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【题目】For years I have had no idea what I have been doing with my life. I was a 30-year-old lawyer(律师) in New York. But being a lawyer was never my dream or goal in life. I honestly wanted to be a writer. I have a great imagination and would write amazing stories in my head. But I always knew that being a writer was never possible for me because it was a better financial decision to stay a lawyer.

Recently, I couldn’t fall asleep at my usual time of 10 p. m. and when I did fall asleep I had the same dream over and over again. The dream starts with me in the ocean trying to go for a swim and I’m searching for something, but I start to drown(溺水) and have no control over my body. Then a light shines through the waters and when I look up all I can see is myself in a bright white room writing a novel. Then I hear a voice say repeatedly, “Now is the time to try something new!”

It wasn’t just a dream;it was my opportunity to make something good out of my life. That afternoon, I quit my job at the law firm and I couldn’t have been any happier. My life started at 30, and every day since that point I haven’t stopped enjoying life. I started to write and have been on the best-sellers(畅销书) list for the last two months. Things have definitely turned around.

Change is a good thing; it gives us an opportunity to take a chance. So my two favorite words I live by and so should you are “change and chance”.

1From the first paragraph, we can know that ________.

A. a lawyer is likely to earn more than a writer

B. it is unlikely that the author becomes a writer

C. the author is a 30-year-old lawyer at present

D. the author prefers to be a lawyer rather than a writer

2The second paragraph mainly talks about the author’s ________.

A. strong desire to become a writer

B. difficulty in sleeping at night.

C. wish to have a swim in the waters

D. terrible swimming experience in the ocean.

3The best title of the text might be _________.

A. Change and Choice B. Lawyer or Writer

C. Change and Chance D. Risk or Opportunity

【答案】

1A

2A

3C

【解析】本篇议论文。本篇文章讲述作者是一位30多岁的律师,但却一直梦想成为一名作家,尤其是最近一直做梦在写小说。于是辞掉了在法律公司的工作开始写小说,后来他的书一直是畅销书。于是作者认为改变是好事,可以给我们一个机会去抓住机会

1A

推理判断题。根据第一段中“But I always knew that being a writer was never possible for me because it was a better financial decision to stay a lawyer.” 但我一直都知道做一名作家对我来说是不可能的,因为做律师是一个更好的基于经济的决定。意味着做律师比做作家赚的钱更好。故选A。

2A

推理判断题。“Recently, I couldn’t fall asleep at my usual time of 10 p. m. and when I did fall asleep I had the same dream over and over again…. I can see is myself in a bright white room writing a novel. Then I hear a voice say repeatedly, “Now is the time to try something new!”由此可知他一直渴望想成为一名作家。故选A。

3C

主旨大意题。根据最后一段内容:改变是件好事,它给我们一个机会去抓住机会。所以我最喜欢的两个词是“改变和机会”。故C是最佳的标题。故选C。

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