If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view．

By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive（刺激，诱因） to follow through on your goals．You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance．

Your life can be enhanced（增强的）, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective（远景、希望）．Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own．You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations．Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them．Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way．

Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries．Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt．Turn your "worry hours" into "productive hours"．Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in．You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life．You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world．

1． What is the best title for the passage？

A． Live every day

B．Treat every day actively

C． Turn your "worry hours" into "productive hours"

D． How to live

2． ______ is the most likely to prevent your being successful?

A． Positive thinking                                B． Negative ideas

C． Worry hours                                      D． Productive hours

3． What does the word “aspirations” mean in the passage?

A． ambition            B． expectation              C．wish           D． desire

4． What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Change your opinion, and change your dream．

B． Negative ideas will limit your life．

C．Turn your "worry hours" into "productive hours"．

D． Positive thinking will make you successful． 

I arrived in the classroom，ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class．Having taught in  1  for 17 years，I had no   2  about my ability to hold their attention and to  3  on them my admiration for the；literature of my mother tongue．

    I was shocked when the monitor shouted，“  4  !”The entire class rose as I entered the room，and I was somewhat   5  about how to get them to sit down again，but once that awkwardness was over，I quickly   6  calmness and began what I thought was a fact—packed lecture，sure to gain their respect—perhaps   7   their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement．

    My students   8   diaries．However，as I read them，the happy mood was gradually  9  by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said。“Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today．  10  her next lecture will be better．”Greatly surprised，I read diary after diary，each expressing a   11   theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything ? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical   12  for all the works we’11 study in class，”I complained．“How   13   they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

    It was a long term，and it   14  became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as  15  of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise  16  questions and provide enough background so that students could    17   their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide  18  information as directly as possible．What a difference !

   19  ，I also learnt a lot，and my experience with my Chinese students made me a  20  American teacher，knowing how to teach in a different culture．

1．A．the UK                  B．the US                 C．China                     D．Austria

2．A．worry                   B．idea                     C．doubt                     D．experience

3．A．impress                 B．put                      C．leave                      D．count 

4．A．Attention               B．Look out              C．At ease                D．Stand up

5．A．puzzled                  B．sure                     C．curious                  D．worried

6．A．1aunched               B．returned               C．regained                 D．followed

7．A．more                     B．even                    C．yet                        D．still    

8．A．passed                   B．borrowed             C．kept                       D．read

9．A．replaced                B．taken                   C．caught                   D．reflected

10．A．typically               B．Perhaps               C．Fortunately             D．Reasonably

11．A．different               B．strong                  C．similar                   D．usual

12．A．happenings            B．characters            C．development           D．background

13．A．should                 B．need                    C．will                        D．must   

14．A．immediately           B．certainly               C．simply                   D．gradually

15．A．that                     B．what                    C．those                     D．ones

16．A．difficult               B．interesting            C．ordinary                 D．unusual

17．A．draw                   B．get                      C．decide                    D．give

18．A．strange                B．standard               C．exact                     D．serious

19．A．Therefore            B．However              C．Besides                  D．Though

20．A．normal                 B．happy                  C．good                      D．better

That morning, I stepped into the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with seventy-five students who would be my English Literature class. Having taught in  1 for seventeen years, I had no  2  about my ability to hold their attention and to  3  on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

I was shocked when the monitor shouted, "  4  !" The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  5  about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly  6  my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect—perhaps  7  their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which came from a sense of achievement.

My students  8  diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually  9  by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, "Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today.  10  her next lecture will be better." Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a  11  theme. "Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical  12  for all the works we’ll study in class," I complained." How _13  they say I didn’t teach them anything?"

It was a long term, and it  14  became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as_15 of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise   16  questions and provide enough background so that students could  17 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide _18_ information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!

_19 , I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a  20  American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1.                A．the UK         B．the US          C．China    D．Australia

2.                A．worry          B．idea            C．doubt    D．experience

3.                A．impress         B．put            C．leave     D．fix

4.                A．Attention       B．Look out        C．At ease   D．Stand up

5.                A．puzzled         B．sure           C．curious   D．worried

6.                A．found          B．returned        C．regained  D．followed

7.                A．more          B．even           C．yet D．still

8.                A．passed         B．borrowed       C．read     D．kept

9.                A．replaced        B．taken           C．caught    D．moved

10.               A．Naturally        B．Perhaps        C．Fortunately     D．Reasonably

11.               A．different        B．strong          C．similar D．usual

12.               A．happenings      B．characters      C．development   D．background

13.               A．should         B．need           C．will   D．must

14.               A．immediately     B．certainly        C．simply     D．gradually

15.               A．that           B．what           C．those     D．ones

16.               A．difficult         B．interesting      C．ordinary   D．unusual

17.               A．draw           B．look           C．search    D．offer

18.               A．strange         B．standard        C．exact D．serious

19.               A．Therefore       B．However        C．Besides    D．Though

20.               A．normal         B．happy          C．good D．better

I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English literature class. Having taught in __1__ for 17 years, I had no __2__ about my ability to hold their attention and to __3_ on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.

       I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “ stand up !”

       The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat __4_ about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness( 尴尬 ) was over, I quickly __5 __ my calmness and began what I thought was fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect perhaps __6 __ their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.

       My students __7 __ diaries. However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually __8__ by a strong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today. Perhaps her next lecture will be better.” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a __9 __ theme ( 主题 ). “Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical（ 哲学的 ）framework of Western thought and laid the historical __10__ for all the works we’ll study in class,” I complained. “How __11__ they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

       It was a long term, and it __12__ became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as _13 _ of my students. I thought a teacher’s job was to raise interesting questions and provide enough background so that students could ___ 14___their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher’s  job was to provide exact information as directly and clearly as possible, What a difference!

       __15__, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a better American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.

1．A．the UK                B．the US              C．China                D．Australia

3．A．impress              B．put                   C．leave                 D．fix

4．A．puzzled                B．sure                  C．curious             D．worried

5．A．found                 B．returned             C．regained            D．followed

6．A．more                   B．even                 C．yet                   D．still

7．A．passed                B．borrowed           C．kept                  D．read 

8．A．replaced              B．taken                C．caught             D．moved

9．A．different             B．strong              C．similar              D．usual

10．A．happenings        B．characters         C．development      D．background

11．A．should               B．need                  C．will                   D．must

12．A．immediately       B．certainly            C．simply              D．gradually

13．A．that                  B．what                 C．those               D．ones

14．A．draw                B．get                    C．decide              D．give

15．A．Therefore        B．However          C．Besides           D．Though

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

    I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class．Having taught in  1for 17 years, I had no  2about my ability to hold their attention and to  3on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．

    I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “  4!”

    The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat  5about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly  6my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect --- perhaps  7their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement．

    My students  8diaries．However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually  9by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn’t teach us anything today． 10her next lecture will be better．” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a  11theme．“Didn’t I teach them anything? I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical  12for all the works we will study in class,” I complained．“How  13they say I didn’t teach them anything?”

    It was a long term, and it  14became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as  15of my students．I thought a teacher’s job was to raise     16questions and provide enough background so that students could  17their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher’s job was to provide  18information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!

19, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a  20American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture．

1.A．the UK           B．the US        C．China          D．Australia

2.A．worry            B．idea          C．doubt          D．experience

3.A．impress          B．put           C．leave         D．fix

4.A．Attention        B．Look out      C．At ease        D．Stand up

5.A．puzzled          B．sure           C．depressed      D．worried

6.A．found            B．returned      C．regained       D．followed

7.A．more             B．even           C．yet            D．still

8.A．passed           B．borrowed       C．kept           D．read

9.A．replaced         B．taken         C．caught         D．moved

10.A．Naturally       B．Perhaps       C．Fortunately    D．Reasonably

11.A．different       B．strong        C．similar        D．usual

12.A．happenings      B．characters    C．development    D．background

13.A．should          B．need           C．will           D．must

14.A．immediately     B．certainly     C．simply         D．gradually

15.A．that            B．what          C．those          D．ones

16.A．difficult       B．interesting   C．ordinary       D．unusual

17.A．draw            B．get            C．decide         D．give

18.A．strange         B．standard      C．exact          D．serious

19.A．Therefore       B．However        C．But            D．Though

20.A．normal          B．happy          C．good           D．better