Question

One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻礙) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬禮) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died，but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well，at least he’s no longer here.”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless. They stood over the coffin，shocked and in silence，as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

There was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said. “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize(徹底改變) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness，your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes，when your friends change，when your boss changes，and when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us that __________.

A．the harder we work，the more successful we will become

B．our work and life are closely connected with others

C．changing our lives is down to us

D．we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development

2.People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because __________.

A．there was nothing but a mirror inside

B．they could see their own souls inside

C．their closest colleague lay inside

D．what was inside told a great truth

3.Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?

A．The company boss.

B．A worker who liked to make fun of others.

C．The director in charge of production.

D．A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

4.What can we conclude from the article?

A．The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.

B．The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.

C．The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.

D．The employees got angry after the funeral..

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章通過講一個故事，說明了我們生活的改變是由我們自己決定的。

1.】C推斷題。根據Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs，when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.可推斷出作者寫這篇文章的目的是我們生活的改變是由我們自己決定的。

2. was a mirror inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said. “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth：it is YOU.”可知這里意思是當他們向棺材內部看時，無言以對，因為棺材內的東西告訴了我們一個偉大的事實。

3.】A推測題。根據One day the employees of a large company in St Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering (阻礙) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬禮) in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”可推測出最有可能在前門寫這個標語的是這家公司的老板。

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考點：考查生活哲理類閱讀