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  One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.The sign said:“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻礙)your growth in this company passed away.We invite you to join the funeral(葬禮)in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

  At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

  The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects.Everyone wondered:“Who is this person that was hindering my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here.”

  One by one the employees got closer to the coffin(棺材)and when they looked inside it they became speechless.They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.

  There was a mirror inside the coffin:Everyone who looked inside it could see himself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that said.“There is only one person who can set limits to your growth:it is YOU.”

  You are the only person who can revolutionize(徹底改變)your life.You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success.You are the only person who can help yourself.

  Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, and when your company changes.

  Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life.

(1)

The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to tell us that _________.

[  ]

A.

the harder we work,the more successful we will become

B.

our work and life are closely connected with others

C.

changing our lives is down to us

D.

we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development

(2)

People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because _________.

[  ]

A.

there was nothing but a mirror inside

B.

they could see their own souls inside

C.

their closest colleague lay inside

D.

what was inside told a great truth

(3)

Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?

[  ]

A.

The company boss.

B.

A worker who liked to make fun of others.

C.

The director in charge of production.

D.

A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

(4)

What can we conclude from the article?

[  ]

A.

The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.

B.

The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.

C.

The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.

D.

The employees got angry after the funeral.

答案:1.C;2.D;3.A;4.B;
解析:

(1)

根據(jù)文章第六、七、八段可知C項(xiàng)是作者想要說明的。

(2)

根據(jù)第五段第二句可知A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。根據(jù)第四段中最后一句as if一詞可知是比喻,推知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。根據(jù)第五段內(nèi)容可知C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)。通過此事人們突然悟到了一個(gè)道理,所以會(huì)震驚和沉默。

(3)

縱觀全文可以推知,是老板用一種特別的方式向雇員們講述一個(gè)重要的人生哲理:人生最大的敵人就是自己。

(4)

縱觀全文可知并沒有人真的去世,可知A錯(cuò)。根據(jù)第四段最后一句尤其是“shocked and in silence”可知雇員們很受啟發(fā),即可判斷D項(xiàng)錯(cuò),B項(xiàng)對(duì)。


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