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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(葬礼) 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 respect. 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(棺材) and when they looked inside it they became speechless.They stood over the coffin, 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 said, “There is only one person who can set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize (彻底改变) your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success.You are the only person who can help yourself.
Your life does not change when your family change, 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.
21．The writer’s purpose of writing the article is to tell us that________．
A．the harder we work，the more successful we will become
B．our work and life are closely connected with others
C．changing our lives is down to us
D．we will have a better future if people do not hinder our development
C 解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段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.可推断出作者写这篇文章的目的是想告诉我们生活的改变是由我们自己决定的。
22．People were speechless when they looked inside the coffin because________．
A．there was nothing but a mirror inside
B．they could see their own souls inside
C．their closest colleague lay inside
D．what was inside told a great truth
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，这里的意思是指当他们向棺材内看时，无言以对，因为棺材内的东西告诉了他们一个伟大的事实。
23．What can we conclude from the article?
A．The employees went to the gym to join the funeral.
B．The lesson the employees learned would influence them greatly.
C．The employees’ lives depended on the attitude of their boss.
D．The employees got angry after the funeral.
B 解析：推理判断题。棺材内的东西告诉了我们一个伟大的事实，所以从文章可以推断出员工学到的这一课将会对他们产生巨大的影响。
