《2026年名校金典课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

四、阅读短文,根据短文内容选择正确答案。

Norman Vincent Peale was a famouswriter andpsychologist（心理学家).Oneday, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I'm hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I'm living in the darkness. In fact,I lose hope for living.”

 Peale felt sorry for him and said,“Let's take a look at your situation."

On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Frank didn't lose.

“You won't need that column（栏;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly. 

It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked,“When did your wife leave you?”

“What do you mean? She doesn't leave me! My wife loves me!”

“That's great!”said Peale excitedly,

“Then we'll only put that to the right column. Number One-Wife didn't leave. Now,when did your children go to prison（监狱)？”

“My children aren't in prison!”

“Good! That's Number Two on the right side-Children are not in prison”said Peale, writing it down.

After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “It's funny.I just knew the same things can change when you think of them in another way." he said.

From this story, we can know that if you change your thoughts then you can change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.

1. What does Peale do?
A. A writer.
B. A teacher.
C. A doctor.
(A)
2. Why did Frank feel sorry for himself?
A. Because he lost hope for himself.
B. Because his wife left him.
C. Because his children were in prison.
(A)
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Frank according to the passage?
A. Frank is a famous singer.
B. Frank's wife doesn't love him.
C. Frank changed his thoughts at last.
(C)
4. According to the passage， what can we can know?
A. Peale will give up his job as a writer.
B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others.
C. Peale changed Frank's way of thinking of life.
(C)
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.
B. We should work hard to change our world.
C. We should have a healthy life to change our world.
(A)

答案： A; A; C; C; A