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.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C                 

3.D                         

4.A                                         

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章论述了什么是不确定性。对于生活的不确定性，意味着机会，会给我们带来惊喜，让生活更有趣。但是有人对此感到迷茫，该如何去做如何去规划，作者举了一个很好的例子。

1.推理判断题根据：But uncertainty is really another word for chance。不确定是机会的另一种说法了，让生活更有趣。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. 可知她不清楚该做些什么，选 C 。           

3.细节理解题根据：Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent. 可知艾莉森认为这些年没有虚度，故选 D 。                   

4.推理判断题。这篇文章开始指出什么是不确定，举例说明了不确定给人们带来的是机会。要想过精彩的人生就要接受这种不确定，要不然就要过别人安排的生活。所以接下来就是怎么样面对不确定性了。故选A。                  

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。