Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics. But sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.

Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think. Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about us. Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be. Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world.

The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes. That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day. Don’t allow doubts to occur in it.

It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself. Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task. If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor. If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice. If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes. But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true.

The best way to get rid of a negative serf-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities. Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image. When you can pat (拍) yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way. Good luck!

1. You need to build a positive self-image when you _____.

A. dare to challenge yourself

B. feel it hard to change yourself

C. are unconfident about yourself

D. have a high opinion of yourself

2. How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?

A. To keep a different image of others.

B. To make your life successful.

C. To understand your own world.

D. To change the way you think.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to prepare for your success.

B. How to face challenges in your life.

C. How to build a positive self-image.

D. How to develop your good qualities.

 

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health,have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating,if I can not dress,have patience and remember the hours I ___ teaching it to you.If,when I speak to you,I ____ the same things thousand and one times,do not ____ me,listen to me.When you were small,I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story ____ you got to sleep.When I do not want to have a ____,neither shame me nor scold me.Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I ____,in order that you wanted to bathe.When you see my ____ little about new technologies,give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile.I taught you____ to do so many things:to eat good,to dress well,to confront life...When at some moment I lose the memory or the ___ of our conversation,let me have the necessary time to remember,and if I cannot do it,do not become nervous,as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you ____ to me.

If ever I do not want to eat,do not force me.I know well ____ I need to and when not.When my ___ legs do not allow me to walk,give me your ____,the same way I did when you gave your first ____.And when someday I say to you that I do not want to___ any more-that I want to rest forever,do not get angry.Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived.Some day you will discover that,____ my mistakes,I always wanted the ____ thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you.You must not feel sad,angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me ____ you.You must be next to me,try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you ____ living.Help me to walk,help me to end my way with love and ____.I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you,Son.

Your father

1.A.paid B.spent C.cost D.took

2.A.praise B.think C.repeat D.criticize

3.A.interrupt B.disturb C.look D.avoid

4.A.when B.after C.since D.until

5.A.rest B.word C.shower D.sleep

6.A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.assumed

7.A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.consulting

8.A.what B.when C.how D.why

9.A.news B.attitude C.material D.thread

10.A.talking B.listening C.responding D.appealing

11.A.where B.how C.that D.when

12.A.tired B.short C.long D.strong

13.A.leg B.ear C.hand D.mind

14.A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry

15.A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep

16.A.though B.since C.while D.despite

17.A.last B.first C.best D.most

18.A.near B.behind C.below D.against

19.A.made B.started C.earned D.found

20.A.mercy B.care C.excuse D.patience

 

Scott Langteau has this message for kids:Spend less time playing video games.

It's a message that many a mom and dad has tried to impress upon many a youngster(and some not?so?youngsters)who spends perhaps a bit too much time with game controllers in hand.

But the 40?year?old Langteau isn't a parent.He's experienced at video games-one who played producer on three “Medal of Honor” games and co?founded his own game development company.

Langteau has just published a children's book called“Sofa Boy”,which tells the story of a kid who spends too much time sitting on the couch with controllers held in hand and the rather dire consequences that follow.

It's a fairy tale picked straight from Langteau's own experiences as a lad with a fondness for video games and his painful struggle against game addiction.But first,Langteau would like make one thing clear:I'm not saying that you shouldn't play video games.I think video games are great.I think they do great things for kids.Instead,Langteau says his book is all about a little something called“moderation(克制)”.

“It's about being well rounded,”he says.“Just like with anything else,we all need to make sure that there's a variety in what we do.”

Video gamers can be rather bad?tempered when it comes to accepting criticism about their favorite entertainment.And understandably so.After all,most people who go around talking about the dangers of playing video games tend to be outsiders-people who don't play video games and certainly don't understand that they can be a valuable and healthy form of entertainment.

But Langteau and“Sofa Boy”seem to be in a unique position to deliver a message of gaming moderation that the young game masses might actually listen to.After all,this is a man who understands what it means to be a kid with a passion for games.His early experience has taught him a lesson.

1.Scott Langteau published “Sofa Boy” to ________.

A.share his great skills on games

B.warn kids against game addiction

C.tell about his fairy tale as a kid

D.deliver a message for games

2.Which of the following is TRUE of the book“Sofa Boy”?

A.The book tells of the writer's own story.

B.The book describes an experienced gamer.

C.The boy in the book wins a medal for games.

D.The boy in the book is not an addict on games.

3..We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Langteau advises the young to play games within limits

B.Langteau advises the young not to play games

C.playing video games ruins the future of kids

D.playing video games is of no benefit to kids

4..By saying “It's about being well rounded” Langteau thinks ________.

A.games do great things for kids

B.gamers are usually fat and round

C.games should be viewed from all sides

D.gamers are to blame for their behaviors

 

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