Wednesday阅读理解 B

I guess through your life, many people have told you to be positive (乐观的). Today I will tell you why you should not be too positive.

I have a friend who is always very positive. Everything is great, no matter what life throws at him. But lately we have been talking less and less because whenever I tell him a story, it is always good and I have never really heard an opinion. Whenever we have a fight, he would never admit it. He just lives in his positive, happy, perfect bubble (气泡), and tries to avoid bad things in life at any price. After a while, you feel like you are talking to a robot. He told me that he was hurt a lot during his younger year. He used to be a fighter like me, but all he got was pain. Now he believes in love without any condition. He is happy with whatever he gets. The more I talk to him, the more I think he is not happy at all. He is just running away from reality and avoids facing his pains. He does not stand up for what he thinks is good for him anymore.

However, being positive all the time does not make an individual perfect. Yogi Berra once said, “If the world was perfect, it wouldn’t be.” Being too positive makes other people think you are not presenting your real side. It is all right to express your feeling. It is all right to feel the pain in order to open for happiness. And it is all right to be less than perfect.

1. What do we know about the author’s friend mentioned in Paragraph 2?

A. He liked to help his friends.

B. He preferred to stay alone.

C. He never met bad things in life.

D. He was positive with everything.

2. When the author told his friend a story, he expected his friend to ______.

A. express his opinions on it

B. understand his intention

C. give positive comments

D. listen carefully to it

3. What led to the change of the author’s friend?

A. The love he felt from his friends.

B. The pain he brought to the others.

C. His painful experiences when he was young.

D. His pleasant feelings as a brave fighter.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To introduce a friend of his.

B. To show how to become positive.

C. To tell people not to be too positive.

D. To show the benefits of being positive.

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