Read the following three texts. Answer thequestions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1.
The first rule stepping up our luck is tolook for variety.Morevariety will result in a richer life with more opportunities.The more varied life is,the more likely that unexpectedcombinations of events will occur,giving usthe chance to improve our situation.Being able to changeis the best way tosurvive in changing,unpredictabletimes.
When we are searching for something,like a pair of lost eyeglasses,it isn't a good idea to al.ways follow the same pattern ofsearch.Searching for happiness is like that as well.Be flexible.Learn from your mistakes.Try Jots of different possibilities.
Varietyis necessary for happiness.No matter how rich our lives may seem,if they consist only ofexpected events and repetition,boredom steps in.We findpleasure in the unexpected and the surprising.Saying yes to uncertainty adds pleasure to lifeand contributes to our luck.Sometimesit seems easier,however,to useour strength to build walls to try to protect ourselves from uncertainty.We buy lifeinsurance,household insurance,carinsurance.We’work hard and put money aside.But all this planning can’t guarantee safety.We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty.
Each of us should find one action that willincrease variety:subscribe to a new magazine,take adifferent route to work,sign up for a night.schoolcourse.Then focus on its positive results-This positive reinforcement.together with the pleasure ofsensing the power in doing what we want to,should give us the courage for the nextact.
Accepting ourselves exactly as we are atthis present momentprovides the courage to move for-ward.Believingthat all our choices in the past were the best we could have made at the timeflees us from regret and reinforces our belief that we are as good as wecan be at this moment.The best preparationfor the future is self-acceptance in the present.Self-acceptanceand trust in people are the foundations of confidence and courage.
Self-acceptance,courageand action don’t guarantee good luck,but they do guarantee a richer andfuller life.
56.From the text we learn that__________.
[A]variety guarantees happiness [B]varied life relies on goodluck
[C]opportunities go beforevariety [D]adaptability is the key tosurvival
57.According to the text,to make life colorful we must__________
[A]accept and try theunexpected [B]tolerate boredom andrepetition
[C]follow the same searchingpattern [D]make ourselves financiallysecure
58.According to the text,pleasure can be brought into life by__________·
[A]finding what we aresearching for [B]improving our situation witha bit luck
[C]strengthening ourselves toface uncertainty [D]having insurance polices toprotect our life
59.To gather courage to move forward,the writer thinks that we should__________·
[A]regret our past choices [B]forget our past mistakes
[C]reinforce our past actions [D]believe in our pastdecisions
60·The best title of the textwould be——————.
[A]Stepping Up Your Luck [B]Life Is Full ofUncertainties
[C]Variety Leads to Opportunities [D]Learning from Your Mistakes
參考譯文
增加好運的第一個原則就是要尋求多樣化。越是多樣化,你的生活就越豐富,機遇越多。生活越是多樣,意想不到的事情就越有可能發(fā)生聯(lián)系,從而給我們帶來改善自己情況的機會。能夠隨機應變是在不斷變化且無法預測的時代中存活下來的最好方式。
當我們找東西,例如找一副遺失的眼鏡時,總是遵循同樣的搜尋方式并不是一個好辦法。尋找快樂亦是如此。靈活點。從錯誤中學習。嘗試多種不同的可能性。
多樣性對于快樂是必要的。無論我們的生活看起來多么富裕,如果它們只是由預期的事情以及重復構成,無聊就會乘虛而入。我們在意料之外的事情和驚喜中獲得快樂。對不確定表示接受會給生活增添快樂,還有助于積累好運。然而,有時候用力氣筑起高墻,盡力保護自己免受未知的傷害似乎更簡單。我們購買人壽保險、家庭保險、汽車保險。我們努力工作,儲存金錢。但是所有的這些計劃都不能保證安全。我們需要找到勇氣去歡迎未知。
我們每個人都應找到一個會增加多樣性的行動:訂閱一份新的雜志、去上班時走一條完全不同的路線、報名參加一門夜校課程。然后集中于它的積極結果。這種積極性的強化以及感受到做自己喜歡的事情帶來的快樂會為我們進行下一次行動帶來勇氣。
接受此時真實的自己會給我們帶來前行的勇氣。相信我們過去的所有選擇都是我們當時能做的最好的選擇,這樣我們就不會后悔,并且會堅定我們的信念,那就是此刻我們盡了最大努力將一切做好。對未來最好的準備就是接納此刻的自我。接納自我和信任他人是有信心和勇氣的基礎。
接納自我、勇氣和行動并不能保證好運,但它們確實是更富裕、更圓滿人生的保證。
參考答案及解析
56.A【精析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一、三句“Variety is necessary forhappiness.’’“We findpleasure in the unexpected and the surprising.”可知,多樣性對于快樂是必要的。我們在意料之外的事情和驚喜中獲得快樂。故選A。
57.A【精析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“We find pleasure in the unexpected andthe surprising.”可知“我們在意料之外的事情和驚喜中獲得快樂”。故選A。
58.C 【精析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“我們在意料之外的事情和驚喜中獲得快樂”以及第三段最后一句“We need to find the courage to welcome uncertainty.”可知“我們需要找到勇氣去歡迎未知”,由這些可知,未知的意外驚喜可以給我們帶來快樂。故選C。
59.D【精析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句“Believing that all Our choices inthe past were the bent we could have made at the time flees us from regret and reinforces ourbelief that we are as good as as we can be at this moment.”可知“相信我們過去的選擇都是我們當時能做的最好的選擇,這樣我們就不會后悔,并且會堅定我們的信念,那就是此刻我們盡了最大努力將一切做好”。故選D。
60.B【精析】主旨題。綜觀全文可看出,文章論述說生活中到處充滿未知,我們應該鼓起勇氣,接受自己,勇敢面對未知。故選B。