Question

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.

Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty(不確定) in such positive（積極的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.

When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school（研究院）. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.

She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.

The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .

A. being out of work is a sad thing

B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting

C. life in a film is more exciting than real life

D. chance never appears when we need it

2.What troubles Allison after graduation?

A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

B. She had no money to start a business.

C. She was not sure what to do.

D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

3. How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A. Uncertain. B. Amazed.

C. Sorry. D. Satisfied.

4. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A. How to deal with uncertainty.

B. What role uncertainty plays in life.

C. Why people fear uncertainty.

D. Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了生活中的不確定的意義。不確定是一種生活的激情，是機會的另一種說法。文中通過Allison的故事告訴我們不確定的時刻是我們創(chuàng)造新生活的時候。我們想要過有意義的生活需要面對不確定。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.可知不確定是一種生活的激情，是機會的另一種說法，因此推斷不確定是有趣的，故選B。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do.可知Allison畢業(yè)后，不知道想要做什么，故選C。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent.可知Allison認為自己花了六年時間來尋找自己的發(fā)展道路，她覺得時間花得值，因此推斷她對這六年的工作經(jīng)驗是滿意的，故選D。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty. 可知接下來的一段可能會講我們應該如何對待不確定。故選A。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。