阅读理解高中为什么选这个?Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelievethatifsomethingisme

　　阅读理解高中为什么选这个?

　　Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?Ifyoureply"yes"toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulat

　　workandinlove.

　　Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon'tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens(forexample,youmayfailtolandanewjob,anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon),Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That'sbitterreality.

　　Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者）havesuspectedallalong.It'scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,"What'sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation'soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”

　　Sofar,sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket,"and“Don'tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife'sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien,theAmericancomediansays,”Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.“

　　Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don'tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.

　　36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

　　A.Abookthathas