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（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. 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】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了生活中的不确定因素很多以及它带给我们的挑战和机遇，我们要勇于面对这种不确定因素并且在实践中去战胜和客服他，并通过Allision的例子来进一步向我们论证了这个问题。

1.推理判断题。根据前两段的内容及第二段中But uncertainty is really another word for chance.最后一句可知未知或者不确定确实是机遇的另一个代名词；即和B项的描述项吻合；故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段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不知道自己该干什么；故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句话used her consulting experience to get a great job. 和Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way:可知Allison通过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标，应该说他对于自己的六年工作经历是满意的；故选D。

4.细节理解题。由最后一段主要是向我们讲述了不确定给我们带来的挑战以及机遇，那么接下来自然就是该叙述我们该如何来面对这种不确定的因素；故选A。

 考点：社会现象类短文阅读。