英语高二周练

高二周练

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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 (阻碍) your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral 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 and when they looked inside it, they became speechless. They stood there, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their souls.

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 sa id, “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness 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. changing our lives is down to ourselves

B. our work and life are closely connected with changes

C. the harder we work, the more successful we will become

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. what was inside told a great truth

C. their closest colleague lay inside

D. they could see their own souls inside

3. Who probably wrote the sign on the front door?

A. The company boss.

B. The director in charge of production.

C. A worker who liked to make fun of others.

D. A worker who wanted to teach others a lesson.

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The employees got angry after the funeral.

B. The employees were happy to hear the death of a competitor.

C. The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.

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

B