Question

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(命運).I cannot change it."
Of course not! You don’t have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external(外部的)factor.
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 contributes 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 setback; 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.
小題1:According to 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

小題2: What does the author think of the woman’s life?

A．Positive

B．Passive

C．Colorful

D．Disturbing

小題3:Which of the following statements is the author’s opinion?

A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

B．Your luck can be changed by your own efforts.

C．You can only achieve success when God wills it.

D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

小題4:In Para. 5, the author emphasized the importance of _______________.

A．positive thinking	B．positive action
C．hope for the best	D．intention to succeed

小題5: The text is mainly written to advise you to _________________.

A．understand yourself	B．improve your life
C．believe in yourself	D．change your normal way

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:B

小題1:C 注意，題目要求是“根據(jù)那個婦女的想法”，第三段提到的那個婦女認為，為了提高生活水平，她已經(jīng)做了一切努力，現(xiàn)在只需要按部就班地生活，好生活自然會來。這是一勞永逸的想法，是被動的，也是作者批判的一種生活態(tài)度，與文章主題正好相反。從“has done everything she can to improve it”排除A/B，D項與婦女的愿望相反，故也排除。
小題2:B 從第四段“She hasn’t realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.”看出，作者反對婦女的生活態(tài)度，她并沒有為實現(xiàn)理想而行動起來，故選B passive（被動的）。
小題3:B 第五段提到“If something goes wrong, don’t just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation,…”遇到問題，不能只把它當(dāng)成挫折，而應(yīng)該行動起來，吸取教訓(xùn)解決問題。第六段提到“It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best.”愿望再好，不行動起來是不行的。A項與行動無關(guān)；第五段說到“Don’t expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it.”，與B項意思相符；C項是消極的觀點，不符合題意；D項與文章無關(guān)。
小題4:B 第五段“It’s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.
”，有積極的想法還不夠，還必須積極地行動起來。作者強調(diào)的是“積極行動”的重要性。
小題5:B 寫作意圖題。作者圍繞提高生活闡述了積極行動的重要性和必要性，同時批判了消極、不思進取和滿足現(xiàn)狀等負面的思想。從作者的觀點出發(fā)來思考，他是在建議讀者積極行動，從而是生活能真正地有所改變。故選B。A/C(理解自己/自信)與文章無關(guān)；D項（改變常態(tài)）太絕對化，想提高生活，不一定意味著改變所有的現(xiàn)狀。