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 most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

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

You can exercise control over 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.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.

In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be 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-confidence are compared to leaves because they____________.

A．are ready to change their minds            B．are easily affected by windy weather

C．don't have the power to face their fate       D．can't control themselves in life

2.Losers would think that ___________.

A．success is the result of hard work

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don't make efforts to succeed

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

A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes

B．developing confidence is the key to future success

C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind

D．setting our expectations is essential before taking action

4.The last paragraph serves as ____________.

A．the proof of the author's points            B．the conclusion of the argument

C．an introduction to another topic            D．a comparison between two views

5.Which is the best title for the text? _______________.

A．Success is a choice                      B．The secrets of success

C．Develop our confidence                  D．How to achieve success

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【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。

1.细节理解题：根据文章第三段的最后两句话可知：自尊心不强的人通常认为他们不能控制生活，就像风中的树叶一样，任凭风吹向何方。选D

2.细节题：从第四段的句子：Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. 可知失败者会认为失败是因为运气不好。选C

3.推理题：从文章的第五段可知：态度和行动是习惯的结果，一个人有了什么期望，往往就能实现，我们有责任去设定目标，并充满信心的去完成，由此可见，态度决定我们成功与否。

4.写作结构题：根据最后一段的内容可知，这是对整个文章的总结。选B。

5.标题题：根据文章内容判断可知，能否成功主要取决于我们自己的选择。所以选项A正确。

考点：考查人生百味类短文

点评：文章讨论了要以积极的心态去面对生活，分析了具体的原因，也提及了英国政府为了解决这个问题做出了很多的努力。本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。