阅读理解。
Just as the stock (股票) market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money
behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what
is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the
success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent
was not something they possessed. As a member of that group,you would likely hold that same belief about
yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind
yourself, fearing that your investment (投资) would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your
passion, your inner belief that you are not born talented would probably be a major obstacle to investing your
energy in your dream.
On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour
forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the
various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest
in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, belief plays a key role in
determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success
in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think. There are other
more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion,feeling,and sense. Some of the
most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over
the common opinion held by common people about what will work.
In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart's desires and our sense to guide us, questioning any beliefs
that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about
what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.
1. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that _____. [ ]
A. our belief is not reliable
B. belief is not so important in our success
C. belief is an obstacle to our success
D. our belief determines our success in some way
2. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion for literature, the members of the family will
probably _____. [ ]
A. write poems
B. hate literature
C. enter the field of literature
D. teach literature
3. We can put our faith in the following things of success except _____. [ ]
A. passion
B. feeling
C. sense
D. stock market
4. The purpose of the author is _____. [ ]
A. to teach us a lesson
B. to give us some useful suggestions
C. to encourage us to invest in the stock market
D. to tell us common people have negative beliefs
