题型:任务型阅读 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
甘肃省兰州市第一中学2016-2017学年高一下学期英语期末考试试卷
We've all heard about the power of our attitude, and that it's our attitude that determines how much we succeed in life.
⒈Identify and understand what you want to change. The first step towards change is clearly understanding what needs to be changed. When it comes to changing your attitude, you need to do an honest and in-depth self-evaluation so you could point out exactly which of your traits need to be improved or totally changed.
⒉
We all need to know that what we're trying to accomplish can in fact be achieved; that we can be more optimistic, more social or more patient. Find someone who has the kind of attitude that you want to have, and let his or her life give you inspiration and encouragement to move beyond your temporary failures in your journey towards becoming a better person.
⒊Think about how your attitude change will affect your life. To be able to overcome all the difficulties that lie ahead of you in your journey towards self betterment, you need to figure out exactly what this supposed change could bring to your life. Will changing your attitude mean a happier family or social life? Will a change in your attitude mean a more successful career or business? Fix your mind on the things that would come as a result of your attitude change and you will have a greater chance of reaching your goal.
⒋Choose the right company. As they say, “Bad company corrupts good character.” You don't expect yourself to be able to change if you go on surrounding yourself with people who possess all the negative traits that you want to change. Consider befriending new people, especially those who are optimistic and have a healthy attitude towards life.
⒌ Often, the greatest obstacle between us and our goals is ourselves or our inability to trust in what we are able to do. If you don't believe in yourself or believe that you or your life can change, it just won't happen—you will either never start, or give up quickly so you won't have even given yourself the opportunity to succeed.
A. Believe that you are able to change.
B. Look for a role model.
C. You will see that your effort to change will be easier with these kinds of people as friends.
D. Setting clear goals is the key to success in any endeavor.
E. Our personalities and attitudes are developed through our relationships and experiences.
F. It is right to try hard to have a strong mind.
G. Our attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards us.
Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.
Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don't take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.
Let's use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.
What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.
So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn't built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.
Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.
Title | Focus on the present |
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} | To reach our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now. |
Common {#blank#}2{#/blank#} | ◆We do not focus on our present situations. ◆Most of us see our present situations as a stepping stone to our destination. ◆We do not spend the time truly {#blank#}3{#/blank#}where we are today and what we already have in our lives. |
Example—our job | ◆Forget the thought of getting {#blank#}4{#/blank#}What we should do is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}our best to do our current job. ◆To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than{#blank#}6{#/blank#} stop complaining and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}ourselves to our job. |
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} | If we are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only{#blank#}10{#/blank#}in the future, but also enjoy our life every day. |
试题篮