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 harvest 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

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講要想改變生活，我們必須通過自己的努力和付出，而不是坐等命運(yùn)給我們的安排，我們要有思想上的改變和行動，更要有行為上的改變和行動。

1.理解題。由“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.”可知，這位女士每天的生活是一樣的，早上起床、上班、回家、休息、聊天、看電視、睡覺。所以說她并沒有真正的改變自己的生活。選B。

2.作者觀點(diǎn)判斷題。由第三段作者對這位女士每日生活的介紹可知作者認(rèn)為女士的生活并沒有改變，而是每天一樣生活的重復(fù)。緊接著文章第四段，作者有提出自己的觀點(diǎn)，我們要改變生活使之變得更將豐富，更加幸福。所以在作者看來那位女士的生活是被動的，消極的。故選D。

3.作者觀點(diǎn)判斷題。由文章第五段“Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it.”可知，作者認(rèn)為只有我們努力了，才能通過我們的運(yùn)氣來改變生活，否則是不能靠我們的運(yùn)氣來改變生活的。故選B。

4.理解題。 文章第五段指出我們要靠自己的主動性來改變生活，并在本段最后一句中“It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively. ”強(qiáng)調(diào)只靠思想上的主動是不夠的，我們還要靠行為上的主動。只說不做是行不通的。故選A。

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