Question

I told my friend Graham, "I often walk two miles from my house to the town centre. Unfortunately, there is a big hill on the way." He replied, "You should say 'fortunately’." He explained that I should be glad for the extra exercise that the hill gave.

I thought he was right. My attitude to the hill has now changed. As I approach the foot of the hill and prepare to climb, I tell myself that this hill will help me lose weight and get fit. This hill is my friend. I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are to be faced. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller once wrote that "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened ..."

Our attitude towards difficulties is of importance in life. From time to time, we all face problems, accidents and difficulties. We cannot choose the situation but we can choose our attitude toward the situation.

How can you change your attitude towards difficulties? Try these steps:1. Face the problem. Do not avoid it. 2. Take a positive attitude. 3. Imagine how you will feel when you solve the problem. 4. Develop an action plan for how to deal with it. 5. Smile.

Many great people like Helen Keller, took these steps to deal with their problems. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They accepted the challenge. They won.

1.We can infer from the passage that_____.

A. the author’s favorite sport is climbing hills

B. the author has to climb a hill to go to work

C. Graham helped change the author’s attitude

D. Graham often climbs hills to exercise

2. The underlined word "approach" in Paragraph 2 means "_______".

A. come near B. look at

C. look for D. come across

3. The author used Helen Keller’s words to_____.

A. tell us to learn from successful people

B. tell us to do more exercise to keep fit

C. prove that we should choose a hard life

D. prove that difficulties make a man great

4. The author tries to prove his idea by____.

A. giving numbers B. giving examples

C. comparing facts D. using old sayings

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者通过自己的经历来告诉读者要勇于挑战人生中的困难，不能逃避。

1.C细节推理题。第一段就讲了“我”向我的朋友格拉哈姆抱怨“我”家离市中心有2英里，但就在这段途中有一座小山，这无疑加大了“我”的脚程。但是格拉哈姆却说这是件幸运的事情，“我”应该感谢这小山带给我的额外的运动。第二段：I thought he was right. My attitude to the hill has now changed.，可知格拉哈姆帮助作者改变他的态度，故选C.

2.A细节推理题。根据第二段；……and prepare to climb, I tell myself that this hill will help me lose weight and get fit.（……准备去爬，我告诉我自己，爬山会帮我减肥，让身体保持健康）可知“我”到来到山脚下，A. come near接近，来到 B. look at看 C. look for寻找 D. come across 偶遇；可知A最接近approach，故选A.

3.D细节推理题。根据第三段海伦凯特说的那句话：Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened（坚韧的性格不可能在安静和舒适中得到磨练，然后被养成。只有经历不断的磨练和苦难，心灵才能坚强）可知作者用海伦凯特的名言来激励自己勇于面对困难，困难可以磨练人的意志，使人变的坚强，故选D.

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