How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say，“my destiny(命運(yùn)). 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 for 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．Passive.B．Positive.
C．Colorful.D．Boring.
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 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．hope for the best
B．intention to succeed
C．positive thinking
D．positive action

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段的描述，該女性天天都重復(fù)這種平穩(wěn)的生活，沒(méi)有去努力改變現(xiàn)狀，故她的生活是得不到改善的。故B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4段內(nèi)容，尤其是第四段最后一行She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.
說(shuō)明她沒(méi)有主動(dòng)去改變現(xiàn)狀，只是被動(dòng)的接受安排，故他的生活是被動(dòng)的。A正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第五段第一行Remember that you harvest what you sow說(shuō)明種瓜得瓜。即我們付出努力就能改變自己的生活，故B的說(shuō)法正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)第五段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,說(shuō)明不要期待著運(yùn)氣降臨在你的身上，而是要主動(dòng)的采取行動(dòng)。故積極的態(tài)度才是關(guān)鍵所在。故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文是關(guān)于人們對(duì)待生活的態(tài)度，要積極的采取行動(dòng)去改變現(xiàn)狀，而不是被動(dòng)的接受生活的安排。本文有很強(qiáng)的教育意義，集中考查推理題，要求考生從各段段落大意出發(fā)，仔細(xì)推理。
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