Question

How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."

Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external factors.

I know someone 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, 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 God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting (运用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.

Remember that you harvest what you sow. You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. 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; but use it as feedback. 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 the 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.

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

2.What does the author think of the woman's life?

A. positive B. satisfying

C. colorful D. passive

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 efforts

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

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

4.In Para.5, the author emphasized the importance of _____________.

A. positive action B. positive thinking

C. hope for the best D. intention to succeed

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

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲要想改变生活，我们必须通过自己的努力和付出，而不是坐等命运给我们的安排，我们要有思想上的改变和行动，更要有行为上的改变和行动。

1.理解题。由“She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.”可知，这位女士每天的生活是一样的，早上起床、上班、回家、休息、聊天、看电视、睡觉。所以说她并没有真正的改变自己的生活。选B。

2.作者观点判断题。由第三段作者对这位女士每日生活的介绍可知作者认为女士的生活并没有改变，而是每天一样生活的重复。紧接着文章第四段，作者有提出自己的观点，我们要改变生活使之变得更将丰富，更加幸福。所以在作者看来那位女士的生活是被动的，消极的。故选D。

3.作者观点判断题。由文章第五段“Don’t expect your luck to change unless you do something about it.”可知，作者认为只有我们努力了，才能通过我们的运气来改变生活，否则是不能靠我们的运气来改变生活的。故选B。

4.理解题。 文章第五段指出我们要靠自己的主动性来改变生活，并在本段最后一句中“It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively. ”强调只靠思想上的主动是不够的，我们还要靠行为上的主动。只说不做是行不通的。故选A。

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