We do some strange things when we don’t like the way our life is going．Too often

We do some strange things when we don’t like the wayour life is going．Too often we blame(责怪)someone else．‘‘I wish myparents were more understanding．”

“I have such a bad Chemistry teacher!”

“My friends are so boring and self-centered．They make my life worse and worse．’’

Blame! Blame! Blame!

It seems natural to sing this self-pitying song，but the truth is，if you don’tlike your life，you should do something about it．No one else knows exactly how you feel or what youneed．No one can read your mind correctly．You are the only one with the power to cheek your life，and if you want it to be different，you can change what you’re doing．

When you’re in trouble，don’tgive away your power to decide how you feel about yourself. Choose how you wantto think and act．Other people can’t make you unhappy orangry．They only act in their own way and thenit’s up to you to decide how you will respond(回应)．For example，your friendsgo out to lunch without you and you feel very angry．How are you going to act? You may blame your friends，“They are not kind．Who needsthem anyway?” Or you may tell your friends how you feel，listen to their explanation，and let them know you’d like to be invited next time．

When you decide everything in your own way，you’re getting hold of your own life and shaping(塑造)it according to your tastes and feelings．You can choose to be happy，to make friends and to build an interesting life．When you blame others for what is or isn’t happeningin your life，you have stopped growing or learning．

One of the most important rules is that you can neverchange another person by your direct action．The onlyperson you have the right to change is yourself．Onceyou change，the other person has something different torespond to and change is possible．If you wantchange in your life，begin with yourself．

1.What should we do if we don’t like our life?

A．Change whatwe’re doing．              B．Read ourminds correctly．

C．Sing thatself-pitying song．               D．Tell otherswhat we want．

2.If the writer’s friends have dinner together withouthim，he may _________.

A．ask somebodyelse to talk to them

B．do the samething to them in return

C．talk to themand try to find out why

D．forget it andbe still friendly with them

3.What’s the writer’s idea about how to change others?

A．He thinks it’s impossible to change others．

B．He believesour love can change everything．

C．He chooses totalk with others directly．

D．He prefers tochange ourselves first instead．

4.At the beginning of the passage three examples aregiven __________.

A．to supportthe idea that people often blame others

B．to suggestthat there are various problems in people’s life

C．to show thatnot all chemistry teachers are fit for their job

D．to explainthe reason why some people’s life is worse and worse

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Blame! Blame!Blame!                    B．Who ControlsMy Life?

C．Change!Change! Change!                 D．What Makes MeUnhappy?

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【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

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