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It does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day — and your life. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, heal yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent yourself, to fine-tune who you are, and build on lessons of what you have learned. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life and switch gears, instead of thinking in the same old ways, hoping for a different outcome.
Be intelligent, be flexible, and keep and open mind to start each day anew! Flexibility is the key!
Ask yourself: How do you wake up each day? Do you start your day going already feeling pressured and rushed? Do you go through the morning routine without much thought at all, doing what you "have to do" to start your day?
How about starting each new day with a moment to stop, breathe and think of a positive intention for the day.
Think not just what you want to DO, but how you want to BE today?
Each day is a new beginning and a blank slate. How would you like to create your day? Think of it as a blank canvas — what would you like to paint on it. What can you create? If you wake up in a negative mindset, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your canvas will not reflect hope, happiness and joy.
If you take each day to think positively, and have a positive intention for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What positive outcome can reflect your positive intention?
What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an "attitude of gratitude."
Visualizing how you would like your day will help release positive energy from within you and you will attract more positive energy from those around you. Instead of spinning your wheels in an old way of thinking, each day is a chance to reframe and re-look at things in a different way.
You can experience each day an awe (敬畏)in the beauty and creation of the world — and the beauty of you who is in it!
You find yourself shifting from an "I can"t mindset" to an "I can" mindset.
With a focus on positive intentions, you feel more empowered and more like a "victor" than a "victim."
You are more mindful of the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don"t want to live there!
So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day? Each morning, write it down and reflect each evening on how you did!
Here are examples of Positive Intentions:
"Today I would like to replace my feelings of annoyance towards my co-worker to feelings of acceptance."
"I am looking forward today to focusing on what I am grateful for in my life, rather than what is missing, and express gratefulness to others."
"Today I want to slow my life down and take time to savor the moment, especially with my children".。
Using each day to recommit yourself to positive thinking and intention will help you create the life you want and that you deserve!
小题1:According to the writer, which is the most important?
A.changeableB.positiveC.forgettableD.active
小题2:When you get up, what is the right way to start?
A.Just do as you do regularly
B.Brushing teeth and washing as quickly as possible
C.Stopping for a short while and planning some active things
D.Doing morning exercise to build up your body
小题3:Which of the followings is considered to be positive intention?
A.The boss told me to finish the task, so I have to hurry today
B.Mr. Smith treated me to dinner, so I’d like to send him a card.
C.I have finished all the tasks ,so I’m free today.
D.I didn’t sleep well last night, but it’s time to go to work..
小题4:What can daily intention do for you ,except______?
A.You can live fully
B.You will become mindful everyday
C.You will feel powerful
D.You can spend your day happily

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析

试题分析:本文作者是一名犯人,他在监狱这个让人意想不到的地方悟出了一点人生哲理——看完后, 活在当下:每一天都是全新的开始。
小题1:细节题:根据第二段的句子:Be intelligent, be flexible, and keep and open mind to start each day anew! Flexibility is the key!可知要聪明要灵活,灵活是关键,flexible 和changeable意思相近,所以选A
小题2:细节题:根据第四段的句子:How about starting each new day with a moment to stop, breathe and think of a positive intention for the day.可知人们起床的时候停一下,计划一下这天的活动,选C
小题3:细节题:根据倒数第三段的句子:"I am looking forward today to focusing on what I am grateful for in my life,可知要学会感激是积极的意图,所以选B
小题4:细节题:根据文章的句子:With a focus on positive intentions, you feel more empowered and more like a "victor" than a "victim."和You are more mindful of the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day.可知ABC都是对的,但是文章没有说会每天都快乐。选D。
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I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I    myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement,    customers to carry as many packages as they could. I also needed to have my own package    . The queue moved very slowly. My patience    and I got annoyed. The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my    quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
“Excuse me,” I said, trying not to be too pushy. Several people had to move    to make room for me to get to the     .
I stepped out,    about the service conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I    into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my    . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very    . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a      day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a      but I was a stranger. So I did what I could in a minute    she hurried past me-I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat    . Then her face softened and her shoulders    . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my car. Wow, it’s amazing    a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people’s     and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that    every day to let it      me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.
小题1:
A.foundB.dislikedC.keptD.avoided
小题2:
A.hoping B.welcomingC.requiringD.ordering
小题3:
A.paidB.receivedC.weighed D.bought
小题4:
A.died outB.faded outC.burst outD.ran out
小题5:
A.businessB.dutyC.turnD.part
小题6:
A.onB.aboutC.inD.aside
小题7:
A.counterB.officeC.exitD.car
小题8:
A.talkingB.complainingC.worryingD.hearing
小题9:
A.headedB.lookedC.pulledD.turned
小题10:
A.wayB.timeC.directionD.course
小题11:
A.slowB.stableC.lightD.heavy
小题12:
A.rough B.dullC.smoothD.bright
小题13:
A.smile B.hug C.bagD.touch
小题14:
A.until B.thoughC.beforeD.since
小题15:
A.excitedB.frightenedC.cheered D.confused
小题16:
A.trembledB.raisedC.relaxed D.tightened
小题17:
A.whatB.thatC.how D.when
小题18:
A.appearancesB.reactionsC.behaviorsD.expressions
小题19:
A.treatment B.awarenessC.conclusionD.achievement
小题20:
A.remindB.warnC.convinceD.tell

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My brother and I were in Orlando Florida to witness our first Space Shuttle Launch. The Discovery was         to soar at 10:14 AM on a blue sky September day. I’d seen it         so many times on television,         now I was only minutes away from seeing it launch. And it’s the final demonstration of the         of success: Success Takes Off Like a Rocket.
Witnessing the Take Off:
Standing close to the Space Shuttle         home one unforgettable point—the Shuttle is the height of a 15-story building—it         4.5 million pounds—and NASA is trying to lift it 200 miles off the ground. On TV the accomplishments look so much        , so much easier.
Crowds of people are standing around with you to watch the Shuttle go. The countdown begins through the small         of hundreds of portable radios all tuned to the NASA station. It’s enough to get your heart beating        .
When time is up, the side booster rockets are lit up and the eight explosive bolts        . The first things you see are large white         clouds exploding away. Through the steam, you see the fire power. Then the Space Shuttle begins to inch off the pad and climb its way        . Thousands upon millions of pounds of         can hardly lift the shuttle at all. But with ever increasing ease, the shuttle picks up and roars into the sky, headed into space attaining a        of over 17,000 mph.
It is within the first two minutes to launch the Space Shuttle that the great success lesson is      . Fact: 85% of the shuttle’s fuel is consumed within the first 2 minutes just to get the 15-story super structure to its orbital        .
And that’s exactly how success        : The first steps you take towards launching a successful career are the         and will require an enormous consumption of energy—a great big push. However,         you persist through the launch period, which can seem almost         for quite some time, everything gets easier and easier and your results get bigger and bigger.
小题1:
A.advisedB.hopedC.scheduledD.reminded
小题2:
A.rise upB.come upC.step upD.go up
小题3:
A.butB.andC.asD.therefore
小题4:
A.universeB.worldC.natureD.air
小题5:
A.getsB.drivesC.runsD.jumps
小题6:
A.costsB.weighsC.measuresD.sells
小题7:
A.smallerB.greaterC.biggerD.smoother
小题8:
A.rocketsB.workersC.speakersD.actors
小题9:
A.off your mouthB.out of your stomachC.off your mindD.out of your chest
小题10:
A.blowB.followC.glowD.flow
小题11:
A.gasB.smokeC.mistD.steam
小题12:
A.downwardB.upwardC.forwardD.outward
小题13:
A.pullB.liftC.pushD.pressure
小题14:
A.distanceB.degreeC.heightD.speed
小题15:
A.ordinaryB.absoluteC.apparentD.present
小题16:
A.attitudeB.altitudeC.routeD.rail
小题17:
A.puts offB.pays offC.takes offD.drops off
小题18:
A.hardestB.easiestC.simplestD.biggest
小题19:
A.whileB.ifC.unlessD.until
小题20:
A.uselessB.carelessC.wirelessD.priceless

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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I  it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled  . Immediately my mind  back many years ago.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of  on my shoulder. On my  that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to  his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
  off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he  me over to the fireplace. Noticing the  in the top of my  , he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We  before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman  me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had  seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up  them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a  , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “  to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to  I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I  a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope,   and love, and that would always make a  .
小题1:
A.read  B.thought  C.turned  D.passed
小题2:
A.addressB.list
C.messageD.information
小题3:
A.broughtB.approached
C.returned D.traveled
小题4:
A.magazinesB.newspapers
C.notesD.books
小题5:
A.returnsB.roundsC.tripsD.arrivals
小题6:
A.beg B.demandC.tell D.ask
小题7:
A.LettingB.GivingC.TurningD.Shaking
小题8:
A.followedB.ledC.watchedD.carried
小题9:
A.holeB.mudC.waterD.cover
小题10:
A.coatB.shoe C.sock D.bag
小题11:
A.pulled up B.took in
C.drove awayD.walked up
小题12:
A.dressedB.fittedC.sharedD.comforted
小题13:
A.neverB.alreadyC.ever D.hardly
小题14:
A.forB.with C.onD.in
小题15:
A.penB.paperC.card D.notebook
小题16:
A.Do B.Give C.Show D.Lend
小题17:
A.sayB.know C.consider D.express
小题18:
A.sensed B.predictedC.lost D.admitted
小题19:
A.sadnessB.challengeC.kindness D.intension
小题20:
A.dealB.fortuneC.choiceD.difference

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“Avoid the rush hour” must be the slogan of large cities all over the world. Wherever you look, there are people, people, people. The trains which leave or arrive every few minutes are packed. The streets are so crowded; there is hardly room to move on the pavements. It takes ages for a bus to get to you because the traffic on the roads has almost come to a standstill. Even when a bus does at last arrive, it’s so full, and it can’t take any more passengers. The smallest unexpected event can bring about conditions of complete chaos. The strange thing is not that people stand these conditions, but that they actually choose them in preference to anything else.

Large modern cites are too big to control. People living there are forced by their environment to take a wholly unnatural way of life. They lost touch with the land and rhythm of nature. It is possible to live in such an air-conditioned existence in a large city that you can hardly tell the season. A few flowers in a public park may remind you that it is spring or summer. All the simple, good things of life like sunshine and fresh air are hard to find. Even the distinction between days and nights is lost.
The funny thing about it all is that you pay dearly to live in a city. The demand for accommodation is so great that it is often impossible for ordinary people to buy a house of their own. The cost of living is also very high. Just about everything you buy is likely to be more expensive than it would be in the country. Besides, the crime rate in most cities is very high. If you think about it, they’re not really fit to live in at all. Can anyone really doubt that the country is what man was born for and where he truly belongs?
小题1: According to the writer,    .
A.there is a slogan in every large city all over the world
B.the rush hour traffic is terrible in large cities of the world
C.one should try to avoid the traffic wherever he is
D.rush hour exists in large cities but not in small ones
小题2: It is unusual that   .
A.people can stand the conditions in the city
B.people are used to living in a city
C.people know little about the problems of a city
D.people still choose to live in a city
小题3: City people can hardly tell the seasons because   .
A.there in no such thing as changes of seasons
B.seasons change only in public parks now
C.they live unnaturally without contact with nature
D.the temperature changes little between seasons
小题4:The reason for things to be more expensive in a city than elsewhere is that   .
A.city people have to pay higher to live in a city
B.there is a greater demand for things in a city
C.things are better in a city than elsewhere
D.people in a city are much more wealthy
小题5: What is the passage mainly about?
A.It’s crazy to choose to live in a large city.
B.City life can be very disagreeable.
C.Country life is better than city life.
D.Conditions of cities should be changed.

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It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)  injury. I had  whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,   for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed  me. I felt  as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest  I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should  , ”I thought as I moved on.   , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran  and decided not to  in track next year. It wouldn’t be  it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer—  than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and  enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving  several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just  a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained  . I decided to  track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always  in medals and victories, but in the  we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,   the people who don’t give up when they lose.
小题1:
A.slighter  B.worse  C.earlier  D.heavier
小题2:
A.expectedB.supposed
C.imagined D.doubted
小题3:
A.lateB.eagerC.readyD.thirsty
小题4:
A.from behind B.ahead of
C.next toD.close to
小题5:
A.ashamed B.astonished
C.excitedD.frightened
小题6:
A.cheerB.shoutC.cryD.noise
小题7:
A.slow downB.drop out
C.go onD.speed up
小题8:
A.ThereforeB.Otherwise
C.BesidesD.However
小题9:
A.with delightB.with fear
C.in painD.in advance
小题10:
A.playB.arriveC.race D.attend
小题11:
A.worth B.good C.valuable D.close
小题12:
A.weakerB.longerC.lowerD.louder
小题13:
A.wellB.sure
C.surprisinglyD.strangely
小题14:
A.while B.when C.asD.since
小题15:
A.finishedB.wonC.passedD.lost
小题16:
A.cheerB.hope C.interest D.experience
小题17:
A.hold onB.turn to
C.begin withD.stick with
小题18:
A.measuredB.praised
C.testedD.increased
小题19:
A.sadnessB.struggles
C.diseases D.tiredness
小题20:
A.or B.norC.andD.but

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