Question

How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."

   Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.

   I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.

   Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it.  Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting(運(yùn)用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.

   Remember that you reap what you sow. You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.

If someone's life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve your life.

1.According to the woman mentioned in Para.3, her life ____________. 

   A. Doesn't need improving    B. couldn't be improved

   C. will be better some day     D. Will be worse in the future

2.What does the author think of the woman's life?

   A. positive   B. satisfying   C. colorful    D. passive

3.Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

   A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

   B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts

   C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.

   D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

4.In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _____________.

   A. positive action  B. positive thinking  C. hope for the best  D. intention to succeed

5.The text is mainly written to advise you to ____________.

   A. understand yourself  B. improve your life  

   C. believe in yourself   D. change your normal way

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】A篇論述如何做到自我提升；不能只有積極的思想，還要有積極的行動(dòng)。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知該女子接受現(xiàn)在的生活是因?yàn)樗�認(rèn)為她已經(jīng)盡力，但生活卻未能改變。

2.作者態(tài)度題。作者認(rèn)為該女子只是重復(fù)日常活動(dòng)，并沒有“doing her best”，所以是passive (消極的)。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的“Don’t expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it”，可知B為正確答案。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第五段主要強(qiáng)調(diào)行動(dòng)，而不僅僅靠運(yùn)氣、思想或希望。尤其是根據(jù)末句的“It’s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively”，可知A為正確答案。

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