Question

【题目】How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They’ll say, “This is my destiny(命运). I cannot change it.”

Of course not! You don’t have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on other factors.

I know a woman 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, and 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 has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn’t realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.

Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone (unless it’s helpful to your success), and get your mind and body to work! 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(暂时的) problem; Instead, 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 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】As for 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. Passive.

C. Disturbing. D. Colorful.

【3】In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of ________.

A. positive action B. positive thinking

C. hope for the best D. intention to succeed

【4】The text is mainly designed to advise you to _________.

A. know yourself B. believe in yourself

C. improve your life D. change your normal way

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文，作者通过分析一个消极女人生活的例子，告诉我们不止要积极的思考，更要行动起来，改善自己的生活。

【1】B分析推断题。根据第三段中的描述我们可以知道描述的那个女人每天早上起床，上班，然后休息，聊天，看电视，然后上床睡觉。第二天反复。这种人生很平淡，因此不会有什么进步，故选B

【2】B分析推断题。选项意思为：A. Positive积极的；B. Passive消极的；C. Disturbing扰人的；D. Colorful多姿多彩的。根据第三段那个女人的生活，以及第四段作者的想法She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her and that her luck can only change if God wills it.她认为她已经做到了最好并且仅仅只在心里接受了这就是为她准备好了的生活。如果上帝允许她的运气才会转变。我们可以知道作者认为她是很消极的。故选B

【3】A细节题。根据该段最后一句It’s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively. 仅仅思想上积极是不够的，你也要积极地行动起来。故选A

【4】C分析推断题。结合全文来看，作者先举出一个消极生活的女人的例子，针对她的例子进行了评价，告诫我们行动起来改进我们的生活。故选C