Ⅰ.阅读理解
Marjorie grew up with a sense of worthlessness. Again and again her father said she would never complete anything in life. He told her she was a loser and that anything she did was sure to end in failure. With these words continually ringing in her ears she grew up looking for someone who would love her and see her as a person of worth. This led her into relationships that disappointed her, ending in pain again, which was another proof that she was worthless and unlovable. Where does our sense of selfworth come from?
It is true that the foundation of a person's selfworth is laid in the home. Words that we hear in our home can build or tear down our worth. Encouraging words are words of life to us while words of criticism are words of death. Other people like teachers, friends and employers can add to the collection of death words in a person's heart. Over time a person begins to see themselves in the light of these words. In this situation can one develop a sense of worth?
Feeling worthless is possibly the most obvious sign of low selfesteem (自尊心). But it's easy to overcome. However tough your childhood is, you can still choose to enrich the world every day simply by the way you communicate with others and make caring decisions. Whether we contribute anything or not is a choice. Feeling worthless means that you're not doing well in the areas that matter to you and therefore you need to try to increase your selfesteem. To feel valued, you'll have to really work at it and never give up on yourself.
All human beings are able to add value to society, including you. Thus there are no excuses for saying things like “I'm worthless and stupid” because you have the choice not to be any of these things.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了如何获得自我价值感，增强自尊心。
1．What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A．Marjorie was born to a poor family.
B．Fathers decide children's future development.
C．Family education affects children's growth.
D．Children shouldn't follow their parents' advice.
解析：选C 推理判断题。第一段主要讲了Marjorie在成长过程中，父亲对她的否定使得她丧失信心，觉得自己一无是处。这说明家庭的教育对孩子的影响很大。故C项正确。
2．What does the third paragraph mainly show us?
A．What is selfesteem.
B．Why we feel worthless.
C．When we should make a choice.
D．How we should change ourselves.
解析：选D 段落大意题。由本段内容，尤其是最后一句“To feel valued, you'll have to really work at it and never give up on yourself”可知，本段主要讲我们应该怎样改变自己，获得自我价值感。故D项正确。
3．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．All of us can make contributions to our society.
B．Social activities can help a person feel confident.
C．It is common to think of oneself as worthless.
D．It is not a good way to find excuses for one's action.
解析：选A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“All human beings are able to add value to society, including you”可知，我们所有的人都能对社会有所贡献。故A项正确。
4．Which of the following is the best title of this text?
A．The reasons for worthlessness
B．Take action to become useful
C．The importance of family education
D．Study to get selfesteem
解析：选B 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了如何获得自我价值感，增强自尊心。故B项正确。
