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 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. 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, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.

    The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. 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

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了生活中的不確定因素很多以及它帶給我們的挑戰和機遇，我們要勇于面對這種不確定因素并且在實踐中去戰勝和客服他，并通過Allision的例子來進一步向我們論證了這個問題。

1.推理判斷題。根據前兩段的內容及第二段中But uncertainty is really another word for chance.最后一句可知未知或者不確定確實是機遇的另一個代名詞；即和B項的描述項吻合；故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據第三段When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do.以及最后一句but she didn’t know what she wanted.可知Allison不知道自己該干什么；故選C。

3.推理判斷題。根據第四段最后兩句話used her consulting experience to get a great job. 和Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way:可知Allison通過努力找到了一份好工作，并且找到了自己的生活方向和工作目標，應該說他對于自己的六年工作經歷是滿意的；故選D。

4.細節理解題。由最后一段主要是向我們講述了不確定給我們帶來的挑戰以及機遇，那么接下來自然就是該敘述我們該如何來面對這種不確定的因素；故選A。

 考點：社會現象類短文閱讀。