How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say, "This is my destiny. I cannot change it."
Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on other factors.
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 it in 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’s helpful 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(暫時的) problem; 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．will be better some day
C．can’t improve itself
D．will be worse in the future
小題2:What does the author think of the woman's life?
A．Positive B．Disturbing
C．Colorful D．Negative (消極的)
小題3:Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?
A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.
B．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.
C．Your luck can be changed by your own efforts.
D．You can only achieve success when God wills it.
小題4:In Para. 5, the author emphasized（強調(diào)）the importance of _________.
A．positive thinking
B．positive action
C．hope for the best
D．intention to succeed
小題5:The text is mainly written to advise you to __________.
A．improve your life
B．understand yourself
C．believe in yourself
D．change your normal way

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：文章大意：本文是關(guān)于人們對待生活的態(tài)度，要積極的采取行動去改變現(xiàn)狀，而不是被動的接受生活的安排。
小題1:推理判斷題。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，沒有去努力改變現(xiàn)狀，故她的生活是得不到改善的。故C正確。
小題2:推理判斷題。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.說明她沒有主動去改變現(xiàn)狀，只是被動的接受安排，故他的生活是被動的。故D正確。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一行Remember that you harvest what you sow說明種瓜得瓜。即我們付出努力就能改變自己的生活。故C正確。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。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,說明不要期待著運氣降臨在你的身上，而是要主動的采取行動。故積極的態(tài)度才是關(guān)鍵所在。故B正確。
小題5:寫作意圖題。從文章的首句和尾句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."和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.可知本文講述的是如何改善我們的生活。故A正確。
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