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【题目】Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story. One day, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I’m hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”

Peale smiled, feeling sorry for him. “Let’s take a look at your situation(处境).”

On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down in the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank had lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Peale hadn’t lost.

“You won’t need that column(栏;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly.

It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked, “When did your wife(妻子) leave you?”

“What do you mean? She doesn’t leave me! My wife loves me! “

“That’s great! “ said Peale excitedly, “Then we’ll only put that to the right column. Number One—Wife left. Now, when did your children go to prison(监狱)?”

“My children aren’t in prison! “

“Good! That’s Number Two on the right side--Children in prison.” said Peale, writing it down.

After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改变) when you think of them that way.” he said.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.

【1】What does Peale do?_____________

A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A storyteller. D. A doctor.

【2】Frank felt sorry for himself because ____________.

A. he lost hope for himself B. his wife left him

C. his children were in prison D. Peale made him unhappy

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) the passage?

A. Frank is a famous singer. B. Frank’s children aren’t in prison.

C. Peale’s wife didn’t leave him. D. Frank’s wife doesn’t love him.

【4】According to the passage, we can infer(推测) that ____________.

A. Peale will give up his future

B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others

C. Peale can’t help Frank at all

D. Peale changed Frank’s way of thinking of life

【5】What’s the main idea(主题)of the passage?

A. We should have a healthy life to change our world.

B. We should work hard to change our world.

C. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.

D. We should only think of bad things in our life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】本文讲述了一个名叫Frank的人告诉作家Norman Vincent Peale，认为自己失去了生活的希望。于是Peale在纸上画了一张表，让Frank说出自己拥有的和失去的东西。结果他发现自己的妻子孩子都还在，都很好。于是他改变了自己的想法。这个故事告诉我们要学会看到生活中明亮的一面。

【1】A

细节理解题。根据Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story.可知Peale是一名作家，故选A。

【2】A

细节理解题。根据Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”可知Frank对自己感到抱歉，是因为他对自己失去了希望，故选A。

【3】B

细节理解题。根据“My children aren’t in prison! ”可知Frank的孩子们不在监狱里，故选B。

【4】D

推理判断题。根据After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改变) when you think of them that way.” he said.可知Peale改变了Frank看待生活的方法，故选D。

【5】C

概括归纳题。根据Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.可知改变你的想法就改变了你的世界。如果你的头脑里勾勒的是幸福的画面，那你就离幸福近了。这告诉我们要学会看到生活中光明的一面，故选C。