C
How to Create Luck in Everyday Life
You may find that good things happen to some people more often. We call that luck. Now, do you want to be one of these lucky people? Here are five top tips for creating your own luck.
Stay Positive
When we choose to see the bright side of things and focus on the good, we can solve the problems better and feel happier. Don’t just feel sad when something bad happens. Try to find ways
to make things better.
Feel Lucky About What You Have
Some people are lucky enough, but they don’t know about that. Don’t always think of things you are short of. Live a h life with what you have—your wonderful family, kind friends, the warm home and so on.
Try Something New
Luck doesn’t just happen to us—it comes to us when we are open. Visiting new places, learning new skills and taking up a new hobby can bring you more chances to come across good luck.
Take Action Right Away
You can never create any luck by sitting there without doing anything. Take an active part in building your dreams. Reach your goals step by step.
Ask for Help If Necessary
Some people like our parents and teachers are always ready to help us out. If you need a hand, don’t be afraid to let them know. You cannot just wait for someone to offer you help. Go and ask them to give a hand.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
()11. What should we do if we meet any difficulties according to Paragraph 2?
A. We should feel lucky.
B. We should sleep well.
C. We should stay positive and look for ways.
D. We should forget the bad things.
()12. What is the proper word with the initial letter(首字母) “h” in the third paragraph?
A. Hard.
B. Happy.
C. Helpful.
D. Healthy.
()13. In which way can we come across good luck according to the passage?
A. Trying something new.
B. Staying at home and working hard.
C. Trying to deal with problems by ourselves.
D. Asking for help as soon as we meet difficulties.
()14. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Some people don’t want to help others at all.
B. Asking for help is not a good way to grow up.
C. Someone will come to help us without our asking.
D. It is necessary for us to ask for help when we are in trouble.
()15. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To tell us we should try something new.
B. To encourage us to stay positive.
C. To teach us how to be lucky.
D. To tell us how lucky we are.
D

11. C 通读第二段可知，当我们遇到不好的事情时，我们不能只是悲伤，而应该看到事情好的一面，积极寻求方法使事情变得更好。
12. B 结合第三段上下文可知，此句句意为“把握你拥有的一切（很棒的家人、友善的朋友和温暖的家等）去过上幸福的生活”。故选B。
13. A 由第四段可知，尝试新事物和培养一个新的爱好可以让我们更幸运。
14. D 通读最后一段可知，我们应该在必要的时候积极寻求帮助。
15. C 结合文章中的每一个小标题和整体内容可知，文章旨在教大家如何在生活中创造好运。

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解题时，需先根据题目关键词定位原文对应段落，再结合原文内容对比选项选出答案：11题关键词是Paragraph 2和meet difficulties，定位第二段找应对方法；12题需结合第三段语境填h开头的合适单词；13题关键词是come across good luck，定位第四段找相关内容；14题对应最后一段，理解求助的必要性；15题需结合全文内容判断作者写作目的。
【解析】
11题：根据第二段“Stay Positive”部分内容，原文提到遇到不好的事情时不要只悲伤，要看到好的一面并寻找让事情变好的方法，与选项C“保持积极并寻找方法”一致，故选C。
12题：第三段语境是“用你拥有的一切（家人、朋友、家等）过______生活”，结合h开头的单词，此处表示“幸福的”，对应happy，故选B。
13题：根据第四段“Try Something New”部分，尝试新事物、新技能等能带来更多遇到好运的机会，对应选项A，故选A。
14题：最后一段“Ask for Help If Necessary”指出遇到困难需要帮助时要主动求助，对应选项D“遇到困难时必要时求助”，故选D。
15题：全文围绕“创造好运的五个技巧”展开，目的是教大家如何在日常生活中创造好运，对应选项C，故选C。
【答案】
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是一篇实用类英语阅读理解，围绕“如何创造好运”给出五条具体建议，题型涵盖细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意，需要学生快速定位原文信息，理解文章主旨，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6