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(不确定) in such positive(积极的)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(咨询), 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.