Are you a positive (积极的) person? If so you are always hopeful and think of good points of a situation instead of bad ones. The power of positive thinking has been widely researched. It’s funny that some of us accept this power quickly while others are doubtful. Do you know the reason? Our opinions about positive thinking might explain its point.

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When facing a problem we weigh success or failure against the problem itself. We might think that positive thinking always leads us to expect success. Actually it’s more important to realize that positive thinking results in acceptance of our situation. If we think positively we may predict success or ways to move on when we are in difficulties. There’s a difference between blind positivity and seeing things in a positive way.

Results from positive thinking

Does research see any real value in positive thinking? Many studies show that a positive attitude leads to less stress and sadness. Physically positive thinking also leads to a longer life and quicker recovery(恢复) from sickness. Positive people with a family history of heart problems are even less likely to experience heart attacks.

Positive VS Negative(消极)

It seems strange to think that a state of mind can have such effects. But there are several reasons why a positive attitude is better than a negative one. Negative feelings are good for making us focus on tasks such as running from danger for example. However positive feelings open us up to a world of kinds of possibilities and bring us helpful ways. The more results of positive thinking naturally last longer as well.

Strategies for positivity

A positive attitude comes easier for some people than others because it’s a born character. Still anyone can try a few things to bring out the positive.

a. Rebuilding: See positives through negatives such as being glad the subway is cheap even when crowded.

b. Distance: When making a big decision act like you’re giving a friend advice.

c. Smile: Real or not smiles are shown to decrease (降低) heart rate and blood pressure.

In the end a positive attitude requires not only positive thinking but also positive action.

  Why do people cry? Scientists say the body produces tears（眼泪） because they need them. One kind of tears is for the eye, the other is for the heart. They both work as cleaners. If something else gets into your eyes, tears also come into the eye to clean it out. If you are hurt by something, your strong feelings produce some terrible things in your body, at the same time, tears come out with them. If these terrible things are not cleaned out of your body as soon as possible, they will be bad for the heart sooner or later.

In the United States men have heart problems more often than women do. Doctors say heart problems have something to do with the pressure of living and working now. Perhaps men suffer more from these illnesses because they do not cry enough. They need to cry more.

In fact, you can find many ways of reducing the pressures to keep fit. Crying is a good one.

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（2） Why do men suffer more from heart problems than women?（不超过10个词）

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（3）What will you do to reduce the pressure（减压）of living and working to keep fit?（不超过15个词）

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With the development of economic and technology, more and more pollution appeared in every part of the life .Many people know the air pollution and water pollution are   (1)  to people.   (2)  ,not all people know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and it is bad for human beings too.

People who work and live under noisy   (3)  easily become deaf .Scientists believe that 10 percent   (4)  the workers in Britain are being deafened(变聋)by the noise where they work .Many of the workers who print newspapers and books ,and who weave (织)cloth become deaf. Quite a few people   (5)  near airports also become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than   (6)  people, for these young people like to listen to pop music and most of the pop music is   (7)   noise.

Nowadays the governments in many countries have made laws   (8)  or control noise and to make  (9)  less than 85 decibels(分贝).In China , the government is trying to solve  (10)   air and water pollution problems but also pollution problem.

Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend  (1)  much time at malls that they are called“mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many （2） .They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually   (2)  , and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

The   (3)  mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750   (4)  . About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in   (5)  place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to   (6)  many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily   (7)  by doing the new sport of“ mall walking.”   (8)  go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about   (9)  in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.