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【題目】 We often reach a point in our life when we should be ready for change that will help us unlock (解鎖)our self-improvement power. However, there's always something staring at us right under our nose but we don't see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self-improvement power is when everything gets worst.

When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our shirts and jeans would fit us .When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth have fallen off. When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs (肺)have gone bad. We see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and difficult.

The only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self-improvement power is when the whole world is falling apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change, but change becomes more painful when we ignore(忽視) it.

Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to finally unlock our self-improvement power not because the world says so. But because we realize it,'s for our own good.

Happy people don' t just accept change; they embrace(擁抱)it. Unlocking our self-improvement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.

Jane always tells everyone that she doesn't have the courage(勇氣)to be around groups of people She heard her family tell the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jane has believed. Every time a great crowd comes, she steps back and locks herself up in a room. Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!

Self-improvement may not be everybody's favorite word, but if we look at things in a different way, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process(過(guò)程)instead of counting the days until we are fully improved Three sessions in a week at the gym would result in a healthier life .Reading books every day would build up knowledge. And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our self-improvement power will we realize that were beginning to take things light and become happy.

【1】The writer mentions the three questions in Paragraph 2 to show that_______.

A.we learn our lessons when we experience pain.B.we are responsible for the problems we meet.

C.life fails us when we get into the wrong way.D.life is a long journey full of ups and downs

【2】What is the key to solving Jane's problem?

A.She needs to remember why she started.

B.She has to know how to get on with people.

C.She has to realize she is not what she is in her story.

D.She needs to understand the importance of confidence.

【3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Is it important to take things light?B.Is it necessary to embrace challenges?

C.To hold on to the last moment or to give up?D.To free ourselves out of the box or to stay in it?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

文章講述釋放自我提升能力往往是一切都變得最糟的時(shí)候。只有當(dāng)我們享受著釋放自我提升能力的整個(gè)過(guò)程時(shí)，我們才會(huì)意識(shí)到，事情開始變得輕松和快樂。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“The only time we think of unlocking our selfimprovement power is when everything gets worst.我們認(rèn)為打開自我提高能力的唯一時(shí)刻是當(dāng)一切變得最糟糕的時(shí)候�！笨芍�，作者列舉三個(gè)問題“什么時(shí)候我們意識(shí)到我們需要改變飲食？當(dāng)我們的襯衫和牛仔褲都不適合我們的時(shí)候。我們什么時(shí)候停止吃糖果和巧克力？當(dāng)我們所有的牙齒都脫落了。我們什么時(shí)候意識(shí)到我們需要戒煙？當(dāng)我們的肺壞了。”表明當(dāng)我們經(jīng)歷痛苦時(shí)，我們學(xué)到了教訓(xùn)。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Jane not only believes in her story, but lives it!簡(jiǎn)不僅相信她的故事，而且生活在其中！”可知，解決簡(jiǎn)的問題關(guān)鍵是她必須意識(shí)到她不是她故事中的那樣的人。故選C。

【3】最佳標(biāo)題題。根據(jù)第五段“Unlocking our selfimprovement power means unlocking ourselves out of the box of thought that is just the way we are. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear change.釋放自我提高的力量意味著把自己從思想的框框中解脫出來(lái)。對(duì)于害怕改變的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)很糟糕的借口�！奔白詈笠欢巍�And only when we are enjoying the whole process of unlocking our selfimprovement power will we realize that we're beginning to take things light and become happy.當(dāng)我們享受釋放自我提升能力的整個(gè)過(guò)程時(shí)，我們開始把一切看淡并變得快樂。”可知，標(biāo)題可以是“把自己從思維的盒子里解放出來(lái)還是留在里面？”。故選D。