Question

From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the best machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem(自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to have over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can control your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

In short, in all areas of your life, whether they are financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.

1.People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______.

A. are easily affected by windy weather       

B. are ready to change their minds

C. don’t have the power to face their fate      

D. can’t control themselves

2. Losers would think that ______.

A. their failure is only because of bad luck         

B. they don’t make efforts to succeed

C. working hard will lead to success   

D. success is the result of hard work

3.It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ______.

A. success is a chance

B. We are what we make us

C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind

D. developing confidence is the only way to future success

4.The last paragraph serves as ______.

A. the proof of the author’s points            

B. an introduction to another topic

C. the conclusion of the argument            

D. a comparison between two views

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：不要浪费时间考虑失败的原因了，成功的关键在你的态度，只有以积极的心态去面对生活，你才能让成功的种子发芽。

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