You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(內(nèi)化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire(鼓舞)not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.
In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.
In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
【小題1】 What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?

A.People and things around you.B.Chances and problems.
C.Creators and their choices.D.Victims and their sufferings.
【小題2】 What can we learn from the passage?
A.Creators have the ability to predict future life.
B.Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely.
C.Victims can influence more people than creators.
D.Victims and creators face quite different things in life.
【小題3】The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.
A.strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims.
B.people need family support to deal with sufferings in life.
C.it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains.
D.one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life.
【小題4】What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
A.To describe victims and creators.
B.To compare victims with creators.
C.To suggest changing from victims to creators.
D.To explain the relation between victims and creators.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:在我們的一生中有許多機(jī)會去成為一個(gè)受害者或者是創(chuàng)建者。當(dāng)人們選擇成為受害者時(shí),感受到世界都是寒冷的、困難的地方。當(dāng)人們選擇成為創(chuàng)造者,無論發(fā)生什么事,他們有選擇的余地。在每一刻,每一種情況,你可以選擇更精彩豐富的生活,來改變受害者的世界,經(jīng)過努力成為強(qiáng)大的創(chuàng)造者。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:在第一段中劃線詞,代替文章中提及的什么?分析原文:When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. 句意:當(dāng)你選擇成為一個(gè)受害者,你會感覺世界是一個(gè)寒冷的、困難的地方!八麄儭彼龅氖虑,使你感覺到痛苦和折磨。分析:也就是周圍的人或發(fā)生的事,讓你感覺到痛苦和折磨。故選A
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:通過短文,我們能了解到什么?閱讀全文得知,全文在描述:人們可以選擇成為受害者或者創(chuàng)建者,通過介紹了解,只有成為生活的創(chuàng)建者才能讓生活燃起希望。故選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:第四自然段的例子重點(diǎn)說明了什么?分析:第四自然段的主要內(nèi)容是在我們生活中成為受害者或者是創(chuàng)建者,它們之間有著不同點(diǎn)。受害者的生活充滿了痛苦感覺。符合第一選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容。故選A
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:作者寫這篇短文的目的是什么?分析原文的最后一段:In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.句意:在每一刻,每一種情況,你可以選擇更精彩豐富的生活,來改變受害者的世界,經(jīng)過努力成為強(qiáng)大的創(chuàng)造者。明確一點(diǎn):建議大家從受害者轉(zhuǎn)換為創(chuàng)建者。故選C
考點(diǎn):人生哲理類短文閱讀。

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