Question

You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(內(nèi)化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺)in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others---and even themselves---to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.

In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.

In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

1．What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?

　　　 A. People and things around you. 　　　 B. Opportunities and problems.

　　　 C. Creators and their choices. 　　 D. Victims and their sufferings.

2．According to Paragraph 2, creators __________.

A. seem willing to experience failures in life

B. possess the ability to predict future life

C. handle ups and downs of life wisely

D. have potential to create something new

3．What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

　　　 A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life.

　　　 B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives.

　　　 C. Victims can influence more people than creators.

　　　 D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.

4．The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that _______________.

　　　 A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victims.

　　　 B. people need family support to deal with challengers in life.

　　　 C. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains.

　　　 D. one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life.

5．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

　　　 A. To define victims and creators.

　　　 B. To evaluate victims against creators.

　　　 C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators.

　　　 D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.

Answer 1

1．A

2．C

3．B

4．A

5．D

【解析】本文所講的大體意思：“a victim”和“a creator”擁有不同的生活方式。“a victim”生活在一個(gè)寒冷、痛苦的世界中；而“a creator”生活在積極向上、能夠掌握自己生活命運(yùn)的世界中。作者建議從“a victim”轉(zhuǎn)變成為“a creator”。

1．代詞指代。B選項(xiàng)的problems是后文提到的，不是答案。C也是后文提到的，首段第二句話說的并不是創(chuàng)造者而是受害者。D選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容與劃線的句子構(gòu)成重復(fù)，語義不對(duì)。故選A項(xiàng)。

2．細(xì)節(jié)理解。定位第二段，閱讀第二段得知?jiǎng)?chuàng)造者能處理好生活中面對(duì)的事情或者根據(jù)本段第二句話。ACD是文章根本沒有提及的內(nèi)容。

3．推理判斷。定位第三段“Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.”，本段是總分總結(jié)構(gòu)，首句或是尾句即可得出答案。創(chuàng)造者和受害者都是生活的

決定者。

4.推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段“One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime.”可以

5．主旨大意。疊加各段的主題句得知，本文談及的主旨是創(chuàng)造者的好處和受害者的壞處以及我們每個(gè)人能成為創(chuàng)造者和受害者，作者的目的是建議轉(zhuǎn)化為創(chuàng)造者。