It does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, free yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent (重新審視) yourself. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life.
Each day is a new beginning and a piece of blank paper. How would you like to create your day? What would you like to paint on it? If you wake up in a negative mind, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your picture will not show hope, happiness and joy.
If you take each day to think actively, and have a positive intention（意圖） for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude(感恩)”.
Each day is a chance to look at things in a different way. You can experience each day in the beauty of the world－and the beauty of you who are in it! You find yourself changing from “I can’t” to “I can”. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “l(fā)oser”.
You pay more attention to the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don’t want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day?
小題1:The first paragraph mainly tells us     .
A．We should make every day a new start.
B．January 1st is the most important day.
C．Learning is helpful in reinventing ourselves.
D．We needn’t change ourselves at all.
小題2: If you have daily positive intentions, you will     .
A．get a positive resultB．have a busy life
C．get gifts from othersD．be a complete loser
小題3:From the passage we can learn that     .
A．past regrets or hurts can make you older and wiser.
B．think actively and you will be a winner, not a loser.
C．the present is not where you should live for ever.
D．positive intentions for each day are of great help.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D

試題分析：在本文中作者建議我們抓住生活的每一天，利用好每一天。并持有積極的態(tài)度，那么我們就一定會(huì)有很好的結(jié)果。
小題1:A 段落大意題。根據(jù)第一段第2行Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, free yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser.可知本段主要告訴我們要抓住每一天，要利用好每一天，不要去等待，因?yàn)槊恳惶於际且粋�(gè)新的開(kāi)始。故A正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第4段最后一句. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “l(fā)oser”.可知如果我們有積極的意圖，我們就會(huì)充滿(mǎn)勇氣和力量，會(huì)成為勝利者而不是失敗者。也就是說(shuō)有很好的結(jié)果。故A正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2段You find yourself changing from “I can’t” to “I can”. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “l(fā)oser”.和After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don’t want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day?可知作者在本文中告訴我的是每天都有積極的打算對(duì)我們是有很大的幫助的。故D正確。
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When I worked in a large city, passing by someone experiencing homelessness wasn’t an uncommon sight. The difficult situation of those I saw touched me       , and I often felt, “I would be one of them        the kindness of God.”
I felt forced to do something, and as a single mom and newcomer to my field, I decided to  __    a plan that fit my limited budget. I began by        five to ten dollar bills each payday, and during the week, passing        out to those I met on the street.
Though a dollar felt like a small       , I realized how      _ it was to give the gift of being seen: for me to recognize that those I passed by were people just like me.        we would joke a bit and smile together. On some occasions, I was able to        more. I’ll never know how and if the dollars       , but I know that the connections we made did.
One day after I had started this weekly practice, I had        enough to buy myself a new winter coat. With my recent purchase wrapped around my shoulders, I        that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to        them from the cold. However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for       . I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel        taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone       . Slightly taken aback, he smiled. “I will as soon as I get a break,” he said. “Thanks for your       .”
I can’t help but feel that my        with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I’ve helped more than just those I        by on the street. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has        mine.
小題1:
A．surprisinglyB．happilyC．seriouslyD．deeply
小題2:
A．but forB．together withC．a(chǎn)part fromD．because of
小題3:
A．put up withB．keep up withC．come up withD．link up with
小題4:
A．setting offB．setting asideC．setting outD．setting about
小題5:
A．itB．himC．themD．that
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)mountB．tipC．qualityD．guard
小題7:
A．carefulB．successfulC．thankfulD．powerful
小題8:
A．SometimesB．NeverC．HardlyD．Seldom
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．receiveC．refuseD．give
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ttendedB．helpedC．madeD．a(chǎn)fforded
小題11:
A．put upB．saved upC．picked upD．held up
小題12:
A．realizedB．explainedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題13:
A．preventB．stopC．pullD．protect
小題14:
A．connectionB．communicationC．kindnessD．relationship
小題15:
A．disappointedB．comfortableC．depressedD．wise
小題16:
A．in needB．in doubtC．in detailD．in anger
小題17:
A．compromiseB．comprehensionC．considerationD．a(chǎn)mbition
小題18:
A．hobbiesB．experiencesC．habitsD．favorites
小題19:
A．judgeB．goC．standD．pass
小題20:
A．interestedB．excitedC．touchedD．entertained

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