以及空后的then you will definitely need to work on being a more grateful person可知，B项符合语境，且B项中的these circumstances对应的正是上文提到的几个问题中描述的几种情况。]

2．E　[空处上文是说，近几十年里，表达感恩已经被提出；空后是说，但是，这仍有一些有助于践行感恩的建议。故E项“尽管这种激励从道德上来讲是有意义的，但似乎有一点抽象”符合语境，且E项中的such encouragement与空前一句呼应。]

3．F　[根据该段的主题句Refusing to play the victim is the first step you're supposed to take可知，本段讲述了践行感恩的第一个方法。F项中的blaming the world for the problems and owing all the faults to others与之对应，且空后一句分析了一个懂得感恩的人应该停止对世界和身边的人抱怨，与F项形成对比。故F项符合语境。]

4．C　[空处上文列举了一系列社区志愿者的服务，这些服务能使人更积极地去看待人生，故C项“逐渐地，你会更加感激这些回报社会的机会”符合语境。C项中的the chances与该段中列举的社区服务相呼应。]

5．D　[根据空处所在位置及文章结构可知，空处为段落主题句，再结合本段的内容可知，本段是讲具体的践行感恩的善行，故D项符合语境。] 

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