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【題目】Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story. One day, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I’m hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”

Peale smiled, feeling sorry for him. “Let’s take a look at your situation(處境).”

On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down in the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank had lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Peale hadn’t lost.

“You won’t need that column(欄;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly.

It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked, “When did your wife(妻子) leave you?”

“What do you mean? She doesn’t leave me! My wife loves me! “

“That’s great! “ said Peale excitedly, “Then we’ll only put that to the right column. Number One—Wife left. Now, when did your children go to prison(監(jiān)獄)?”

“My children aren’t in prison! “

“Good! That’s Number Two on the right side--Children in prison.” said Peale, writing it down.

After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改變) when you think of them that way.” he said.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.

【1】What does Peale do?_____________

A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A storyteller. D. A doctor.

【2】Frank felt sorry for himself because ____________.

A. he lost hope for himself B. his wife left him

C. his children were in prison D. Peale made him unhappy

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to(根據(jù)) the passage?

A. Frank is a famous singer. B. Frank’s children aren’t in prison.

C. Peale’s wife didn’t leave him. D. Frank’s wife doesn’t love him.

【4】According to the passage, we can infer(推測) that ____________.

A. Peale will give up his future

B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others

C. Peale can’t help Frank at all

D. Peale changed Frank’s way of thinking of life

【5】What’s the main idea(主題)of the passage?

A. We should have a healthy life to change our world.

B. We should work hard to change our world.

C. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.

D. We should only think of bad things in our life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】本文講述了一個名叫Frank的人告訴作家Norman Vincent Peale，認為自己失去了生活的希望。于是Peale在紙上畫了一張表，讓Frank說出自己擁有的和失去的東西。結(jié)果他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的妻子孩子都還在，都很好。于是他改變了自己的想法。這個故事告訴我們要學會看到生活中明亮的一面。

【1】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story.可知Peale是一名作家，故選A。

【2】A

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”可知Frank對自己感到抱歉，是因為他對自己失去了希望，故選A。

【3】B

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“My children aren’t in prison! ”可知Frank的孩子們不在監(jiān)獄里，故選B。

【4】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改變) when you think of them that way.” he said.可知Peale改變了Frank看待生活的方法，故選D。

【5】C

概括歸納題。根據(jù)Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.可知改變你的想法就改變了你的世界。如果你的頭腦里勾勒的是幸福的畫面，那你就離幸福近了。這告訴我們要學會看到生活中光明的一面，故選C。